AMERICANA

(e.g., His present and past wives include Ivana, Marla and Melania. Answer: Donald Trump.)

Freshman level

1. “Thar she blows!” indicates the sighting of a ____.

2. Two-word term for an outgoing elected politician whose successor has already been elected or will be soon.

3. Jerry Mathers played the title role in this TV sitcom (1957-1963).

Graduate level

4. By what name was outlaw William H. Bonney better known?

5. Who is the author of the “Leatherstocking Tales”?

6. What is the term for residents of Louisiana descended from French colonists deported from Nova Scotia?

Ph.D. level

7. In this hobo folk song, the “hens lay soft-boiled eggs” and there are “cigarette trees.”

8. The lyrics of this song include “body lies a-mouldering in the grave; his soul is marching on!”

9. His “Minnie the Moocher” song tagged him forever as the “hi-de-ho” man.

Answers: 1. Whale. 2. Lame duck. 3. “Leave It to Beaver.” 4. Billy the Kid. 5. James Fenimore Cooper. 6. Cajuns. 7. “The Big Rock Candy Mountains.” 8. “John Brown’s Body.” 9. Cab Calloway.

— North America Syndicate