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: PEOPLE AND CHARACTERS

Identify the person (real or fictional). (e.g., ‘Shazam!’ Answer: Billy Batson/Captain Marvel)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. “Bah humbug!” 2. “Veni, vidi, vici.” 3. “Ich bin ein Berliner” 4. “Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn.”

5. “I have a dream.”

GRADUATE LEVEL

6. “L’etat, c’est moi.” 7. “Here’s looking at you, kid.” 8. “I’ve a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore.” 9. “To infinity and beyond!”

10. “One small step for man.”

PHD LEVEL

11. “Peace for our time.” 12. “Here’s Johnny!” 13. “Now cut that out!” 14. “Get thee to a nunnery.” 15. “If you like your doctor you can keep your doctor.”

ANSWERS FOR FRI, MAR:

1. Animal Farm. 2. Winnie-thePooh. 3. The Wind in the Willows. 4. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. 5. Watership Down. 6. The Jungle Book. 7. The Call of the Wild. 8. Black Beauty. 9. Charlotte’s Web.

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?