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: ‘L’ GEOGRAPHY
Each answer begins with ‘L.’ (e.g., One of seven countries on Donald Trump’s banned list. Answer: Libya.)
FRESHMAN LEVEL
1. Term for magma once it erupts on to Earth’s surface.
2. The opposite of windward.
3. A measure of distance north or south of the equator.
4. The capital city of Arkansas.
5. One of the three Baltic States.
GRADUATE LEVEL
6. A landlocked country on the mainland of Southeast Asia.
7. The capital city of Nebraska.
8. Portugal’s capital city.
9. A landlocked country bordering Switzerland.
10. The capital city of Peru.
PHD LEVEL
11. A deposit of windblown sediment.
12. The capital city of Angola.
13. A shallow body of water, separated from a sea by sandbars.
14. A wall of soil built along the side of a river.
15. A low grade of coal.
ANSWERS FOR FRIDAY, MARCH 16:
1. Seal. 2. Wolf. 3. Mate. 4. Heart.
5. Drawer. 6. Petal. 7. Resort.
8. Trifle. 9. Nectar.
SCORING:
24 to 30 points – congratulations, doctor; 18 to 23 points – honours graduate; 13 to 17 points – you’re plenty smart, but no grind; 5 to 12 points – you really should hit the books harder; 1 point to 4 points – enrol in remedial courses immediately; 0 points – who reads the questions to you?