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: THE BIBLE

(e.g., What was created on the first day of creation? Answer: Light.)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. Who built an ark?

2. Who had a coat of many colours?

3. Who drew water from a rock?

GRADUATE LEVEL

4. In which book of the Bible are wise sayings by Solomon?

5. In which book is the Sermon on the Mount?

6. In which book are songs to be sung with stringed instruments?

PHD LEVEL

7. Who were the three men thrown into a furnace?

8. Who were the three sons of Noah?

9. Traditionally, what are the names of the three Wise Men?

ANSWERS FOR MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26

1. Carbon. 2. Magma.

3. Stalagmites. 4. Igneous.

5. San Andreas Fault. 6. Ore.

7. Petrology. 8. Mantle. 9. Plate.

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?