"Dave Barry Slept Here": Final Exam

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1. What is today's date? Hint: It is the same as every other date. October 30 March 4 October 8 June 31

2. What famous song was written during the War of 1812? Blue Moon Take Me Out to the Ballgame the Macarena Yankee Doodle

3. What did the British troops do in the Revolutionary War that ultimately forced them to lose? Fail to realize that they were supposed to be in the war Stick a feather in their caps Organize soldiers to make slogans like "Go Brits!" Recruit Dick Nixon

4. What looks good in big, bold letters? THE COLD WAR THE SUEZ CRISIS RICHARD MILHOUS NIXON THE HAWLEY-SMOOT TARIFF

5. Whom does the UN denounce for everything, including sunspots? Dick Nixon Badly Parked Diplomats Homosexuals Israel

6. Which is NOT a chapter from "Dave Barry Slept Here?" "A Relieved Nation Learns it does not Actually Need a President" "Severe Economic Bummerhood" "Dust, Despair and Death: Those were the Days" "The Reagan-Bush Years: Napping Towards Glory"

7. Why does Jefferson have to write the Declaration of Independence twice? The first time... he forgot the quill he forgot the ink he forgot the paper nobody read it

8. Which is NOT an amendment in the Bill of Rights? Thou shalt not covet thy neighor's wife Whatever you do, don't press the red button Your Fifth Amendment rights shall not be violated until you are informed of them Due to the importance of a well-regulated state militia, you can bear arms and "absolutely vaporize some deer"

9. What was the major highlight of the Fillmore administration? Women and minority groups made many contributions Fillmore found time to nap and play golf on the same day The Earth did not crash into the sun Dick Nixon was born

10. What would be a good name for a large dog? Treaty of Ghent Monroe Doctrine Gompers Zedong (The Dong)