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The Houston Chronicle, July 15, 2006
Trivia test, Snapple style
Trivia that’s cool and refreshing.
If your brain is on summer cruise control, here’s something to wake it up: The Snapple Aptitude Test’s 1,000 questions.
The paperback, which features the best of the Real Facts printed under Snapple caps, is divided into 10 chapters.
There are sections on science, history, literature, movies, TV, music, sports, technology and miscellaneous.
When you get stumped, the answers are easy to find at the end of each chapter. Answer all the questions correctly and Snapple deems you a “Real Genius.” If you answer fewer than nine correctly, you are rightly labeled “Cro-Magnon.” But you only have to get 200 answers correct to earn “Not Too Shabby” honors.
Or, try the interactive game.
Sample questions
1. What 11-letter word describes the pigment that gives most forms of plant life a green hue? Hint: This word won a National Spelling Bee.
2. Which of the following do late comedian Rodney Dangerfield and late sports announcer Howard Cosell have in common?
A. same last name.
B. same birthplace.
C. same birthdate.
D. none of the above.
3. True or false? Every female relative of Samantha who appeared on TV’s Bewitched had a name ending with the letter A.
Answers: 1. Chlorophyll. 2. A: Cohen. 3. True.
The Snapple Aptitude Test (Broadway Books, paperback, $9.95) by Sandy Wood and Kara Kovalchik