Do you know which kind of waves are used to make and receive cellphone calls? How are tides created? What happens when light passes through a magnifying glass?

Oh, and do you fall into the 6 percent of Americans who get all the answers right?

This 12-question quiz comes to you from Pew Research Center. At the end you can see all your answers and how you compare to a large sample of the public.

Erin Rhoda is the editor of Maine Focus, a team that conducts journalism investigations and projects at the Bangor Daily News. She also writes for the newspaper, often centering her work on domestic and...

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