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: AMERICANA

(e.g., Which millionaire is known as ‘The Donald’? Answer: Donald Trump.)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. What was Elvis Presley’s middle name? 2. What was Ezra Pound’s profession? 3. Name Paul Bunyan’s bovine companion. 4. Who were the redcoats? 5. What are Lincoln Logs?

GRADUATE LEVEL

6. Identify Gene Autry’s horse. 7. Quote the first line of Joyce Kilmer’s Trees. 8. What is the best-loved and most down-to-earth of American operas? 9. Known as the ‘Rumba King’, he was born in Spain and raised in Cuba. 10. In which major mountain range is the Cumberland Gap?

PHD LEVEL

11. He ended one of his TV shows with, “And you were there.” 12. Who was James Merritt Ives’ partner? 13. Song that is the official presidential anthem of the United States. 14. The male leads in this 1955 film were Frank Sinatra and Marlon Brando. 15. Name the sequel to The Call of the Wild.

ANSWERS FOR FRI, MAY 26:

1. Cheap. 2. Money. 3. Bliss. 4. Power. 5. Sweet. 6. Skin-deep. 7. Forearmed. 8. Strength. 9. Life.

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?