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by Jerden Purmort

No. 806.


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See No. 1 and 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. Architecture.
With a time machine, in which of the following years would you be able so see the Notre Dame cathedral under construction:
      a. 1000. b. 1200. c. 1400. d. 1600.

2. Geography. "Numidia" was the ancient name for what modern country?
      a. Macedonia. b. Algeria. c. Pakistan. d. Belgium.

3. Literature. Growing up in rural Alabama, Truman Capote had a playmate who lived in the same small town. Who was it?
      a. Edward Albee. b. Flannery O’Conner. c. Florence King. d. Harper Lee.

4. Cars. It’s hard to keep up with who owns what these days. Which of the following cars is NOT made by Ford?
      a. Jaguar. b. Volvo. d. Saab. e. Mustang.

5. Equality. At the height of the Roman Empire, what was the approximate ratio of slaves to free citizens?
      a. 3 : 1. b. 5 : 1. c. 1 : 1. d. 1 : 3.

6. Nicknames. Which is officially the Pelican State?
      a. Mississippi. b. Louisiana. c. Florida. d. South Carolina.

7. History. Which Native American tribe was involved in the Battle of Little Big Horn and the defeat of Custer?
      a. Comanche. b. Apache. c. Cherokee. d. Sioux.

8. Computers. Which city has the best claim as the birthplace of the World Wide Web?
      a. Geneva. b. Palo Alto. c. Cambridge. d. Munich.

9. Music. In which city was the first opera performed in America?
      a. New York. b. Boston. c. Charleston. d. Philadelphia.

10. Fast Food. The first real McDonald’s opened in 1855. In which city?
      a. Des Plaines, Illinois. b. San Bernardino, California. c. Miami, Florida. d. Anaheim, California.

11. Stumper. When was Victor Hugo’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame published?
      a. 1801. b. 1831. c. 1861. d. 1891.

Scoring
9-12: Ph.D.
7-8: M.A.
5-6: B.A.
< 5: You're watching too much TV.

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