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I Owe It All To Community College

Quiz by Megan Werland

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11 questions
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  • Q1
    Why did Tom Hanks choose a Community College?
    They had a good film school and he didn't get into a four-year film school.
    His father had attended Community College.
    He had lousy SAT scores and couldn't afford it.
    He couldn't afford it and his parents had moved.
    30s
  • Q2
    He had classmates who had gone to what war?
    Gulf War
    Vietnam War
    Korean War
    WWII
    30s
  • Q3
    What class did he nearly fail?
    Zoology from killing his fruit flies
    English because he couldn't write essays
    Theater because he had stage fright
    Biology from dissecting a pig wrong
    30s
  • Q4
    What did he eat while goofing off?
    Gyros
    Pizza
    Pretzels
    French Fries
    30s
  • Q5
    How much will free Community College cost taxpayers?
    100 billion dollars
    60 billion dollars
    20 million dollars
    16 million dollars
    30s
  • Q6
    What is the name of the college Hanks attended?
    MIT
    Chabot College
    Villanova
    Coovelis College
    30s
  • Q7
    Who did Hanks have a crush on (you can tell what her job was)?
    Actress
    Flight Attendant
    Waitress
    Professor
    30s
  • Q8
    What did Hanks do between classes?
    He goofed off
    He watched team sports
    He protested the war with other students
    He practiced giving monologues in the quad
    30s
  • Q9
    Who was the President when Hanks wrote this?
    Barack Obama
    George H. Bush
    Donald Trump
    George W. Bush
    30s
  • Q10
    What is Hank's main claim?
    Community Colleges should have entrance exams
    Everyone should attend Community Colleges before attending a four-year college
    Community College should be free
    30s
  • Q11
    To whom does Hanks say the following quote: "That place made me what I am today."
    His mom
    His wife
    the Oscar audience in an acceptance speech
    one of his kids
    30s

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