Isaac Asimov's Super Quiz
Published Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Subject: LASTS
Identify the last occurrence. The year is provided. (e.g., 2006: Western Union sent its final ___. Answer: Telegram.)
FRESHMAN LEVEL
1. 1991: He resigned as the last leader of the Soviet Union.
Answer________
2. 2004: Final production of this General Motors division product line.
Answer________
3. 2002: Last empress of India died at age 101.
Answer________
GRADUATE LEVEL
4. 1971: Last year this product was allowed to advertise on American television.
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5. 2007: The last of the Rat Pack died at age 89.
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6. 2006: This president died, the last of the Warren Commission members.
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PH.D. LEVEL
7. 1927: The last of this Ford model was manufactured.
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8. 1914: Martha, the last of this type of bird, died at Cincinnati Zoo.
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9. 1923: The last Western country to adopt the Gregorian calendar.
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ANSWERS:
1. Mikhail Gorbachev.
2. Oldsmobile.
3. Queen Elizabeth (the Queen Mother).
4. Tobacco (cigarettes).
5. Joey Bishop.
6. Gerald Ford.
7. Model T.
8. Passenger pigeon.
9. Greece.
Friday, June 19, 2009
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