ISAAC ASIMOV’S SUPER QUIZ
Take this Super Quiz to a PhD Score 1 point for each correct answer on the Freshman Level, 2 points on the Graduate Level and 3 points on the PhD Level.
SUBJECT: OCCUPATIONAL NICKNAMES
What occupation is identified by the nickname? (eg, Sawbones. Answer: Surgeon.)
FRESHMAN LEVEL
1. Copper
2. Shrink
3. Bouncer
GRADUATE LEVEL
4. Hoofer
5. Gumshoe
6. Hack
PHD LEVEL
7. Collier
8. Bean counter
9. Mouthpiece
ANSWERS, TUESDAY, MAY 10:
1. Dominican Republic, Haiti. 2. Gold, frankincense, myrrh. 3. Water, earth, fire, air. 4. Sight, touch, smell, taste, hearing. 5. Spain, Mexico, France, Texas, the Old South, the U.S. 6. Pride, greed, wrath, envy, lust, gluttony, sloth. 7. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune. 8. Canada, Mexico, Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama. 9. Russia, Canada, China, U.S., Brazil, Australia, India, Argentina, Kazakhstan, Algeria.
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 point – who reads the questions to you?