You answered 12 of 52 questions correctly

[freeradical]

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023...-quiz.html

[datbeme]

I got 30. Used the clues a few times, which helped. The accepted spellings were generous, but I still missed a couple where I wasn't quite close enough.

What I found most interesting is some of the percentages that people identified correctly The two most recognized were not surprising, but #3 is shocking considering some of the widely recognized people in slots 4-10.

[datbeme]

datbeme wrote:
I got 30. Used the clues a few times, which helped. The accepted spellings were generous, but I still missed a couple where I wasn't quite close enough.

What I found most interesting is some of the percentages that people identified correctly The two most recognized were not surprising, but #3 is shocking considering some of the widely recognized people in slots 4-10.

Of course, a couple of them were potentially trick questions, which may explain #4 being a little low.

[gabester]

I got 38 BUT I admit to cheating insofar as in my aging pre-dementia I would look up people I knew I should know or whose names were on the tip of my tongue.

There were several I didn't know and a couple I just got plain wrong. I used clues several times for example I didn't recognize the foreign policy influencer from the younger picture...

[Lemon Drop]

I got 32. I knew very few of the actors and musicians but got the women's college basketball players, glad to see them included.

[Acer]

"Better than 5% of readers"
Clearly, I need to spend more time on the internet.

[freeradical]

Acer wrote:
"Better than 5% of readers"
Clearly, I need to spend more time on the internet.

Within two standard deviations of the mean...:devil:

[ka jowct]

I got 24. Actually, I got 25 but I spelled "Tucker" with an F. Didn't get any of the sports, tv actors. or pop music ones.

[timg]

I'm not a subscriber

[vision63]

I got 44 but they owe me one for misspelling Leticia's James' first name.

When I typed in Uncle Tom for Clarence Thomas it said "Close Enough."