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: MONTHLY FILM TITLES

Name the film. The month that is in the title is provided. (e.g., The title is a quote from Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar. (March) Answer: The Ides of March.)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. A 1989 film about the Vietnam War starring Tom Cruise. (July) 2. A 1990 submarine spy thriller film starring Sean Connery and Alec Baldwin. (October)

3. A 1989 crime comedy starring Kevin Kline as an ex-NYPD detective. (January)

GRADUATE LEVEL

4. A 1964 political thriller film about a planned takeover of the US government. (May)

5. A 1999 biographical film about a coal miner’s son who takes up rocketry. (October)

6. A 2014 film starring Pierce Brosnan, based on the novel

There Are No Spies. (November)

PHD LEVEL

7. A 2018 film about the 2011 terrorist attacks in Norway. (July) 8. A 2014 film about five friends in search of haunted house attractions. (October)

9. A 1968 romantic film that was remade with the same title in 2001. (November)

ANSWERS FOR MONDAY, APRIL 26:

1. Vintner. 2. Mason. 3. Concierge. 4. Curator. 5. Actuary. 6. Glazier. 7. Cobbler. 8. Cooper. 9. Fletcher.

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?