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: FOUR-LETTER EDIBLES

Each answer is a food with a fourletter name. (e.g., Also known as maize. Answer: Corn.)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. Also known as Arabic bread or Lebanese bread.

2. A class of clarified butter.

3. This cereal grain is used in some wedding ceremonies.

GRADUATE LEVEL

4. A type of sandwich made with meat cooked on a spit.

5. An open pastry with a filling of cheese or fruit.

6. These crustaceans are often used to make bisque.

PHD LEVEL

7. Booyah and Burgoo are two American types of this dish.

8. Its leaves and seeds are used as an herb or spice for flavouring food.

9. Flavoured ___ chips have been produced as a potato chip substitute.

ANSWERS FOR WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27

1. Little. 2. Eyre. 3. Twist. 4. Marner. 5. Nickleby. 6. Flanders. 7. Karenina. 8. Tremain. 9. Longstocking.

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?