Gamers have gotten a bad rap lately. Conventional wisdom seems to suggest that because people, young or old, that spend a lot of their time playing video games must be less intelligent that most other folks because video games are mindless entertainment venues that distract us and dilute our brain power. I, on the other hand, believe that many games actually stimulate the brain and can serve as cognitive exercise. To prove my point, I have selected a few current events-related questions and fashioned a sort of Wonderlic Test for gamers. So here goes nothing...

Law And Order

Back in February, Stefan Eriksson, the disgraced former CEO of the handheld game console maker Gizmondo, was involved in a spectacular crash of a rare $1.2 million Ferrari Enzo on California's Pacific Coast Highway near Malibu. According to various reports, Malibu authorities say the Ferrari was racing another vehicle, a SLR Mercedes, at speeds of up to 160 Mph when the car went airborne and struck a power pole. Eriksson, who was legally drunk at the time, claimed to be only a passenger and blamed the crash on some other dude who Eriksson claimed left the scene of the crash. Eriksson' downward spiral continued last week when he was arrested at his Bel Air home and held without bail for:

Having ties to the Swedish Uppsala Mafia and the ridiculous mob nickname "Fat Steffy." Lying to police about being a passenger and not the driver of the Enzo. Driving an Enzo in California, which violates state emissions standards. Defaulting on his payments for exotic, expensive cars.