Thanks!

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On the morning drive Quinn & Rose radio show, I heard about the famous high school graduation exam from Salina, Kansas which Snopes had debunked as a hoax.

I remember when they did this as I checked their site which categorically stated that such an exam did not exist. Well, it turned out that such an exam does exist and is preserved by a historical society in, of all places (drum roll, please) . . .

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Salina, Kansas! Imagine that!

So naturally, I log on to see Snopes eat crow.

Only the first thing to catch my eye is a big red
false.

I figure WTF? and scroll up to see that they've changed the question. It is no longer about the existence of the exam, not that it is a documented fact.

Snopes has rewritten the question as to what the exam is supposed to show. In Snopes view, the questions are a bunch of irrelevant, arcane facts not unlike memorizing the names of the key rivers in South America.

Certainly, some of the questions fall in that category, but more require actual broad-based knowledge and problem solving skills. Snopes also likes to dismiss the exam because some of those citing its existence stated that it was a high school entrance exam rather than a graduation exam.
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Well, knock me over with a feather!

Several occasions I have searched Snopes for political stuff. I have found them to be incorrect several times, they have a liberal bias.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2307857/posts