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: PINEAPPLE

(e.g., Which US state is known for its production of pineapples? Answer: Hawaii.)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. Hawaiian pizza, having pineapple as a topping, originated in this country.

2. “Pineapple” is slang for this type of small bomb.

3. The pineapple is indigenous to which continent?

GRADUATE LEVEL

4. The name of this cocktail literally means “strained pineapple”.

5. The Spanish called the fruit “pineapple” because its shape resembled ____.

6. What four-letter brand name is most closely associated with pineapples?

PHD LEVEL

7. This animated TV title character lives in a submerged pineapple. 8. In the southern states, the pineapple is the symbol for _____. 9. Which of the Hawaiian Islands is colloquially known as the“Pineapple Island”?

ANSWERS FOR MAY 17:

1. Baby boomers. 2. Midwife. 3. Pacifier. 4. Leopard. 5. Betty Davis. 6. The son of Charles Lindbergh. 7. Baby Face Nelson. 8. Bush. 9. First “test-tube baby.”

SCORING

18 points – congratulations, doctor; 15 to 17 points – honors 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?