The News IQ Quiz

Do you know more about the news than the average American?

What do you know about the news?

Test your knowledge of prominent people and major events in the news, by taking our short 13-question quiz. Then see how you did in comparison with 1,041 randomly sampled adults asked the same questions in a national survey conducted online Jan. 18-24 by the Pew Research Center. The new survey includes a mixture of multiple-choice questions using photographs, maps and symbols.

When you finish, you will be able to compare your News IQ with the average American, as well as with the scores of college graduates and those who didn’t attend college; with men and women; and with people your age as well as other ages.

Question 1 of 13

Who is this?

Question 2 of 13

What Middle Eastern country is highlighted on this map?

Question 3 of 13

Which one is the current Secretary of State?

Question 4 of 13

Which of these symbols is associated with Judaism?

Question 5 of 13

What does the gold shaded area on this map represent? States in 2012 that…

Question 6 of 13

Which one is Elizabeth Warren, the new senator from Massachusetts?

Question 7 of 13

Who is this?

Question 8 of 13

What position does this person hold?

Question 9 of 13

What currency does this symbol represent?

Question 10 of 13

In which of these states did voters in 2012 approve the legalization of same-sex marriage?

Question 11 of 13

Which of these is the flag of the People’s Republic of China?

Question 12 of 13

Whose corporate logo is this?

Question 13 of 13

This graph shows the trend in what national statistic?

Demographic Question

Are you:

Demographic Question

What is your age?

Demographic Question

What is the last grade or class that you completed in school?