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: SCIENCE

(e.g., How many sides are there on a Mobius strip? Answer: One.)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. What is a white dwarf?

2. In mathematics, what is the eight-letter term for A + B = C

3. It is known by the name Keck, and is located in Hawaii. What is it?

GRADUATE LEVEL

4. What chemistry scale is used to specify the acidity or basicity of a liquid?

5. What branch of science deals specifically with compounds of carbon?

6. Wolfram is more commonly known by this name.

PHD LEVEL

7. Argon and neon are two of these six gasses.

8. Seven-letter word for a measure of the disorder or randomness in a system.

9. This basic component of all atomic nuclei has a positive charge.

ANSWERS FOR THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11:

1. Kidnapped, by Robert Louis Stevenson. 2. Jaws, by Peter Benchley. 3. Shogun, by James Clavell. 4. Exodus, by Leon Uris.

5. Dubliners, by James Joyce. 6. Misery, by Stephen King. 7. Persuasion, by Jane Austen. 8. Contact, by Carl Sagan. 9. Foundation, by Isaac Asimov.

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?