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: LITTLE

Each answer contains ‘Little’. (e.g., The Jolly Green Giant’s helper. Answer: Little Green Sprout.)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. Famous character of Charlie Chaplin. 2. He was the strongest of Robin Hood’s men. 3. She was the ward of ‘Daddy’ Warbucks.

GRADUATE LEVEL

4. Who was Red Ryder’s Indian sidekick? 5. This battle is commonly referred to as ‘Custer’s Last Stand’. 6. Common name for Ursa Minor.

PHD LEVEL

7. This Kitty Kallen song was a No. 1 hit in 1954. 8. Song by the Beatles from the album Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. 9. The statue in Copenhagen’s harbour.

ANSWERS FOR MON, AUG 21:

1. Blue whale. 2. Coral. 3. Dolphin. 4. Eel. 5. Flounder. 6. Grouper. 7. Halibut. 8. Isopods. 9. Jellyfish.

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?