U.S. HISTORY SINCE 1865
Take this Isaac Asimov 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. (e.g., What crime put Al Capone in prison? Answer: Tax evasion.)
FRESHMAN LEVEL
1. He held the world championship in boxing's heavyweight class from 1937 to 1949.
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2. She disappeared in a flight over the Pacific Ocean in 1937.
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3. In which city were the Watts riots?
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GRADUATE LEVEL
4. What date was "a date which will live in infamy"?
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5. Leader of the Teamsters Union who disappeared in 1975.
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6. Which senator was involved in the Chappaquiddick incident?
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PH.D. LEVEL
7. The best known of his many books is "Up From Slavery."
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8. He lost the presidential election of 1964 to President Lyndon Johnson.
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9. She was presidential candidate Walter Mondale's running mate.
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SCORING: 18 points — congratulations, doctor; 15 to 17 points — honors graduate; 10 to 14 points — you're plenty smart, but no grind.
ANSWERS: 1. Joe Louis. 2. Amelia Earhart. 3. Los Angeles. 4. Dec. 7, 1941. 5. Jimmy Hoffa. 6. Sen. Edward Kennedy. 7. Booker T. Washington. 8. Barry Goldwater. 9. Geraldine Ferraro.
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