SUPER QUIZ

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

”Z” IN SCIENCE

Each answer begins with “z.” (e.g., A facility where wild animals are housed for exhibition. Answer: Zoo.)

Freshman level

1. The scientific study of animals. 2. A mineral that can be cut and polished to form a blue-white gem. 3. The point in the sky directly above an observer. The opposite of nadir.

Graduate level

4. Element used as a protective coating in galvanizing iron and steel.

5. A code word representing the letter “Z” used in radio communication. 6. A cell formed by the union of two sex cells.

Ph.d. level

7. Biology: banded, belted, striped. 8. Any of a family of glassy minerals analogous to feldspar. 9. Transport system consisting of a pulley suspended on a cable and a harness.

ANSWERS:

1. Zoology. 2. Zircon. 3. Zenith. 4. Zinc. 5. Zulu. 6. Zygote. 7. Zonate. 8. Zeolite. 9. Zipline.

SCORING:

18 points — congratulations, doctor; 15 to 17 points — honors 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 — enroll in remedial courses immediately; 0 points — who reads the questions to you?