August 30, 2011

Measuring Knowledge

Here is the test Thomas Edison required his employees to pass.
Find the multiple choice version (and the answers) by clicking here


1) What is the lightest wood?
2) Where is Manchuria?
3) What is the highest mountain?
4) Who invented the cotton gin?
5) What country are earthquakes most frequent?
6) How many miles are there between the earth and the sun?
7) Where is Pikes Peak?
8) Which U.S. president started a speech with the words, "Four score and seven years ago..."?
9) Rhode Island is the smallest state.  What is the next smallest?
10) Where is the river Volga?
11) From what country did we get Louisiana?
12) Where is the so-called "Bad Lands"?
13) What is the Spanish Armada?
14) What state is the largest in 1921?
15) Where is Copenhagen?
16) Where is Tierra del Fuego?
17) Who was Hannibal?

This is in honor of studying for the GRE and LSAT

1 comment:

  1. I like this. I think I can answer most of them correctly.

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