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: WOMEN IN HISTORY

(e.g., In 1921, Edith Wharton became the first woman to win this type of prize. Answer: Pulitzer Prize.) FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. Who was Lady Emma Hamilton’s famous lover? 2. This Woolworth heiress had seven husbands, including Cary Grant. 3. She launched two best-selling perfumes: Passion and White Diamonds. GRADUATE LEVEL

4. Who was the first woman to be appointed to the US Supreme Court? 5. In 1977, Janet Guthrie became the first woman to drive in this.

6. Margaret Sanger opened the first US clinic of this type in 1916. PHD LEVEL

7. Eleanor ‘Nell’ Gwyn was a longtime mistress of which English king? 8. Lynette ‘Squeaky’ Fromme is best known for trying to assassinate this man. 9. Who was the official chief mistress of Louis XV of France? ANSWERS FOR WEDNESDAY, JAN 24:

1. Jazz. 2. Alcatraz. 3. Boyz. 4. Waltz. 5. Rosencrantz. 6. Quiz. 7. Wiz. 8. Fuzz. 9. Ritz. 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?