ISAAC ASIMOV’S SUPER QUIZ

1986: Hard to beat Boys’ Town striker Allie McNab (right) tries to beat Horace Samuels of the JDF in the feature Craven 'A' National Premier League encounter at Collie Smith Drive. Samuels had an outstanding game, breaking up the majority of the Boys’ Town attacks. The match ended in a 0-0 draw. 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: FATHER TITLES

Each answer is a TV or film title containing ‘Father,’ (e.g., British sitcom about three Irish priests. Answer: Father Ted.)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. 1991 film starring Steve Martin and Diane Keaton as the parents. 2. TV series starring Robert Young as father Jim Anderson. 3. TV series starring Bill Bixby as the father of his young son Eddie.

GRADUATE LEVEL

4. TV series starring John Forsythe as wealthy bachelor attorney Bentley Gregg. 5. 1964 film starring Cary Grant in the two-word title role. 6. British TV drama about a crimesolving Roman Catholic priest.

PHD LEVEL

7. 1993 biographical courtroom film starring Daniel Day-Lewis. 8.1970 film about a widowed college professor with an ageing father. 9. Mel Gibson plays an ex-con trying to protect his daughter from drug dealers.

ANSWERS FOR THURS, OCT 26:

1. Muhammad Ali. 2. Porky Pig. 3. Grand slam. 4. Madison and Monroe. 5. Sammy Davis Jr. 6. Sixteen Tons. 7. Mairzy Doats. 8. Sinclair Lewis. 9. The Deacon’s Masterpiece.

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?