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: PENINSULAS: EAST

All peninsulas are in the Eastern Hemisphere. (e.g., It serves as a land bridge between Asia and Africa. Answer: Sinai Peninsula.)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. This peninsula is disputed between Ukraine and Russia.

2. What are the two main countries occupying the Iberian Peninsula?

3. The largest peninsula in the world.

GRADUATE LEVEL

4. The Horn of Africa is a peninsula. Name any country within it.

5. Which city is associated with the Kowloon Peninsula?

6. This peninsula is now an island due to the Corinth Canal.

PHD LEVEL

7. The Anatolian Peninsula is the westernmost protrusion of _____.

8. It is occupied by two Asian countries: the DPKR and the ROK.

9. At its terminus is the southernmost point of the Asian mainland.

ANSWERS FOR WEDNESDAY, MAY 2:

1. Hans Christian Andersen. 2. Van Johnson. 3. Anthony van Dyck. 4. Van Cliburn. 5. Van Jones. 6. Van Halen. 7. Hans Conried. 8. Hans Zimmer. 9. Hans Holbein.

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?