Example answers:
- [Life began] When Christ was born
- Animal life (dinos): d/k; Human life: 1 A.C. (After Christ) period after crustaceous period
- [Life began] 1 B.C. or about 1,000,000 years ago
- [Life began] One billion years after the Ice Age
24 Answers (23%) had logical contradictions (e.g., dinosaurs becoming extinct before life arose).
About when did dinosaurs become extinct?
Words: 34 (23%)
| Ice Age |
4 |
12% |
| Jurassic |
2 |
6% |
| Other geological time periods |
6 |
18% |
| Thousands |
3 |
9% |
| Millions |
7 |
21% |
| Billions |
1 |
3% |
| Misc: |
11 |
32% |
|
|
Numbers: 96 (64%)
| Less than 1 mya |
20 |
20% |
| 1 – 9 mya: |
28 |
28% |
| 10 – 90 mya |
21 |
21% |
| 100 – 900 mya |
10 |
10% |
| 1 – 10 bya |
11 |
11% |
| More than 10 bya |
6 |
6% |
|
About when did life start?
Words: 28 (19%)
| Religious answer |
9 |
32% |
| Millions |
3 |
11% |
| Billions |
4 |
14% |
| Misc |
12 |
43% |
|
|
Numbers: 78 (52%)
| Less than 1 mya |
19 |
24% |
| 1 – 9 mya |
15 |
19% |
| 10 – 90 mya |
2 |
3% |
| 100 – 900 bya |
7 |
9% |
| 1 – 10 bya |
28 |
36% |
| More than 10 bya |
7 |
9% |
|
About how old is the Earth?
Words: 34 (23%)
| Millions |
3 |
9% |
| Billions |
12 |
35% |
| Misc |
19 |
56% |
|
|
Numbers: 88 (60%)
| Less than 1 mya |
4 |
5% |
| 1 – 9 mya |
8 |
9% |
| 10 – 90 mya |
4 |
5% |
| 100 – 900 bya |
4 |
5% |
| 1 – 10 bya |
47 |
53% |
| More than 10 bya |
21 |
24% |
|
This test was designed by John DeLaughter and Seth Stein
Update: 10 Feb 1998