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., For what does “R&B” stand in the world of music? Answer: Rhythm and blues.)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. What is sold by Tiffany & Co. of New York City?

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2. Who became the 48th vice president of the United States in 2017? Answer________

3. On which network is Sean Hannity a fixture?

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4. Which president created the Purple Heart decoration? Answer________

5. What popular snack was originally called “Saratoga Chips”?

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GRADUATE LEVEL

6. For what product was the John B. Stetson Company famous? Answer________

7. In the song, “your daddy’s rich” and what is your mama? Answer________

8. Poem: “I never saw a purple ___; I never hope to see one.” Answer________

9. Term for the period between 1920 and 1933.

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10. Poker term for five cards of the same suit in order.

Answer________ PH.D. LEVEL

11. In which city is the This is the Place Monument?

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12. According to the lyrics, what train is “the quickest way to Harlem”? Answer________

13. Mary ____ was the first woman executed by the U.S. federal government. Answer________

14. What poem begins “Once upon a midnight dreary.” Answer________

15. What venue is notable as the headquarters of the Rockettes. Answer________

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?