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: C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S

The first letter of each answer (1-9) together spell ‘Christmas’. (e.g., How many letters are in the topic of this quiz? Answer: Nine.)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. A religious song sung around Christmas time.

2. King who tried to kill the baby Jesus.

3. The traditional Christmas colours are green and ____.

GRADUATE LEVEL

4. A hanging, tapering piece of ice.

5. The most popular topping for a Christmas tree.

6. Often it is the main Christmas dish.

PHD LEVEL

7. Where the baby Jesus slept.

8. Gabriel, for instance. 9. Frosty is one.

ANSWERS FOR DEC 22:

1. A Christmas Carol. 2. A Visit From St Nicholas (The Night Before Christmas). 3. How the Grinch Stole Christmas. 4. A Christmas Story. 5. It’s a Wonderful Life. 6. The Santa Clause. 7. White Christmas (film). 8. Home Alone. 9. So This Is Christmas (song). 10. The Simpsons Christmas. 11. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.”

12. Miracle on 34th Street. 13. A Charlie Brown Christmas. 14. The Hunchback of Notre Dame. 15. The Pickwick Papers.

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?