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: NORTH AMERICA

(eg, This island, the world’s largest, is in North America. Answer: Greenland.)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1.This Italian’s arrival in 1492 sparked transatlantic exchange.

2. Name North America’s three largest countries. (Exclude Greenland/ Denmark.)

3. The Caribbean Islands are collectively known as the ____.

4. How many countries make up Central America?

5.Which countries signed the North American Free Trade Agreement?

GRADUATE LEVEL

6. The U.N. defines North America as, Northern America, Central America and the _____.

7. English is the official language of which country of Central America?

8. The name of which countries mean (a) The Saviour and (b) Rich

Coast?

9. What is the largest island in the West Indies?

10. What country in the West Indies has the largest population?

PHD LEVEL

11. Name the highest mountain in North America.

12. What two countries share the island of Hispaniola?

13.What country of Central America has the largest population?

14. The names of which two countries have only three vowels, all of which are the letter ‘a.’

15. What country is the third most populous Anglophone country in the Americas?

ANSWERS, FRIDAY, MAY 10:

1. Teacher. 2. The tough get going. 3. Starve a fever. 4. Red sky in the morning, sailor’s take warning. 5. The deep blue sea. 6. To spite your face. 7. Skin a cat. 8. Paved with good intentions. 9. The impossible takes a little longer.

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?