2. Journalism. Between 1851 and 1862 Karl Marx worked as the London stringer for which newspaper?
    a. London Times.    b. New York Tribune.    c. Frankfurter Allgemeine.    d. Le Monde.

3. Thespians.  Actor Ronald Reagan became president in 1980. When was his last movie role?
    a. 1950.    b. 1957.    c. 1964 ("The Killers").    d. 1971.

4. Gastronomy. How long did it take that lobster you recently ate to reach its weight of one pound?
    a. 1 year.    b. 3 years.    c. 5 years.    d. 7 years.

5. Fame. What do the following have in common: Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jean-Paul Sartre, Frank Sinatra, Robin Williams, and Tiger Woods?
    a. All born in February.    b. All passionate about golf.
    c. Each was an only child.    d. All left-handed.

6. Astronomy. "Cosmic year" is an astronomical term. How long is it
    a. 1,000 earth years.    b. 1,000,000 earth years.
    c. 225,000,000 earth years (one rotation of the Milky Way galaxy).    d. 3.2 earth years.

7. Television. "Man – woman – birth – death – infinity" were the opening words of what TV series.
    a. Dallas.    b. Ben Casey.    c. M.A.S.H.     d. Twilight Zone.

8. Maritime Affairs. Who owned the Titanic?
    a. J.P. Morgan (he bought the White Star Line in 1902).    b. Bank of England.     c. Lloyd's.    d. Sheffield Steel.

9. Quotations. Who said "Power is the great aphrodisiac"?
    a. Napoleon.    b. Hitler.    c. Nero.     d. Henry Kissinger.

10. Traffic Control. The first parking meter was installed in 1935. In what city?
    a. Los Angeles.    b. Miami.    c. Toledo.    d. Oklahoma City.

11. Stumper (2 points). Apricot trees finally arrived in the far west of Europe in the 13th century. In what country were they first cultivated before starting their migration?
    a. Persia.    b. China.    c. India.     d. Japan.