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: AMERICANA

(e.g., What does ‘POTUS’ mean? Answer: President of the United States.)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. This bandleader was the king of “champagne music.”

2. In which sport did Bill Russell excel?

3. She played a semi-clad cavewoman in One Million Years B.C.

GRADUATE LEVEL

4. Which three words follow the lyrics ‘Roses love sunshine’?

5. Complete the quotation: “We hold these truths to be ____.”

6. Which famous actor was born Marion Morrison in Iowa?

PHD LEVEL

7. Which three words follow ‘Deep in my heart, I do believe ...’

8. What was the sequel to The Call of the Wild?

9. To whom did Max Schmeling lose his title in 1932?

ANSWERS FOR WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25:

1. Jill. 2. Little Bo Peep. 3. Mary (Mary Mary Quite Contrary). 4. Polly. 5. Queen of Hearts. 6. Little Miss Muffet. 7. Kitty Fisher. 8. Old Mother Hubbard. 9. Little Arabella Miller.

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?