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., Childhood home of James Fenimore Cooper. Answer: Cooperstown, N.Y.)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. In what field did “Gentleman Jim” Corbett excel? Answer________ 2. What was the name of Little Orphan Annie’s dog? Answer________ 3. The crossing of which body of water is known as the Middle Passage? Answer________ 4. Which noted playwright married Marilyn Monroe?

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GRADUATE LEVEL 5. Who was the “Swedish Nightingale”? Answer________ 6. What kind of pipe was also known as a calumet? Answer________ 7. What material is used to make a quonset hut? Answer________ 8. The name of what dance was inspired by Charles Lindbergh?

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PH.D. LEVEL

9. Which fictional character said, “A fella ain’t got a soul of his own ...”? Answer________ 10. Complete the title of the Henry Wadsworth Longfellow poem: The Courtship of _____. Answer________ 11. What was the French name of the French-Canadian wood runners? Answer________ 12. Name the song: “I’m a young cowboy and I know I’ve done wrong.”

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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?