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: FOOLS

(e.g., What day of the year is April Fools’ Day? Answer: April 1)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. Cesar Romero starred as this character in TV’s Batman series. 2. Iron pyrite. 3. Beatles song title containing the word ‘fool’. 4. This 1965 film concerns an ocean liner bound to Germany from Mexico. 5. What is said of a man who is his own lawyer?

GRADUATE LEVEL

6. This court jester’s skull is exhumed in Hamlet. 7. Term for a sheet of writing paper measuring about 13 by 16 inches, sometimes 8 x 13. 8. What ‘fool’ word means ‘foolish or senseless behaviour’? 9. James Taylor sang I Was a Fool to ____. 10. He said, “Foolmeonce, shameon...shameonyou.Fool me—youcan’tgetfooledagain”?

PHD LEVEL

11. In which of William Shakespeare’s plays is Touchstone a court jester? 12. This BBC sitcom with ‘fools’ in the title stars David Jason. 13. In medieval Europe this festival was based on the Roman Saturnalia. 14. Which English king was called the ‘Wisest Fool in Christendom’? 15. Provide any common nine-letter word that begins with ‘fool’.

ANSWERS FOR FRI, MAR 31:

1. The Cheshire Cat. 2. Bumstead family. 3. Snoopy. 4. The Hound of the Baskervilles. 5. Manx cat. 6. Terrier. 7. Cat Stevens. 8. William Blake. 9. It can’t bark normally

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?