Albany Times Union

SUPER QUIZ

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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.

NATIONAL WOMEN’S HALL OF FAME

Identify the woman inducted into the Hall. (e.g., Star of “I Love Lucy.” Answer: Lucille Ball.)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. Her debut cookbook was “Mastering the Art of French Cooking.”

2. Jazz singer nicknamed “Lady Day.” 3. She was the Democratic Party’s nominee for president in the 2016 election. 4. Pilot who disappeare­d with her navigator, Fred Noonan. 5. She was the richest African-american of the 20th century.

GRADUATE LEVEL

6. She founded the American Red Cross. 7. The first woman to serve as attorney general of the U.S. 8. Best known for being the instructor and companion of Helen Keller. 9. She became the first black woman elected to the U.S. Congress 10. She founded the Church of Christ, Scientist.

PH.D. LEVEL

11. The first second lady and second first lady of the United States.

12. Cultural anthropolo­gist who authored “Coming of Age in Samoa.” 13. Opera singer known for her coloratura soprano roles. 14. She was acclaimed the fastest woman in the world in the 1960s. 15. Her book “Silent Spring” advanced the environmen­tal movement.

ANSWERS:

1. Julia Child. 2. Billie Holiday. 3. Hillary Clinton. 4. Amelia Earhart. 5. Oprah Winfrey. 6. Clara Barton. 7. Janet Reno. 8. Anne Sullivan. 9. Shirley Chisholm. 10. Mary Baker Eddy. 11. Abigail Adams. 12. Margaret Mead. 13. Beverly Sills. 14. Wilma Rudolph. 15. Rachel Carson.

SCORING:

24 to 30 points — congratula­tions, doctor; 18 to 23 points — honors graduate; 13 to 17 points — you’re plenty smart, but no grind; 5 to 12 points — you really should hit the books harder; 1 point to 4 points — enroll in remedial courses immediatel­y; 0 points — who reads the questions to you?

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