2. Morale. Which organization has the motto
"Blood and Fire"?
a. Salvation Army.
b. US Army Rangers. c. The now-defunct KGB.
d. The CIA.
3. Words. What's a maypop?
a. Fruit of the passion flower.
b. British Popsicle.
c. Irish Festival on May 1.
d. A misspelled word, in newspaper jargon.
4. High Culture. On an average day, how many advertisements, in all
media, does an American see?
a. 100. b. 300. c. 600. d. 900.
5. Delivery. Which country has the most post offices?
a. China. b. United States. c.
Brazil. d. India (152,792).
6. Demographics. What was the estimated population of the world in
5,000 BCE?
a. 1 million. b. 5
million. c. 10 million. d. 20 million.
7. Journalism. What is the oldest continuously published newspaper in
the United States?
a. New York Post.
b. New York Daily News. c. New York Times.
d. Philadelphia Inquirer.
8. Obsessive-compulsive Disorder. How many words did Marcel Proust
write in Remembrance of Things Past before he called it a day?
a. 500,000. b. 1,000,000. c. 1,500,000. d. 2,000,000.
9. Words, Part II. What's an aglet?
a. A baby aglon. b. Immature
winestock. c. 75 years.
d. Plastic tip on a shoe lace.
10. Automotive Classics. How many Yugos were manufactured in 1999?
a. 0. b. 1/2. c.
1. d. 9,000 (oh ye of little faith).
11. Stumper. What's the brand of the car in the picture above?
a. Studebaker (1948).
b. Chrysler. c. Mercury. d. Buick.