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1.	In the early part of this century, what was a geek?

Someone born with a hunchback

Someone who bites the heads off chickens and snakes in a carnival sideshow

Someone who marries a first cousin, but abstains from having children

A mentally challenged individual

A professor of the humanities

I don't know


2.	"Duck and cover" was a little jingle known by most schoolchildren in the 1950's in America. Its pedagogical purpose was:

How to deal with schoolyard bullies.

How to do the twist

What to do in case of a nuclear attack

What to do in case of an earthquake

I don't know


3.	What is Podunk?

A small, isolated, trivial town

A flat, disk-shaped cake fried in fat and often served at county fairs

An ignorant, immoral, but strong individual

A marsupial indigenous to New Zealand

I don't know


4.	Eli was prone to endless hours of woolgathering, and his grades reflected it. What is woolgathering?

Thumb twiddling

Doodling

Daydreaming

Gazing out the window

Sleeping

I don't know


5.	Justine was tired of dating this kind of man-the charming, good looking sort who eventually reveals himself to be a cloddish, unfeeling lothario. What is a lothario?

Someone who is concerned primarily with career and money.

A generally stupid person.

Someone whose primary aim is to seduce women.

Someone who has a very low emotional intelligence.

I don't know


6.	What is zeitgeist?

The fashion trends of a decade

The overall economic outlook of a country

The political bent of a nation.

The overall cultural, moral, and intellectual climate of an era

I don't know


7.	Who would yell, "paint a bow wow red" and what is s/he referring to?

Waiter/Waitress asking the cook to prepare a hotdog with ketchup

Fireman yelling coworkers to unleash the hoses on a burning building.

Veterinarian asking the assistant to anesthetize an animal on the operating table.

Jazz musician telling his band to improvise.

I don't know


8.	In ancient Greek, 'Eureka' means:

Yahoooo!

I have found it!

Hallelujah!

What brilliance!

Let's go!

I don't know


9.	In Germany, if townspeople called you Burgermeister, who are you?

The local professor

The mayor

The village idiot

The town baker

The town doctor

I don't know


10.	What is a pismire?

A pungent drink of brine, garlic, and honey for curing colds

An ant

An old woman with a fiery temper

An eccentric person

A small handbag made of sequins

I don't know


11.	What is a parasang?

A lightweight umbrella used as a sunshade

A small monkey that lives in the Amazon jungle

An ancient unit of distance

A loose garment worn by women of the Pacific Islands

I don't know


12.	What color is chartreuse?

Brilliant yellow green

Vivid reddish purple

Earthy orange

Dark grayish blue

I don't know

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