
See No. 5 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. Cars. How many cars sold in America in 2000 were
equipped with standard transmission?
a. 9%. b. 19%. c. 29%.
d. 39%.
2. Movies. Which historical figure has been
portrayed in the most movies?
a. Napoleon. b. Jesus. c. Lincoln.
d. Mao Zedong.
3. Sin. Which of the following is NOT one of the Seven Deadly
Sins?
a. Lust. b. Gluttony. c. Anger.
d. Usury.
4. Innovation. In 1925 the first what opened in San Luis Obispo,
California?
a. Drive-in restaurant. b. Drive-in
theater. c. Motel. d. McDonald's.
5. Art. Who painted the picture above?
a. David Hockney. b. Andy Warhol.
c. Salvador Dali. d. Chuck Close..
6. Sports. What is the approximate distance from the pitcher's mound
to homeplate in baseball?
a. 40 feet. b. 60 feet. c. 80
feet. d. 100 feet.
7. Digestion. Americans annually eat 11 billion of a certain fruit,
making it the most consumed in America. Which is it?
a. Apples. b. Oranges. c. Bananas.
d. Strawberries.
8. Digestion II. In which country were fortune cookies invented?
a. China. b. Taiwan. c.
Singapore. d. USA.
9. Analogy. Macintosh : apple = Morgan : ______?
a. Wine. b. Car. c. Candle.
d. Fountain pen.
10. Cuisine. If a restaurant has "spats" on its menu, what
will you be eating if you order some?
a. Truffles. b. oysters. c. Sweet
potatoes. d. Wheat germ.
11. Stumper (2 points). What is the nationality of the artist who
painted the picture above?
a. Spanish. b. French. c. American.
d. British.
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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