SUPER QUIZ

Take this Super Quiz to a Ph.D. Score 1 point for each correct answer on the Freshman Level, 2 points on the Graduate Level and 3 points on the Ph.D. Level.

Subject: NOTABLE U.S. FEMALE ATHLETES

(e.g., She starred on the U.S. national team that won the 1991 and 1999 World Cup championships and Olympic gold medals in 1996 and 2004. Answer: Mia Hamm.)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. She won 23 Grand Slam women's singles titles.

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2. She was the 1968 Olympic ladies' singles figure skating champion.

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3. Known as "BJK," she won 39 Grand Slam titles.

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GRADUATE LEVEL

4. She won 48 LPGA Tour events, including three major championships.

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5. No. 1 tennis player who won 18 major singles titles, including seven French Open titles.

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6. This American sprinter became a sports icon following her successes in the 1956 and 1960 Olympic Games.

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PH.D. LEVEL

7. She excelled in golf, basketball, baseball, and track and field (1911-1956).

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8. She was the first American to win the all-around gold medal in gymnastics at the Olympic Games.

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9. Sports Illustrated voted this track and field star the "Greatest Female Athlete of All-Time."

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ANSWERS: 1. Serena Williams. 2. Peggy Fleming. 3. Billie Jean King. 4. Nancy Lopez. 5. Chris Evert. 6. Wilma Rudolph. 7. Babe Didrikson Zaharias. 8. Mary Lou Retton. 9. Jackie Joyner-Kersee.

SCORING:

18 points -- congratulations, doctor; 15 to 17 points -- honors graduate; 10 to 14 points -- you're plenty smart, but no grind; 4 to 9 points -- you really should hit the books harder; 1 point to 3 points -- enroll in remedial courses immediately; 0 points -- who reads the questions to you?

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