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by Jerden Purmort

No. 805.


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See No. 6 below.

ANSWERS

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. Music.
Which of the following was NOT one of the Fugs?
    a. Ken Weaver.    b. Bill Anderson.    c. Ed Sanders.     d. Tuli Kupferberg.

2. Geography. The Native Americans called it the "Muhheakunnuk." What do we call it? Hint: "Muhheakunnuk" means "river that flows both ways."
    a. The Everglades.    b. The Hudson.    c. The Mississippi.    d. The Rio Grande.

3. Vehicles.  Most SUV's are trucks, built on a pick-up chassis. Which of the following is NOT a truck but is built on a car chassis?
    a. Toyota Highlander (on a Camry chassis).    b. Ford Explorer.    c. Cadillac Escalade.    d. Chevrolet Suburban.

4. Art. Da Vinci's Mona Lisa is a one-off. One painter painted a female model twice, once clothed and then again, in the same pose, unclothed. Who was it?
    a. Renoir.    b. Dali.    c. Rembrandt.    d. Goya ("The Naked Maja").

5. Politics. What was George W. Bush's last occupation before he became governor of Texas?
    a. Ran his father's 1992 presidential campaign.    b. Operated a Midland country club.
    c. Titular head and part-owner of a baseball team (The Rangers).    d. Nothing.

6. Culture. In what country will you find the ancient site pictured above? See also No. 11 below.
    a. Scotland.    b. England.    c. France.    d. Spain.

7. Religion. When did Muhammad, the founder of Islam, live?
    a. 370-432.    b. 570-632.    c. 770-832.     d. 970-1032.

8. Physiology. In the first 24 months of life how many "baby teeth"does the normally developing human infant have?
    a. 12.    b. 16.     c. 20.    d. 24.

9. Buildings. Carnegie Hall is in New York City. Independence Hall is in Philadelphia. Where is Preservation Hall?
    a. New Orleans.    b. San Francisco.    c. Atlanta.     d. Mephis.

10. Philosophy. Blaise Pascal is noted for thinking (his collected ideas are title Pensées ["Thoughts"]). In which century did he think?
    a. 16th.    b. 17th (1623-1662).    c. 18th.    d. 19th.

11. Stumper (2 points). What is the name of the site pictured above?
    a. Salisbury.    b. Stonehenge.    c. Ring of Brodgar.     d. Pied a soleil.

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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