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., Who was the first first lady to be born outside the US? Answer: Louisa Adams.)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. Who was the second first lady to be born outside the US.?

2. Which five words follow: “‘Twas the night before Christmas ...”?

3. In which city are the hills named ‘Twin Peaks’?

GRADUATE LEVEL

4. The period in the US between 1920 and 1933 is known by this term.

5. Ayn Rand was a noted ___, and ___ Rand was a celebrated dancer/actress.

6. What scandal is associated with “Say it ain’t so, Joe”?

PHD LEVEL

7. Franklin Delano Roosevelt used the term ‘Nine Old Men’ to refer to which group?

8. In which short story is an American named Philip Nolan the protagonist?

9. Both the Hopi and Zuni are subdivisions of this larger group.

ANSWERS FOR WEDNESDAY, MAY 23:

1. Girl. 2. Dream. 3. Prayer.

4. Help. 5. Green. 6. Susie.

7. Tenderness. 8. Thing. 9. Fool.

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?