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: WOMEN OF THE BIBLE

(e.g., The first woman, wife of Adam. Answer: Eve.)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. Samson loved her.

2. Wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac.

3. She was present at Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection.

GRADUATE LEVEL

4. Infamous for demanding the head of John the Baptist.

5. Jacob’s favourite wife, and mother of Joseph and Benjamin.

6. She was the mother of Abraham’s son Ishmael.

PHD LEVEL

7. Isaac’s wife, and mother of Jacob and Esau.

8. King David’s wife, and the mother of Solomon.

9. Her name became associated with “painted women,” or prostitutes.

ANSWERS FOR WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20

1. Cuba. 2. The US 3. Egypt.

4. Belgium. 5. Ukraine. 6. Pakistan.

7. Guyana. 8. Ethiopia. 9. Bolivia.

SCORING:

18 points – congratulations, doctor; 15 to 17 points – honors 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?