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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Tue May 21 2013

Subject: RELIGIOUS SITES AND BUILDINGS

(e.g., This Greek temple was officially called the Temple of Athena the Virgin. Answer: The Parthenon.)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. Jesus and his disciples prayed at this site before the crucifixion.

Answer________

2. These "standing stones" had religious significance in Neo-Druidry.

Answer________

3. This "cube" in Saudi Arabia is one of Islam's most sacred sites.

Answer________

GRADUATE LEVEL

4. This Cambodian site is the world's largest religious site.

Answer________

5. The largest temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Answer________

6. Shrine at the site from which Muhammad ascended into heaven.

Answer________

PH.D. LEVEL

7. The Sikh temple Harmandir Sahib is informally referred to as the _____.

Answer________

8. The site of this church is venerated as Golgotha.

Answer________

9. Lumbini in Nepal is a pilgrimage site of what faith?

Answer________

ANSWERS: 1. Garden of Gethsemane. 2. Stonehenge. 3. Kaaba. 4. Angkor Wat. 5. Salt Lake Temple. 6. The Dome of the Rock. 7. Golden Temple. 8. Church of the Holy Sepulcher. 9. Buddhism.

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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