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: CARS

(e.g., Which company developed the Edsel car marque? Answer: Ford.)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. Which company produces the Sonata and the Elantra models?

2. Lithium-ion and lead-acid are types of ____.

3. Which GM car brand was named after a Native-American chief?

GRADUATE LEVEL

4. This car’s name is not an acronym for ‘Luxury exports to the US.’

5. What device has generally replaced the generator in cars?

6. For what do the letters ‘BMW’ stand?

PHD LEVEL

7. Which car was named after the daughter of Emil Jellinek?

8. This ‘wheel’ with a three-letter name transforms motion.

9. For what does the ‘GT’ stand in ‘Pontiac GTO’?

1. Collie. 2. Pug. 3. Reservoir

Dogs. 4. Mad dogs and

Englishmen. 5. The Obama family. 6. Dogs of war. 7. Rodents.

8. Alaskan Malamute. 9. Chihuahua.

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? SCORING: ANSWERS FOR THURSDAY, JULY 5: