Super Quiz

Take this Super Quiz to a Ph.D. Score 1 point for each correct answer on the Freshman Level, 2 points on the Graduate Level and 3 points on the Ph.D. Level.

Subject: THE UNITED STATES

(e.g., Which president appeared in a Van Heusen shirt advertisement? Answer: Ronald Reagan.)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. The Pilgrims arrived in this ship in 1620.

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2. For what does "GOP" stand?

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3. This city was the site of the witch trials in 1692.

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GRADUATE LEVEL

4. This foreign policy opposed interference in the Western Hemisphere from outside powers.

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5. Who was the first president to be born in a hospital?

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6. This was the abolitionists secret aid to escaping slaves between 1810 and 1850.

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PH.D. LEVEL

7. These were secret documents about the U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War.

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8. What was the 18th Amendment of 1919-1933 about?

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9. Who was the first Roman Catholic president?

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ANSWERS: 1. Mayflower. 2. Grand Old Party. 3. Salem, Massachusetts. 4. Monroe Doctrine. 5. Jimmy Carter. 6. Underground Railroad. 7. Pentagon Papers. 8. Prohibition. 9. John F. Kennedy.

SCORING:

18 points -- congratulations, doctor; 15 to 17 points -- honors graduate; 10 to 14 points -- you're plenty smart, but no grind; 4 to 9 points -- you really should hit the books harder; 1 point to 3 points -- enroll in remedial courses immediately; 0 points -- who reads the questions to you?

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