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: ‘S’ SCIENCE

Each answer is a science word that begins with ‘s.’ (e.g., Polluted air that is a mixture of smoke and fog. Answer: Smog.)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. A substance that is not a liquid or a gas.

2. Homo sapiens, for example.

3. The complete range of colors into which light can be separated.

GRADUATE LEVEL

4. One of the three basic types of rock.

5. Fructose and glucose, for example.

6. The region of the atmosphere above the troposphere.

PHD LEVEL

7. Two different organisms living in close physical association to the advantage of both.

8. A liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances.

9. A method for locating objects, especially underwater, by means of sound waves.

ANSWERS FOR WED, SEPTEMBER 23:

1. Bible (John Steinbeck).

2. Shakespeare (William Faulkner). 3. Bible (Ernest Hemingway). 4. Shakespeare (Aldous Huxley). 5. Shakespeare (John Green). 6. Bible (Philip K Dick). 7. Shakespeare (Truman Capote). 8. Bible (John Grisham).

9. Bible (Edith Wharton).

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?