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: BABYLON

(e.g., Babylon was located in Mesopotamia, which literally means ____. Answer: (Land) between rivers.)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. Between which two rivers was Babylon located?

2. This Babylonian king was known for his code of law.

3. This Wonder of the World was said to be in Babylon.

GRADUATE LEVEL

4. What was the name of the terraced pyramids of Mesopotamia?

5. The remains of Babylon are in which present-day country?

6. It now consists of a large tell of broken mud buildings. What is a tell?

PHD LEVEL

7. The Ishtar Gate can be seen in the Pergamon Museum in this city.

8. This exiled Jew is said to have been taken into captivity in Babylon.

9. Which Babylonian king is said to have destroyed Jerusalem’s temple?

ANSWERS FOR WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14:

1. Check. 2. Adagio. 3. Firewall.

4. Break a leg. 5. Field. 6. Nose.

7. Abaft. 8. Hard copy. 9. Capital.

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?