ISAAC ASIMOV’S SUPER QUIZ
CRYPTIC SOLUTION 28,186
ACROSS: 9, Having a go 10, Taf-frail 12, Ward (rev) 13, Wh-it-en 14, Tighter 15, Rasp-berry 17, Over There 18, Spi-L-L-ed 20, Gets on 21, Pine 24, Makes for 26, Take over 28, Reed (rev) 29, Crusty 31, Comment 34, Committed 36, Muscles in 38, Satchel 39, N-ormal 40, G-R-in 41, Rever-s-es 42, Spare ti-me DOWN:1, The works 2, A-vert-s 3, Gathered 4, Wor-thy 5, St-and out 6, Off the hook 7, Fri-gat-e 8, L-ittle 11, Ordered 16, Bolted 19, Imag(in)e 20, Gar (rev) 22, I-re(mai)ne(d) 23, Form-a-L 25, First-class 26, Try 27, Prec-I-se 30, Su-Dan-ese 31, Castaway 32, Tena-nted 33, Lighter 35, Matter 36, M-or-ass 37, Strain
EASY SOLUTION FOR SAT, OCT 22:
ACROSS: 9, Abominate 10, Atlantic 12, Mark 13, Caress 14, Clipper 15, Sleepless 17, Bagatelle 18, Neglect 20, Seesaw 21, Ergo 24, Intended 26, Suddenly 28, Rash 29, Plucky 31, Coarser 34, Betrothal 36, Transport 38, Tension 39, Acidic 40, Will 41, Treasure 42, Cheerless. DOWN: 1, Parmesan 2, Course 3, Parakeet 4, Revels 5, Passable 6, Blackguard 7, Anxiety 8, Dispel 11, Freedom 16, Peeled 19, Genus 20, Sad 22, Riles 23, Delays 25, Delphinium 26, Shy 27, Probity 30, Collared 31, Clarinet 32, Ruthless 33, Comical 35, Tenure 36, Twitch 37, Opined. 1969: Howard Fenton, winning the Manley cycle race in October. The race, which started at the birthplace of the late Norman Manley in Manchester, ended at Charles Square in Montego Bay. Fenton is from Kingston. Behind him is Allan Henriques, who came in second, and the other cyclist at far right is Harold Belazaire, who placed third. 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.
1. Who took over as host of ‘Jeopardy!’ in 1984? 2. What man became host of the syndicated version of the ‘Wheel of Fortune’? 3. What woman activates the board letters during syndication of ‘Wheel of Fortune’?
4. There are two rounds in ‘Jeopardy!’ What is the second round called? 5. How many categories are there in each round? 6. How much does a vowel cost on ‘Wheel of Fortune’? 7. Who hosted ‘Jeopardy!’ from 1964 to 1975 and 1978 to 1979? 8. Who originally hosted ‘Wheel of Fortune’? 9. How many spaces are there on the roulette-style wheel?
1. Afghanistan. 2. Allies, Axis. 3. Amundsen (Roald). 4. Attila. 5. Armstrong (Neil). 6. Arnold (Benedict). 7. Antony (Marc). 8. Archimedes. 9. Anastasia. 10. Augustus. 11. Allen (Ethan). 12. Agnew (Spiro). 13. Adenauer (Konrad). 14. Ataturk (Mustafa Kemal). 15. Allende (Salvador).
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?