pop quiz

How Many People Can You Name in This Photo of Obama’s Cabinet?

President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden pose with the full Cabinet for an official group photo in the Grand Foyer of the White House, July 26, 2012. Seated, from left, are: Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, Acting Commerce Secretary Rebecca Blank, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations Susan Rice, and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. Standing in the second row, from left, are: Education Secretary Arne Duncan, Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr., Labor Secretary Hilda L. Solis, Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner, Chief of Staff Jack Lew, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric K. Shinseki, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, and U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk.Standing in the third row, from left, are: Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan, Energy Secretary Steven Chu, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson, Office of Management and Budget Acting Director Jeffrey D. Zients, Council of Economic Advisers Chair Alan Krueger, and Small Business Administrator Karen G. Mills. (Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy)This official White House photograph is being made available only for publication by news organizations and/or for personal use printing by the subject(s) of the photograph. The photograph may not be manipulated in any way and may not be used in commercial or political materials, advertisements, emails, products, promotions that in any way suggests approval or endorsement of the President, the First Family, or the White House.?
Class photo. Photo: Chuck Kennedy/White House

Examine the photo of President Obama’s cabinet above, which was recently posted on the White House’s official Flickr page. Count the number of people you can identify. Then scroll down to see what your score means.

0 people: You are blind, not your fault.

1 person: Really, just Obama? Very funny.

2–3 people: You might be 6 years old.

47 people: You have reached a socially acceptable level of familiarity with Obama’s cabinet.

812 people: You read the news every day.

1317 people: You read the news all day.

1820 people: Okay, now you’re just showing off.

2123 people: You work in the White House.

A perfect 24 out of 24: You are personal friends with Small Business Administrator Karen G. Mills.

Name the People in This Obama Cabinet Photo