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: BARON

(e.g., The wife or widow of a baron. Answer: Baroness.)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. This pet beagle’s imaginary enemy is the Red Baron.

2. What kind of ‘baron’ was John D. Rockefeller?

3. Nickname of Manfred von Richthofen.

GRADUATE LEVEL

4. What geographic entity is named after Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr?

5. This baron wrote, “Theirs not to reason why, Theirs but to do and die.”

6. Term applied to US businessmen who used unscrupulous methods to get rich.

PHD LEVEL

7. Baron von Steuben served as this general’s chief of staff.

8. This fictional German baron had “marvelous travels and campaigns”.

9. Baron de Coubertin is considered the father of the modern _____.

ANSWERS FOR THURSDAY, AUGUST 23:

1. Jedi Knights. 2. Monty Python and the Holy Grail. 3. Knights of the Round Table. 4. Sir. 5. Knights Templar (abbreviated name). 6. A horse’s head and neck. 7. Knight’s Cross (of the Iron Cross).

8. Grand Master (Grandmaster).

9. Knights of Columbus.

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?