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: DOGS AND CATS

(e.g., Which big cat runs the fastest? Answer: Cheetah)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. What cat disappeared slowly, with his grin the last to go? 2. What comic-strip family had a dog named Daisy? 3. What comic-strip dog battled the Red Baron in his Sopwith Camel?

GRADUATE LEVEL

4. In which novel was a large dog shot in the wilds of Dartmoor in England? 5. What breed of cat originated on the Isle of Man? 6. What type of dog derives its name from the French word ‘terre,’ meaning ‘earth’?

PHD LEVEL

7. What was the ‘feline’ stage name of singer Yusuf Islam? 8. Who wrote “Tyger! Tyger! Burning bright, In the forests of the night”?

9. In what way is the basenji breed unique?

ANSWERS FOR THURS, MAR 30:

1. Basketball. 2. Baseball. 3. Golf. 4. Ice hockey. 5. Tennis. 6. American football. 7. Cricket. 8. Curling. 9. Boxing.

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 points — who reads the questions to you?