Are You a Geek?: 1,000 Ways to Find Out (Paperback)

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Product Description

Let’s face it–we all do geeky things, from checking e-mail obsessively to playing video games to tripping over our own feet. But here’s your chance to find out just how much of a geek you really are. With 1,000 questions for every area of your life–from childhood to lifestyle to entertainment to sex (you met your wife in a Web chat room–3 points), Are You a Geek? helps measure your precise geek quotient. From challenging intelligence quizzes to testing your dating compatibility with “Geekline,” Are You a Geek? lets you in on the secrets that separate the geeks from the grown-ups. Or the nerdmeisters from everyone else…

About the Author

Tim Collins is an advertising copywriter who lives in London. One day, while visiting a trendy pub, he admitted to himself that he'd rather be at home watching the special features of a Doctor Who DVD. It was at this point that he decided to come out as a geek. He believes that everyone would be happier if they accepted their geeky sides.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Delta (August 29, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 038534015X
• ISBN-13: 978-0385340151
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 4.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #908,316 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nerds not only welcome, but encouraged, November 16, 2006

By	toppol (St. Louis) - See all my reviews

Nerds are everywhere! They just don't own up to it. Here's your chance to prove once and for all where on the nerd spectrum you lie.

A lot of the question here are amusing that they would even be asked (i.e. You've read a dictionary for pleasure 1 point). The questions are categorized so you can pinpoint just how nerdy you are in various aspects of your life (and you can laugh at those nerdier than you).

It's not foolproof though; I received 0 points for being in my high school and college chess clubs. And I only rate as geek (as opposed to übergeek, nerd, or the feared nerdmeister general). But still highly amusing.

Question I'm most ashamed I had to admit to:
You can count in hexadecimal. A points

5.0 out of 5 stars Fitting for a Geek, January 6, 2009

By	Lisa-Oh (California, USA) - See all my reviews

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I bought this for my geek son-in-law and he got a kick out of it. As usual, the vendor service was excellent.

5.0 out of 5 stars From a state registered nerd, January 15, 2007

By	Robert E. Johnson "Senior Nerd" (Dayton) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Many good chuckles for any technically oriented reader (Geek, Nerd, etc.) A few were stretches, but to get the ten cubed count it's not surprising.