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by Jerden Purmort

No. 793.

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See No. 9.

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. Tension.
According to a recent survey, on any given day approximately what percentage of Americans are suffering from hemorrhoids?
    a. 25.    b. 45.    c. 65.     d. 85.

2. Zoology. Which order of mammals has the largest number of species?
    a. Rodents.    b. Bats.    c. Cats.     d. Whales.

3. Food.  When Japanese order Domino's Pizza out, which topping is most frequently requested?
    a. pepperoni.    b. squid.    c. olives.     d. extra cheese.

4. Travel. Which American national park receives the largest number of visits annually?
    a. Great Smoky Mountains.    b. Yellowstone.    c. Grand Canyon.    d. Yosemite.

5. Cars. Once upon a time, automatic transmissions were the exception rather than the rule. If you bought a Buick in 1950 and wanted an automatic transmission, what did you ask for?
    a. Hydramatic.    b. PowerGlide.    c. E-Z Shift.    d. Dynaflow.

6. Music. How many hemidemisemiquavers are there in one quarter note?
    a. 16.    b. 32.    c. 64.    d. 128.

7. Vocabulary. Which of these words refers to someone who always wants to know the latest gossip?
    a. quidnunc.    b. flibbertigibbet.    c. dirtdobber.     d. neer-say-no.

8. TV. Matt Groening gave us The Simpsons and?
    a. Futurama.    b. Beavis and Butthead.     c. Peanuts.    d. Third Rock from the Sun.

9. Art. In which country will you find the original of the cave painting pictured above?
    a. USA.    b. France.    c. Ethiopia.     d. Australia.

10. History. Until 1796, which American state was known as "Franklin"?
    a. Kentucky.    b. Tennessee.    c. Illinois.    d. Wisconsin.

11. Stumper. How many years old is the cave painting pictured above?
    a. 10.000.    b. 40,000.    c. 70,000.     d. 100,000.

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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