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: IN THE KITCHEN

(e.g., This light sponge cake must be a favourite in heaven. Answer:

Angel food cake) FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. You wear these thick coverings to take hot things out of the oven. 2. Term for a kitchen on a boat or airplane.

3. This soup has acquired the reputation as a folk remedy for colds and influenza.

GRADUATE LEVEL

4. This bowl-shaped utensil is full of holes for draining off liquids. 5.The Hell’s Kitchen neighbourhood is located in this city.

6. Which then-US vice-president was involved in the Kitchen Debate?

PHD LEVEL

7. Translate “kitchen” to French. 8. It’s not a musical instrument. It’s used to slice or cut fruits and vegetables.

9. This delicacy has been called “The black diamond of the kitchen.”

ANSWERS FOR TUESDAY, JULY 20:

1. Brave New World. 2. A Clockwork Orange. 3. God’s Little Acre. 4. The Manchurian Candidate. 5. The Caine Mutiny. 6. The Magnificent Ambersons. 7. The Handmaid’s Tale. 8.

Of Human Bondage. 9. The Executioner’s Song.

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?