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: SCIENCE

(eg, For what does the ‘A’ stand in DNA? Answer: Acid (deoxyribonucleic acid).

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. The physical force that makes it difficult for one surface to move over another.

2. Where would one most likely expect to see stalagmites? 3. The work, business or study of farming.

GRADUATE LEVEL

4. Which British surgeon was a pioneer of antiseptic surgery? 5. What type of rock is formed by being altered by pressure and heat? 6. Piscatology is the art or science of _____.

PHD LEVEL

7. The circle of Willis supplies blood t o t he brain and is composed of _____.

8. ____ action i s the surface tension effect that makes some liquids rise in straws.

9. What number is next in the Fibonacci sequence: 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, ____?

ANSWERS FOR THURSDAY, APRIL 15:

1. The hot corner. 2. Corner the market. 3. Corner kick. 4. Four Corners. 5. Standing on the Corner. 6. Cornerstone. 7. Grover’s Corners. 8. Cutting corners. 9. Amen Corner.

SCORING:

18 points – congratulations, doctor; 15 to 17 points – honours graduate; 10 to 14 points – you’re plenty smart, but no grind; four to nine points – you really should hit the books harder; one point to three points – enrol in remedial courses immediately; 0 point – who reads the questions to you?