Isaac Asimov’s Super Quiz

  • Article by: KEN FISHER , North America Syndicate Inc.
  • Updated: September 9, 2011 - 10:52 AM

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.

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Subject: HOLE

Each answer ends in "hole." (e.g., A passage made by a drill for exploratory purposes. Answer: Borehole.)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. A deep, cylindrical depression formed in road pavement.

Answer________

2. A pit for individual shelter against enemy fire.

Answer________

3. The galactic center of the Milky Way.

Answer________

GRADUATE LEVEL

4. The bar in a golf clubhouse.

Answer________

5. A depression formed from the collapse of the underlying rock or soil.

Answer________

6. Assign to a category in some orderly system.

Answer________

PH.D. LEVEL

7. The hole at the top of a cetacean's head.

Answer________

8. A pool where animals come to drink.

Answer________

9. An exploratory oil well that produces no oil.

Answer________

ANSWERS: 1. Pothole. 2. Foxhole. 3. Black hole. 4. Nineteenth hole. 5. Sinkhole. 6. Pigeonhole. 7. Blowhole. 8. Watering hole. 9. Dry hole.

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?

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