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| How Dumb Are You?: The Great American Stupidity Quiz | 
enlarge | Author: Adam Winer Publisher: National Lampoon Press Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:   (2 reviews) Sales Rank: 207510
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published) Media: Paperback Number Of Items: 1 Pages: 136 Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3 Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 5 x 0.5
ISBN: 0980059208 Dewey Decimal Number: 808 EAN: 9780980059205 ASIN: 0980059208
Publication Date: October 1, 2008 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
What?s the capital of Canada? Who?s the president pictured on the dime? Do you have even the slightest recollection of how to multiply fractions? National Lampoon?s How Dumb Are You? is filled with questions every mildly-educated American should be able to answer ? but often can?t. Written by Adam Winer (a panelist on VH1?s hit pop culture comedy show Best Week Ever), this Great American Stupidity Quiz is perfect for readers interested in either measuring their own personal mental failings or simply giving the gift of lowered self-esteem to a friend. Plus, How Dumb Are You? pairs its forehead-slapping quiz questions with intriguing bonus trivia and groundbreaking metrics that scientifically measure a reader?s exact level of stupidity. Undoubtedly, How Dumb Are You? will become the defining literary work of the modern era. You should probably buy it.
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| Customer Reviews:
  Not dumb enough to believe the title! October 31, 2008 0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book is nothing more than a glorified game of "Trivial Persuit". It makes the (false) assumption that knowing mere trivia is a good substitute for intelligence.
After all, it doesn't really matter if people know which films Charlie Chaplin made, does it? How could knowing, or not knowing, the name of Chaplin's films be a measure by which to determine intelligence?
This book suffers the same problems that the older IQ tests suffered. By only measuring what the author thinks we should know, or what the author thinks is important, he automatically labels all those who do not share the same world view as himself as "dumb".
I am fairly certain that I could devise a series of questions which I think are important, and yet the author would never answer any of them correctly. But would this make him dumb? No. It would only mean that our versions of what is important are different.
Should you read the book? Yes, why not.
Should you use this as a criteria for how smart (or dumb) you or somebody else happens to be - never in a million years.
  Terrific gift!!! October 20, 2008 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book is amazing! It makes for the perfect stocking stuffer and best gift for anyone. I would recommend this for anyone looking for a great gift to not only put people to the test but give them some laughs!
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