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: WALLS

(eg, This nursery rhyme character fell off a wall. Answer: Humpty Dumpty.)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. This wall spans over 12,000 miles in total.

2. President Ronald Reagan said, “Tear down this wall.” What wall?

3. Who said, “I will have Mexico pay for that wall.”

GRADUATE LEVEL

4. This wall built by the Romans stretches 73 miles from coast to coast.

5. By what name is the Western Wall known as in the West?

6. When Joshua fought this battle, “the walls came tumbling down”.

PHD LEVEL

7. The final words of this Robert Frost poem are: “Good fences make good neighbours.”

8. An actual wall existed on this New York City street from 1685 to 1699.

ANSWERS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 11:

1. Police officer. 2. Psychiatrist or psychologist. 3. Doorman or security guard. 4. Dancer. 5. Detective. 6. Writer or cabbie. 7. Coal miner. 8. Accountant, bookkeeper or bureaucrat. 9. Lawyer or spokesperson.

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?