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: MAMMALS

(e.g. What rodent is noted for building dams? Answer: Beaver)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. What kind of mammal is the fictional Babar?

2. What kind of animal was Boo Boo on The Huckleberry Hound Show?

3. What kind of rodent was the title character in Flowers for Algernon?

GRADUATE LEVEL

4. This Australian creature lays eggs although it is a mammal.

5. This South American animal with a long neck is related to the lama. 6. In Animal Farm, what kind of mammal is Boxer?

PHD LEVEL

7. The pronghorn is colloquially known as this type of mammal. 8. The adjective ‘vulpine’ refers to the characteristics of this animal. 9. This animal of South and Central America lives in trees and moves very slowly.

ANSWERS FOR MONDAY, MARCH 15:

1. Peach. 2. Soup. 3. Peas. 4. Eels. 5. Crepe. 6. Cider. 7. Sardine. 8. Trifle. 9. Parsley.

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?