Comments on: Lunchtime Quiz: The Likelihood of Death

By: Sarah

Sarah — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 01:31:34 +0000

woot! 9/9!! i never realized how morbidly awesome i am…hmmmm

By: Nerak

Nerak — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:45:08 +0000

8/9

@ Sarah — Same here! I even almost went back and changed it back but decided to leave it.

By: 克莱夫

克莱夫 — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:39:15 +0000

woo-hoo – 9/9 !!

By: Zach

Zach — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 05:09:33 +0000

I have a question about the drowning/falling. Are those numbers for drowning in reference to water drowning, or is it counting people with fluid in their lungs, ie blood, as drowning?

By: Sarah

Sarah — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 01:45:02 +0000

I got 8/9. I missed the one about Asian American women. I thought it might be 18 years, but then I second-guessed myself and put six. Should’ve went with my first answer!

By: Orange

Orange — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 22:32:23 +0000

7/9, but I really enjoyed this one too!

By: Dawn

Dawn — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 21:50:44 +0000

Fun quiz, thanks! And another 100% here – the marriage question didn’t seem confusing to me…

By: Adrienne

Adrienne — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 20:43:23 +0000

Hey it’s my first 100%, too! And with apologies to Christine, here is my the only actuary joke I know:

What’s the difference between an introverted and extroverted actuary? An introverted actuary looks at his shoes while he’s talking to you. An extroverted actuary looks at YOUR shoes while he’s talking to you. Ba-dum CHING!

Now that I’ve typed it out, I realize how very bad it is.

By: Chris Weber

Chris Weber — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 19:43:56 +0000

I agree with Kevin that option C on the marriage question was awkwardly phrased. By “formerly married,” I wanted to convey divorce, legal separation, and people who’ve been widowed. We added a clarification to this effect. Thanks, Kevin!

Jimichan’s comment on the same question, though, is a bit off base. Yes, a widow can live to be 90 just as well as a married person can. The question is, which of the two is more likely to reach that milestone? The quiz is about probabilities.

Thanks to everyone for reading!

Chris W.

By: kat

kat — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 19:33:21 +0000

My first 100% yes i think this is because of too much CSI tv