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 ‘BIG’ QUIZ

Each answer contains ‘big.’ (eg, The beginning of the universe. Answer: The Big Bang.)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. A nickname for IBM.

2. A nickname for New Orleans.

3. The bell in the clock tower of the Houses of Parliament, London.

4. A tall, yellow Sesame Street character.

5. A large, hairy humanoid creature.

GRADUATE LEVEL

6. TheBFG is short for this Roald Dahl character,

7. Nickname for baseball pitcher Randy Johnson.

8. A constellation made up of seven stars.

9. A 1999 comedy film starring Adam Sandler

10. A 1939 crime novel by Raymond Chandler.

PHD LEVEL

11. Nickname for baseball’s designated hitter Frank Thomas.

12. Nickname for baseball pitcher Walter Johnson.

13. A 1998 crime-comedy film starring Jeff Bridges as The Dude.

14. Nickname of J.P. Richardson, songwriter of Chantilly Lace.

15. A 2015 drama film about the 2007-2008 financial crisis.

ANSWERS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23:

1. Raiders of the Lost Ark. 2. In the Heat of the Night. 3. The Grapes of Wrath. 4. Psycho. 5. Taxi Driver. 6. The Princess Bride. 7. Cold Mountain. 8. To Kill a Mockingbird. 9. Lawrence of Arabia.

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?