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: SPORTS

(eg, What was the nickname of Mildred Ella Didrikson Zaharias? Answer: ‘Babe’.)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. What is a TKO in boxing?

2. In which sport are there two blue lines?

3. In which sport is Serena Williams a star?

4. What sport is featured in the novel and film The Natural?

5. This sport has a hall of fame in Springfield, Mass.

GRADUATE LEVEL

6. This Tin Pan Alley song has become the official anthem of American baseball.

7. Which player is hockey’s No. 99? 8. His Olympics feats have been called “the greatest 45 minutes in sport”.

9. James Naismith is credited with inventing this sport.

10. The New York Yankees retired his No. 5 in 1952.

PHD LEVEL

11. What trophy is awarded annually to the most outstanding player in college football?

12. What is the PGA?

13. In which sport is the FIFA World Cup awarded?

14. Giant slalom involves skiing between poles. By what name are the poles known?

15. In which sports hall of fame are Buster Crabbe and Johnny Weissmuller honorees?

ANSWERS FOR FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29:

1. James Madison. 2. Alexander the Great. 3. Capt George Vancouver. 4. James Monroe. 5. William Pitt. 6. David Livingstone. 7. Stephen F. Austin (‘Father of Texas’). 8. The Duke of Wellington. 9. Otto von Bismarck.

SCORING:

24 to 30 points – congratulations, doctor; 18 to 23 points – honours graduate; 13 to 17 points – you’re plenty smart, but no grind; 5 to 12 points – you really should hit the books harder; 1 point to 4 points – enrol in remedial courses immediately; 0 points – who reads the questions to you?