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.

LISTS OF 1 TO 10 THINGS

(e.g., The one star in our solar system. Answer: The sun.)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. The two countries on the island of Hispaniola. 2. The three gifts of

the Wise Men. 3. The four classical elements.

GRADUATE LEVEL

4. The five basic senses. 5. The six flags in the “Six Flags over Texas” name. 6. The seven deadly sins.

PH.D. LEVEL

7. The eight planets. 8. The nine mainland nations of North America in addition to the U.S. 9. The 10 largest countries by area.

ANSWERS:

1. Dominican Republic, Haiti. 2. Gold, frankincense, myrrh. 3. Water, earth, fire, air. 4. Sight, touch, smell, taste, hearing. 5. Spain, Mexico, France, Texas, the Old South, the U.S. 6. Pride, greed, wrath, envy, lust, gluttony, sloth. 7. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune. 8. Canada, Mexico, Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama. 9. Russia, Canada, China, U.S., Brazil, Australia, India, Argentina, Kazakhstan, Algeria.

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?