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ISAAC ASImOv’S SupER quIz

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Take this Isaac Asimov’s 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.

Subject: SALT

(e.g., Salt is also known as ____ salt. Answer: Table or rock.)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. Salt is composed primarily of _____ chloride. Answer________ 2. What is the chemical formula? Answer________ 3. What is the capital of Utah? Answer________

GRADUATE LEVEL

4. In politics, for what do the letters stand in SALT agreements? Answer________ 5. Who was turned into a pillar of salt in the Bible? Answer________ 6. The name of the city of Salzburg, Austria, literally means _____. Answer________

PH.D. LEVEL

7. Who led a “Salt March” in a 1930 protest? Answer________ 8. What word originated from the money paid to Roman soldiers to buy salt? Answer________ 9. Who portrayed Evelyn Salt in the 2010 film “Salt”? Answer________

ANSWERS

Jolie. Angelina 9. Salary. 8. Gandhi. Mahatma 7. castle. Salt 6. wife. Lot’s 5. Talks. Limitation Arms Strategic 4. City. Lake Salt 3. NaCl. 2. Sodium. 1. Super Quiz is a registered trademark of K.Fisher Enterprise­s Ltd. (c) 2012 Ken Fisher North America Syndicate Inc.

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