geek-test-2001

THE GEEK TEST ©2001 www.innergeek.us 1 I have been... __ in A/V club __ a theater techie __ to a gamecon __ to another con __ host at any con __ game master __ a computer lab monitor __ in a fan club or on their mailing list __ in the SCA __ seriously involved in the SCA __ Trivial Pursuit winner > 10 times __ called a geek __ several times __ in “smart” classes __ impatient to see the Lord of the Rings films __ a scout for 10+ years __ a high school mascot __ in marching band __ to band camp __ to a math/science camp __ in the chess club __ on any sort of academic team __ in a math competition __ placed high or won __ in a science competition __ placed high or won __ to museums by my own freewill __ referred to as Dilbert __ referred to as Velma __ dumped at a dance __ dumped at a Star Trek convention I have... __ roleplayed __ 3+ times a week __ for 12 hours straight __ programmed a calculator in math class __ studied a language on my own __ gone to a party just to play Trivial Pursuit __ attended a geek party __ been really excited about attending a geek party __ a phone number with GEEK as the last four digits __ or something equally geeky:______________ __ always hated mainstream __ a Ph.D. __ worn a costume other than for Halloween __ done homework that wasn’t required __ done homework for somebody else __ attended public academic lectures on my own __ studied an artificial language (i.e. Esperanto, Klingon) __ created an artificial language __ worn 2+ watches at the same time __ to keep track of multiple time zones __ taken the Mensa test __ joined Mensa __ talked to plants to help them grow __ named a pet after a scientist or inventor __ after a gaming, literary, or B-movie character __ after a mythological being __ after a technical term __ gone to the movies alone __ founded a club of any sort __ solved a Rubix cube __ solved an entire 500+ piece puzzle __ thought I could win a quiz show __ corrected a professor in class __ corrected a salesperson on technical specs __ corrected a supervisor on spelling or grammar __ written a letter to the editor __ snorted while laughing __ never turned down a date __ held an office in the SCA __ written articles for SCA publications __ used “authenticity police” in a sentence __ been accused of being in the authenticity police __ indexed and catalogued any personal collection I have seen (2+ times)… __ Bladerunner __ Clerks __ The Dark Crystal __ The Fly __ Highlander: the movie __ The Last Starfighter __ Any Monty Python movie __ The Neverending Story __ Princess Bride __ Rocky Horror Picture Show __ Spaceballs __ TRON __ War Games __ Any Star Trek movie __ All Star Trek movies __ The Star Wars Trilogy __ Star Wars Episode I __ Transformers: the movie __ Weird Science __ Any Kung Fu movie made before 1980 I routinely watch… __ Dexter’s Lab __ Ren & Stimpy __ X-Files __ Star Trek __ Star Trek: The Next Generation __ Star Trek: Voyager __ Deep Space 9 __ Babylon 5 __ Farscape __ Buffy the Vampire Slayer __ MST3K __ Quantum Leap __ Highlander __ spinoff shows of any of the above __ documentaries __ Anime __ History Channel __ Weather Channel THE GEEK TEST ©2001 www.innergeek.us 2 I have read... __ Hitchhiker’s Guide __ Lord of the Rings __ Robert Heinlein __ Robert Jordan __ Anne McCaffrey __ Stephen Hawking __ Isaac Asimov __ The Knowne Worlde Handbook __ books on math/science outside class __ books on grammar outside class __ history books outside class __ Russian literature outside class __ gaming books __ cover to cover __ entire calculator manuals __ entire computer manuals __ software/computer language books __ for a reading circle or book club __ joke/humor books for self-enrichment I believe... __ in unicorns __ in dragons __ in fairies __ in trolls or leprechauns __ in aliens __ in vampires __ that I am a vampire __ in the Force __ that anything can be fixed __ Linux is the only worthwhile OS I own... __ pocket protector __ Rubix cube __ 2+ Rubix cubes __ more than one slinky __ four-color pen __ whole/partial set of figurines __ multi-sided dice __ a gaming book __ several gaming books __ Magic the Gathering cards __ 1 or 2 computers __ 3+ computers __ PDA, pager, and cell phone __ 2+ CD burners __ Sun, HP, SGI server __ 2+ DVD players __ 2+ sound effects CDs __ art made from color gels __ several MP3’s __ a techie black outfit __ script to any Monty Python film __ any Star Wars film __ any Star Trek film __ several maps and/or globes __ thermometer that also measures humidity __ 2+ dictionaries __ > 1 chess set __ > 1 video game system __ an exotic animal __ an endangered species __ binoculars __ telescope __ microscope __ magnifying glass __ laser pointer I want... __ more Magic the Gathering cards __ a lightsaber __ a date __ more computers __ to work for Microsoft __ to one-up Microsoft __ to call Microsoft “Microshaft” __ to be cast in a Kevin Smith film __ Jean Gray __ Jeff Goldblume __ 7 of 9 __ Jean-Luc Picard __ Mulder __ Scully __ more friends __ 100-sided dice __ to be a wizard __ to be a superhero __ to be a physicist __ to be a historian __ to be an economist __ to be a librarian __ to be a meteorologist __ to be an astronomer __ to take over the world __ to score well on this test I like to… __ play with numbers __ play with words/sounds __ play with hazardous chemicals __ make documentaries __ read on Friday or Saturday nights __ go to the library __ browse the dictionary to learn new words __ do logic games __ put together puzzles __ program __ roleplay __ buy DVDs for their bonus materials __ work mathematical problems __ work chemical formulas __ do physics in my head __ play with Legos __ listen to NPR or AM radio __ listen to books on tape __ learn on my own I wear... __ glasses __ that I have repaired myself __ software company t-shirts THE GEEK TEST ©2001 www.innergeek.us 3 __ computer-humor t-shirts __ computer-related ties, underwear, etc. __ comic book-related ties, underwear, etc. __ shirts that proclaim geekhood __ Star Wars t-shirts __ only black t-shirts __ ugly shirts __ my shirt tucked into my underwear __ Spock Ears __ permanently due to plastic surgery __ Vampire teeth __ permanently due to cosmetic dentistry __ hi-tops __ a digital watch __ day-of-the-week underwear __ suspenders I play… __ Chez Geek __ chess __ word games (like boggle and scrabble) __ on my PDA __ solitaire __ 5+ times a week __ They Might Be Giants __ Devo __ Weird Al Yankovic __ Man or Astroman __ show tunes __ cartoon soundtracks __ music that nobody else listens to, ever __ no sports __ the accordion __ computer strategy games __ games via the internet __ an excessive amount of computer games __ Risk __ all the way to the end I collect… __ comic books __ superhero paraphernalia __ spoons __ calculators __ bugs __ pins __ snow globes __ neat-looking rocks __ stamps __ coins __ dirt I have also... __ cracked software __ hacked into another computer system __ debugged a Microsoft product __ Beta tested for a software company __ corrected Intel on hardware specs __ altered registry files __ used Usenet or IRC __ written shareware __ written a regular expression parser __ followed comic strips online __ a subscription to a sci-fi or computer magazine __ designed a robot __ built a robot __ built a go-cart __ built a computer __ built my own network of computers __ designed a nuclear device of some sort __ built a nuclear device of some sort __ plotted world domination (to some extent) __ played Final Fantasy __ defeated Final Fantasy __ defeated all Final Fantasy games __ more than 3 e-mail addresses __ played video/computer games for 12+ hours straight __ been on a listserv __ created a listserv __ dated someone over the internet __ married someone I met over the internet __ exaggerated on this test to score better __ flat out lied on this test to score better I know... __ C++ __ UNIX __ Lisp, Ada, CGI scripting, Pascal, or Delphi __ Java __ BASIC __ ASCII __ HTML and/or JavaScript __ Latin __ chemical symbols for 10+ elements __ the names of 3 temperature scales __ and the freezing/boiling points of each __ the difference between nuclear fission and fusion __ how to roll-step and high-step in time __ my age in binary __ how to count in hexadecimal __ the difference between octal and octane __ what RAM and ROM stand for __ who created MSDOS __ who first implemented windows on their OS __ all about Jeanine Salla __ what increasing barometric pressure means __ how to count to 31 on one hand __ how to play 7+ games with regular deck(s) of cards __ what the blue screen of death means __ that aol is the Spawn of Satan __ that Bill Gates is both God and Satan __ the names of 5+ Hobbits __ the names of 5+ dwarves from The Hobbit __ the names of 10+ Smurfs __ the names of 2+ Dragonlance characters __ how to set a telescope in polar alignment __ the value of pi (to 10 digits) __ that the new millennium started in 2001 __ what a THAC0 is __ extensive, useless trivia __ how to write 1999 in Roman numerals __ that the answer is 42 __ that I am a geek THE GEEK TEST ©2001 www.innergeek.us 4 SCORING Each box checked is worth one point. If you fill in all the boxes in a section, add an extra ten points to your score. Less than 30 points: Poser! 30 – 49 points: Geek 50 – 79 points: Total Geek 80 – 109 points: Major Geek 110 -139 points: SuperGeek 140 – 169 points: UltraGeek 170 – 220 points: Geek God More than 220 points: Dysfunctional Geek HOW YOU RANK IN GEEKNESS: To get a complete statistical analysis of all the geeks surveyed, put your name, e-mail address, and Geek Test score on the list, and you will be notified when all the data is compiled. That’s just how geeky we are.