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., Who did George W. Bush defeat to win the presidency in 2000? Answer: Al Gore.)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. In which sport did Bob Cousy excel?

2. He faced villains such as Mrs. Pruneface and Flattop Jones. 3. It was called “liberty cabbage” during World War I.

GRADUATE LEVEL

4. What is denoted by the term “Podunk”?

5. What famous character did Edgar Rice Burroughs create?

6. Who famously said, “Mr. Watson, come here, I want you”?

PH.D. LEVEL

7. He is considered the first American casualty in the Revolutionary War. 8. Title of a 1930 Western novel: “Destry Rides ____.”

9. Which comedian hosted the TV variety show “The Texaco Star Theater”?

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?