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: ANAGRAMS

Anagram the given word as indicated. (e.g., ‘Need’ into a fictional garden. Answer: Eden.)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. ‘Sale’ into an ocean mammal.

2. ‘Fowl’ into a member of the dog family.

3. ‘Meat’ into a partner.

GRADUATE LEVEL

4. ‘Earth’ into a body part.

5. ‘Reward’ into part of a piece of furniture.

6. ‘Plate’ into part of a flower.

PHD LEVEL

7. ‘Roster’ into a vacation spot.

8. ‘Filter’ into a food made from cake.

9. ‘Trance’ into something collected by bees.

ANSWERS FOR THURSDAY, MARCH 15:

1. Tigris and Euphrates. 2. Hammurabi. 3. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon. 4. Ziggurats.

5. Iraq. 6. Mound. 7. Berlin. 8. Daniel. 9. Nebuchadnezzar II.

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?