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    Question 1: Galileo Galilei is said to have dropped two cannon balls from the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
    A. True
    B. False
    Question 2: In the 2000 film Gladiator, the Colosseum was re-created via computer-generated imagery.
    A. True
    B. False
    Question 3: What time period is known as the Golden Age of US print media?
    A. 1850-1890
    B. 1890-1920
    C. 1800-1850
    D. 1770-1800
    Question 4: What is the meaning of yellow journalism?
    A. reluctance by news media professionals to cover politically scandalous events for fear of negative backlash
    B. None of these
    C. scandal-mongering, sensationalism, jingoism or other unethical or unprofessional practices by news media professionals
    D. overly optimistic coverage of major news stories in order to abate public fear or panic
    Question 5: Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst are often blamed for drawing the US into the Spanish-American War.
    A. False
    B. True
    Question 6: Who began his career in newspapers by taking over management of a San Francisco newspaper from his father?
    A. William Purcell
    B. Lord Northcliffe
    C. Joseph Pulitzer
    D. William Randolph Hearst
    Question 7: Who said the following:
    A. œNews is something somebody doesnt want printed; all else is advertising.â€?
    B. William Randolph Hearst
    C. Lord Northcliffe
    D. Joseph Pulitzer
    Question 8: News is something somebody doesnt want printed; all else is advertising.�
    A. Lord Northcliffe
    B. Joseph Pulitzer
    C. William Randolph Hearst
    D. William Purcell
    Question 9: Whose life story was a source of inspiration for the lead character in Orson Welles classic film, Citizen Kane?
    A. Lord Northcliffes
    B. Joseph Pulitzers
    C. William Randolph Hearsts
    D. William Purcells
    Question 10: In the 1992 Disney film musical Newsies Robert Duvall played a fictionalized version of which Golden Age newspaper publisher?
    A. Lord Northcliffe
    B. William Purcell
    C. Joseph Pulitzer
    D. William Randolph Hearst
    Question 11: Who helped to establish the Missouri School of Journalism and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, two of the most prestigious journalism schools in the US?
    A. William Randolph Hearst
    B. Joseph Pulitzer
    C. William Purcell
    D. Lord Northcliffe
    Question 12: The name of this city means “Shelter under the treeâ€.
    A. Belize
    B. Buzious
    C. Rio de Janeiro
    D. Katmandu
    Question 13: Which resort town located near Rio de Janeiro is called The Saint Tropez of Brazil?
    A. Buzios
    B. Fortaleza
    C. Campo Grande
    D. Sau Paulo
    Question 14: This city is located on the Baja California peninsula in Mexico.
    A. Cabo San Lucas
    B. Los Angeles
    C. San Jose
    D. San Diego
    Question 15: Yogyakarta used to be the capital of Indonesia.
    A. False
    B. True