College for Football Players

COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAM - FOOTBALL PLAYER VERSION [not mine--credited to Unknown--but an old favorite]
Time Limit: 3 WKS
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1. What language is spoken in France? ____________________________________________________________

2. Give a dissertation on the ancient Babylonian Empire with particular reference to architecture, literature, law and social conditions -OR- give the first name of Pierre Trudeau. ____________________________________________________________

3. Would you ask William Shakespeare to ___ (a) build a bridge ___ (b) sail the ocean ___ (c) lead an army or ___ (d) WRITE A PLAY

4. What religion is the Pope? ___ (a) Jewish ___ (b) Catholic ___ (c) Hindu ___ (d) Polish ___ (e) Agnostic (check only one)

5. Metric conversion. How many feet is 0.0 meters? ____________________________________________________________

6. What time is it when the big hand is on the 12 and the little hand is on the 5? ____________________________________________________________

7. How many commandments was Moses given? (approximately) ____________________________________________________________

8. What are people in America's far north called? ___ (a) Westerners ___ (b) Southerners ___ (c) Northerners

9. Spell -- Bush, Carter and Clinton
Bush: ____________________________________________________________
Carter: ____________________________________________________________
Clinton:____________________________________________________________

10. Six kings of England have been called George, the last one being George the Sixth. Name the previous five. ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________

11. Where does rain come from? ___ (a) Macy's ___ (b) a 7-11 ___ (c) Canada ___ (d) the sky

12. Can you explain Einstein's Theory of Relativity? ___ (a) yes ___ (b) no

13. What are coat hangers used for? ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________

14. The Star Spangled Banner is the National Anthem for what country? ____________________________________________________________

15. Explain Le Chateliers Principle of Dynamic Equilibrium -OR- spell your name in BLOCK LETTERS. ____________________________________________________________

16. Where is the basement in a three story building located? ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________

17. Which part of America produces the most oranges? ___ (a) New York ___ (b) Florida ___ (c) Canada ___ (d) Wisconsin

18. Advanced math. If you have three apples how many apples do you have? ____________________________________________________________

19. What does NBC (National Broadcasting Corp.) stand for? ____________________________________________________________

20. The Cornell University tradition for efficiency began when (approximately)?
___ (a) B.C. ___ (b) A.D.

_________________________________________________________________ Name: ____________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________
*You must answer three or more questions correctly to qualify _________________________________________________________________