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: E BEFORE I

Each answer is a five-letter word that contains the combination ‘ei.’ (e.g., A number. Answer: Eight)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. A pale brown colour. 2. Sound made by a horse. 3. The river of Paris. 4. Strange and unusual. 5. Measure how heavy something is.

GRADUATE LEVEL

6. A male leader in an Arab country. 7. Grab. 8. Straps used to control a horse. 9. To pretend to make a movement, especially to trick an opponent in a sport. 10. To pretend to have a particular feeling.

PHD LEVEL

11. A god. 12. The act of stealing. 13. To have sovereign power. 14. The state or fact of existing. 15. Do something that one considers to be beneath one’s dignity.

ANSWERS FRI, APR 7:

1. One. 2. Twelve. 3. Noon. 4. Three. 5. Midnight. 6. One. 7. Six o’clock. 8. Five o’clock shadow. 9. Four.

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?