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The forum discussion centers around a quiz about Stephen Hawking, where participants share their scores and experiences. Many users express their surprise at their results, with scores ranging from 1/12 to 12/12. A notable point is the common mistake of misspelling Hawking's name as "Hawkings." The conversation also touches on the participants' knowledge of Hawking's works, such as "A Brief History of Time" and "The Grand Design," as well as personal anecdotes related to the physicist.

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Think You Know Stephen Hawking

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Five of the dozen? o:)o:)o:)
 
Bystander said:
Five of the dozen? o:)o:)o:)
Same here, and I should've gotten six.
That Pink Floyd song just popped in my mind when I saw the answers.
 
One of the few things I know about him is that his name is "Hawking", not "Hawkings"!
 
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7/12, but the worst thing is I didn't notice his name misspelled
 
I got 8/12 by guessing.
 
11/12
 
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Wow! 3/12.. That's an all time low.
 
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Greg, I think it's time you started seeing someone about your tendency to refer to yourself by a title. It's just not healthy...
 
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Since each question has 4 options, a random selection will be somewhere near 25% or 3/12.
Since actually answering the quiz carries the (very real) possibility of a score lower than that of a random sampling, I choose to go with my best option.
So I'm sticking with 3/12.
Yay me!
 
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Wow! I am a lucky b*****d!
6/12 by pure guesswork.
I am off to Vegas, suckers!
 
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I know about "A brief history of time", "My brief history", "The Grand design", "Lou Gehrig disease", "Hawking radiation", but none of them comes out, only guessing in Harry Potter question.
1 out of 12.
Hm..., :frown:
 
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DaveC426913 said:
Wow! I am a lucky b*****d!
6/12 by pure guesswork.
I am off to Vegas, suckers!
You have just wasted your luck on this quiz, so the probability of being a sucker in Vegas has just increased. :-p
 
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6 out of 12...I missed the only one I really should have known.

Perhaps I am better at science than as a musician...that is a hard pill to swallow...lol

Cheers,

Billy
 
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"Think You Know Stephen Hawking?"

I don't know Stephen Hawking, but I did go out on a glacier with him.
 
  • #18
Today Stephen Hawking celebrate BDay. 75 years old ago.
 
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levadny said:
Today Stephen Hawking celebrate BDay. 75 years old ago.
Yes, I read that on my sunday newspaper
 
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Got 12 out of 12 woohoo.. he is my hero so I might know some things about him :wink:
 

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