It Appears Americans Can’t Answer Most Of These Simple Science Questions

Are you smarter than the rest of these people?

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This research from Pew Research Center shows that just 86% of Americans know that the inner core is the Earth’s hottest part, and just 34% of Americans know that water boils at lower temperatures at high altitudes.

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Pew Research Center

You might know the answers to these questions, but out of the 3,278 adults surveyed, just 6% got a perfect score. Wait, so you need me to do the math for you, right? That’s 196 people. There was an incredible 28% that got half or more wrong. Wow. So, let me ask you this: are you smarter than these people?

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