Brown

Isaac Asimov's Super Quiz

Published Monday, May 25, 2009

Subject: BROWN
Each answer contains "brown." (e.g., A professional football team based in Cleveland. Answer: Cleveland Browns.)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. Nickname for boxer Joe Louis.
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2. An abolitionist martyr.
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3. "The Godfather of Soul."
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GRADUATE LEVEL

4. Famous football player who retired in 1965 to pursue a movie career.
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5. He followed Tony Blair as prime minister.
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6. A TV show starring Candice Bergen.
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PH.D. LEVEL

7. A popular movie cowboy of the 1930s and '40s.
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8. He played Cap'n Andy Hawks in MGM's 1951 remake of "Show Boat."
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9. A landmark Supreme Court case (1954).
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ANSWERS: 1. "Brown Bomber."
2. John Brown.
3. James Brown.
4. Jim Brown.
5. Gordon Brown.
6. Murphy Brown.
7. Johnny Mack Brown.
8. Joe E. Brown.
9. Brown v. Board of Education.