Test your transportation knowledge
Quiz: How far have we come in 30 years?
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1.
What was the prime rate (that is, what was the base that banks charged as interest on loans)?
Correct Answer:15.26% in 1980, compared with around 3.25% today
How Other People Answered:
- 5.5%
- 8.9%
- 12.77%
- 15.26%
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2.
How did China rank as a trading partner?
Correct Answer:24th in 1980 compared with 2nd today
How Other People Answered:
- 4th
- 12th
- 24th
- 31st
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3.
How many households had microwaves?
Correct Answer:14% of households had microwaves in 1980 compared to more than 90% now.
How Other People Answered:
- 2%
- 14%
- about a quarter
- about half
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4.
How many households had VCRs?
Correct Answer:Less than 1%. Today, 95% of households have DVD players.
How Other People Answered:
- less than 1%
- 10%
- 15%
- 23%
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5.
How many households had personal computers?
Correct Answer:Virtually none. Today, more than 80% of U.S. households have a personal computer.
How Other People Answered:
- virtually none
- 2%
- 5%
- 11%
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6.
How much did a first class stamp cost?
Correct Answer:15 cents compared with 44 cents today.
How Other People Answered:
- 12 cents
- 15 cents
- 21 cents
- 27 cents
It's interesting that the only answer everyone has gotten right so far is #5.
Woohoo! I got 4/6 and was born 1989. Sorry Stacy! :)
I saw the quiz and answers prior to taking it and I still got almost all of them wrong. Yikes! I probably should keep my mouth shut about the future.