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: PENINSULAS

(e.g., This ‘Sunshine State’ is a peninsula. Answer: Florida.)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. It is the only part of Egypt that is in Asia.

2. The city of Seoul is on this peninsula.

3. This region is also known as Southeast Europe. 4.Yemen and Oman are located here. 5. Spain and Portugal comprise most of this peninsula.

GRADUATE LEVEL

6. It is also known as the Lower California Peninsula.

7. Sevastopol is the largest city on this peninsula.

8. Most of Denmark is located here. 9. This long, narrow peninsula is known as the ‘toe’ of Italy.

10. It separates the Caribbean Sea from the Gulf of Mexico.

PHD LEVEL

11. It is occupied by parts of Malaysia, Thailand and Myanmar. 12. The Bering Sea and the Pacific Ocean are to the east of this Siberian peninsula.

13. Sweden, Norway and Finland all share this peninsula.

14. This US peninsula is also called Aleutian Peninsula.

15. This is the only American state that consists of two peninsulas.

ANSWERS FOR FRIDAY, MAY 14:

1. Atlantis. 2. Mount Olympus. 3. Valhalla. 4. Shangri-La. 5. Avalon. 6. El Dorado. 7. Thule. 8. Troy. 9. Nirvana.

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?