GIM Aptitude Test
1. In which year was GIM founded?
2001
2002
2003
2004
2. How many 'founding members' of GIM are there?
7
8
9
10
3. What is G-khan's real first name?
Roger
Russ
Steve
Andy
4. Whose avatar is this?
Twisted Avatar
Big_Rob
Tn...Andy
DrillAndFill
5. Which public figure has a subforum dedicated to him?
Silver Analyst Ted Butler
President Andrew Jackson
Congressman Ron Paul
Economic Adivsor Peter Schiff
6. Which of the following users is famous for being able to reverse a bull or bear trend by a mere post (usually to their detriment)?
<SLV>
Silver Sammy
Silver Shield
SilverNuts@Bolts
7. What did the user Ryedale invent?
A machine to sort copper pennies
The markers used by cashiers to detect counterfeit bills
A machine to authenticate a silver bar
A machine to convert water to fuel emitting only pure oxygen as a bi-product
8. Forum members often reference people who 'wake up' to the deception of the fiat money system as "taking the red pill". From what movie does that reference originate?
1984
The Matrix
The Money Masters
Zeitgeist
9. Whose avatar is this?
HistoryStudent
Master_Ho
goldissima
electric-amish
10. Which of the following sentences best represent's GOLD DUCK's writing style:
Youhave gotto bekidding me!
When you see that ......... you better get EVERYTHING you need into your PHYSICAL POSSESION
NOT UNTIL THEY TAKE IT FROM MY COLD DEAD HANDS!!!
QWAK,Let the FED eat its own PAPER!
11. There is a subforum dedicated to oil & gas
TRUE
FALSE
12. From which forum did the founding members get booted from which prompted them to found GIM?
kitco.com
gold-eagle.com
abovetopsecret.com
moneyforums.com
13. In which year was the first GIM silver round minted?
2005
2006
2007
2008
14. Whose avatar is this?
Mined Games
The Argent Dragon
sky
15. Which of the following quotes was Ponce Cuba famous for saying?
"I'm backing the truck up at $7.50"
"If you owe them they own you"
"If you don't hold it you don't own it"
"Click Click!"
16. Which of the following users would most likely be posting a photo of a beautiful young woman with barely enough clothes to escape an X-rating?
blueice
lhslancers
mtnman
PatColo
17. Whose avatar is this?
AgAuGal
AMforPM
Infidel
Ares
18. Which of the following is NOT an available feature on the GIM website
Post and share photo albums
Communicate with other members in a chat room
Post and share calendar events
Create your own custom color scheme with which to view the forum
19. Which commodity was praised as the "King" commodity in G-khan's signature just prior to his current "Silver is King"?
Gold
Platinum
Palladium
Oil
20. A subforum for which of the following audiences was once created but promptly removed after controversy?
Convicted Criminals
Women
International Members
Gardeners
21. Who is famous for having this animation in their signature?
Scorpio
22. Who of the following is a popular female regular?
Hivemindgammahydra7
Goldhedge
Avalon
23. What prank did the founders of GIM once pull on it's members for April Fools?
They made an annoucement that the site would now require monthly membership fees equal to the current spot silver price
They had the site redirect to the IRS web site
They staged a big argument and suggested they were going to shut down the site
They had the site display all text in chinese characters
24. Who created the "Tracking the DOW plunge..." thread?
momopanda
AuAgHorn
25. Who of the following is NOT a founding member?
Au-myn
BarnacleBob
gpond
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Last revision 11/28/2008