April 6, 2000
You'd think I would learn my lesson. You'd think.
A month ago, friend Larry Toffler went on Greed and walked off with $100,000. Two weeks ago, his wife Chantel appeared as well. She improved her net worth by 40 grand. That's a pretty good take for the young couple.
Inspired by their success, Rachel Reenstra and I went down to the Greed auditions today and took the trivia test necessary to qualify for the show. This was the third such test I have taken, and much like both the Pyramid and Ben Stein tests, I simply did not pass.
There were 24 questions, but they did not tell us how many one had to get right to pass. Whatever that number was, neither Rachel nor I advanced to the next phase of the sudition. These are the questions we could remember, including most of the possible multiple-choice answers. See how you might have done...
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Questions |
Possible answers |
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Who was the first African-American Justice of the Supreme Court? |
Thurgood Marshall |
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What letter do most states begin with? |
A |
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Which are GM companies? [pick 3] |
Oldsmobile |
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Which are models of Cadaillac? [pick 2] |
Cetera |
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What is a group of kangaroos called? |
Troop |
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"Bosco" [sic] is a type of what fruit? |
Pears |
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Which of these Presidents were Vice Presidents? [pick ??] |
Abraham Lincoln |
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The Himalayas are in which continent? |
Asia |
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Where is the United States Air Force Academy? |
Charleston |
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What instrument did Duke Ellington play? |
Guiter |
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Who is on The Simpsons? [pick 4] |
Smithers |
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What classic car did Lee Iococca invent? |
Camaro |
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Who is over 65? [pick ??] |
Charleton Heston |
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Which of these actors won an Oscar for Best Direcotr? [pick 2] |
Robert Redford |
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Which of these are Stanley kubrick films? [pick ??] |
A Clockwork Orange |
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Which of these are Rolling Stones albums? [pick ??] |
Voodoo Lounge |
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Who was the Baby Ruth candy bar named after? |
Babe Ruth |
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A "manx" [sic] cat has no...? |
Fur |