ISAAC ASIMOV’S SUPER QUIZ

Take this Super Quiz to a PhD. Score one point for each correct answer on the Freshman Level, two points on the Graduate Level and three points on the PhD Level.

SUBJECT: AMERICANA

(e.g., In which field did Sandy Koufax excel? Answer: Baseball pitcher.)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. Who served as Pinocchio’s conscious in the Walt Disney movie? 2. TV character who said, “Who loves ya, baby?” 3. In this language, ‘Go to the store’ becomes ‘Oh-gay oo-tay uhthay or-stay’.

GRADUATE LEVEL

4. What was Jefferson Airplane? 5. What is ‘Jewish penicillin’? 6. ‘Night riders’ was a common term for this supremacist organization.

PHD LEVEL

7. Which member of the Nelson family was promoted as a ‘safe’ alternative to Elvis? 8. What soap is ‘99 and 44/100 per cent pure’? 9. Which star was married to Al Jolson from 1928 to 1940?

ANSWERS FOR SAT, AUG 8:

1. River 2. Clock 3. Knife 4. Frutti 5. Doo-Dah 6. Tasket 7. Kiss Me 8. Smoky 9. That I Love You 10. Worm 11. The Sunrise 12. Yak 13. Doats 14. 5,000 15. Dream.