like not necessarily testing IQ on music theory because i, myself, mostly "go by ear" rather than what's in the books from centuries ago...

but just like a quiz or litmus test on music related things and history of specific genres relevant to the 20th/21st century.

i sent dan a PM about instituting this here.
picture this: the forum is boarded off from the rest of the site and all accounts wishing to participate in further in-depth musical discourse have to apply and pass a 150 question music "IQ" test in order to gain admission...
i even said i would grade the results for them myself.
haven't heard back, but imagine the curriculum covered...

problem solving questions:

if john has 14 chamillionaire mp3s from his new mixtape in a folder on his desktop but the .m3u file says he should have 17, identify which tracks are missing from the rip.

multiple choice questions:

who is this man?

http://tinyurl.com/856nnoy

a) jim morrison
b) charles manson
c) our lord and savior, jesus christ
d) none of the above

and mathematical problems:

1 mp3 on itunes from the new lady antebellum album costs .99 cents, the album contains 15 tracks - what does the album cost on itunes?

you know just stuff like that we should all know by this point...

i think this would be a good way to thin the herd a bit.