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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Pages 169 - 222, "The Indianapolis 500" - "Wintry Mix").

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What video game does Green have fond memories of playing often while he was a child?
(a) Leaves of Gold.
(b) Tetris.
(c) Super Mario Kart.
(d) Pac Man.

2. How many stars does Green give Canada geese?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

3. How many stars does Green award to Staphylococcus aureus?
(a) 5.
(b) 1.
(c) 4.
(d) 2 and a half.

4. What did Vince Lombardi famously say about winning in Green's section on the yips?
(a) Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing.
(b) Winning only means something to the winner.
(c) Try again if you don't win the first time.
(d) Win or lose, it's how you play.

5. Where did Green often visit during his childhood?
(a) Mount Washington.
(b) Disney World.
(c) Mount Rushmore.
(d) Six Flags Adventure.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many stars does Green give to CNN?

2. Where did Green's grandfather work, as he writes in the first review of Part III?

3. At the end of Part II, what animal does Green say is terribly misunderstood in our culture because of a decades-old Disney documentary?

4. What country was the soccer player whose performance Green reviews in this section originally from?

5. Why did Green spend so much time at the Hall of Presidents as a teenager?

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