As for example the Minneapolis Star Tribune: http://superquiz.king-online.com/client_temps/startribune.php
Here's an example of one such quiz:
Isaac Asimov's Super Quiz
King Features Syndicate
Published Jun. 16, 2011
Subject: PROVERBIAL WISDOM
(e.g., How much is a bird in the hand worth? Answer: Two in the bush.)
FRESHMAN LEVEL
1. What makes Jack a dull boy?
Answer________
2. How strong is a chain?
Answer________
3. What makes a good ending?
Answer________
GRADUATE LEVEL
4. What never boils?
Answer________
5. What is an ounce of prevention worth?
Answer________
6. What should you do if you can't stand the heat?
Answer________
PH.D. LEVEL
7. What begins with a single step?
Answer________
8. What is the soul of wit?
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9. What makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise?
Answer________
ANSWERS: 1. All work and no play. 2. As strong as its weakest link. 3. A good beginning. 4. A watched pot. 5. A pound of cure. 6. Get out of the kitchen. 7. A journey of a thousand miles. 8. Brevity. 9. Early to bed and early to rise.
SCORING:
18 points — congratulations, doctor; 15 to 17 points — honors graduate; 10 to 14 points — you're plenty smart, but no grind; 4 to 9 points — you really should hit the books harder; 1 point to 3 points — enroll in remedial courses immediately; 0 points — who reads the questions to you?
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