ISAAC ASIMOV’S SUPER QUIZ

1969: Christopher Service giving the Valedictory Address at the Excelsior School prize-giving at the National Arena in October. From left are Lady Ashenheim, the Reverend Atherton Didier, O.N. Shirley, deputy headmaster, Sir Neville Ashenheim, who was guest speaker, and Sir John Carberry, vice-chairman of the Board of Governors. Behind them are members of the graduating class. 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: LITERATURE: ANIMAL TITLES

Complete the literary title with the name of an animal. (e.g., ‘The ____ in the Hat.’ Answer: Cat.)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. ‘Planet of the ____’ 2. ‘Jonathan Livingston ____’ 3. ‘Of ____ and Men’ 4. ‘Lord of the ____’ 5. ‘The ____ in Winter’

GRADUATE LEVEL

6. ‘To Kill a ____’ 7. ‘_____ in the Mist’ 8. ‘I Know Why the Caged ____ Sings’ 9. ‘They Shoot _____, Don’t They?’ 10. ‘The Hundred and One _____’

PHD LEVEL

11. ‘Water for ____’ 12. ‘The Secret Life of ____’ 13. ‘Do Androids Dream of Electric ____?’ 14. ‘The Red ____’ 15. ‘Fantastic ____’

ANSWERS:

1. Clarinet. 2. ‘Bohemian Rhapsody.’ 3. Harp. 4. New Orleans. 5. ‘You Light Up My Life.’ 6. Taylor Swift. 7. ‘The Bodyguard.’ 8. Chris Squire. 9. Cole Porter.

SCORING:

24 to 30 points — congratulations, doctor; 18 to 23 points — honours graduate; 13 to 17 points — you’re plenty smart, but no grind; 5 to 12 points — you really should hit the books harder; 1 point to 4 points — enrol in remedial courses immediately; 0 points — who reads the questions to you?