CULTURAL LITERACY QUIZ

1. Who said "To be or not to be"? What was he talking about?
 
 

2. What is the speed of light?
 
 

3. How far is the sun from the Earth?
 
 

4. What does DNA stand for? What is it?
 
 

5. The U.S. House of Representatives has how many members?
 
 

6. The Senate has how many?
 
 

7. Name Pennsylvania's senators. Name the Congressman/woman for your district.
 
 

8. What was Jim Crow?
 
 

9. Who was Medgar Evers?
 
 

10. Who wrote The Canterbury Tales?
 
 

11. When did the Civil War occur?
 
 

12. When did World War II occur?
 
 

13. Who were the Beats?
 
 

14. Roughly when did punk rock get started? Name some early punk bands.
 
 

15. What artist is most closely associated with cubism?
 
 

16. Name three contemporary authors.
 
 

17. What's the last book you read?

18.  What is an IPO?

19. What is an ISP?