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: AMERICANA

(eg, Don Lemon joined this cable news network in 2006. Answer: CNN.)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. This ship carried the first permanent settlers of New England from the Old World.

2. What or who were Laura, Katrina and Ida?

3. Maui is the second largest of these islands.

4. What colour are the Smurfs? 5. What does the song title tell you to tie “round the ole oak tree”?

GRADUATE LEVEL

6. Who was the Native American friend of the Lone Ranger?

7. This legendary railroad worker was a “steel-driving man”.

8. Who starred in the 1934 film

Little Miss Marker?

9. This fictional lumberjack had Babe the Blue Ox as a companion.

10. During what battle did Davy Crockett die?

PHD LEVEL

11. By what name is pioneer nurseryman John Chapman widely known?

12. The Last of the Mohicans is the second volume of these ‘Tales’.

13. What nickname was given to the frigate USS Constitution?

14. ‘Champ’ is the name given to a reputed monster living in this lake.

15. What special name is given to the Monday after the Super Bowl?

ANSWERS FOR FRIDAY, MAY 13:

1. Big toe. 2. Big house. 3. Big Dipper. 4. Big Bang. 5. Big Ben. 6. Big Bertha. 7. Big Brother. 8. ‘Big Board’. Big Daddy.

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?