SUPER QUIZ

Take this Super Quiz to a PH.D. 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.

LEND AN EAR

Each answer begins with “ear.” (e.g., A penny saved is a penny ———. Answer: Earned.)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. Pearl S. Buck title: “The Good ———.” 2. Lawmen involved in the shootout at the O.K. Corral. 3. One took place in San Francisco in 1906.

GRADUATE LEVEL

4. President James ———— Carter. 5. Its diameter is approximately 8,000 miles. 6. British title next in rank above a viscount.

PH.D. LEVEL

7. By what name is cerumen better known? 8. Title of an Oscar Wilde play: “The Importance of Being ————.” 9. An insect with a pair of curved parts at the back end of its body.

ANSWERS:

1. Earth. 2. Earps. 3. Earthquake. 4. Earl. 5. Earth. 6. Earl. 7. Earwax. 8. Earnest. 9. Earwig.

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?