David E. Petzal's Gun Nut Quiz

gunsmith · January 20, 2007, 08:34 PM

http://www.fieldandstream.com/fields...iz2/quiz2.html

I got 7 out of ten (I really wanted 7 of 9)

Question: Which is more fun, a really good gun quiz or a date with Jessica Simpson? Answer: It hardly matters. You have no chance at all with Jessica Simpson, so you might as well take the quiz.

After answering each question you'll be able to see the percentage of quiz-takers that got the question right, as well as the number of people who've answered the question so far. And, of course, you'll find your score. You get to test your gun knowledge against the best gun writer in the country. We get to figure out how many of you can tell a breechblock from a breach cloth. So get cracking!

limbaughfan · January 20, 2007, 08:42 PM

I scored 6 out of 10

razorburn · January 20, 2007, 08:46 PM

9/10. I misread the question on the last one. I thought it said there is no such thing as an automatic revolver and marked false, but it actually said there is such a thing as an automatic revolver. But admittedly, I was thinking of the mateba rather than that english revolver they were talking about so maybe I deserved to miss it.

.45&TKD · January 20, 2007, 08:46 PM

Another 7 out of 10, here.

Bruce333 · January 20, 2007, 08:49 PM

8 out of 10 for me

Quote:

Originally Posted by gunsmith

I really wanted 7 of 9

mmmm...Jeri Ryan....get in line...

Detritus · January 20, 2007, 08:50 PM

9 out of 10, i didn't know the one about flat springs. probably b/c so few of the guns i've owned HAD flat springs.

Shaughn Leayme · January 20, 2007, 08:56 PM

10 for 10 almost flubbed the spring question.

Ala Dan · January 20, 2007, 08:57 PM

7 of 10 for me too~!

gudoldboy · January 20, 2007, 08:59 PM

I had to try it.. I got 8 of 10...... Not too bad...

Tactical Ninja · January 20, 2007, 09:01 PM

7/10. Had no idea on the Parker Invincible or the .220 Swift, though my first instincts were right both times - gotta learn to stop second-guessing myself!

Was also wrong about flat vs. coil springs, although my answer was, technically, correct.

Anyone else notice that 49.5% got the front-sight question wrong?

Just_a_dude_with_a_gun · January 20, 2007, 09:03 PM

I got 8 of 10.

I don't know crap about .220 swift or flat springs.

yhtomit · January 20, 2007, 09:10 PM

If you haven't read this book (an old classic, quite slim), you should!

A good example of what's wrong with standardized testing:

Question:
"The Invincible was Parker's top-grade shotgun, and is probably the most valuable firearm ever made in the United States. How many are known to exist?"

"How the crowd answered":
A: One %
B: Two %
C: Three %
D: Five 6.5%
E: No one knows for sure. %

Details: "There are three for sure, and rumors of a fourth, but so far they are only rumors."

I picked C ("There are three known to exist.") but it was called wrong, on the basis that "No one knows for sure."

The question was "how many are known to exist?"!

Ah well, I guess I could get my money back from the free quiz

timothy

AirForceShooter · January 20, 2007, 09:10 PM

I screwed up the .22 question.
Otherwise 9 out of 10.
Gotta go Jessica is waiting for me.

AFS

HRT · January 20, 2007, 09:12 PM

8 of 10 Invincible springs got me

deadin · January 20, 2007, 09:15 PM

9 out of 10. That

spring question got me. The worse part is that I knew that, but still answered wrong.

SDC · January 20, 2007, 09:32 PM

8 out of 10; missed the spring and the 220 Swift questions.

Psssniper · January 20, 2007, 09:40 PM

yhtomit I agree with you

I got 9/10 and missed the Parker question. In my mind "How many are KNOWN to exist" means how many are KNOWN to exist, not how many there might be or how many are rumoured to exist. So the correct answer is three and I now have 10/10 answers correct

michiganfan · January 20, 2007, 09:47 PM

7/10

fordfan485 · January 20, 2007, 09:51 PM

6/10

XD Fan · January 20, 2007, 09:55 PM

Quote:

I got 8 of 10.

I don't know crap about .220 swift or flat springs.

My exact situation.

Geronimo45 · January 20, 2007, 09:56 PM

8/10
Mind skipped a track on .22 primers, don't know a thing about .220 Swift.

carpediem · January 20, 2007, 09:58 PM

9/10 - all but the last one

massnee · January 20, 2007, 10:01 PM

I got 8 out of 10...I did not know the answers for many of them...for some I did not even understand the question.

tellner · January 20, 2007, 10:02 PM

9/10

Fosbery · January 20, 2007, 10:04 PM

7/10. Would have been 8 out of 10 but I misread the last question - thought it said "there is no such thing" but it said "there is such a thing"

January 20, 2007, 08:34 PM	#1
gunsmith member Join Date: May 8, 2003 Location: Reno, Nevada Posts: 5,912	David E. Petzal's Gun Nut Quiz http://www.fieldandstream.com/fields...iz2/quiz2.html I got 7 out of ten (I really wanted 7 of 9) Question: Which is more fun, a really good gun quiz or a date with Jessica Simpson? Answer: It hardly matters. You have no chance at all with Jessica Simpson, so you might as well take the quiz. After answering each question you'll be able to see the percentage of quiz-takers that got the question right, as well as the number of people who've answered the question so far. And, of course, you'll find your score. You get to test your gun knowledge against the best gun writer in the country. We get to figure out how many of you can tell a breechblock from a breach cloth. So get cracking!

January 20, 2007, 08:50 PM	#6
Detritus Member Join Date: January 19, 2003 Location: Lake Jackson, TX Posts: 1,685	9 out of 10, i didn't know the one about flat springs. probably b/c so few of the guns i've owned HAD flat springs. __________________ We think someone has blundered sir, and won't you tell them how? You wrote we were Heroes once sir. Please, write we are starving now! Rudyard Kipling- last of the light brigade The vast majority of the Web seems to be ruled by sexually-oriented stuff; can't we have a little corner here to talk about innocent things like politics and deadly weapons? [Orthonym THR 10-27-02] All hell hadn't been let loose. It was merely Detritus. But from a few feet away you couldn't tell the difference. – Terry Pratchett

January 20, 2007, 08:57 PM	#8
Ala Dan Member Join Date: December 24, 2002 Location: The Very Hot, Humid, And Muggy South Posts: 11,400	*7 of 10 for me too~!* __________________ Best Wishes, Ala Dan, The Gun Man Life Member N.R.A. since Sept. 9th, 1975 The High Road.org Member #149

January 20, 2007, 08:59 PM	#9
gudoldboy Member Join Date: December 12, 2006 Posts: 15	I had to try it.. I got 8 of 10...... Not too bad... __________________ Never Again!!! patriotguard.org

January 20, 2007, 09:01 PM	#10
Tactical Ninja Member Join Date: July 19, 2006 Location: Utah - ex-Californian Posts: 2,136	7/10. Had no idea on the Parker Invincible or the .220 Swift, though my first instincts were right both times - gotta learn to stop second-guessing myself! Was also wrong about flat vs. coil springs, although my answer was, technically, correct. Anyone else notice that 49.5% got the front-sight question wrong? __________________ <grampasimpson> "The President is a Demmycrat!" </grampasimpson>

January 20, 2007, 08:42 PM	#2
limbaughfan Member Join Date: July 13, 2006 Posts: 323	I scored 6 out of 10

January 20, 2007, 08:46 PM	#3
razorburn member Join Date: May 16, 2006 Posts: 667	9/10. I misread the question on the last one. I thought it said there is no such thing as an automatic revolver and marked false, but it actually said there is such a thing as an automatic revolver. But admittedly, I was thinking of the mateba rather than that english revolver they were talking about so maybe I deserved to miss it.

January 20, 2007, 08:46 PM	#4
.45&TKD Member Join Date: December 27, 2002 Posts: 1,038	Another 7 out of 10, here.

January 20, 2007, 08:56 PM	#7
Shaughn Leayme Member Join Date: December 27, 2002 Posts: 245	10 for 10 almost flubbed the spring question.

January 20, 2007, 09:03 PM	#11
Just_a_dude_with_a_gun Member Join Date: February 15, 2006 Location: Peoples Republik of Neu Jersey Posts: 557	I got 8 of 10. I don't know crap about .220 swift or flat springs.

January 20, 2007, 09:10 PM	#12
yhtomit Member Join Date: May 27, 2006 Location: E. Tennessee / Seattle Posts: 1,471	The Tyranny of Testing If you haven't read this book (an old classic, quite slim), you should! A good example of what's wrong with standardized testing: Question: "The Invincible was Parker's top-grade shotgun, and is probably the most valuable firearm ever made in the United States. How many are known to exist?" "How the crowd answered": A: One % B: Two % C: Three % D: Five 6.5% E: No one knows for sure. % Details: "There are three for sure, and rumors of a fourth, but so far they are only rumors." I picked C ("There are three known to exist.") but it was called wrong, on the basis that "No one knows for sure." The question was "how many are known to exist?"! Ah well, I guess I could get my money back from the free quiz timothy

January 20, 2007, 09:10 PM	#13
AirForceShooter Member Join Date: October 31, 2004 Location: Central Florida Posts: 2,018	I screwed up the .22 question. Otherwise 9 out of 10. Gotta go Jessica is waiting for me. AFS __________________ Gun control is hitting what you aim at

January 20, 2007, 09:12 PM	#14
HRT Member Join Date: December 27, 2002 Location: Tidewater, VA Posts: 155	8 of 10 Invincible springs got me __________________ Semper Paratus HRT

January 20, 2007, 09:15 PM	#15
deadin Member Join Date: July 13, 2005 Location: Ocean Shores, WA Posts: 1,277	9 out of 10. That spring question got me. The worse part is that I knew that, but still answered wrong.

January 20, 2007, 09:32 PM	#16
SDC Member Join Date: January 8, 2003 Location: People's Republic of Canada Posts: 2,731	8 out of 10; missed the spring and the 220 Swift questions. __________________ Gun Control in Canada: Keeping the streets safe for muggers, rapists, and other violent criminals since 1934.

January 20, 2007, 09:40 PM	#17
Psssniper Member Join Date: December 25, 2002 Location: PRK Posts: 601	yhtomit I agree with you I got 9/10 and missed the Parker question. In my mind "How many are KNOWN to exist" means how many are *KNOWN* to exist, not how many there might be or how many are rumoured to exist. So the correct answer is three and I now have 10/10 answers correct

January 20, 2007, 09:47 PM	#18
michiganfan Member Join Date: December 26, 2002 Location: se michigan Posts: 1,080	7/10

January 20, 2007, 09:51 PM	#19
fordfan485 Member Join Date: May 16, 2006 Location: Norfolk,VA Posts: 92	6/10

January 20, 2007, 09:56 PM	#21
Geronimo45 Member Join Date: August 28, 2006 Location: TX Posts: 3,291	8/10 Mind skipped a track on .22 primers, don't know a thing about .220 Swift.

January 20, 2007, 09:58 PM	#22
carpediem Member Join Date: March 6, 2006 Location: Pacific Plate Posts: 390	9/10 - all but the last one

January 20, 2007, 10:01 PM	#23
massnee Member Join Date: September 30, 2006 Posts: 107	I got 8 out of 10...I did not know the answers for many of them...for some I did not even understand the question.

January 20, 2007, 10:02 PM	#24
tellner member Join Date: April 17, 2004 Location: Oregon Posts: 2,109	9/10

January 20, 2007, 10:04 PM	#25
Fosbery Member Join Date: June 21, 2006 Location: Great Britain Posts: 1,596	7/10. Would have been 8 out of 10 but I misread the last question - thought it said "there is no such thing" but it said "there is such a thing"

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