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: GEOGRAPHY

(e.g., The largest city in this state is Fargo. Answer: North Dakota.)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. The westernmost country of mainland Europe. 2. It was the first Asian country to host both the Summer and Winter Olympic Games. 3. This country has an ongoing dispute with Greece over the use of its name. 4. The Lord of the Rings movie trilogy was filmed entirely in this country. 5. Its capital and largest city is Ulaanbaatar.

GRADUATE LEVEL

6. This country includes the Galapagos Islands. 7. This country seceded from Colombia in 1903. 8. This country occupies the western part of the island of Hispaniola. 9. Its capital city is Zagreb. 10. Its rugged coastline is broken by huge fjords.

PHD LEVEL

11. This temple complex in Cambodia is the largest religious monument in the world. 12. The most sparsely populated country in Europe. 13. Joan of Arc was executed in this French city. 14. The easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. 15. It is bordered by French Guiana to the east and Guyana to the west.

ANSWERS FOR FRI, AUG 18:

1. Chase. 2. DeGeneres. 3. Foxx. 4. Berle. 5. Williams. 6. Leno. 7. Wilson. 8. Youngman. 9. Seinfeld.

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?