Super Quiz
Take this Super Quiz to a Ph.D. Score 1 point for each correct answer on the Freshman Level, 2 points on the Graduate Level and 3 points on the Ph.D. Level. Subject: AMERICANA (e.g., John Barrymore was nicknamed “The Great ____.” Answer: Profile.)
FRESHMAN LEVEL
1. Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, is known as the site of this “first.” Answer________ 2. The Pentagon Papers revealed information about this war. Answer________ 3. In the U.S., this special day is celebrated on the second Sunday in May. Answer________ 4. “Mardis Gras” is French for ____. Answer________ 5. Their films include Babes in Toyland and Way Out West.
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GRADUATE LEVEL
6. In which battle did Pickett’s Charge occur? Answer________ 7. What was the profession of Duncan Phyfe? Answer________ 8. Who founded Pennsylvania? Answer________ 9. What was the Manhattan Project designed to produce? Answer________ 10. Who composed the “Maple Leaf Rag”?
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PH.D. LEVEL
11. A large gravity dam on the Columbia River in Washington. Answer________ 12. This group of Vermont unauthorized militia was led by Ethan Allen. Answer________ 13. Cousins Frederic Dannay and Manfred Lee created this detective hero. Answer________ 14. Who starred in the 1925 film The Phantom of the Opera? Answer________ 15. On this TV show (1956-1964), women told their hard-luck stories. Answer________ ANSWERS:
SCORING:
18 points — congratulations, doctor; 15 to 17 points — honors graduate; 10 to 14 points — you’re plenty smart, but no grind; 4 to 9 points — you really should hit the books harder; 1 point to 3 points — enroll in remedial courses immediately; 0 points — who reads the questions to you?