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SEO Literacy Test Results

The SEO literacy test results here are a running tally of every finished Basic SEO Literacy Test: 41 tests taken by 40 people since October 25, 2026.

On their first try, people average 24 of 30, and 63% pass with 24 or more.

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SEO literacy test scores, 0 to 30

The SEO literacy test scores below count each person's first try, so retakes don't push the numbers up. Green bars passed.

SEO literacy test questions people miss most

The SEO literacy test questions people miss most are below, hardest first, with the share who got each one right on their first try. A question joins the list once 10 people have answered it, and the answers stay in the test.

  1. By default, how many redirect hops do Google's crawlers follow?10 first tries10%
  2. When does Google use the lastmod date in your XML sitemap?10 first tries40%
  3. Which of these is NOT one of Google's Core Web Vitals?25 first tries44%
  4. How does Google Search treat a 410 (gone) compared with a 404 (not found)?24 first tries46%
  5. Which site might not need an XML sitemap?21 first tries48%
  6. What is the name of the program Google uses to crawl the web?10 first tries50%
  7. True or false: Every page you care about should have a link from at least one other page on your site.10 first tries50%
  8. You want to keep a page out of Google's results. What should you do?21 first tries52%
  9. What are local results mainly based on?17 first tries59%
  10. True or false: Google's AI features run on the same core ranking and quality systems as Search.10 first tries60%

SEO literacy test takers by day

SEO literacy test takers by day, counting every finished test (UTC days):

  • Oct 2641