Magellan's Log: Kulchur Kwotient 801

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See No. 11 below.

What's your culture quotient? Give yourself 1 point for each of the first ten questions. For No. 11, the really hard one, make it 2 points.

1. Biology. What's the percentage of oxygen in the air we breathe?
a. 10%. b. 20%. c. 40%. d. 80%.

2. Capital Punishment I. The first country to abolish capital punishment did so in 1787. Which country was it?
a. England. b. Italy. c. Austria. d. Sweden.

3. History. When did the first African slaves arrive in America?
a. 1569. b. 1619. c. 1669. d. 1719.

4. Capital Punishment II. When was the last guillotining in France?
a. 1817. b. 1867. c. 1917. d. 1977.

5. Agriculture. What is the most widely cultivated plant?
a. wheat. b. rice. c. corn. d. soybeans.

6. Sports. Where will you find the largest collection of baseball cards?
a. Metropolitcan Museum of Art. b. Baseball Hall of Fame.
c. Smithsonian Institution. d. Library of Congress.

7. Caffeine. Coffee is grown in only one American state. Which?
a. Hawaii. b. California. c. Florida. d. Texas.

8. Tourist Attractions. Where is the site officially known as "The Jefferson National Expansion Monument"?
a. New Orleans. b. St. Louis. c. Des Moines. d. Denver.

9. Mousemania. When did the first Disneyland (in Anaheim, California) open?
a. 1948. b. 1955. c. 1962. d. 1969.

10. Philology. Which of the following means "widespread in a region or a group"?
a. epidemic. b. endemic. c. prolific. d. edenic.

11. Stumper (2 points). In the picture above you see four dice on a table. The total of the face-up numbers is 13 (2 + 6 + 4 +1). What's the total of the face-down numbers?
a. 9. b. 12. c. 15. d. 18.

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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