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by Jerden Purmort

No. 794 ANSWERS.

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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. Urbanology.
What is the oldest continuously inhabited city?
    a. Rome.    b. Beijing.    c. Bombay.     d. Damascus.

2. Diet. Which fruit do Americans eat more of than any other?
    a. Bananas.    b. Oranges.    c. Apples.     d. Raisins.

3. Hope.  Ellis Island was a gateway for immigrants to America for 62 years (1892-1954). How many people passed through Ellis Island in that time?
    a. 5 million.    b. 10 million.    c. 20 million.     d. 40 million.

4. Space. Most people know that Neil Armstrong was the first person on the moon. Who was the last?
    a. John Glenn.    b. Eugene Cernan.    c. Gus Grissom.
    d. Alan Shepherd.

5. Medicine. In 17th century England, which product was advertised as a cure for scurvy, gout, and other ailments?
    a. Coffee.    b. Tobacco.    c. Tea.    d. Laudanum.

6. Music. What is the title of the piece of music you are hearing?
    a. Breaker.    b. Midnight Rambler.    c. Mortal Kombat.    d. Quake.

7. Vocabulary. "Canada" is an Amerindian word. What does it mean?
    a. "Sleepy Place."    b. "Big Village."    c. "Cold Toes."
    d. "Inferiority Complex."

8. Architecture. In which city is the largest gothic cathedral in the world?
    a. New York (St. John's).    b. Paris.     c. Cologne.    d. Milan.

9. Geography. Into which body of water does the Danube River empty?
    a. Black Sea.    b. Mediterranean Sea.    c. Atlantic Ocean.
    d. Caspian Sea.

10. Hygiene. What percent of Americans admit to reading in the bathroom?
    a. 26%.    b. 46%.    c. 66%.    d. 86%.

11. Stumper. Who composed the music you're hearing and whose title you identified in Number 6?
    a. Elton John.    b. Michael Jackson.    c. k.d. lang.     d. tomandandy.

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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