See Nos. 3 and 11 below.
Answers are in red.
You get 1 point for each of the first
ten questions. For No. 11, the really hard one, you get 2 points.
1. Sports. A birdie in golf means you finish a hole in one under par, and an
eagle means two under par. In which sport can you score a "turkey"?
a. bowling. b.
hockey. c. soccer. d. rugby. [A turkey in bowling is three consecutive strikes.]
2. Horticulture. A cedar tree may also be called what?
a. juniper. b.
deciduous. c. cypress. d. pine.
3. Birds. What is the common name for the bird in the photo above?
a. prairie chicken. b. vulture. c. skate. d. roadrunner.
4. Food. In which city will you find the world's largest
McDonald's?
a. Paris. b. Beijing.
c. New York. D. Los Angeles.
5. Science. Avogadro's Number is used in the study of:
a. solids. b. liquids. c.
gases. d. crystals.
6. Television. For many decades, three networks (ABC, CBS, NBC) had a
lock on American TV. What was the first network to break that lock?
a. Fox. b. Turner.
c. MTV. d. WB.
7. Geography. The highest water fall (Angel Falls) in the world is in:
a.
Venezuela. b. Zimbabwe. c.
Alaska. d. Nepal.
8. Music. Arlo Guthrie's father, Woody, was also a folksinger. He is
known as well for something else he did. What was it?
a. Formed the first electric folk band. b. Introduced the banjo
to country music.
c. Discovered Bob Dylan. d. Collected
backwoods folksongs.
9. Drugs. If a bottle of whiskey says "25 proof", what
percentage of alcohol does it contain?
a. 12.5. b. 25
c. 50. d. 100.
10. Shopping. The Gap does clothes. Radio Shack does electronics. What
does REI do?
a. computers. b. outdoor gear. c.
shoes. d. wine.
11. Stumper. The bird in the photo above was turned into a famous cartoon
character by:
a. Charles Schultz. b. Al Capp. c.
Chuck Jones. d. Walt Disney.
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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