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: MOST POWERFUL WOMEN

Provide the last name of the most powerful women of 2016, according to Forbes. (e.g., COO of Facebook: Sheryl _____ (No. 7). Answer: Sandberg.)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. Chancellor of Germany: Angela _____ (No. 1) 2. Presidential candidate: Hillary ______ (No. 2) 3. Former first lady: Michelle

GRADUATE LEVEL

4. Chair of the Federal Reserve: Janet _____ (No. 3) 5. US media mogul: Oprah ____ (No. 21) 6. Wife of Microsoft founder: Melinda _____ (No. 4)

PHD LEVEL

7. Managing director of the IMF: Christine _____ (No. 6) 8. CEO of General Motors: Mary _____ (No. 5) 9. CEO of Hewlett Packard Enterprises: Meg ____ (No. 9)

ANSWERS FOR WED, JAN 10:

1. Vietnam War. 2. Battle of the Alamo. 3. Surface-to-air missile. 4. Persians and Greeks. 5. Macedon. 6. Tora. 7. Marcus Licinius Crassus. 8. Daesh. 9. Norman conquest of England.

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?