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COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAM: Dumb Jock Version
TIME LIMIT: Three weeks

Name: ___________________________________

1. What language is spoken in France?
Answer: ______

2. Give a dissertation on the ancient Babylonian Empire with particular reference to architecture, literature, law and social conditions -OR- give the first name of Pierre Trudeau.
Answer: ______

3. Would you ask William Shakespeare to:
(a) build a bridge.
(b) sail the ocean.
(c) lead an army.
(d) WRITE A PLAY!
Answer: ___

4. What religion is the Pope?
(a) He's not Jewish
(b) Catholic
(c) He's not Hindu
(d) He's not Polish
(e) He's not Agnostic
(Pick only one.)
Answer: ___

5. Metric conversion: How many feet is 0.0 meters?
Answer: ___

6. What time is it when the big hand is on the 12 and the little hand is on the 5?
Answer: ___

7.How many commandments was Moses given?
(Approximate answer.)
[ Hint: The number is somewhere between 9 and 11. ]
Answer: ___

8.What are people in America's far north called?
(a) Westerners
(b) Southerners
(c) Northerners
Answer: ___

9. Spelling: Spell Bush, Carter and Clinton.
Bush: ______
Carter: ______
Clinton: ______

10. Six kings of England have been called George, the last one being George the Sixth. Name the previous five.
Answers: ______
______
______
______
______

11. Where does rain come from?
(a) Macy's
(b) a 7-11
(c) Canada
(d) the sky
Answer: ___

12. Can you explain Einstein's Theory of Relativity?
(a) yes
(b) no
If you answer "yes," please do explain Einstein's Theory of Relativity below:
______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________

13.What are coat hangers used for?
Answer: _______________________________________________________________

14. The Star Spangled Banner is the National Anthem for what country?
Answer: ______

15.Explain Le Chatelier's Principle of Dynamic Equilibrium -OR- spell your name in BLOCK LETTERS.
Answer: _______________________________________________________________

16.Where is the basement in a three story building located?
Answer: _______________________________________________________________

17. Which part of America produces the most oranges?
(a) New York
(b) Florida: The Orange Capitol of the World
(c) Canada
(d) Wisconsin
Answer: ___

18. Advanced math: If you have three apples how many apples do you have?
Answer: ___

19.What does NBC (National Broadcasting Corp.) stand for?
Answer: _______________________________________________________________

20.The Cornell University tradition for efficiency began when approximately?
(a) B.C.
(b) A.D.
Answer: ___


You must answer three or more questions correctly to qualify.