See No. 4.

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. Literature. Gulliver's Travels brought Jonathan Swift lasting fame. But it wasn't his first successful satire, which was:
   a. Tale of a Tub.   b. Don Quixote.   c. Robinson Crusoe.    d. Essay on Man.

2. Cars. Who designed the first Volkswagen?
   a. Ferdinand Porsche.   b. Enzio Ferrari.    c. Hermann Goering.
   d. Friedrich Benz.

3. Philosophy. Zen is, in a sense, a variant on Buddhism, which originated in India. In which country did the so-called Zen variant arise?
   a. China.   b. Japan.   c. Cambodia.   d. Thailand. [The Japanese word "Zen" comes from the Chinese word "chan", which means "sitting."]

4. Archeology. Let's say you're the photographer taking the picture above. If you turn 180 degrees, what will you see?
   a. Cairo.   b. Alexandria.   c. The Nile River.   d. The Mediterranean Sea.

5. Radio. Which of the following was the most popular radio program during the Great Depression?
    a. Burns and Allen.   b. Bob Hope.   c. Your Hit Parade.   d. Amos and Andy.

6. Technology. What was the device that used to perform the function that transistors now perform in electronic equipment?
   a. Bulbs.  b. Valves.  c. Tubes.    d. Capacitors.

7. Oenology. Which of the following is NOT a site of wine production?
   a. Napa Valley.   b. Texas High Plains.   c. Manitoba.   d. The Rhine Basin.

8. Sports. Rugby was an early form of football. Cricket preceded baseball. From what game did modern contract bridge arise?
   a. Canasta.   b. Whist.   c. Hearts.   d. Poker.

9. Culture. Homer : Milton = Beethoven : ?
   a. Stravinsky.   b. Helen Keller.   c. Tchaikovsky.    d. Marco Polo. [They were both deaf.]

10. Geography. Which is the largest body of fresh water on earth?
   a. Lake Bakal.   b. Mediterranean Sea. c. Lake Victoria.   d. Lake Michigan.

11. Stumper. Which language does the word "assassin" come from?
   a. Arabic.   b. Romania.   c. Hindi.   d. Greek. [Meaning "one who smokes hashish."]

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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