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: MYTHS & LEGENDS

e.g., What was the only thing left behind in the box after Pandora opened and then quickly closed it? Answer: Hope.)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. She was King Arthur’s wife.

2. Cause to rise and hover in the air by magical power.

3. Legendary follower of Robin Hood, noted for his size and strength.

GRADUATE LEVEL

4. He flew with his father, Daedalus, from Crete but fell into the sea.

5. Which fictional character visited a land called Glubbdubdrib?

6. Iris is the Greek goddess of the _____.

PHD LEVEL

7. Divination from patterns seen in a handful of earth thrown on the ground.

8. A place of fabulous riches held by explorers to exist in South America.

9. What is a chanticleer?

ANSWERS FOR WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8:

1. The Confederate battle flag.

2. Some Like It Hot. 3. Fish are jumping. 4. Sun Records. 5. Ralph Kramden. 6. Ho Chi Minh. 7. Son of Sam. 8. Robert’s Rules of Order. 9. (Texas) Longhorns.

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?