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Unlike Dungeons and Dragons, this game is simple. We’ll give you a name, you choose if it’s a skin disease or a character from the realm of Dungeons and Dragons. You shouldn’t need a sixteen-sided die or a medical dictionary, though the latter may not hurt. Get all 16 right and you’re essentially qualified to be either a dermatologist or a dungeon master, so pretty much all doors are open.
Take the quiz.
I only knew one answer for sure, but I scored 94%! How did that happen?
posted by Miss Cellania on 5-15-2008 at 10:46 am
Same here, I only knew about 2 or 3 yet got 15 out of 16. I also never played D&D.
posted by Stew on 5-15-2008 at 11:24 am
I got 15 out of 16……can I be a D’n'D Dermatologist???
posted by qt314159265 on 5-15-2008 at 11:45 am
Oh. My. Gravy. This was the only quiz (since Stacy Conradt’s punctuation quiz) that I scored 100% on. I’ve never played D’n'D, either. And I have no weird skin diseases. Actually, in reflection, I think it’s pretty random that I answered them all correctly. Oh well, I got them all right! lol
(My recaptcha is ‘public pessimism.’ Let’s refrain from practicing this.)
posted by adrienne on 5-15-2008 at 11:48 am
Never played D & D but do know my skin diseases 15 out of 16
posted by JaneM on 5-15-2008 at 11:50 am
Ew…
posted by Lindsey on 5-15-2008 at 11:53 am
81% and sadly I play D&D.
posted by Christina on 5-15-2008 at 1:30 pm
88% not bad for a n00b!
posted by heather on 5-15-2008 at 2:07 pm
81%
i don’t know about DnD, but i know my medical terms!
posted by the creature on 5-15-2008 at 2:46 pm
81% – Medicine is waaaay more interesting than D&D.
Sorry…
posted by Melodye on 5-15-2008 at 5:09 pm
Wow! 14 out of 16 and I’ve never played D & D or know many skin diseases. I’m impressed with myself.
posted by Lynne on 5-15-2008 at 5:10 pm
err gee — mebbee folks did so well because the answers are retardedly obvious?
posted by wilberforce on 5-15-2008 at 5:22 pm
hot dog! 14 out of 16! i knew most of the skin diseases but i’m not a d&d person.
posted by stef on 5-15-2008 at 5:27 pm
14 out of 16… who would have thought that there was actually a DnD character named Anthraxus? XD
On the bright side, I know absolutely nothing about Dungeons and Dragons (aside from intense geekiness, as related to anything that my dad did during high school) and only a bit about skin diseases. Pretty darn good!
And, Miss Cellania, I think that this quiz is magical and one can only get a score so low. If you don’t know anything, you’ll still do pretty well. :D
posted by Allison on 5-15-2008 at 5:38 pm
Nerdiest quiz ever!! I salute you, sir.
posted by Stick on 5-15-2008 at 6:47 pm
Three cheers for these kinds of quizzes. This one, and the Ben and Jerrys/Myspace Band quiz are my favorites to share with friends.
posted by Valerie on 5-18-2008 at 3:46 pm
Hmm.. played both DnD and do medicine.. thankfully 100%
posted by CJ on 5-20-2008 at 6:03 am