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ISAAC ASIMOV’S SUPER QUIZ

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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: INTERNATIO­NAL LAKES

Lakes shared by Canada and the US (e.g., A mountain lake shared by Alberta and Montana. Answer: Waterton Lake.)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. The largest North American freshwater lake by surface. 2. Lake shared solely by Ontario and New York State. 3. The southernmo­st of the Great Lakes.

GRADUATE LEVEL

4. A Great Lake shared solely by Ontario and Michigan. 5. Mostly in Vermont and New York but partially in Quebec. 6. It separates a small land area of Minnesota from the rest of the US.

PHD LEVEL

7. Named after Clare of Assisi and shared solely by Ontario and Michigan. 8. Lake Memphremag­og is shared by Quebec and this state. 9. A 360-square-mile lake between Ontario and Minnesota.

ANSWERS FOR THURS, DEC 14:

1. Billboard. 2. Overboard. 3. Skateboard. 4. Clipboard. 5. Backboard. 6. Shuffleboa­rd. 7. Mortarboar­d. 8. Centerboar­d. 9. Freeboard.

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?

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