AREN'T WE SOMETHING?

THE 60 MINUTES/VANITY FAIRPOLL

Call it healthy self-regard, or call it something worse, but Americans are feeling pretty confident about themselves this month. Nearly 6 out of 10 parents feel that, as parents, they measure up to their own parents; more than a third think they're even better than that. And 70 percent of us say we're comfortable trusting our own moral compass, as opposed to the law or religion or anything/anyone else, to keep us from behaving badly.

The same awareness of our own wonderfulness is borne out by the responses to another question. Nearly half of us admit to a fear of being caught reading Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi's A Shore Thing in public, while only 6 percent would experience similar mortification if seen reading Fifty Shades of Grey.

So we have our pride. And therefore maybe need to be taken down a peg. How fortunate, then, to discover that most Americans don't know how many justices sit on the Supreme Court. In fact, even among college graduates, only 52 percent can correctly say "nine." Now, there's something to be justifiably—and, sure, proudly—modest about.

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SEE THE COMPLETE POLL RESULTS.

Now N that Osama bin Laden is off the list, can you name anyone from the F.B.I.'s top A 10 most-wanted N. fugitives?

Which one of the following would you say most prevents you from behaving c badly?

How many justices sit on the U.S. Supreme Court?

When you go out to a restaurant, how much do you usually tip your server?

Assuming they both exist, which do you think is more important for the human race— heaven or hell?

Compared to your own parents, how would you rate yourself as a parent?

Which do you think is worse for a person's reputation—filing for divorce or filing for bankruptcy?

Who is Jamie Dimon?

Which of the following would you be most embarrassed to be seen reading in k public? .

If you could save one of these original documents of American history from a fire, which one would it be?

This poll was conducted at the CBS News interviewing facility among random sample of990 adults nationwide, interviewed by telephone June 22-25, 2012. Some low-per cent age answer choices have been omitted.