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: BEGINNING OF THE MONTH

Each answer is a seven-letter word that begins with the first three letters of a month. (e.g., A figure with eight straight sides. Answer: Octagon.)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. A unit of the intensity of sound.

2. A caretaker of a building.

3. A cocktail made of gin (or vodka) with dry vermouth.

GRADUATE LEVEL

4. Something new and unusual.

5. A pole painted and decorated with flowers and long ribbons that are attached to the top of the pole.

6. A soft fruit with an orange-yellow skin and a hard seed inside.

PHD LEVEL

7. Ritual suicide. Also called hara-kiri.

8. To make something greater by adding to it.

9. Any of various evergreen trees or shrubs with berrylike cones.

ANSWERS FOR WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13:

1. “All covered with snow.” 2. “All the livelong day.” 3. “Gently down the stream.” 4. “Marching as to war.” 5. “Remember me to Herald Square.” 6. “Riding on a pony.” 7. “Old times there are not forgotten.” 8. “My master’s gone away.” 9. “Coming for to carry me home.”

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?