A Matter of Opinion: Do You Know Current Events?

re: A post from the SR’s new Opinion Page blog by Associate Editor Gary Crooks follows. You can read the blog, A Matter of Opinion, here .

NPR had a story the other day on how the profusion of media hasn’t meant an increase in awareness of current events. The Pew people polled folks in 1989 and in 2007. Asked them the same questions. People aren’t any better informed now than they were then. For instance, more people back then could name the vice president (Quayle) than today (Cheney). Does this surprise you? Here’s the results . And here’s a short current events quiz . The neat part is that you can compare your results with those who were polled. I finished in the 91st percentile. And you? — Gary Crooks /A Matter of Opinion

Question: So, how did you do on the current events quiz?