The big Republican science quiz: how much don't you know?

Take our quiz and see if you know more about political faux pas than some politicians seem to know about science

This week the GOP reminded us once again just how much they champion science. First Mo Brooks, a congressman from Alabama, pondered whether rocks falling into the ocean could be causing rising sea levels at a hearing of the House science, space and technology committee. Then Bill Gates revealed that president Trump asked him if HIV and HPV were the same same thing.

Brooks and Trump are not the only Republicans to have a creative interpretation of the world. Take our quiz and see if you know more about politicians getting things wrong than some US politicians seem to know about science.

Which group did George W Bush say humans can “coexist peacefully” with?

Martians

Robots

Fish

Foreigners

What fundamental change did Ben Carson say happens to humans when they’re incarcerated?

They go into prison straight and come out gay

They go into prison skinny and come out fat because of all the delicious food

They go into prison skinny and come out with enormous muscles from working out so much

In 2015, how did Senator Jim Inhofe demonstrate that he was right about climate change?

He brought a snowball onto the floor of the US Senate

He interviewed a woman who had almost died of frostbite

He wrote a peer-reviewed survey

In 2012, what did Donald Trump say “environment friendly” light bulbs can cause?

Cancer

Fires

Thomas Edison to come back from the dead

According to Senator Lamar Alexander, why are video games a bigger problem than guns?

Because video games affect people

Because video games are violent

Because people were using Xbox consoles as weapons

Ben Carson again. What is his "personal theory" as to why the pyramids built?

Joseph built them to store grain

The ancient Egyptians built them for pharaohs’ graves

Aliens built them to show off

Why doesn't Michele Bachmann believe we should aim to reduce greenhouse gases?

Because "most Americans don't have greenhouses"

Because "natural gas has been powering the American home for 100 years"

Because "carbon dioxide is not a harmful gas; it is a harmless gas"

Todd Akin, a former Missouri congressman, has said he doesn’t believe a woman can get pregnant if she is raped in a “legitimate” way. What explanation does he give for this theory?

God has ways of stopping it

The body has ways of shutting the whole thing down

I will literally say anything, no matter how ridiculous because I know nothing at all about female biology

In 2013, what did Ted Cruz famously say during a Senate speech opposing Obamacare?

You don't need a doctor to feel like a boss

Always be sexy

Stay woke

Life is a gift

Which important scientific question is rarely asked, according to George W Bush?

Is our children learning?

Is the world flat?

Is nepotism detrimental to democracy?

8 and above.

Congratulations, you must be a very stable genius

5 and above.

Not bad, you're smarter than at least two recent presidents.

0 and above.

The bad news is you didn’t get many right. The good news is you shouldn’t let that stop you from running for political office.