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: COUNTRIES ANAGRAMMED

Unscramble one word in each sentence to make the name of a country. (eg, The fall from the roof resulted in his leg pains. Answer: Pains - Spain.)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. They used a large chain to drag the truck from the swamp.

2. Be sure that the water is pure before you drink it.

3. The spring rain is sure to cause floods.

GRADUATE LEVEL

4. The clerk said that you will get the check in the mail next week.

5. The team took a plane to get to the site.

6. Each photo has a number and is placed in serial order.

PHD LEVEL

7. Some animals can spread rabies at a rapid rate.

8. The doctor heard a moan and raced to the scene.

9. Phone lines carry data in analog form.

ANSWERS, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20:

1. United Parcel Service. 2. National Broadcasting Company. 3. International Business Machines. 4. American Telephone and Telegraph Company. 5.The Country’s BestYogurt (This Can’t Be Yogurt). 6. Bavarian Motor Works. 7. Government Employees Insurance Company. 8. Entertainment and Sports Programming Network. 9. Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation.

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?