The Internet, despite its vast repositories of knowledge, has made us stupid. According to the Pew Research Center, Americans know less about current events now than they did in 1989. Too many distractions? Well The New York Times is looking to inform all the Web's denizens, or at least guilt them into scanning RSS headlines. It's launched a Facebook App dubbed The New York Times News Quiz. After a answering five questions based on the day's headlines, takers are awarded a "Times IQ" and ranked against their friends and collective Facebook users. Brilliant move. Even cheaters will end up learning something. No one wants to look like an idiot in front of friends.

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