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: CULTURAL LITERACY

(e.g., For what does ‘POTUS’ stand? Answer: President of the United States.)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. During what decade was the Great Depression?

2. What day of the week is associated with blue laws?

3. Saying: What’s good for ______ is good for our country. (America)

GRADUATE LEVEL

4. What is the EPA?

5. What is considered to be the greatest battle of the Civil War?

6. Which car manufacturer produces the Volt?

PHD LEVEL

7. ‘The Miracle Worker’ dramatised her early education.

8. Which politician delivered the ‘Cross of Gold’ speech?

9. How many soldiers are featured in the painting ‘The Spirit of ‘76’?

ANSWERS FOR MONDAY, MARCH 12:

1. Bear. 2. Crow. 3. Frog. 4. Crane.

5. Horse. 6. Skunk. 7. Swine.

8. Mouse. 9. Tiger.

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?