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: CITIES

(e.g., Largest (population) in the United States. Answer: New York City.)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. Largest city on the Great Lakes. 2. Largest city in South America. 3. Highest capital city in North America.

GRADUATE LEVEL

4. Largest (population) city in Europe (within city limits). 5. The only North American city north of Mexico whose walls still exist. 6. Highest capital city in the Western Hemisphere.

PHD LEVEL

7. Highest capital city in Europe. 8. Largest city in Europe during the Middle Ages. 9. Largest city on an island in the Mediterranean Sea.

ANSWERS FOR SAT, JAN 14:

1. Australia, Austria. 2. Belgium, Belize, Belarus, Benin. 3. Chile, China. 4. India, Indonesia. 5. Iran, Iraq, Ireland. 6. Japan, Jamaica. 7. Poland, Portugal. 8. Switzerland, Sweden, Swaziland. 9. Germany, Georgia. 10. Argentina, Armenia. 11. Suriname, Sudan. 12. Lebanon, Lesotho. 13. Albania, Algeria. 14. Cameroon, Cambodia. 15. Greece, Grenada (Greenland is an autonomous country within the Danish Realm, but not a sovereign state).

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?