SUPER QUIZ

Score 1 point for each correct answer on the Freshman Level, 2 points on the Graduate Level and 3 points on the PH.D. Level.

NUMBER, PLEASE

Each answer is a one-digit number. (e.g., How many chambers does the human heart contain? Answer: 4.)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. In baseball, how many balls make a walk? 2. How many players make up a team of beach volleyball? 3. How many days does it take Earth to spin once on its axis?

GRADUATE LEVEL

4. How many stars are there in the Big Dipper? 5. How many times did Scarlett O’hara marry in “Gone With the Wind”? 6. How many states are on the U.S.’ border on the Pacific Ocean?

Ph.d. LEVEL

7. In the card game bridge, how many tricks is a book? 8. Multiply any number (except 0) by 9, add the resulting digits, then continue adding the resulting digits until they are reduced to a single digit. What is the answer? 9. How many people were on Noah’s ark?

ANSWERS:

1. Four. 2. Two. 3. One. 4. Seven. 5. Three. 6. Five. 7. Six. 8. Nine. 9. Eight.

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 — enroll in remedial courses immediately; 0 points — who reads the questions to you?