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    The Quiz: You vs. the Maclean’s Genius

    This week, we tested Peter Dyakowski on everything from presidential beards to Yiddish phrases. He scored 80 per cent.

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    <p>ADVANCE FOR MONDAY, JUNE 2 AND THEREAFTER &#8211; This undated painting by Schapel shows Abraham Lincoln with his wife, Mary Todd Lincoln, and their two sons, Robert Todd and Thomas Lincoln. The location is not known. Sure, living in the White House has its perks. But a clothing allowance is not one of them. First ladies feel all sorts of pressure to project a fashionable look, and over the decades they’ve tried a range of cash-saving strategies to pull it off without going broke. Seven frugal do’s _ and don’ts _ that first ladies have tried over the years: Mrs. Lincoln considered selling manure from the White House grounds to pay the bills that she ran up for clothes and household items. (AP Photo)</p>

    ADVANCE FOR MONDAY, JUNE 2 AND THEREAFTER – This undated painting by Schapel shows Abraham Lincoln with his wife, Mary Todd Lincoln, and their two sons, Robert Todd and Thomas Lincoln. The location is not known. Sure, living in the White House has its perks. But a clothing allowance is not one of them. First ladies feel all sorts of pressure to project a fashionable look, and over the decades they’ve tried a range of cash-saving strategies to pull it off without going broke. Seven frugal do’s _ and don’ts _ that first ladies have tried over the years: Mrs. Lincoln considered selling manure from the White House grounds to pay the bills that she ran up for clothes and household items. (AP Photo)

    This undated painting by Schapel shows Abraham Lincoln with his wife, Mary Todd Lincoln, and their two sons, Robert Todd and Thomas Lincoln. (AP Photo)
    This undated painting by Schapel shows Abraham Lincoln with his wife, Mary Todd Lincoln, and their two sons, Robert Todd and Thomas Lincoln. (AP Photo)

    Welcome back to the Maclean’s Quiz, a diversion designed by Terrance Balazo to test your trivia skills. Good luck, and remember: no Internet assistance allowed.

    We’ve also invited the Maclean’s Genius, Peter Dyakowski, to take the quiz. Dyakowski is a lineman with the CFL’s Hamilton Ticats who also bested the competition in CBC’s Canada’s Smartest Person contest in 2012.

    This week, we tested  Dyakowski on everything from presidential beards to the language of the Ashkenazi Jews. “I really need to brush up on my Yiddish,” he admitted. He scored 80 per cent.

    Think you can do better? Just click on the link below.

    Take the quiz.

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