What is a Geek? Quiz

According to Hank Green, what does it mean to be a geek?

• Being curious and enthusiastic

• Being awkward and not into normal things

• Knowing a lot about chemistry

• Being weird and socially awkward

Others might think a geek is someone who...

• Is into things that are abnormal

• Awkward

• Weird

• Rambunctious

Why does Hank Green proudly wear the label of 'geek'?

• Because it is more acceptable to be a geek now

• Because he is awkward and not into normal things

• Because he knows a lot about chemistry

• Because he is weird and socially awkward

What is the best reason why geekdom has become more acceptable?

• Paths to success and wealth are geeky

• Geeks are now considered cool

• Comic book movies are now everywhere

• More geeks have been biologically born

What are examples of geeks who also do cool things?

• Tony Stark - Engineering and Computer Programming

• Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson – Professional wrestling and action movies

• Bill Gates - Writing Code and Making Bank

• Taylor Swift – Performing music and touring the world

Why do geeks gravitate toward weirder entertainment like sci-fi and fantasy?

• To escape the real world

• To fit in better

• To analyze the world better

• To be cool and trendy

Technology is changing the world, and since tech comes from the minds of geeks...

• Technology has become less cool

• Geeks are treated as outcasts/outsiders

• Society thanks and accepts geeks more

• Technology has become worse than before

What did Genghis Khan do with the intellectuals in the places he conquered?

• He let them live and used their knowledge

• He killed them all

• He ignored them

• He banished them from his kingdom

Why did Genghis Khan respect geeks?

• Because they had valuable knowledge

• Because they were socially awkward

• Because they were weird

• Because they were good at fighting

Why do geeks enjoy weirder entertainment (e.g., Sci-Fi, Fantasy, etc.)?

• Because it's nice to imagine a world where they fit in better

• Because they hate normal entertainment and want to stand out

• Because they want to enjoy something as weird as them

• Because they can step back and analyze the world better