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: PERRY

(e.g., The alcoholic drink named Perry is made from what fruit? Answer: Pears.)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. Nicknamed ‘Mr C,’ his opening theme song was Dream Along With Me.

2. She rose to fame with the singles I Kissed a Girl and Hot N Cold. 3. He played Chandler Bing on the TV sitcom Friends.

GRADUATE LEVEL

4. Fictional detective played by Raymond Burr on TV from 1957 to 1966.

5. He was the longest-serving governor in Texas history.

6. He said, “We have met the enemy, and they are ours.”

PHD LEVEL

7. By what ‘cool’ name was football player William Perry known?

8. He starred as Dylan McKay on the TV series Beverly Hills, 90210.”

9. He is the frontman for the alternative rock band Jane’s Addiction.

ANSWERS FOR THE MONDAY, OCTOBER 15:

1. Mississippi. 2. Yukon. 3. St Lawrence. 4. Columbia. 5. Rio Grande. 6. Potomac. 7. Mackenzie.

8. Colorado. 9. Hudson.

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?