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: WORLD CITIES

Cities with names ending in ‘o.’ Each answer is one word. (e.g., The name of this Michigan city ends in two ‘o’s.’ Answer: Kalamazoo.)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. The capital city of Norway.

2. The Windy City.’

3. The capital city of Egypt.

4. It is known as ‘the Theme Park Capital of the World.’

5. US city on the eastern shore of Lake Erie.

GRADUATE LEVEL

6. Formerly known as Edo.

7. Home of the Blue Jays baseball team.

8. One of Mexico’s best known and oldest beach resorts.

9. The capital city of Ecuador. 10. The most populous city in the state of North Dakota.

PHD LEVEL

11. It is at the site of the historic capital of the Inca Empire.

12. The name of this California city means ‘ash tree’ in Spanish.

13. Its walls ‘came tumbling down.’

14. The largest city in Sri Lanka.

15. City mentioned in the song known as ‘The Cowboy’s Lament.’

ANSWERS FOR FRIDAY, APRIL 6:

Trek. 2. Towers. 3. Housewives.

4. Smart. 5. Days. 6. Brown.

7. House. 8. Bad. 9. Peaks.

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?