ISAAC ASIMOV’S SUPER QUIZ

Take this Super Quiz to a Ph.D. 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: MOON

(e.g., A trip taken by a newly married couple. Answer: Honeymoon.)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. The Best Film Oscar winner of 2017.

2. Illicitly distilled or smuggled liquor.

3. Lyrics: It must have been ____, way up in the blue.

GRADUATE LEVEL

4. Which character said, “Bang! Zoom! Straight to the Moon!”?

5. Cher won the Best Actress Oscar for her role in this film.

6. He was a drummer with The Who.

PHD LEVEL

7. A light, square sail, also called a moonsail.

8. Comic strip title character who was a would-be prizefighter.

9. Nickname for a member of the Unification Church.

ANSWERS FOR MONDAY, APRIL 9:

1. Newton’s. 2. Einstein’s. 3. Darwin’s. 4. Mendel’s. 5. Hubble’s. 6. Kepler’s. 7. Heisenberg’s. 8. Archimedes’. 9. Fermat’s.

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?