Isaac Asimov's Super Quiz
Published Thursday, June 11, 2009
Subject: PEOPLE ON U.S. STAMPS
Identify the person who has been featured on a U.S. stamp. (e.g., Author of "Little Women." Answer: Louisa May Alcott.)
FRESHMAN LEVEL
1. The straight man for Lou Costello.
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2. Composer of "There's No Business Like Show Business."
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3. Charlie McCarthy was his sidekick.
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GRADUATE LEVEL
4. He forever changed the world of magic and escapes.
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5. The best-known composer of ragtime music.
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6. He was "The Manassa Mauler."
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PH.D. LEVEL
7. The first openly Jewish man to become an entertainment star in America.
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8. He is best known for black-and-white photographs of Yosemite National Park.
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9. Anthropologist whose "Patterns of Culture" was translated into 14 languages.
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ANSWERS:
1. Bud Abbott.
2. Irving Berlin.
3. Edgar Bergen.
4. Harry Houdini.
5. Scott Joplin.
6. Jack Dempsey.
7. Al Jolson.
8. Ansel Adams.
9. Ruth Benedict.
Friday, June 19, 2009
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