Sophomore Year
2014-2015
During the 2014-2015 school year, Ben the Survey Guy saw increased exposure as more people discovered his surveys throughout the year. Ben’s average survey sample size started at roughly 250 at the beginning of the year, and increased to an impressive 500 people near the end. Below is a selection of surveys asked during this time and their results.
Do you like Family Guy?
Date Asked: August 28, 2014
Sample Size: 311
Results:
Yes: 137
No: 163
Depends: 11
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Is “Grayson’s Sister” a good band name?
Date Asked: August 29, 2014
Sample Size: 177
Results:
Yes: 104
No: 57
I don’t know: 16
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Do you prefer baked cookies or raw cookie dough?
Date Asked: September 02, 2014
Sample Size: 221
Results:
Baked Cookies: 100
Raw Cookie Dough: 121
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Do you prefer slightly undercooked food or slightly overcooked food?
Date Asked: September 03, 2014
Sample Size: 233
Results:
Overcooked: 154
Undercooked: 52
I don’t know: 27
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How often do you wear shoes in your house?
Date Asked: September 05, 2014
Sample Size: 297
Results:
Always: 54
Sometimes: 20
Not Often: 35
Never: 188
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Would you rather be around someone who is mean to you but nice to everyone else or nice to you but mean to everyone else?
Date Asked: September 10, 2014
Sample Size: 230
Results:
Nice to you: 135
Nice to everyone else: 95
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Which category do you think more people will pick: Category 1 or Category 2?
Date Asked: September 11, 2014
Sample Size: 297
Results:
Category 1: 111
Category 2: 186
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Who should win: the good guy or the bad guy?
Date Asked: September 15, 2014
Sample Size: 274
Results:
The Good Guy: 182
The Bad Guy: 92
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Have you ever missed a family event because of homework?
Date Asked: September 19, 2014
Sample Size: 299
Results:
Yes: 156
No: 143
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Will there be a world war over oil in the next 75 years?
Date Asked: September 23, 2014
Sample Size: 287
Results:
Yes: 200
No: 63
Maybe: 24
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Do you like winter?
Date Asked: September 25, 2014
Sample Size: 343
Results:
Yes: 242
No: 101
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Which is better: Firefox or Google Chrome?
Date Asked: September 26, 2014
Sample Size: 331
Results:
Firefox: 103
Google Chrome: 228
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Do you prefer pancakes or waffles?
Date Asked: October 01, 2014
Sample Size: 402
Results:
Pancakes: 188
Waffles: 214
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Do you prefer cats or dogs?
Date Asked: October 03, 2014
Sample Size: 425
Results:
Cats: 130
Dogs: 295
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There’s two doors. Do you go through the one on the left or the one on the right?
Date Asked: October 07, 2014
Sample Size: 336
Results:
Left: 124
Right: 212
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Do you like bananas?
Date Asked: October 10, 2014
Sample Size: 415
Results:
Yes: 316
No: 99
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Do you dislike doing housework?
Date Asked: October 13, 2014
Sample Size: 316
Results:
Yes: 230
No: 86
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How many pairs of shoes do you own?
Date Asked: October 22, 2014
Sample Size: 325
Results:
1 (Male): 16 1 (Female): 2
2 (Male): 36 2 (Female): 3
3 (Male): 30 3 (Female): 6
4 (Male): 25 4 (Female): 7
5 (Male): 15 5 (Female): 6
6 (Male): 15 6 (Female): 9
7 (Male): 10 7 (Female): 3
8 (Male): 8 8 (Female): 5
9+ (Male): 49 9+ (Female): 80
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Do you prefer bacon or breakfast sausage?
Date Asked: October 27, 2014
Sample Size: 393
Results:
Bacon: 302
Sausage: 63
Neither: 28
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Do you prefer candy or potato chips?
Date Asked: October 28, 2014
Sample Size: 417
Results:
Candy: 258
Chips: 159
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Would you rather be forced to spend a minute locked in a room filled with clowns or a room filled with spiders?
Date Asked: October 30, 2014
Sample Size: 357
Results:
Clowns: 310
Spiders: 47
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Should people be allowed to put chewed gum in water fountains?
Date Asked: November 03, 2014
Sample Size: 389
Results:
Yes: 25
No: 364
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Would you rather cheat and win or play honestly and lose?
Date Asked: November 07, 2014
Sample Size: 319
Results:
Cheat and win: 116
Lose honestly: 203
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What is your dominant hand?
Date Asked: November 10, 2014
Sample Size: 576
Results:
Left: 76
Right: 464
Ambidextrous: 35
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Do you think a zombie apocalypse is possible?
Date Asked: November 11, 2014
Sample Size: 438
Results:
Yes: 152
No: 286
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Do you prefer baked potatoes or mashed potatoes?
Date Asked: November 12, 2014
Sample Size: 432
Results:
Baked: 93
Mashed: 329
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Do you like mushrooms?
Date Asked: November 17, 2014
Sample Size: 491
Results:
Yes: 177
No: 314
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Do you like brussel sprouts?
Date Asked: November 18, 2014
Sample Size: 473
Results:
Yes: 143
No: 330
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Do you dislike the word moist?
Date Asked: November 19, 2014
Sample Size: 480
Results:
Yes: 179
No: 301
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Do you prefer hockey or basketball?
Date Asked: November 20, 2014
Sample Size: 505
Results:
Hockey: 189
Basketball: 258
Neither: 58
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Do you like vegetables?
Date Asked: November 24, 2014
Sample Size: 487
Results:
Yes: 360
No: 127
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How many bathrooms are in your house?
Date Asked: December 08, 2014
Sample Size: 428
Results:
1: 21
2: 110
3: 163
4: 69
5: 31
6+: 37
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Do you prefer rain or snow?
Date Asked: December 15, 2014
Sample Size: 463
Results:
Rain: 120
Snow: 343
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Do you prefer the color pink or blue?
Date Asked: December 16, 2014
Sample Size:447
Results:
Pink (Male): 61 Pink (Female): 65
Blue (Male): 157 Blue (Female): 165
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During the holiday season, do you prefer to have snow or no snow?
Date Asked: December 22, 2014
Sample Size: 506
Results:
Snow: 445
No Snow: 61
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Are you motivated more by reward or punishment?
Date Asked: January 05, 2015
Sample Size: 422
Results:
Reward: 322
Punishment: 100
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Is February a depressing month?
Date Asked: January 06, 2015
Sample Size: 438
Results:
Yes: 165
No: 207
Depends: 66
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Do you use Netflix?
Date Asked: January 07, 2015
Sample Size: 602
Results:
Yes: 430
No: 172
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Is talking to yourself a bad thing?
Date Asked: January 12, 2015
Sample Size: 437
Results:
Yes: 50
No: 341
In excess: 46
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Do you like using the Google Chromebook?
Date Asked: January 26, 2015
Sample Size: 498
Results:
Yes: 136
No: 362
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Do you prefer vanilla or chocolate ice cream?
Date Asked: February 03, 2015
Sample Size: 412
Results:
Vanilla: 209
Chocolate: 203
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Do you like waffles?
Date Asked: February 04, 2015
Sample Size: 520
Results:
Yes: 480
No: 40
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Should college athletes be paid?
Date Asked: February 06, 2015
Sample Size: 468
Results:
Yes: 236
No: 232
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Do you like romance films?
Date Asked: February 09, 2015
Sample Size: 424
Results:
Yes: 221
No: 203
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Would you rather have to come to school 100 minutes early, or stay 100 minutes late?
Date Asked: February 10, 2015
Sample Size: 367
Results:
Start early: 124
End late: 243
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Have you seen “The Matrix?”
Date Asked: February 16, 2015
Sample Size: 518
Results:
Yes: 198
No: 320
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Do you prefer milk chocolate or dark chocolate?
Date Asked: February 17, 2015
Sample Size: 383
Results:
Milk chocolate: 254
Dark chocolate: 129
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Do you prefer using PC or Mac computers?
Date Asked: February 18, 2015
Sample Size: 541
Results:
PC: 176
Mac: 365
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Can you curl your tongue?
Date Asked: February 19, 2015
Sample Size: 431
Results:
Yes: 303
No: 128
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Do you prefer regular pencils or mechanical pencils?
Date Asked: February 23, 2015
Sample Size: 458
Results:
Regular: 140
Mechanical: 318
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Do you prefer Nike or Adidas?
Date Asked: February 24, 2015
Sample Size: 510
Results:
Nike: 376
Adidas: 80
It doesn’t matter: 54
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Do you prefer analog or digital clocks?
Date Asked: February 25, 2015
Sample Size: 388
Results:
Analog: 151
Digital: 284
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Do you prefer fruits or vegetables?
Date Asked: February 26, 2015
Sample Size: 454
Results:
Fruits: 402
Vegetables: 52
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Do you use an iPhone or Android phone?
Date Asked: March 12, 2015
Sample Size: 476
Results:
iPhone: 360
Android: 99
Other/None: 17
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Are you an early bird or a night owl?
Date Asked: March 17, 2015
Sample Size: 486
Results:
Early Bird: 108
Night Owl: 378
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Do you like math?
Date Asked: March 20, 2015
Sample Size: 341
Results:
Yes: 150
No: 191
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Do you prefer meat or vegetables?
Date Asked: March 23, 2015
Sample Size: 589
Results:
Meat: 412
Vegetables: 177
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What goes in first: the cereal or the milk?
Date Asked: March 24, 2015
Sample Size: 546
Results:
Cereal: 493
Milk: 33
I don’t eat cereal: 20
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What’s your favorite day of the week?
Date Asked: March 27, 2015
Sample Size: 660
Results:
Monday: 33
Tuesday: 11
Wednesday: 41
Thursday: 30
Friday: 366
Saturday: 167
Sunday: 12
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Should swear words be censored?
Date Asked: April 01, 2015
Sample Size: 600
Results:
Yes: 142
No: 403
Depends: 55
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Do you prefer to communicate via social media or face to face?
Date Asked: April 07, 2015
Sample Size: 578
Results:
Social media: 58
Face to face: 473
In the middle: 47
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What’s your least favorite day of the week?
Date Asked: April 09, 2015
Sample Size: 633
Results:
Monday: 365
Tuesday: 127
Wednesday: 48
Thursday: 35
Friday: 20
Saturday: 9
Sunday: 29
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Do you prefer paper books or e-books?
Date Asked: April 10, 2015
Sample Size: 517
Results:
Paper: 408
E-books: 74
In the middle: 35
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Do you prefer fruit cereal or chocolate cereal?
Date Asked: April 13, 2015
Sample Size: 596
Results:
Fruit: 310
Chocolate: 250
Middle: 36
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Do you prefer group activities or individual activities?
Date Asked: April 14, 2015
Sample Size: 495
Results:
Group: 289
Individual: 180
Middle: 27
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Would you rather have $5000 now or $8000 in one month?
Date Asked: April 15, 2015
Sample Size: 516
Results:
$5000 now: 91
$8000 later: 427
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Do you prefer football or soccer?
Date Asked: April 16, 2015
Sample Size: 684
Results:
Football: 343
Soccer: 316
Neither: 25
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How many people live in your household?
Date Asked: April 17, 2015
Sample Size: 668
Results:
1: 11
2: 34
3: 122
4: 237
5: 142
6: 65
7: 19
8: 38
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Do you prefer pizza or pasta?
Date Asked: April 20, 2015
Sample Size: 721
Results:
Pizza: 468
Pasta: 254
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How many pets do you have?
Date Asked: April 21, 2015
Sample Size: 605
Results:
0: 123
1: 164
2: 108
3: 61
4: 39
5: 30
6: 13
7: 12
8-10: 12
11+: 43
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Do you prefer the taste of healthy or unhealthy foods?
Date Asked: April 22, 2015
Sample Size: 500
Results:
Healthy: 223
Unhealthy: 244
Both: 33
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Do you like chess?
Date Asked: April 23, 2015
Sample Size: 638
Results:
Yes: 365
No: 273
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Do you like pizza?
Date Asked: April 27, 2015
Sample Size: 811
Results:
Yes: 749
No: 62
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Do you prefer potato chips or french fries?
Date Asked: April 28, 2015
Sample Size: 642
Results:
Potato Chips: 138
French Fries: 504
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Do you prefer fast food or school lunches?
Date Asked: April 29, 2015
Sample Size: 554
Results:
Fast Food: 451
School Lunches: 103
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How many hours of sleep do you get a night?
Date Asked: April 30, 2015
Sample Size: 609
Results:
0-3: 44
4: 29
5: 51
6: 122
7: 141
8: 144
9: 31
10+: 47
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Will humanity go extinct in 100 years?
Date Asked: May 01, 2015
Sample Size: 567
Results:
Yes: 165
No: 375
Maybe: 27
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Do you prefer mild rollercoasters or wild rollercoasters?
Date Asked: May 04, 2015
Sample Size: 616
Results:
Mild: 150
Wild: 441
Neither: 25
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Do you prefer hard or soft shell tacos?
Date Asked: May 05, 2015
Sample Size: 663
Results:
Hard: 261
Soft: 402
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What’s your opinion of socks & sandals?
Date Asked: May 06, 2015
Sample Size: 542
Results:
They’re fine: 207
Fashion disaster: 335
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Do you prefer potato chips or tortilla chips?
Date Asked: May 11, 2015
Sample Size: 555
Results:
Potato chips: 336
Tortilla chips: 219
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Do you prefer cake, cookies, or brownies?
Date Asked: May 12, 2015
Sample Size: 614
Results:
Cake: 126
Cookies: 178
Brownies: 255
All: 55
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Do you prefer tacos or burritos?
Date Asked: May 18, 2015
Sample Size: 1078
Results:
Tacos: 666
Burritos: 372
Neither: 40
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Which is better: the English Renaissance or the Italian Renaissance?
Date Asked: May 20, 2015
Sample Size: 445
Results:
English: 119
Italian: 326
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Is ball life?
Date Asked: May 22, 2015
Sample Size: 572
Results:
Yes: 402
No: 170
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Do you prefer Dumbledore or Gandalf?
Date Asked: May 27, 2015
Sample Size: 550
Results:
Dumbledore: 246
Gandalf: 242
Neither: 62
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Do you prefer Lebron James or Michael Jordan?
Date Asked: May 28, 2015
Sample Size: 577
Results:
Lebron James: 204
Michael Jordan: 274
Neither: 79
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Do you have any family members who served in the Army or Navy?
Date Asked: May 29, 2015
Sample Size: 575
Results:
Yes: 430
No: 145
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Should people under 18 have more of a say in society?
Date Asked: May 29, 2015
Sample Size: 148
Results:
Yes: 127
No: 21
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Do you believe in the Illuminati?
Date Asked: June 03, 2015
Sample Size: 672
Results:
Yes: 378
No: 294
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Should waiters be paid a full salary?
Date Asked: June 05, 2015
Sample Size: 541
Results:
Yes: 419
No: 122
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Would you rather get something and lose it or never have had it to begin with?
Date Asked: June 08, 2015
Sample Size: 531
Results:
Get something and lose it: 141
Never have had it: 390
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Would you rather be rich or have good friends?
Date Asked: June 09, 2015
Sample Size: 561
Results:
Be rich: 217
Have good friends: 344
