"a rock with googly eyes" or "a mysterious and complicated ritual"
December 13, 2021 9:20 AM Subscribe
which early hominid are you? A project by student saredmon19. She writes "This is a quiz made as a final project for my Biological Anthropology class. All information is based on data from the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History's human fossils information. So, which early human are you?" Via one of her professors, Marc Kissel.
NO CAR ONLY WALK. (I feel seen.)
posted by BrashTech at 9:44 AM on December 13, 2021 [14 favorites]
posted by BrashTech at 9:44 AM on December 13, 2021 [14 favorites]
I'm a Neanderthal.
Of course, my wife could have told me that without resorting to a quiz.
posted by Thorzdad at 9:47 AM on December 13, 2021 [7 favorites]
Of course, my wife could have told me that without resorting to a quiz.
posted by Thorzdad at 9:47 AM on December 13, 2021 [7 favorites]
Homo heidelbergensis. Apparently they really liked to walk around a lot because my answers centered on that.
"It was the first early human species to live in colder climates; their short, wide bodies were likely an adaptation to conserving heat"
That strategy has not worked out for me longterm.
posted by Sheydem-tants at 9:49 AM on December 13, 2021 [3 favorites]
"It was the first early human species to live in colder climates; their short, wide bodies were likely an adaptation to conserving heat"
That strategy has not worked out for me longterm.
posted by Sheydem-tants at 9:49 AM on December 13, 2021 [3 favorites]
Sorry, I still have to sort out which Avenger, Friend, Hogwarts house, and model of car I am. I’ll get to this eventually.
posted by ricochet biscuit at 9:51 AM on December 13, 2021 [1 favorite]
posted by ricochet biscuit at 9:51 AM on December 13, 2021 [1 favorite]
That was cute. I like the choices for "What is most important in life." But "running around with my bros" was the closest answer to the one I wanted, which is "cuddling by the fire with my sweetie," so I doubt the veracity of my results, a little.
posted by evilmomlady at 10:00 AM on December 13, 2021 [1 favorite]
posted by evilmomlady at 10:00 AM on December 13, 2021 [1 favorite]
Australopithecus afarensis
posted by Hairy Lobster at 10:02 AM on December 13, 2021 [3 favorites]
posted by Hairy Lobster at 10:02 AM on December 13, 2021 [3 favorites]
homo floresiensis maybe because i don't know how i got here
posted by 20 year lurk at 10:08 AM on December 13, 2021 [7 favorites]
posted by 20 year lurk at 10:08 AM on December 13, 2021 [7 favorites]
It worked: homo sapiens.
posted by paper chromatographologist at 10:24 AM on December 13, 2021
posted by paper chromatographologist at 10:24 AM on December 13, 2021
... tiny brains, large teeth for their small size, shrugged-forward shoulders, no chins, receding foreheads, and relatively large feet
one out of six ain't bad.
posted by scruss at 10:33 AM on December 13, 2021
A. Afarensis woohoo!
posted by supermedusa at 10:35 AM on December 13, 2021 [1 favorite]
posted by supermedusa at 10:35 AM on December 13, 2021 [1 favorite]
A rock with googly eyes you say?
posted by Your Childhood Pet Rock at 10:42 AM on December 13, 2021 [8 favorites]
posted by Your Childhood Pet Rock at 10:42 AM on December 13, 2021 [8 favorites]
Annoyed that it asks about zodiac sign, super thrilled it let me choose "idk". Australopithecus afarensis -- just wanna eat snacks and hang out wherever/whenever I want.
posted by curious nu at 10:44 AM on December 13, 2021 [2 favorites]
posted by curious nu at 10:44 AM on December 13, 2021 [2 favorites]
Fun! The car question had me giggling out loud. What a cool way for a student to aly ppwhat they've learned.
posted by mixedmetaphors at 10:49 AM on December 13, 2021 [2 favorites]
posted by mixedmetaphors at 10:49 AM on December 13, 2021 [2 favorites]
Australopithecus afarensis!
Hold on, I have to take these apple slices to my kid; just gonna climb down from my treehouse so I have time to stop and get a slushie on the way. Ah, the simple pleasures.
posted by CMcG at 11:10 AM on December 13, 2021 [1 favorite]
Hold on, I have to take these apple slices to my kid; just gonna climb down from my treehouse so I have time to stop and get a slushie on the way. Ah, the simple pleasures.
posted by CMcG at 11:10 AM on December 13, 2021 [1 favorite]
What is best in life?
Conan knows.
posted by JustSayNoDawg at 11:17 AM on December 13, 2021 [2 favorites]
Conan knows.
posted by JustSayNoDawg at 11:17 AM on December 13, 2021 [2 favorites]
Another Au. afarensis here!
I don't have any comments or observations about the quiz other than that the questions about a class being cancelled and changing your major were very College Student.
posted by May Kasahara at 11:17 AM on December 13, 2021 [1 favorite]
I don't have any comments or observations about the quiz other than that the questions about a class being cancelled and changing your major were very College Student.
posted by May Kasahara at 11:17 AM on December 13, 2021 [1 favorite]
Yeah, yet another Australopithecus afarensis here, too.
Small brain, walked upright, likes a varied diet with occasional sweet things: girl, you know me.
posted by wenestvedt at 11:35 AM on December 13, 2021 [3 favorites]
Small brain, walked upright, likes a varied diet with occasional sweet things: girl, you know me.
posted by wenestvedt at 11:35 AM on December 13, 2021 [3 favorites]
Hobbit.
posted by Halloween Jack at 1:04 PM on December 13, 2021 [1 favorite]
posted by Halloween Jack at 1:04 PM on December 13, 2021 [1 favorite]
Another Au. Afarensis. Not sure what was the main reason for it.
posted by Four Ds at 1:05 PM on December 13, 2021
posted by Four Ds at 1:05 PM on December 13, 2021
After a lifetime of writing in 'bicycle' for 'what kind of car do you drive,' I am pleasantly surprised to see an online quiz where 4/6 answers for 'what car do you drive' are not cars.
posted by kaibutsu at 1:42 PM on December 13, 2021 [5 favorites]
posted by kaibutsu at 1:42 PM on December 13, 2021 [5 favorites]
Au. afarensis, but I didn't see anything about potato chips in the description.
posted by MtDewd at 2:27 PM on December 13, 2021 [1 favorite]
posted by MtDewd at 2:27 PM on December 13, 2021 [1 favorite]
Let's all be Neanderthals and spend all our time constructing elaborate rituals and eating delicious grains.
posted by Katemonkey at 3:55 PM on December 13, 2021 [3 favorites]
posted by Katemonkey at 3:55 PM on December 13, 2021 [3 favorites]
Cute! I love the clever and funny stuff college kids come up with. What a fun take on her project.
posted by aka burlap at 4:37 PM on December 13, 2021 [1 favorite]
posted by aka burlap at 4:37 PM on December 13, 2021 [1 favorite]
Homo heidelbergensis!
Well I did migrate to a colder clime. And this would explain all the bones littered around my yard.
posted by Aya Hirano on the Astral Plane at 6:57 PM on December 13, 2021
Well I did migrate to a colder clime. And this would explain all the bones littered around my yard.
posted by Aya Hirano on the Astral Plane at 6:57 PM on December 13, 2021
Homo sapiens
I feel vaguely insulted, but don't know why.
posted by It's Never Lurgi at 7:33 PM on December 13, 2021
I feel vaguely insulted, but don't know why.
posted by It's Never Lurgi at 7:33 PM on December 13, 2021
I misread question 2 as "Spit-roasted meats of all the kids".
posted by Zumbador at 9:11 PM on December 13, 2021
posted by Zumbador at 9:11 PM on December 13, 2021
Homo Erectus.
posted by TheophileEscargot at 2:00 AM on December 14, 2021
posted by TheophileEscargot at 2:00 AM on December 14, 2021
Annoyed that it asks about zodiac sign
I think it's almost a requirement for uquiz quizzes to have a question about zodiac signs, so she's just following the standard.
The really annoying question that's also always on these quizzes is some variation of "which of these song lyrics speak to you" so at least we were spared that.
posted by emmling at 6:25 AM on December 14, 2021 [1 favorite]
I think it's almost a requirement for uquiz quizzes to have a question about zodiac signs, so she's just following the standard.
The really annoying question that's also always on these quizzes is some variation of "which of these song lyrics speak to you" so at least we were spared that.
posted by emmling at 6:25 AM on December 14, 2021 [1 favorite]
I guessed that the zodiac sign question was a filter for hominids that left evidence of some kind of mysticisms and/or astronomical timekeeping.
posted by Dr. Curare at 8:28 AM on December 14, 2021 [1 favorite]
posted by Dr. Curare at 8:28 AM on December 14, 2021 [1 favorite]
Yet another Au. afarensis (29% of results). Side-eye at some of the ?s though (impact-on-results wise). How many different results are there? The little "How do you compare" box at the end lists 6 (including homo sapiens) that totals 97%.
posted by achrise at 3:40 PM on December 14, 2021
posted by achrise at 3:40 PM on December 14, 2021
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posted by JustSayNoDawg at 9:36 AM on December 13, 2021 [5 favorites]