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: DREAMS

(e.g., In which film did Humphrey Bogart say, “The stuff that dreams are made of”? Answer: The Maltese Falcon.)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. Shakespearian title containing the word dream.

2. Who delivered the ‘I Have a Dream’ speech?

3. Film containing the line “If you build it, he will come.”

GRADUATE LEVEL

4. Name the most popular song from the musical Man of La Mancha.

5. Musical in which a hopeful black girl group enters a talent competition.

6. This sitcom starred Barbara Eden and Larry Hagman.

PHD LEVEL

7. This film production’s logo features a boy sitting on a crescent moon.

8. Most dreaming occurs during REM sleep. For what does REM stand?

9. For what type of dreaming was Walter Mitty known?

ANSWERS FOR THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4:

1. Oliver Twist. 2. Jacob Marley. 3. 1812-1870. 4. Nell (Trent). 5. David Copperfield. 6. Great Expectations. 7. “The Mystery of Edwin Drood.” 8. Boz. 9. Hard Times.

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?