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: LITTLE THINGS

Each answer begins with ‘Little.’ (e.g., Who “sat in a corner”? Answer: Little Jack Horner.)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. The best known work of author Louisa May Alcott.

2. She was threatened by the Big Bad Wolf.

3. What sporting group originated in Williamsport, Pennsylvania?

GRADUATE LEVEL

4. The capital city of Arkansas.

5. Name by which the constellation Ursa Minor is also known.

6. One of Robin Hood’s friends.

PHD LEVEL

7. His first big hit was ‘Tutti Frutti.’

8. TV series that starred Michael Landon and Melissa Gilbert.

9. Kitty Kallen had a No.1 hit with this song in 1954. ANSWERS FOR TUES, JULY 30:

1. Parthenon. 2. Feta. 3. Thessaloniki. 4. Hellas. 5. Aegean Sea. 6. Crete. 7. Baklava.

8. Alpha. 9. Retsina.

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?