Share: Quiz 1. What country has a 100 percent literacy rate? United States. No, does that surprise you? Actually, the little country of Iceland has a 100 percent literacy rate. Everyone in the country must graduate from high school in order to land a job and has to be fluent in three languages (Icelandic is an ancient language and is spoken in no other country). Iceland. Correct-o. Everyone in Iceland must graduate from high school in order to get a job. In addition, everyone must be able to speak three languages because Icelandic is an ancient language spoken in no other country. New Zealand. Wrong. In Iceland a 100 percent literacy rate is guaranteed because everyone there must graduate from high school in order to get a job. Each citizen must also be fluent in three languages because Icelandic is an ancient language that is not spoken in any other country. Next 2. Who of the following authors is the only American among the most published authors of all time? Stephen King (1947- ) No. Prolific though he is, King is not the American we're looking for. The right answer is Mark Twain. Top Ten Most Published Authors of All Time William Shakespeare (1564-1616) Charles Dickens (1812-1870) Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832) Johann Goethe (1749-1832) Aristotle (384-322 b.c.) Alexandre Dumas (1802-70) Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1994) Mark Twain (1835-1910) Cicero (106-43 b.c.) Honore de Balzac (1799-1850) If you've read {and remembered!} the books they wrote you can go straight to the head of the class. Source: "The Top 10 of Everything 1998," R. Ash, NY, 1997 published authors of all time. Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) Good guess but wrong. It is Mark Twain who is the only American in the most published authors club. Top Ten Most Published Authors of All Time William Shakespeare (1564-1616) Charles Dickens (1812-1870) Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832) Johann Goethe (1749-1832) Aristotle (384-322 b.c.) Alexandre Dumas (1802-70) Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1994) Mark Twain (1835-1910) Cicero (106-43 b.c.) Honore de Balzac (1799-1850) If you've read {and remembered!} the books they wrote you can go straight to the head of the class. Source: "The Top 10 of Everything 1998," R. Ash, NY, 1997 John Updike (1932- ) Oh, sorry. Updike isn't in the league--yet. The right answer is Mark Twain. Top Ten Most Published Authors of All Time William Shakespeare (1564-1616) Charles Dickens (1812-1870) Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832) Johann Goethe (1749-1832) Aristotle (384-322 b.c.) Alexandre Dumas (1802-70) Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1994) Mark Twain (1835-1910) Cicero (106-43 b.c.) Honore de Balzac (1799-1850) If you've read {and remembered!} the books they wrote you can go straight to the head of the class. Source: "The Top 10 of Everything 1998," R. Ash, NY, 1997 Mark Twain (1835-1910) Yes indeed, Mark Twain is the one American writer who IS amongst the most published authors of all time. Top Ten Most Published Authors of All Time William Shakespeare (1564-1616) Charles Dickens (1812-1870) Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832) Johann Goethe (1749-1832) Aristotle (384-322 b.c.) Alexandre Dumas (1802-70) Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1994) Mark Twain (1835-1910) Cicero (106-43 b.c.) Honore de Balzac (1799-1850) If you've read {and remembered!} the books they wrote you can go straight to the head of the class. Source: "The Top 10 of Everything 1998," R. Ash, NY, 1997 William Faulkner (1897-1962) Nope. Faulkner is not the one American author among the most published authors of all time. It's Mark Twain. Top Ten Most Published Authors of All Time William Shakespeare (1564-1616) Charles Dickens (1812-1870) Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832) Johann Goethe (1749-1832) Aristotle (384-322 b.c.) Alexandre Dumas (1802-70) Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1994) Mark Twain (1835-1910) Cicero (106-43 b.c.) Honore de Balzac (1799-1850) If you've read {and remembered!} the books they wrote you can go straight to the head of the class. Source: "The Top 10 of Everything 1998," R. Ash, NY, 1997 Next 3. Nearly ______________ American adults have never attended school. 300000 No, unfortunately not even close. Nearly 3 million Americans have never attended school. Source: American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) 900000 900,000 would be bad enough, but it's worse: Nearly 3 million American adults have never attended school. Source: American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) 3000000 Yes, sad but true. Nearly 3 million American adults have never attended a school. Source: American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) Next 4. More than 20 percent of adults read at or below: a ninth grade level. No, actually, 20 percent of adults in the U.S. read below a fifth grade level--far below the level needed to earn a living wage. The National Adult Literacy Survey found that over 40 million Americans age 16 and older have significant literacy needs. Source: National Institute For Literacy a first grade level. Not quite that bad--yet. Actually, 20 percent of adults in the U.S. Source: National Institute For Literacy read below a fifth grade level--far below the level needed to earn a living wage. The National Adult Literacy Survey found that over 40 million Americans age 16 and older have significant literacy needs. a fifth-grade level. Yes. 20 percent of adults in the U.S. read below a fith grade level-- far below the level needed to earn a living wage. The National Adult Literacy Survey found that over 40 million Americans age 16 and older have significant literacy needs. Source: National Institute For Literacy Next 5. What is the best selling American book of all time? Dr. Spock's Baby and Child Care. No. Noah Webster's Blue-Backed Speller of 1783, revised and reprinted (over 100 million copies and still in print) is the all time best seller. Everyone needs a dictionary! The Guiness Book of World Records. No. Noah Webster's Blue-Backed Speller of 1783, revised and reprinted (over 100 million copies and still in print) is the all time best seller. Everyone needs a dictionary! Noah Webster's Blue-Backed Speller. Yes, and a real gotcha, I'll bet. Websters Blue-Backed Speller of 1783,revised and reprinted (over 100 million copies and still in print) takes the top honors. Everyone needs a dictionary! Next 1. What country has a 100 percent literacy rate?Iceland. 2. Who of the following authors is the only American among the most published authors of all time?William Faulkner (1897-1962) 3. Nearly ______________ American adults have never attended school.3000000 4. More than 20 percent of adults read at or below:a fifth-grade level. 5. What is the best selling American book of all time?Noah Webster's Blue-Backed Speller. Start Over Next Quiz Hmmm, did you think the state of literacy was worse or better than it is? Aren't you glad you took the quiz? Not bad! You just missed a couple. Bravo! You're fluent in literacy facts. 60% Complete View more quizzes
