"Supermoon"
Posted by Rebecca Teti in News on Friday, March 18, 2011
Be sure to look outside tomorrow night for a “beautiful moon.”
That’s a full moon when the lunar cycle is at its perigee—closest to earth.
Tomorrow night the moon will be the closest it’s been to earth in eighteen years, which will make it appear especially large and bright.
National Geographic has more on this phenomenon—and an amusing quiz about moon-related myths and other lunacy.
Do You Know Religion?
Posted by Lisa Hendey in Faith on Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Thanks to my Facebook friend Tony Rossi for sharing a link to this online quiz at the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life: How Much Do You Know About Religion? I am sharing my score here, loud and clear, for all to see.
I’ll say that even though I was tripped up on one question (and it wasn’t one of the Catholic topics!), the statistics at the end of the quiz tell me that I scored a 93%, as compared... READ MORE
In Which I Hang Up My Laptop
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Just me on Saturday, July 17, 2010
A friend who despises the Twilight series took the quiz at the “I Write Like” site and came up with Stephenie Meyer. Horrors!
Curious, I plugged in one of my Faith & Family columns for analysis.
Yikes! Maybe the real magic of the quiz is that it intuits which author you feel most smugly superior to and takes... READ MORE
Do You Know America?
Posted by Rebecca Teti in News on Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Here’s a fun little exercise as we approach our national civic holiday, Thanksgiving.
As we thank Our Lord for the blessings of liberty among so many others, do we know how our civic liberty is maintained?
Try your hand at this 33-question civic literacy quiz.
71% of Americans can’t pass it—and don’t snicker, but elected officials actually do worse than the general public.
Guess what else Ladies?... READ MORE
Year of St. Paul
Posted by Danielle Bean in Faith on Friday, November 14, 2008
Use this international, interactive quiz to test your knowledge of the life of St. Paul during this, the Pauline year.
Can you finish the journey? I can’t yet. But I plan to master this one before passing it on to the kids.
Expanding Political Labels
Posted by Danielle Bean in News on Wednesday, October 08, 2008
Are you tired of the limiting labels of “Democrat” and “Republican” this election season? Do you feel like neither of these terms describes you exactly?
Then maybe you should try out this political test that I recently found to be enlightening.
Using a series of questions about a variety of topics, it helps you look beyond the simple labels of “Democrat” and “Republican” and see where you might fall... READ MORE
Four Temperaments
Posted by Danielle Bean in Family on Friday, September 05, 2008
A few months ago, I read The Temperament God Gave You: The Classic Key to Knowing Yourself, Getting Along with Others, and Growing Closer to the Lord
I was fascinated.
I quizzed myself, my husband, my kids, and my extended family members. I labeled the temperament of everyone I knew. Some appreciated my analysis. Some didn’t.
“You are such a ... choleric melancholic!” I accused my unsuspecting husband.... READ MORE
The Tardiness Quiz
Posted by Melissa Hartog in Mind Games on Friday, August 15, 2008
Are you chronically late?
Sick of the panicked, helpless rush? Here are questions to help.
STEP ONE: Look at yourself.
Lay down on the psychologist’s couch. Your attitude toward your tardiness is the first thing to look at. Which of these statements best describes you?
A. I’m fine. I’m always at my desk before 10, in Mass before the Gospel, at parties when people are actually there and talking.
... READ MOREPage 1 of 1 pages
