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: CHRISTMAS AND CHRISTMAS DAY

(e.g., Flying Fish Cove is its capital city. Answer: Christmas Island.)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. They live with Santa at the North Pole. 2. This event happened in 1914 during World War I. 3. On Dec. 25, 1942, Bing Crosby introduced this song to the world. 4. On Dec. 25, 1776, he crossed the Delaware River. 5. On Dec. 25, 1941, Britain surrendered this colony to Japanese troops.

GRADUATE LEVEL

6. “Keep Christmas in your own way, and let me keep it in mine” is from what novel? 7. “Maybe Christmas, the ___ thought, doesn’t come from a store.” 8. On Dec. 25, 1962, this film based on Harper Lee’s novel opened. 9. Mrs Cratchit’s had a Christmas holly stuck into the top of it. 10. The first of these cards was designed by John Callcott Horsley in 1843.

PHD LEVEL

11. It is a cultivar of the genus Schlumbergera. 12. Festival observed from Dec. 24, Christmas Eve, to Jan. 5. 13. Title of a 1980 slasher film, also known as You Better Watch Out. 14. ‘ochebuena’ is a Spanish word that refers to _____. 15. One of the traditional names in Ireland for Januaury 6.

ANSWERS FOR FRI, DEC 22:

1. Frosty the Snowman. 2. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. 3. I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus. 4. Let It Snow. 5. Sleigh Ride. 6. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire). 7. I’ll Be Home for Christmas. 8. It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas. 9. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.

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?