ISAAC ASIMOV’S SUPER QUIZ

Take this Super Quiz to a PhD. Score one point for each correct answer on the Freshman Level, two points on the Graduate Level and three points on the PhD Level.

SUBJECT: CAPITAL CITIES

Name the capital city and the country. (e.g., Its name is derived from the word ‘Nkra’, meaning ‘ants’. Answer: Accra, Ghana.)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. It means ‘good airs’ in Spanish. 2. Named after Athena, the goddess of wisdom. 3. It means ‘peace’ in Spanish.

GRADUATE LEVEL

4. Formed from the merger of two cities on opposite shores of the Danube. 5. Named after James Monroe. 6. Derived from a word meaning ‘a dam on the Amstel River.’

PHD LEVEL

7. It means ‘new port’ in Portuguese. 8. It means ‘given by God’ in Persian. 9. It means ‘abode of Islam’ in Urdu.

ANSWERS FOR WED, SEPT 21:

1. Italy. 2. Germany. 3. Greece. 4. France. 5. Denmark. 6. Mexico. 7. Spain. 8. Belgium. 9. India.

SCORING:

18 points — congratulations, doctor; 15 to 17 points — honours 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 — enrol in remedial courses immediately; 0 points — who reads the questions to you?

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