ISAAC ASIMOV’S SUPER QUIZ

CRYPTIC PUZZLE

9, In the k-no-w 10, On the d-ot 12, Land 13, Banner 14, Char-lie 15, Deep voice 17, Thick head 18, Nasally 20, Bor-Ag-e 21, Stun(rev) 24, P-reserve 26, Tapes-try 28, Open 29, Forced 31, S-liver-s 34, Strata-gem 36, Blue-gr-een 38, Chipper 39, Red-c-ap 40, Stab(rev) 41, Mean-der-s 42, Grenadi-ER

1, Filled in 2, (earlie)Stance(stors) 3, Un-easily 4, Twin-G-e 5, Four s-tar 6, Sticking up 7, Re-marks 8, Coo-lie 11, Pen-dan-t 16, Val-I-se 19, Serge 20, Be(for)e 22, Th-re-e 23, Asking 25, Roof garden 26, To-d

27, Co‚1s-sack 30, C-omprise 31, Sausages 32, Songbir-d 33, Sti-pend 35, R-ailed 36, BO-dega(rev) 37, E-ntail

EASY PUZZLE

9, Palpitate 10, Penitent 12, Cock 13, Little 14, Pensive 15, Lassitude 17, Derringer 18, Disdain 20, Indigo 21, Open 24, Belittle 26, Constant 28, Oath 29, Design 31, Raiment 34, Imperfect 36, Competent 38, Accused 39, Nature 40, Free 41, Altitude 42, Obedience

1, Speckled 2, Slacks 3, Taciturn 4, Nettle 5, Appended 6, Snapdragon 7, Stand-in 8, Ending 11, Herring 16, Italic 19, Sweet 20, Ire 22, Pence 23, Strike 25, Tremendous 26, Can 27, Comical 30, Intended 31, Remarked 32, Tethered 33, Drastic 35, Pickle 36, Cotton 37, Errand 1968: Herbert McKenley (right), former Olympic gold medallist greets Jesse Owens at the Palisadoes International Airport on August 8. At left is Sir Herbert MacDonald and between Owens and McKenley is R.D. Rose of United Fruit (Jamaica) Company. 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., This 1950s auto by Ford was a colossal flop. Answer: Edsel.)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. In which field did A.J. Foyt excel? 2. What 1950s toy was placed around the waist and gyrated? 3. America’s best-known motorcycle trick rider.

GRADUATE LEVEL

4. Millionaire who rescued Orphan Annie from poverty. 5. Who was killed after leaving a show in Chicago’s Biograph Theater? 6. Whose right-hand man was named Kato?

PHD LEVEL

7. To which actor was this line delivered: “Why don’t you come up sometime and see me?” 8. The first chief justice of the United States. 9. What did Herbert Hoover call the “noble experiment”?

ANSWERS FOR SAT, AUG 6

1. Helsinki, Finland 2. Oslo, Norway 3. Tallinn, Estonia 4. Stockholm, Sweden 5. Riga, Latvia 6. Moscow, Russia 7. Copenhagen, Denmark 8. Vilnius, Lithuania 9. Minsk, Belarus 10. Dublin, Ireland 11. Berlin, Germany 12. Amsterdam, Netherlands 13. Warsaw, Poland 14. London, England (United Kingdom) 15. Astana, Kazakhstan.