ISAAC ASIMOV’S SUPER QUIZ

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

SUBJECT: ACTRESSES: REAL-LIFE CHARACTERS

Name the real-life person whom both actresses have portrayed in a film. A hint is provided. (e.g., Ruth Gordon and Sally Field (first lady). Answer: Mary Todd Lincoln.)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. Bette Davis and Cate Blanchett (queen) 2. Genevieve Bujold and Natalie Portman (queen) 3. Vivien Leigh and Elizabeth Taylor (pharaoh)

GRADUATE LEVEL

4. Theda Bara and Rita Hayworth (noted dancer) 5. Faye Dunaway and Dorothy Provine (criminal) 6. Michelle Williams and Misty Rowe (bombshell)

PHD LEVEL

7. Katharine Hepburn and Vanessa Redgrave (queen) 8. Sandra Bullock and Catherine Keener (novelist) 9. Judy Davis and Merle Oberon (French novelist)

ANSWERS FOR MON, OCT 2:

1. Uno. 2. Trivial Pursuit. 3. Pictionary. 4. Rubik’s Cube. 5. Battling Tops. 6. The Game of Life. 7. KerPlunk. 8. Jenga. 9. Rock ‘em Sock ‘em Robots.

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?