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: VEGETABLES

(e.g., What are the two main vegetables in succotash? Answer: Corn and lima beans.)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. Yukon Gold is a variety of ____.

2. Cinderella’s carriage was made from this vegetable.

3. What vegetable has the name ‘black-eyed’?

GRADUATE LEVEL

4. What are the two common vegetables in the dish bubble and squeak?

5. Coleslaw consists primarily of shredded ____.

6. The sweet potato is often marketed as this three-letter vegetable.

PHD LEVEL

7. This term relates to vegetables cut into long, thin strips.

8. The scallion is more commonly known as _____.

9. Peas, corn and lima beans are examples of this plant part.

1. Jack and the Beanstalk. Goldilocks and the Three Bears. 3. The Goose that Laid the Golden Egg. 4. Henny Penny. 5. Beauty and the Beast.

6. Ali Baba. 7. The Adventures of) Pinocchio. 8. Aladdin. 9. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (Alice in Wonderland). 2.

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?