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: CULINARY MATTERS

(e.g., This dip is informally referred to as ‘guac’. Answer: Guacamole)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. What is venison? 2. What ingredient makes bread rise? 3. Celery, apples, walnuts and grapes are used in this type of salad.

GRADUATE LEVEL

4. This pear-shaped fruit has a leathery skin, edible flesh and a large stone. 5. What nuts are used to make marzipan? 6. What type of cake is traditionally eaten at Christmas in Italy?

PHD LEVEL

7. Also called the ‘pie plant,’ informally its name can mean a fight. 8. This egg-shaped tropical fruit is also called a ‘purple granadilla’. 9. California provides nearly 100 per cent of the US crop of this variety of thistle.

ANSWERS FOR TUES, JUN 6:

1. Spill. 2. Still. 3. Chill. 4. Skill. 5. Quill. 6. Frill. 7. Shill. 8. Krill. 9. Swill.

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?