This singer, a member of Simon and Garfunkel, was a math teacher in Connecticut when his song "Bridge Over Troubled Water" rose up on the billboard charts. Hint: It wasn't Paul Simon.
Who was (Art) Garfunkel?
100
The SAT in LSAT stand for "School Admission Test". This is what the "L" stands for.
What is "Law"?
100
This is what the "P" stands for in Exam P. Hint: It almost rhymes with "Bob Humility".
What is probability?
100
The Brookings Institution, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and the RAND Corporation are some of the top-ranked ones of these in the U.S.
What are think tanks?
100
In the hit TV show, the Big Bang Theory, Sheldon noted how many supervillains had a graduate degree and mentioned that grad schools should do a better job of weeding them out. Name one supervillain whose name would suggest that he or she has an advanced degree.
Who is (answers vary)?
200
#20 on ETS Praxis. This was the median course grade of the 22 students shown in the stemplot.
What is 82?
200
LSAT #1. If the last digit of an acceptable product code is 1, this is the given option that must be true.
What is (A) The first digit is 2?
200
Exam P #3. This is the probability that a randomly chosen member of the group visits a physical therapist.
What is (D) 0.48?
200
Raven's Matrices, top right. This is the item that best completes the pattern.
What is the fourth option?
200
GRE Math #45. This is the set of all the statements that must be true.
What is (D) I and III only?
300
#19 on Praxis. Of the given ranges, this is the one expected to contain the largest number of ninth graders.
What is (C) Between 6 and 8 inches?
300
This was the name of the Christian lawyer in the Scopes trial against teaching evolution in public schools. Hint: His initials were W. J. B. Score 100 pts for each part of his name.
Who was William Jennings Bryan?
300
NSA #1. This is the Bible verse encrypted in the first cryptogram. You have 6 minutes.
What is "You will know the truth and the truth will set you free." John 8:32?
300
Raven's Matrices, bottom left. This is the item that best completes the pattern.
What is the third option?
300
In many cases, you can get paid to attend graduate school. One possibility is a fellowship. This is another. Hint: It's 13 letters, begins with an "A" and ends with a "P".
What is an assistantship?
400
#21 on Praxis. This is the probability of getting exactly 2 tails on the three tosses.
What is (A) 2/9?
400
LSAT #3. Assuming that the third digit is not 0, this is the given statement that must be true.
What is (C) The fourth digit of the product code is 0?
400
Exam P #5. This is the probability that a person has the disease given that the test indicates the presence of the disease.
What is (B) 0.657?
400
There are six books of the Bible that begin with the letter E. Score 100 for the first three that you can name, and 100 points for each additional one.
What are Exodus, Ezra, Esther, Ecclesiastes, Ezekiel, and Ephesians?
400
GRE Math #42. This is the probability that the value of at least one of X and Y is greater than 3.
What is (B) 15/64?
500
NSA #2. This is the Bible verse encoded in the second cryptogram. You have 6 minutes.
What is "And now these three remain: Faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love." 1 Corinthians 13:13?
500
LSAT #5. This must be true about any acceptable product code.
What is (E) There are at most two digits between the 2 and the 4?
500
Exam P #1. This is the number of blue balls in the second urn.
What is (A) 4?
500
Raven's Matrices, bottom right. This is the item that best completes the pattern.
What is the fifth option?
500
GRE Math #35. This is the probability that all of the men will be seated next to each other.