Magellan's Log: Buried Treasure

Buried Treasure

As is well-known, wanderers occasionally encounter cryptic documents which, if handled correctly, lead them to their bliss in the form of wisdom or wealth or, in the case of Republicans, both. You are now faced with such a document: this absurdly pretentious little culture trivia quiz. Respond well, and you can enter a realm of higher wisdom.

1. Who played the title role in the movie version of Myra Breckinridge?

Raquel Welch.
Jane Fonda.
Bibi Andersen.
Rex Reed.

2. Who said, "God is in the details"?

Billy Graham.
Albert Einstein.
Mies van der Rohe.
Salvador Dali.

3. Soldier's Field, the football stadium at the University of Chicago, is famous as the site of:

the first NFL game.
the first controlled fission reaction.
the police imprisonment of protesters at the 1968 Democratic convention.
the first collegiate soccer game played in America.

4. A.J. Foyt : Texas = ? : Argentina.

Juan Fangio.
Juan Peron.
Evita Peron.
Julio Iglesia.

5. A terabyte is ? bytes.

1,000,000.
1,000,000,000.
1,000,000,000,000.
1,000,000,000,000,000.

6. A parsec is:

A sub-atomic particle.
1,000 kropi.
A high-end brand of audio equipment.
A measure of distance.

7. The most over-rated artist(s) of the 20th century:

The Keenes.
Leroy Nieman.
Max Ernst.
Pablo Picasso.

8. Timothy Leary was:

brilliant.
mis-guided.
omphaloskeptic.
all of the above.

9. How many people were killed by other people (war, revolution, etc.) in the 20th century?

2,000,000.
20,000,000.
200,000,000.
2,000,000,000.

10. The first international women's rights convention occurred in 1848 in:

Seneca Falls, NY.
Paris.
London.
New York City.

Search for the treasure:
If you got between 0 and 2 right, click here.
If you got between 3 and 5 right, click here.
If you got between 6 and 9 right, click here.
If you got 10 right, congratulations! And click here!

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