See No. 2.

What's your culture quotient? You get 1 point for each of the first ten questions. For No. 11, the really hard one, you get 2 points.

1. Geography. In which country will you find Macchu Picchu?
    a. Peru.  b. China.  c. Burma.  d. Ethiopia.

2. Nutrition. Which of the following is not a legume?
    a. English peas.  b. Garbanzos.  c. Spinach.  d. Frijoles.

3. TV. M*A*S*H was based on a movie of the same name. Who was the director of the movie?
    a. Mel Brooks.  b. Rob Reiner.  c. Robert Altman.  d. Steven Spielberg.

4. Celebrity. Jimmie Hendrix and Bruce Lee are buried in the same city. What is it?
    a. Miami.  b. Los Angeles.  c. San Francisco.  d. Seattle.

5. Engineering. The diesel engined is name for its inventor. What was his nationality?
    a. American.  b. German.  c. British.   d. French.

6. Photograpy. Optically, which of the following lenses is the fastest?
    a. f/2.0.  b. f/3.5.  c. f/5.6.  d. f/8.0.

7. Botany. Which of the following plants is poisonous.
    a. Elderberry.  b. Bluebonnet.  c. Morning glory.  d. English ivy.

8. Skyscrapers. Which has the most floors?
    a. Empire State Building.  b. Chrysler Building.  c. Transamerica Tower.  d. World Trade Center.

9. Physics. Bernoulli's Princicple is critical in the design of which of the falling?
    a. Airplanes.  b. Teapots.  c. Elevators.  d. Computers.

10. Awards. In which one of the following fields is no Nobel Prize given?
    a. Economics.  b. Literature.  c. Medicine.  d. Biology.

11. Stumper. In the West, the mountain pictures above is known as Mt. Everest. What do the natives who live nearby call it?
    a. Chomolungma.  b. Annapurna.  c. Mt. Everest.  d. Krakatoa.

Scoring
9-12: Ph.D.
7-8: M.A.
5-6: B.A.
< 5: You're still probably smarter than Regis Philbin.

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