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: CARDS

(e.g., The number of playing cards in a standard deck. Answer: 52.) FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. The number of face cards in a standard deck.

2. What type of entertainer might say, “Pick a card, any card”?

3. “Don’t leave home without it.” GRADUATE LEVEL

4. These cards include the Lovers, the Magician and the Fool.

5. Term for an ace, king, queen, jack and 10 of a suit in poker.

6. What is the largest manufacturer of greeting cards in the United States? PHD LEVEL

7. Carrie Fisher authored this book with ‘cards’ in the title.

8. In baccarat, the cards are dealt from a box known by this name.

9. In a pinochle deck, each of the four suits has ____ cards. ANSWERS FOR SAT JULY 14:

1. Washington, DC. 2. Paris.

3. Rome. 4. Moscow.

5. Copenhagen, Denmark.

6. Beijing. 7. Cairo. 8. Jerusalem (internationally unrecognised).

9. Tokyo. 10. Berlin. 11. Dublin.

12. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

13. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

14. Vienna. 15. Stockholm. 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 — enroll in remedial courses immediately; 0 points — who reads the questions to you?