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Quiz about Dave Barry Slept Here Final Exam

"Dave Barry Slept Here": Final Exam Quiz

Answer these questions based on Dave Barry's hilarious book, "Dave Barry Slept Here."

A multiple-choice quiz by aaronak. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
aaronak

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
141,502

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

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491

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Question 1 of 10

1. What is today's date? Hint: It is the same as every other date. Hint

October 8

June 31

March 4

October 30

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Question 2 of 10

2. What famous song was written during the War of 1812? Hint

Take Me Out to the Ballgame

the Macarena

Blue Moon

Yankee Doodle

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Question 3 of 10

3. What did the British troops do in the Revolutionary War that ultimately forced them to lose? Hint

Organize soldiers to make slogans like "Go Brits!"

Recruit Dick Nixon

Stick a feather in their caps

Fail to realize that they were supposed to be in the war

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Question 4 of 10

4. What looks good in big, bold letters? Hint

THE COLD WAR

THE SUEZ CRISIS

RICHARD MILHOUS NIXON

THE HAWLEY-SMOOT TARIFF

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Question 5 of 10

5. Whom does the UN denounce for everything, including sunspots? Hint

Dick Nixon

Badly Parked Diplomats

Homosexuals

Israel

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which is NOT a chapter from "Dave Barry Slept Here?" Hint

"Severe Economic Bummerhood"

"Dust, Despair and Death: Those were the Days"

"The Reagan-Bush Years: Napping Towards Glory"

"A Relieved Nation Learns it does not Actually Need a President"

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Question 7 of 10

7. Why does Jefferson have to write the Declaration of Independence twice?
The first time... Hint

he forgot the ink

he forgot the paper

he forgot the quill

nobody read it

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which is NOT an amendment in the Bill of Rights? Hint

Due to the importance of a well-regulated state militia, you can bear arms and "absolutely vaporize some deer"

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

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Question 9 of 10

9. What was the major highlight of the Fillmore administration? Hint

The Earth did not crash into the sun

Dick Nixon was born

Fillmore found time to nap and play golf on the same day

Women and minority groups made many contributions

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Question 10 of 10

10. What would be a good name for a large dog? Hint

Treaty of Ghent

Monroe Doctrine

Gompers

Zedong (The Dong)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is today's date? Hint: It is the same as every other date.

Answer: October 8

This makes history much easier. Everything happened on October 8, even July Fourth.

2. What famous song was written during the War of 1812?

Answer: Take Me Out to the Ballgame

This was an "Interesting Historical Footnote." Of course, the real answer should be "The Star-Spangled Banner."

3. What did the British troops do in the Revolutionary War that ultimately forced them to lose?

Answer: Organize soldiers to make slogans like "Go Brits!"

This practice made them vulnerable to the powerful musket-swinging tactics of the Americans. When the Hessians entered the war, this problem became even worse because they wrote in German.

4. What looks good in big, bold letters?

Answer: THE HAWLEY-SMOOT TARIFF

Dave Barry just can't stop writing THE HAWLEY-SMOOT TARIFF! I don't believe he knows what it means, but that's okay.

5. Whom does the UN denounce for everything, including sunspots?

Answer: Israel

This is one of the major functions of the United Nations. I would not at all be surprised if this was in the real-life UN Charter.

6. Which is NOT a chapter from "Dave Barry Slept Here?"

Answer: "Dust, Despair and Death: Those were the Days"

This false title is actually from "Our Dumb Century", a book published by the satirical newspaper, "The Onion."

7. Why does Jefferson have to write the Declaration of Independence twice?
The first time...

Answer: he forgot the ink

"Aren't you supposed to dip the pen in the ink?" the Congress asked him. He was also a lanky, red-haired Virginian, but that isn't the direct reason.

8. Which is NOT an amendment in the Bill of Rights?

Answer: Whatever you do, don't press the red button

I think this would be a good one, though.

9. What was the major highlight of the Fillmore administration?

Answer: The Earth did not crash into the sun

In other words, nothing at all happened.

10. What would be a good name for a large dog?

Answer: Gompers

This one should be obvious, even if you didn't read the book.

Source: Author aaronak

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