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: ALL ABOUT BEACHES

(e.g., City located at the mouth of Chesapeake Bay. Answer: Virginia Beach.)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. Its hard-packed sand made it a mecca for American motorsports.

2. The beaches here were codenamed ‘Sword,’ ‘Juno,’ ‘Omaha’ and ‘Utah.’

3. One of their hit songs was Good Vibrations.

GRADUATE LEVEL

4. Title of a post-apocalyptic novel by Nevil Shute.

5. This popular diet emphasises eating high-fibre and lean protein.

6. Title of a play by Neil Simon.

PHD LEVEL

7. Cocktail name: ____ on the Beach.

8. The name refers to the location of the birthplace of the physical fitness boom.

9. The Lone Cypress is an icon located in this beach community. 1. Dare (Mike Myers). 2. Play (John Cleese). 3. Candidates (Jay Leno). 4. Consent (Eleanor Roosevelt). 5. Verbal (Samuel Goldwyn). 6. Plumber (Woody Allen). 7. Knowledge (Albert Einstein). 8. Watching (Yogi Berra). 9. Nothing (Voltaire).

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? ANSWERS FOR THURSDAY, MAY 10: SCORING: