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: NUMBERS (e.g., What number is XIV? Answer: 14.) FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. How many plagues did Moses release on Egypt?

2. How many separate countries make up Central America?

3. By what numerical name is Blackjack also known? GRADUATE LEVEL

4. The popular name for the painting ‘Arrangement in Grey and Black Number 1.’

5. How many live figures are in Leonardo da Vinci’s ‘Last Supper’?

6. In the painting ‘Nighthawks,’ how many customers are sitting in the diner? PHD LEVEL

7. In 1818, what parallel was established as a boundary between Canada and the US?

8. Who was the sixth wife of Henry VIII?

9. The numbers 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21 begin the sequence called the _____ numbers. ANSWERS FOR WED, MARCH 27:

1. Echo. 2. Charades. 3. Whistle.

4. Alliteration. 5. Bray. 6. Echoes.

7. Ultrasonic. 8. Prairie dog.

9. Phonology. 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?