Nerds Are People Too
Test Scoring:
Each question is in two parts. If you answer YES to the first part,
give yourself one point. If the answer to the second part is also YES,
give yourself another 2 points. The total number of points determines
your percentage of nerdiness, up to 100%. You already have a head start
of one point for reading this far. If you stop now without taking the
test, add 99 points.

- Has anyone
ever called you a nerd? Did you take it as a compliment?
- Have you
ever taken a course in statistics or calculus? As an elective?
- Do people
ask you for definitions or synonyms for words? Even when they have
a dictionary or thesaurus within reach?
- Do you (or
did you) sit in the front row at school most of the time? And arrive
early to get the best seat?
- Have you
ever used a "system" for taking class notes? Did you create this
"system" yourself?
- Were you
tormented in high school (stuffed in a toilet, made to wear "kick
me" signs, etc.) by the jocks? By the other nerds?
- Do you know
Avogadro's number? Did you ever put it on the back of your athletic
shirt thinking it would be funny?
- Do you use
the computer for four hours or more every day? Even on the weekends?
- Do you prefer
computers to humans? Including the person with whom you are having
an intimate relationship?
- Did the
phrase "intimate relationship" make you blush? Or did you wonder
what qualifies as an "intimate relationship?"
- Have you
ever owned a Star Trek gizmo (tricorder, fake ears, ship model,
etc.)? And a uniform?
- Can you
outline the plot of six or more Star Trek episodes? Do you ever
come up with alternatives because, in your opinion, "Spock would
never say that"?
- Have you
ever taken Latin? Do you enjoy using it in everyday conversation?
- Have you
ever told a joke about chemistry or physics? Did most or all of
your friends get it?
- Do you attend
parties where most of the guests have advanced science degrees?
Do you host them?
- Have you
ever analyzed a fake food (Twinkies, Cheez Whiz, etc.) for chemical
content? And then eaten it?
- Do you have
a pet ferret, iguana, alligator, tarantula, or snake? Did you name
your pet after a Nobel laureate?
- Have you
played Dungeons and Dragons in the last year? With the same people
you've played with for 2 years or more?
- Can you
convert fahrenheit to centigrade in your head? Do you find yourself
doing so unconsciously?
- Is your
SAT math score 600 or more? It is higher than your SAT verbal score?
- Do you own
a T-shirt with a picture of Einstein on it? Do you wear it with
a suit?
- Do you wear
button dwn shirts with the tails out? Over shorts?
- Do you wear
glasses? Do they change color outdoors?
- Do you have
slide rule? And know how to use it?
- Do you know
what a font is? Do you know what font you are reading now?
- Have you
ever owned a chemistry set? Since the age of 12?
- Have you
ever browsed at Radio Shack? On a date?
- Do you wear
a digital watch? With a built-in calculator?
- Have you
ever read the dictionary or encyclopedia for fun? Cover to cover?
- Do you play
chess? You you read books about chess?
- Do you own
a pocket protector? Are you wearing it now?
- Do you have
friends in the internet? Are they your best friends?
- Is your
IQ: a) greater then your weight, or b) constant to your weight in
the same ratio as your eyeglass prescription over pi? Did you actually
try, even for just a momet, to calculate the answer to that question?