ISAAC ASIMOV’S SUPER QUIZ

Take this Super Quiz to a PHD Score 1 point for each correct answer on the Freshman Level, 2 points on the Graduate Level and 3 points on the PHD Level.

SUBJECT: ‘A’ IN SCIENCE

Each answer is a scientific word that begins with ‘A’. (eg, The study of material remains of past human life and activities. Answer: Archaeology.)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. The mass of air surrounding Earth.

2. An increase in the rate at which something happens, changes or grows.

3. A chemical substance with a ph value of less than 7.

GRADUATE LEVEL

4. The fossilised resin from pine trees.

5. To take in a gas, liquid or other substance.

6. Any of the small rocky celestial bodies found especially between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.

PHD LEVEL

7. A change in a plant or animal that makes it better able to live in a particular place or situation.

8. An enclosed area where birds are kept.

9. A layer of earth or rock that contains water or that water can pass through.

ANSWERS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29:

1. International Business Machines. 2. Metro-goldwynmayer. 3. Kresge. 4. Government Employees Insurance Company. 5. The Country’s Best Yogurt. 6. Bavarian Motor Works. 7. Quality Value Convenience. 8. Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing. 9. James Cash.

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 point – who reads the questions to you?