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: GEOGRAPHY

(e.g., This former Portuguese island was returned to China in 1999. Answer: Macau.)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. Name Africa’s largest island.

2. On which sea is Poland located?

3. Which sea lies between Africa and Asia?

GRADUATE LEVEL

4. Which strait connects Lake Michigan and Lake Huron?

5. What is the longest river in Australia?

6. Excluding Australia, Greenland is the largest island. Which island ranks second?

PHD LEVEL

7. What is the most westerly Arab country?

8. What site is Louis Hennepin credited with discovering?

9. Which country has a name that ends with ‘rain’?

ANSWERS FOR THURSDAY, JANUARY 10:

1. Barbra Streisand. 2. Robert De Niro. 3. Al Pacino. 4. George Clooney. 5. Ben Stiller. 6. Howard Keel. 7. Helen Mirren. 8. Denzel Washington. 9. Harrison Ford.

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?