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1. Who was pictured on the first U.S. postage stamp for general use, a 5-cent stamp issued in 1847?
A) Benjamin Franklin B) Alexander Hamilton C) Abraham Lincoln
D) George Washington
2. Which poem by Emma Lazarus is quoted on the base of the Statue of Liberty?
A) “Courage”
B) “Diving into the Wreck” C) “A Hymn to Humanity” D) “The New Colossus”
3. Calico fabric takes its name from which of these things?
A) A city in India B) A flower C) A mythological queen D) A type of loom
4. Which march written by Edward Elgar is most closely associated with academic graduation ceremonies?
A) “Colonel Bogey March” B) “Entry of the Gladiators” C) “Onward Upward March” D) “Pomp and Circumstance”
5. By population, which is the largest city located north of the Arctic Circle?
B) Inuvik, NWT, Canada
C) Murmansk, Russia D) Tromso, Norway 6. The Broadway musical “Cats” is based on “Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats” by which poet?
A) e.e. cummings B) Emily Dickinson
C) T. S. Eliot
D) Robert Frost
Answers
1) The first U.S. postage stamp, issued in 1847, bore a picture of Benjamin Franklin, first postmaster general of the United States.
2) “The New Colossus” is inscribed at the base of the State of Liberty.
3) Calico fabric takes its name from the Indian city of Kozhikode, known in English as Calicut.
4) “Pomp and Circumstance” by Edward Elgar is commonly played at academic graduation ceremonies.
5) By population, Murmansk, Russia, is the largest city north of the Arctic Circle. 6) The Broadway musical “Cats” is based on “Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats” by T. S. Eliot.