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: ‘U’ AND ‘V’ COUNTRIES

Each answer is a country with a name that starts with either ‘U’ or ‘V.’ (e.g., It includes the island of Great Britain. Answer: United Kingdom.)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. A one-party socialist state espousing communism.

2. The second-smallest country in South America.

3. It has fewer than 50 female citizens.

GRADUATE LEVEL

4. Hugo Chávez was president from 1999 until his death in 2013.

5. Chernobyl is a city in this country.

6. The world’s second most populous landlocked country.

PHD LEVEL

7. It is often abbreviated to UAE.

8. This volcanic island republic has been independent since 1980.

9. One of only two doubly landlocked countries in the world.

ANSWERS FOR MONDAY, OCTOBER 22:

1. Loner. 2. Prisoner. 3. Toner. 4. Coroner. 5. Goner. 6. Sooner. 7. Crooner. 8. Schooner. 9. Stoner.

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 – enroll in remedial courses immediately; 0 points – who reads the questions to you?