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: FISH

(e.g., The world’s largest fish. Answer: Whale shark.)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. It spends most of its life in the ocean but returns to fresh water to spawn. 2. Most fish exchange gases using this organ. 3. It is the only fish that swims upright.

GRADUATE LEVEL

4. It is the largest member of the Pacific salmon family. 5. The Greek word for fish (‘ichthus’) was once used as a symbol meaning ____. 6. In Japan the fugu, or puffer fish, is a delicacy but can be ____.

PHD LEVEL

7. It hitchhikes by clinging to a host such as a whale or shark. 8. Many lipsticks contain material from what part of the fish? 9. What is the only fish that has eyelids?

ANSWERS FOR SAT, SEPT 2:

1. Rubicon River. 2. Delaware River. 3. Pearl Harbor. 4. Saint Helena. 5. Easter Island. 6. The Alamo. 7. Pitcairn Islands. 8. Giza, Egypt. 9. Galapagos Islands. 10. Paris. 11. Southampton, England. 12. Channel Islands. 13. Ujiji. 14. Khartoum. 15. Hong Kong.

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?