NYTimes Interactive: Can ID these famouse people?

[redheadbaker]

www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/12/23/upshot/recognizability-quiz.html

I got 40 out of 52. Got most of the athletes wrong.

It shows you the US Average vs. NYtimes reader average, as well as six takeaways, including the 168 ways responders spelled "Buttigieg," which Democratic Presidential Candidates Were Recognized Most by Generation, who’s Most Recognizable by Generation and more. 

[Velar Fricative]

47 out of 52. I missed most of the people that only Gen Z seemed to know, like YouTube stars. #old

[wawa]

I did terribly, but I also stopped trying after a while and gave answers like "queen of all" for Serena and eew for 45.

[krystee]

37 out of 52. Oops.

[dottyblue]

Dec 23, 2019 12:01:45 GMT -5 wawa said:

I did terribly, but I also stopped trying after a while and gave answers like "queen of all" for Serena and eew for 45.

Ditto this. I can confirm "Sad Turtle" and "Orange Menace" are not recognized by the NYT. 

[kadams767]

Dec 23, 2019 12:22:09 GMT -5 dottyblue said:

Dec 23, 2019 12:01:45 GMT -5 wawa said:

I did terribly, but I also stopped trying after a while and gave answers like "queen of all" for Serena and eew for 45.

Ditto this. I can confirm "Sad Turtle" and "Orange Menace" are not recognized by the NYT. 

Neither was Dumpster, which I really thought would garner a "close enough"...but no.  

[shauni27]

I also got 40, but it took all my strength not to write in "fucking asshole" for mitch mcconnel and trump.

Some of them I have never heard of (pewdiepie???)

[Deleted]

I did terrible, but in my defense, I'm awful at names, and at least 2/3 of what I missed I recognized them, but couldn't come up with their name.

[Dumbledork]

Dec 23, 2019 12:31:42 GMT -5 shauni27 said:

I also got 40, but it took all my strength not to write in "fucking asshole" for mitch mcconnel and trump.

Some of them I have never heard of (pewdiepie???)

PewDiePie is absolute trash, you are missing out on nothing. I’m surprised they included him because he’s had so many controversies. Repeat anti-semitism and I think something with suicide.

I’m annoyed they didn’t give me Klobuchar. I had no idea how to spell it.

Also annoyed at myself for swapping Jeffree Star for James Charles.

[Jalapeñomel]

I don’t know the YouTube stars, and I got several politicians wrong because I couldn’t remember their names. I also think Boris looks like Gary Busey’s long lost brother and was tempted to put that in!

[katfco]

32. I’m not good with sport and entertainers and after while all the old white male politicians look alike.

[Velar Fricative]

So this thread explains why Trump was only recognized by ~95% of responders lol. And I'm guessing/hoping Barack Obama was guessed by the same amount because the rest put in answers like COME BAAAAAAAACK or WE MISS YOUUUUUUUUU.

[Mrs.flang]

I only got 38. There were a politicians that I recognized but didn't know their names. And Megan Rapinoe I recognized but couldn't remember. Most others I didn't recognize even after seeing their names (PewDiePie???)

[sporklemotion]

I got 39. A couple of lucky guesses, like Justin Bieber. I called Steve Bullock Bennet, which is unsurprising. I’m in MA and Tom Brady is pretty much the only football player I know, so that worked out.
I got Ronaldo because of that awesome statue of him.

[mcsangel2]

33/52. Missed most of the athletes (except Serena and Tom Brady) and all the youtube personalities, and a few politicians.

[nicbreeful]

I'm actually surprised that some of y'all don't know who PewDiePie is.

Besides the controversies and him showing up in the news, he earns about $1 million a month on YouTube. He's one of the biggest, if not the single biggest, YouTube star/earner.

[dexteroni]

44. I knew Pewdiepie and Markiplier because of my teenage nephews. I thought Ronaldo was Messi, and when actual Messi came up, I didn’t know who he was. Most of the ones I missed were ones I’ve never heard of, like Jeffree Star. And Trump because “ugh” apparently isn’t in their database.

[DotAndBuzz]

35.

Not great.

But I took a deliberate hit by writing "Satan" for both Trump and McConnell.

[twilightmv]

38. Sure glad I watched all the democratic debates. I knew all the youtubers except I didn’t recognize Emma chamberlain even though I know who she is. I didn’t get any athletes except Tom Brady, LeBron, and Serena Williams though.

[ska]

Dec 23, 2019 14:02:42 GMT -5 nicbreeful said:

I'm actually surprised that some of y'all don't know who PewDiePie is.

Besides the controversies and him showing up in the news, he earns about $1 million a month on YouTube. He's one of the biggest, if not the single biggest, YouTube star/earner.

Tied for a paltry #7 this year, according to Forbes. 

[scout8]

I knew all the political people and hardly anyone else. I'm not sure what that says about me.

I spelled Pete Buttigieg so wrong I didn't even get credit for it.

[wawa]

I also guessed steyer for all the random old white dudes. Then when I finally got to steyer i said "i bet this one really is steyer" and they didn't give it to me.

[notreal]

I blanked and put "Prime Minister of India" for Modi, and it gave me credit, so it was surprisingly forgiving.

[tiramisu]

Can confirm "old white dude" and "another old white dude" are also not acceptable answers.

ETA: I got 39/52.

[erbear]

40 correct. To be fair, there were 7 I didn't know whose names I didn't know even after they showed me...

[elleblue]

47. Would have been 48 if I could have remembered Delaney's name. 😂

[somersault72]

I only got 30. Really 31 because they didn't like my spelling on one, but I knew who the person was.

[Alex]

48.
I'm pretty strong in politics, sports and pop culture. I'm not necessarily proud of this.

[jinkies]

42, but had to enlist the help of an 11 year old for the youtubers and soccer players. Missed several white male boomer politicians. All look the same to me.

[StrawberryBlondie]

46. I'm not sure if I should be proud of that.