This month marks the release of Robert Khayat’s memoir The Education of a Lifetime. To kick it off, we’re having a little fun with this quiz. Anyone who answers every question correctly will be eligible to win an Advance Reader’s Copy of The Education of a Lifetime, as well as a copy of the brand new photo book, Ole Miss: A Photographic Essay (on sale October 5).
Submit your answers in the comments section below. We’ll notify the winner via e-mail.
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1. What grade did Robert Khayat’s receive in Chemistry (his first class at Ole Miss) in the Summer of 1956?
a) A+
b) B-
c) D-
d) F
2. After the 1998 President Clinton’s Initiative on Race Town Hall Meeting at Ole Miss, Robert Khayat invited renowned African-American History Scholar John Hope Franklin back to the Chancellor’s home for a late-night snack. What did they eat?
a) Toast
b) BLTs
c) Cereal
d) Steak
3. What did Coach Johnny Vaught call Robert Khayat?
a) Bob
b) Robert
c) Bobby
d) Eddie
4. When Chancellor Robert Khayat told Governor Kirk Fordice that Ole Miss had orchestrated a $42 million sale of land to the federal government (land which the government had given Ole Miss), the governor replied —
a) “Where’s the check?”
b) “What’s my commission?”
c) “No wonder our damn government is broke.”
d) “Any more land left?”
5. What happened the week before the 2008 Presidential Debate at Ole Miss?
a) John McCain threatened to cancel
b) 3000 journalists descended on campus
c) A construction crew severed Mississippi’s one high-speed, fiber optic cable.
d) All of the above
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Submit your answers in the comments section below.
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Robert Khayat will be signing The Education of a Lifetime at Lemuria on Tuesday, September 24 at 3:00. A reading will follow at 5:30.
If you can’t make it to the event, you can call the store and reserve a copy for pick-up. You can also have the book shipped to you by calling the store (601.366.7619) or by placing your order online here.
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