ISAAC ASIMOV’S SUPER QUIZ

Score one point for each correct answer on the Freshman Level,

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PhD Level.

SUBJECT: MOTHER

observed on the second Sunday of May. Answer: Mother’s Day.)

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5. In a nursery rhyme, what will happen if you step on a crack?

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6. Which actor said, “Top of the world, ma” in the film White Heat?

7. In what famo2u5sAfirmlmmisajtohre(alninaeg.) “A cat’s a be2tt6erBlmooodtshteairnethda(4n) yo2u8”?

8. Who said: “M28y t(h3e) r thanks you. My father thanks you. My sister thanks you. And I thank you.”?

9. What is the colloquial name

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10. His mother held him by his heel and dipped him in the River Snatmyxe.s

PHD LEVEL

11. This two-word term is variously ing mother’

ANSWERS FOR FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18:

1. Rug. 2. Cherries. 3. Contempt.

4. Committee. 5. Laughter.

6. Moving. 7. Actors. 8. Pressure.

9. Why.

SCORING:

24 to 30 points – congratulations, doctor; 18 to 23 points – honours graduate; 13 to 17 points – you’re plenty smart, but no grind; 5 to 12 points – you really should hit the books harder; 1 point to 4 points – enrol in remedial courses immediately; 0 points – who reads the questions to you?