Multiple Choice Quiz

After managing to stay awake through the last State of the Union address...which was anything but...I simply didn't have the energy to write a column. Therefore...I am...for your enjoyment playing the "Are You Smarter than a College Student" game and am reprinting one of my multiple choice tests.

The answer key appears after the exam...have fun and see how you stack up against the modern college attendee:

Professorofliberty's Multiple Choice History Exam:

1)  In 1968 Robert Kennedy was shot and killed by:
a. Superman
b. Jay Leno
c. Harry Potter
d. A Muslim male extremist between the ages of 17 and 40

2)  During the 1972 Munich Olympic Games, athletes were kidnapped and massacred by:
a. Olga Corbett
b. The Hardy Boys
c. Nancy Drew
d. Muslim male extremists between the ages of 17 and 40

3) In 1979, the US embassy in Iran was taken over by:
a. the Smith family Robinson
b. the Keebler elves
c. a tour bus full of elderly Rotarians
d. Muslim male extremists between the ages of 17 and 40

4)  During the 1980's a number of Americans were kidnapped in Lebanon by:
a. John Lennon
b. The King of Sweden
c. The Pope
d. Muslim male extremists between the ages of 17 and 40

5)  In 1983, the US Marine barracks in Beirut was bombed and destroyed by:
a. a Pizza Hut delivery driver
b. Pee Wee Herman
c. a pack of cub scouts
d. A Muslim male extremist between the ages of 17 and 40

6)  In 1985, the cruise ship Achille Lauro was hijacked and 70 year old Leon Klinghoffer, a wheel chair bound American citizen, was murdered and thrown overboard by:
a.  Teenage Ninja Turtles
b.  The Smurfs
c.  Teletubbies
d. Muslim male extremists between the ages of 17 and 40

7)  In 1985 TWA flight 847 was hijacked and American Robert Stidham was murdered by:
a.  The Little Mermaid
b.  Charles Lindberg
c.  Mother Teresa
d. Muslim male extremists between the ages of 17 and 40

8)  In 1988, Pan Am flight 103 was bombed by:
a.  Scooby Doo
b.  The Tooth Fairy
c.  Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
d. Muslim male extremists between the ages of 17 and 40

9)  In 1993 the World Trade Center in New York was bombed by:
a.  Richard Simmons
b.  Grandma Moses
c.  Mickey Mouse
d. Muslim male extremists between the ages of 17 and 40

10)  In 1998, the US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania were bombed by:
a.  Johnny Quest
b.  Bugs Bunny
c.  The WWF
d. Muslim male extremists between the ages of 17 and 40

11) On 9/11/2001, four airliners were hijacked, the crews brutally murdered, and then the aircraft used to attack civilian targets and the Pentagon. These coordinated attacks were made by:
a.  Wiley Coyote and the Acme Company
b.  A preschool class in Delaware
c.  Nascar
d. Muslim male extremists between the ages of 17 and 40

12) In 2002 the US began fighting in Afghanistan against:
a.  My Little Pony
b.  The Lutheran Church
c.  The NFL
d. Muslim male extremists between the ages of 17 and 40

13) In 2002 reporter Daniel Pearl was kidnapped and murdered on video tape by;
a.  Captain Kangaroo and JP Patches
b.  Mutt and Jeff
c.  Abbott and Costello
d. Muslim male extremists between the ages of 17 and 40

Answer Key: d,d,d,d,d,d,d,d,d,d,d,d,d

If you were right 13 times...congratulations...you are a normal person with common sense
If you were right 8 to 12 times...you need to catch up on the news a bit
If you were right 3 to 7 times...you are probably under 6 years of age
If you were right 2 times or less...my condolences...you are probably a graduate of UC Berkeley.

The Professor