SUPER QUIZ

Take this Super Quiz to a Ph.D. Score 1 point for each correct answer on the Freshman Level, 2 points on the Graduate Level and 3 points on the Ph.D. Level.

Subject: COUNTRIES

Each answer is the name of a country. (e.g. Its motto is “A Mari Usque Ad Mare” . Answer: Canada.)

FRESHMAN LEVE

1. This country is also known as “Nippon.” 2. Its Soyuz rockets were once the only provider of transport for astronauts to the International Space Station. 3. Conglomerates Samsung, Hyundai and LG Electronics are based here.

GRADUATE LEVEL

4. “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring” was shot in this country.

5. It is the only NATO member with no standing army.

6. This country seceded from Colombia in 1903.

PH.D. LEVEL

7. Along with its overseas territories it has the greatest number of time zones. 8. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange found asylum in this country’s London embassy for seven years.

9. The wheel in the center of this country’s flag represents the dynamism of peaceful change.

India. 9. Ecuador. 8. France. 7. Panama. 6. Iceland. 5. Zealand. New 4. Korea. South 3. Russia. 2. Japan. 1. ANSWERS: 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?