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.

Subject: SCIENCE

(e.g., Tides are caused by the pull of ____. Answer: The moon.)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. What is the writing material in lead pencils? Answer________

2. What is the chemical formula for water? Answer________

3. What chemical element has the same name as Superman’s home planet?

Answer________

GRADUATE LEVEL

4. Nonstick cooking utensils are coated with _____. Answer________

5. What is the principal ore of aluminum? Answer________

6. Deuterium oxide is also known as “heavy ____.”

Answer________

PH.D. LEVEL

7. Term for the ability of a solid to absorb moisture from the air. Answer________

8. Galvanized metal is covered with a layer of ____. Answer________

9. Which of the allotropes of carbon is (a) the hardest (b) the softest?

Answer________

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?