AMERICANA

(e.g., Kevin McCarthy was voted out from this position on Oct. 3, 2023. Answer: Speaker of the House.)

Freshman level

1. During what sporting event might you witness a Hail Mary pass?

2. Who are nicknamed “leathernecks”?

3. Which U.S. president’s middle name is Robinette?

4. What was the name of the shy schoolteacher in “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”?

5. This British-born Hollywood heartthrob’s original name was Archibald Leach.

Graduate level

6. In 2020, Quaker Oats discontinued this brand of breakfast food “to make progress toward racial equality.”

7. Quotation: “Any man who hates small dogs and ____ can’t be all bad.”

8. What was the name of Little Orphan Annie’s dog?

9. Simon Legree was the villain of this novel.

10. Song lyrics: “Ha ha ha, you and me; Little ____, don’t I love thee.”

Answers: 1. Football. 2. U.S. Marines. 3. Joe Biden. 4. Ichabod Crane. 5. Cary Grant. 6. Aunt Jemima. 7. Children. 8. Sandy. 9. “Uncle Tom’s Cabin.” 10. Brown Jug.

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