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: THE BIBLE

(e.g., Who was exiled to the Land of Nod? Answer: Cain)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. Who hated his brother for taking away his birthright? 2. Who told his brothers to deny that they were shepherds to Pharaoh? 3. What did Noah construct? 4. What new name did Jesus give to Simon? 5. What did the Ark of the Covenant contain?

GRADUATE LEVEL

6. Who was upset when his wife revealed the answer to his riddle? 7. Who killed a giant? 8. Who killed an Egyptian for hitting a Hebrew slave? 9. Who was the first king of Israel? 10. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of what?

PHD LEVEL

11. Who was the second son of Abraham? 12. Who was the mother of Ishmael? 13. Absalom was this man’s third son. 14. Who was known as ‘Saul of Tarsus’? 15. Who was the first son of Jacob and Leah?

ANSWERS FOR FRI, JUN 16:

1. Little Women. 2. Angela’s Ashes. 3. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. 4. Jurassic Park. 5. To Kill a Mockingbird. 6. Rosemary’s Baby. 7. Bridget Jones’s Diary. 8. The Talisman. 9. Catch-22.

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?