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: BOX

Each answer contains ‘box’. (e.g., In many countries, it is the day after Christmas. Answer: Boxing Day.)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. It is filled with sand for children to play in.

2. A large dog with a flat face.

3. A video-gaming brand created and owned by Microsoft.

GRADUATE LEVEL

4. A railroad vehicle for carrying goods.

5. An alternative name for hockey’s ‘sin bin.’

6. A booth, as in a theatre or stadium, where tickets are sold.

PHD LEVEL

7. Ring magazine refers to itself by this phrase.

8. This uprising took place in China between 1899 and 1901.

9. Kodak introduced the first commercially successful one of these.

ANSWERS FOR TUES, DECEMBER 24:

1. Santa Claus Is Coming to Town. 2. Rudolph the RedNosed Reindeer. 3. Christmas in Killarney. 4. Winter Wonderland. 5. Silver Bells.

6. I’ll Be Home for Christmas.

7. It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year. 8. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! 9. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.

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?