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Quick Review of The Snapple Aptitude Test
Tuesday, March 14th, 2006
STUFF; TO DO, TO BUY, TO TALK ABOUT
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, March 14, 2006
by Kathy Flanigan
A pop-top quiz
It’s like an SAT test, but one that also tests your knowledge of TV sitcoms. That’s the premise behind “The Snapple Aptitude Test.” Say that fast 10 times.
In 2001, the beverage company put something they called “real facts” under the top of each cap of their drinks. That trivia so far has appeared on more than 1 billion bottle caps. Authors Sandy Wood and Kara Kovalchik have gathered some of the best of the lot for “Snapple Aptitude” (Broadway Books, $9.95).
The book features 1,000 trivia questions like this:
– What celestial object is on Alaska’s state flag?
a) Saturn
b) the Big Dipper
c) Halley’s Comet
d) the moon
– Which of the following was not an item of clothing that was referenced in an episode of “Seinfeld”?
a) puffy sleeves
b) manssiere
c) vacuum pants
d) urban sombrero
The book’s layout makes it a tough read. Oh, and the answers are b and c.