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: STUDIES

What is the subject of each field of study? (e.g., Zoology. Answer: Animals.)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. Botany 2. Biology 3. Astronomy

GRADUATE LEVEL

4. Genetics 5. Phonetics 6. Optics

PHD LEVEL

7. Semantics 8. Cartography 9. Ballistics

ANSWERS FOR WED, AUG 30:

1. You are the salt of the earth. 2. He makes me lie down in green pastures. 3. Am I my brother’s keeper? 4. Follow me and I will make you fishers of men. 5. Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy. 6. Where is he that has been born king of the Jews? 7. When I was a child, I spoke as a child. 8. God be merciful to me, a sinner. 9. My yoke is easy and my burden is light.

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?