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: AMERICANA

(e.g., Character known as ‘The Man of Steel.’ Answer: Superman.)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. What was nicknamed ‘The Stars and Bars’?

2. In this film Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon dress as women.

3. What are the next three words? “Summertime, and the living is easy.”

GRADUATE LEVEL

4. Stars who began on this record label include Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash.

5. Which character did Jackie Gleason portray on The Honeymooners?

6. Who was the first president of independent Vietnam?

PHD LEVEL

7. What was the psychotic persona of mass murderer David Berkowitz?

8. This parliamentary procedure book was written by Henry Martyn Robert.

9. This cattle breed was the most common in Texas during the great trail drives.

ANSWERS FOR TUESDAY, AUGUST 7:

1. Oklahoma! 2. Chicago. 3. Cabaret. 4. Fiddler on the Roof.

5. A Chorus Line. 6. Hair. 7. Kiss Me, Kate. 8. The Music Man. 9. Annie.

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?