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: BOARD GAMES

Name the game. (e.g., It’s subtitled ‘The Fast-Dealing Property Trading Game.’ Answer: Monopoly.)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. The object is to determine the murderer, the site and the weapon.

2. Each of two players has a fleet of ships.

3. Players assume the roles of settlers and attempt to acquire resources.

GRADUATE LEVEL

4. A word game played on a board divided into a 15-by-15 grid of squares.

5. It is billed as ‘The game for your whole brain.’

6. A two-player game with the object of capturing the opponent’s flag.

PHD LEVEL

7. An ancient Chinese game of strategy for two players.

8. The board is a political map of Earth divided into 42 territories.

9. Classic two-player game of climbing up and sliding down.

ANSWERS FOR TUESDAY, MARCH 27:

1. Jack Sprat. 2. Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater. 3. Peter Piper.

4. Old King Cole. 5. Little Jack Horner. 6. Simple Simon. 7. Old McDonald. 8. Little Tommy Tucker. 9. Bobby Shaftoe.

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?