On a leading TV game show, three contestants answer questions posed in the form of answers.The contestants must provide the answers in the form of a question. Examples: Answer - ridges, whorls and phalanx. Answer - What are parts of a fingerprint? Question - Category - Homonyms. Answer - superior and one who gambles. Answer - What is better and bettor? Category - From The Heart - Answer - The heartbeat of America. Answer - What is Chevrolet's advertising slogan or motto? Get it?
In the first half of the show, there are six categories, each with five answers worth from $100 to $500. The second half has six categories with five answers worth from $200 to $1,000. When all of the answers are answered or time runs out, one final answer is posed to all contestants. Prior to seeing the answer, they can bet all or part of the money they have won up to that point. The contestant who ends the show with the most money is the winner and comes back on the next show. After five, consecutive wins, they're eligible to play in a championship game against other five time winners.
Editor: We list here 25 answers (questions?) similar to those used on the show in this format:
Category: Lakes, Rivers and Oceans
HOMES
What is ____________________________________________________
35,840 feet
What is ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
From San Juan County, Colorado to the Gulf of Mexico
Where is ____________________________________________________
In the Answer section:
HOMES (What is a mnemonic or key word for remembering the names of the Great Lakes - Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie and Superior
35,840 (What is the deepest point in the Pacific Ocean - the Marianna Trench)
From San Juan County, Colorado to the Gulf of Mexico (Where is the beginning and end of the Colorado River ?)
I SHOULD HAVE BEEN:A book of unique tests to determine if you qualify to be everything from a Miss America contestant, an army cook, a gourmet chef, a Navy Seal and more! An activity book for adults - more than 40 tests for fun to challenge and stimulate your mind. (working title)
by Phil Philcox and Beverly Boe
We've compiled a series of 40+ multiple-choice question tests anyone can take to determine their ability to be a bomb disposal expert, a Miss American contestant, a Senate page, a prison guard, a football referee, a district attorney, a New York City taxi driver, a Jepordy quiz show contestant, a London bobby, a sexologist, a charter boat captain, a nutritionist, a casino dealer, a palm reader, a gourmet chef and more. The questions and answers were provided by experts in each field and contributors are listed in the acknowledgment section. The readers can take each test, get a grade and determine if they qualify for any of these professions. Each test has 10-15 questions and can be graded instantly by the reader. Some are fun tests (see The Witch Test below), others are serious tests (see The Navy Seal Divers Test and Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner below). We included a Jeopardy-like test (didn't think using the actual name was a good idea at this point but will if publisher thinks otherwise). We can have a finished manuscript on your desk 90-days from signing of a contract.
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INTRODUCTION
This book would never have been written without the experts - those people who know a lot of things about a lot of different subjects and careers. The contributors range from college professors to private detectives, from gourmet chefs to bomb disposal experts in the U.S. Air Force, from ship's captains to a psychiatic nurse and more. We talked to game show producters, judges for the Miss America contest, golf pros, and other experts. What we discovered while compiling this book of unique tests was that many of us might be qualified to be something we are currently not! You might be working for a computer company or hotel chain when you're better qualified to be a lawyer or a dealer at a Las Vegas casino. Here's your chance to find out.
If you can answer more than fifty percent of the multiple-choice questions on a particular test, you're probably qualified to tackle the job although you might need a little bit of additional training. If you can answer three out of every four questions correctly, you're in the top ten percent of the country's informed individuals and just might qualify to start a new career tomorrow. The worst that can happen is you'll take the test, get a low score and verify the fact that what you're doing right now is probably what you're most qualified to do.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS (Editor: this is just a partial list)
Our thanks go to the following contributors: John Harving of the New York Taxi Driver's School; Molly Stevens of the Culinary Institute in Essex, Vermont; Tom Murphy of the Air Force Bomb Disposal School in Florida; Ginger Paris of Salem MA; Howie Greene of the Greene Professional Golfer's School in Texas; Commander Stan Sterling, Navy Seals School; Cary Stevens, Master Psychic; Robert Allen, The Proessional Detective's Schoo, etc. There are total of 53 contributors listed in this section.
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THE WITCH TEST
The art of being a witch is best defined as having supernatural powers for evil purposes if you are a black witch and the power to do good if you're a white witch. Most witches of note were women but there are a handful of male witches, often referred to as wizards or sorcerers. While the term warlock is often used, it is not recognized by most covens in the United States and Europe. In order to practice one's witching skills, chants and spells are uttered, often over possessions of the victims or the victims themselves. These spells, along with magic potions, powders, and other rituals are supposed to bring about the desired results.
1.The chicken oracle ritual is used to determine the truth. A chicken is fed benge, a substance made from a poisonous vine. The practitioner speaks to the benge, telling it to kill the chicken if the statement was true. If the chicken dies, the next step is to:
(a)duplicate the ritual with a second chicken for definite results
(b)bum the chicken's feathers
(c)put the chicken's feathers in a cloth bag and place it around the neck of the truth seeker
(d)cut the chicken's feet off and toss them over your right shoulder
2.Giving a subject a live spider or caterpillar to wear like jewelry is used to:
(a)remove birthmarks
(b)cure whooping cough
(c)mend broken bones
(d)remove spells
3.The major ingredients of magic flying ointment are:
(a)wolfsbane, aconite, hemlock, poplar leaves, and bat's blood
(b)the feathers and blood of any flying animal
(c)ground bark from high up in trees
(d)bat's blood, owl's blood, and crow's blood mixed with garlic, hemlock, and wolfsbane
4.Making a heap of wheat or grain in a place where a person has died is used to:
A.prevent other people from dying of the same disease
B.prevent only other family members from dying of the same disease
C.permit the sun to shine again on that spot
D. create a sacred place free from intrusion by evil spirits
5.Trimming a person's hair and nails and putting the trimmings under the bed along with a dead rooster has always been a sure cure for:
(a)insanity
(b)leprosy
(c)epilepsy
(d)gout
6.A subject is suffering from severe arthritis. One cure used by thirteenth-century practitioners was to:
(a)rub the patient s forehead with pieces of toad
(b)bury the patient in a graveyard for a minimum of two hours
(c)plant wolfsbane around the patient s house
(d)boil the patient in hot oil
7. One of the dangers of digging up a mandrake is that the shrieking of the distrubed plant has been known to drive the digger insane. A popular solution to the problem is:
(a) send dogs to do it
(b) dig up the roots with one hand behind your back
(c) sprinkle your hands with garlic before digging
(d) stab the roots with a silver blade that has been dipped in saliva
8. Sabbat is:
(a) an amulet or talisman
(b) the name of a 14th century witch in Europe
(c) the festival of corpses
(d) Walpurgis Night
9. May 1st is considered to be:
(a) the beginning of the sacrifice week
(b) the day of a Druidic feast called Beltane
(c) the last day of Crasmound
(d) the unlucky beginning of a week
10.Draw the outline of a witch on a piece of wood and burn it before sunrise. This is a common cure for
(a) purging demons from a sick person's body
(b) removing a curse
(c) keeping the Devil away from a house
(d) expelling a specific witch from a coven
11. Tying a knot in a cow's tail or burying an animal upside down behind a barn is used in:
(a) curing hoof-and-mouth disease
(b) stopping milk from curdling
(c) creating a good harvest for the coming year
(d) preventing sick animals from reproducing
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THE NAVY SEAL DIVERS TEST
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1.The limitation of diving with a closed-circuit diving system is:
(a)a depth of 300 feet
(b)a depth of 30 feet maximum
(c)in water with a temperature of at least 68 degrees E
(d) ` no limitations if the diver is physically fit
2.Any object wholly or partly immersed in liquid is buoyed up by a force equal to the weight of the liquid it displaces. This statement is known as:
(a)Cousteau s Rule
(b)Archimedes Law
(c)The Buoyancy Principle
(d)Hartford s Theory of Compensation
3.The amount of gas that will dissolve in a liquid at a given temperature is almost directly proportional to the partial pressure of the gas. This statement refers to the dangers of nitrogen narcosis and is known as:
(a)Henry's Law of Gases
(b) Dalton's Theory of Underwater Pressure
(c)the Bend s Theory
(d)decompression and relativity
4.Wet suits are made of:
(a)canvas
(b)neoprene rubber
(c)vinyl
(d)a combination of pure rubber and vinyl
5.A depth gauge determines a diver's depth by:
(a)measuring the amount of air used at that depth
(b)determining the difference between the surface temperature and the depth temperature
(c)measuring the water pressure
(d)comparing the underwater distance from the surface distance
6.It s always a good idea to carry a copy of the decompression table if your dive:
(a)is to any depth
(b)is scheduled for more then 33 feet
(c)is scheduled for more than 90 feet
(d)is scheduled for a depth of 160 feet or more
7.Closed-circuit diving equipment differs from standard diving equipment in that:
(a)The tanks are lighter.
(b)The tanks are heavier.
(c)The tanks contain oxygen.
(d)The tanks contain compressed air.
8.Underwater, water increases one atmosphere, or 14.7 pounds per square inch, every:
(a)10 feet
(b)22 feet
(c)33 feet
(d)44 feet
9.Fresh water is heavier than salt water and during a freshwater dive, you might have to remove weights from your weight belt.
(a)True
(b)False
10.The major cause of death during a dive is:
(a)hypothermia
(b)drowning
(c)carbon monoxide poisoning
(d)the bends
11.Rapture of the Deep is also known as:
(a)carbon monoxide poisoning
(b)shallow water blackout
(c)salt water sickness
(d)nitrogen narcosis
12.When fully charged, a standard size air tank holds approximately:
(a)50 cubic feet of air under 3,000 pounds of pressure
(b)60 cubic feet of air under 1,000 pounds of pressure
(c)80 cubic feet of air under 3,000 pounds of pressure
(d)100 cubic feet of air under 5,000 pounds of pressure
13.Holding your breath as you ascend from a deep dive causes the compressed air in your lungs to shrink as the water pressure increases and could result in a ruptured lung.
TrueFalse
14.Hookah gear is:
(a)designed for use in waters over 500 feet in depth. The air supply is carried in specially-designed underwater tanks strapped to the diver s back
(b)designed for use in shallow waters with the air supply on the surface
(c) used only by military divers
(d) should never be recommended for shallow water dives
15.Underwater, sound travels:
(a)at a slower speed than it does in the air
(b)at the same speed as light
(c)at 4,800 feet per second
(d)at 17,000 feet per second
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London Bobby
Miss America Contestant
Palm Reader
Nutritionist
Casino Dealer
Prison Guard
The Navy Seals were formed in 1962 by President Kennedy as a maritime counterpart of the U.S. Army's Special Forces. The title Seals was derived from the SEA, from the AIR, from the LAND. As a fighting force, they have amassed a remarkable history of successes and become legendary in their exploits around the world.
THE PSYCHIATRIC NURSE
PRACTITIONER TEST
A psychiatric and mental health Nurse Practitioner is a registered nurse with a graduate degree in nursing who is prepared for advanced mental health practice in primary care throughout the lifespan in accordance with scope and standards of psychiatric-mental health nursing. This practice includes independent and interdependent decision-making and direct accountability for clinical judgment. Graduate preparation expands the comprehensiveness of the psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner role to include participation in and use of research, development and implementation of health policy, leadership, education, case management, and consultation.
A psychiatric nurse must currently hold an active RN license in the U.S. or its territories; have graduated from an accredited master's or post-master's degree program that prepared them as a psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner/advanced practice psychiatric-mental health nurse which includes:
a. advanced health assessment
b. pathophysiology
c. pharmacology
d. diagnosis and medication management of psychiatric illnesses (clinical practicum)
They must have supervised clinical training at the graduate or post-graduate level in two psycho-therapeutic treatment modalities.
1. Which of the following best describes how the nurse should deal with manic patients?
(a)with enthusiasm
(b)with encouraging support
(c)with understanding
(d)with quiet calmness
(e)with a reassuring manner that reduces anxiety
2.What is the most prominent symptom of senile dementia?
(a)an impaired time sense
(b)disorientation
(c)difficulty with abstract reasoning
(d)impairment in the ability to retain and recall information
(e)difficulty in identifying people
3.Which of the following statements is most appropriate to a delusional patient who fearfully explains people are waiting outside to kill him?
(a)"You don't have to worry because you are safe here"
(b)"You know as well as I do that no one is trying to kill you.
(c)"You should rest now and when you wake up I'm certain you'll feel less afraid"
(d)"You should go to occupational therapy to take your mind off your fears."
(e)"I understand how frightened you feel but when you're better, you'll see things in a different way."
4.When the primary patient does not or cannot verbalize for himself during a family conference, the nurse should:
(a)urge the patient to talk
(b)allow other family members to talk for the patient
(c)accept the patient's silence
(d)support the patient by expressing her own feelings when they correspond with the patient's
(e)allow the patient to return to the ward
5.In certain periods of development, anti-social behavior in young children is considered normal. However, of the following situations, the one which merits referral to a mental health professional is where:
(a)A two-year-old persists in hitting his four-year-old brother.
(b)A three-year-old develops enuresis when a new baby is brought into the hous(e)
(c)A four-year-old runs away from home at every opportunity.
(d)A six-year-old is not friendly, has no friends after six months in school, and participates in activities only when required to.
6.Why is each member of a family given a screening interview prior to family therapy treatment?
(a)to determine the nature of the problem
(b)to construct a program of therapy
(c)to collect data relevant to the treatment of the primary patient
(d)to determine whether the problem can be treated and whether the family is willing to commit its members to treatment
(e)to determine which member should be hospitalized
7.What should the nurse's reaction be to a manic patient's loud jokes and crude pranks?
(a)studied prudishness
(b)acknowledgement with hilarity
(c)restraints on the patient
(D)with silence, ignoring the behavior
(E)(e) chastise the patient
8.Who of the following is least likely to make a suicide attempt?
(a)the patient with a history of suicide attempts
(b)members of the patient's family who have a history of suicide attempts
(c)patients who obsessively fear that they will commit suicide
(d)patients who write suicide notes
(e)patients who have access to suicidal agents
9.Which of the following are qualities that distinguish the schizophrenic from the non-schizophrenic?
1.a diminished capacity to experience pleasure
2.a strong tendency to be dependent on others
3.an awareness that there is a disturbance in mental functioning
4.a noteworthy impairment in social competence
5.partial loss of adaption
(a)1, 2, and 3 are correct
(b)1, 2, and 4 are correct
(c)1, 4, and 5 are correct
(d)1. 2, and 5 are correct
(e)2, 3, and 4 are correct
10.From our knowledge about hallucinatory phenomena, it can be stated reliably that:
(a)hallucinations occur in association with a dream-like state
(b)hallucinations and imagery are similar processes differing only in intensity.
(c)mescal-induced hallucinations are not similar to schizophrenic hallucinations.
(d)organized hallucinations can be produced by direct stimulation of the brain surface
