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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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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.

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