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: A????A

Each answer is a six-letter word that begins and ends with ‘a.’ (e.g., A continent. Answer: Africa.)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. A state.

2. A list of things to be discussed.

3. A medical condition that makes it difficult to breathe.

GRADUATE LEVEL

4. A single-celled microorganism.

5. An atmospheric phenomenon of bands of light.

6. A South American animal related to the llama.

PHD LEVEL

7. A tree with small white or yellow flowers.

8. An inability to recognise or reproduce musical sounds.

9. First name of a famous female aviator who disappeared.

ANSWERS FOR THURS, FEBRUARY 22:

1. Incisors. 2. Challenger. 3. “Et tu, Brute?” 4. National Security (Safety) Council. 5. Gantry.

6. Jihad. 7. Avatar. 8. Karachi.

9. Ivanka Trump.

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?