Sexual · Question 33 of 100

What “Had sexual intercourse in a pool, hot tub, or body of water?” means

Item 33 on the 100-question Rice Purity Test reads “Had sexual intercourse in a pool, hot tub, or body of water?”. Here is what the wording covers, where readers reasonably disagree about it, and exactly how much it moves your score.

Guidance written and reviewed 2026-07-26

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What the question is asking

Item 33 asks whether you have had intercourse in a pool, a hot tub, or any body of water. It is the most specific of the setting items and lists three variants in one box, so any of them is enough.

Where people disagree about what counts

A shower or a bath is the standard edge case: neither is a pool, a hot tub, or a body of water in the ordinary sense, so most takers exclude them. Beyond that, the item is unusually well specified for this checklist.

The test is self-scored and nobody else ever sees your answer, so the only thing that matters is applying one reading consistently across the whole checklist.

How item 33 fits with the items around it

Item 33 is the last of the outdoor-leaning setting items before the checklist turns indoors and specifically collegiate at items 34 and 35. It also connects loosely to item 69 on skinny dipping and item 87 on breaking into a pool after hours, both of which involve the same settings from different angles.

Item 32, before this one Had sexual intercourse in public? Item 34, after this one Had sexual intercourse in a residence hall?

How it affects the score

Every question has the same one-point effect. Checking item 33 subtracts one point from the starting score of 100. Leaving it unchecked subtracts nothing, and no item on the checklist is weighted more heavily than any other.

Final score = 100 − total checked boxes

The final number never identifies this answer or any other individual answer — it is a count, so it discards which items were selected the moment it is calculated. Read the full scoring guide or look up an exact result on the 0–100 score chart.

Questions about item 33

Does a shower or a bath count for item 33?

Most takers say no, since neither is a pool, a hot tub, or a body of water. The item lists three settings and a bathroom is not among them.

Does the ocean or a lake count?

Yes. "Body of water" is explicitly in the item, which covers lakes, rivers, and the sea.

Do I also check items 31 and 32?

Often. An outdoor lake would also satisfy item 31, and possibly item 32 if others could see.

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