ISAAC ASIMOV’S SUPER QUIZ

Take this Super Quiz to a PhD. Score 1 point for each correct answer on the Freshman Level, 2 points on the Graduate Level and 3 points on the PhD Level.

SUBJECT: SCIENCE

(e.g., After water, what is the most widely consumed drink? Answer: Tea.)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. Do fish have lungs? If not, how do they breathe?

2. What are the two main metals in bronze?

3. What is carrion?

GRADUATE LEVEL

4. Does the sun move? If so, what is its orbit?

5. What do bees collect in order to produce honey?

6. What is a raptorial bird?

PHD LEVEL

7. Is there a fish called a sardine? If not, what type of fish are most sardines?

8. What part of Earth is believed to consist mainly of a nickel-iron alloy?

9. What is the weakest of the four fundamental forces of nature?

ANSWERS FOR SAT, JUN 16:

1. Sea. 2. Ugly. 3. Beast. 4. Bandit. 5. Argonauts. 6. Huntsman. 7. Hendersons. 8. Ecstasy. 9. Lion. 10. Fury. 11. Showgirl or Pauper. 12. King. 13. Furious. 14. Dead. 15. Flash.

SCORING:

18 points — congratulations, doctor; 15 to 17 points — honors 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?