ISAAC ASIMOV’S SUPER QUIZ

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

SUBJECT: THE ONE AND ONLY

(e.g., The only mammal that can fly. Answer: Bat.)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. The only US president to resign the office. 2. The only Canadian province to have no land boundary. 3. The only US state that borders just one other state.

GRADUATE LEVEL

4. The only country that has a name that begins with the letter ‘Y’. 5. The only country to have three capital cities. 6. The only US president to remain a lifelong bachelor.

PHD LEVEL

7. The only person to win a Nobel Prize in two different sciences. 8. The only real woman to be depicted on the face of a United States banknote. 9. The only woman to win Best Actress and Best Original Song Oscars.

ANSWERS FOR MON, OCT 3:

1. Notting Hill. 2. Blueberry Hill. 3. Battle of Bunker Hill. 4. Capitol Hill. 5. San Juan Hill. 6. Nob Hill. 7. Faith Hill. 8. Black Hills (South Dakota). 9. Kill Devil Hills (North Carolina).

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?

1971: Keith Palmer (left), who retained the All-Jamaica Badminton Championships title, receiving the title prize from Jamaica Badminton Association President Balfe Bradley.