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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Sat Jun 08 2013

Subject: GEOGRAPHY

(e.g., Puerto Rico is Spanish for ____. Answer: Rich Port.)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. Totem poles are found on the west coast of which continent?

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2. This country's coast is noted for its famous fiords.

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3. What is the highest mountain in Greece?

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4. The Faroe Islands and Greenland form part of this kingdom.

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5. What is the only African country to successfully develop nuclear weapons?

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GRADUATE LEVEL

6. City with the only major submarine and shipbuilding yards on the U.S. West Coast.

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7. The Maori are the indigenous Polynesian people of _____.

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8. Mount Elbrus is this country's highest peak.

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9. In what country is Chernobyl, site of the nuclear disaster?

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10. The Sea of Marmara forms a connection between which two larger seas?

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PH.D. LEVEL

11. In what city would you see the Molly Malone statue, on Grafton Street?

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12. By area, what is the smallest nation in South America?

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13. What is the most northerly capital city on continental Europe?

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14. Name two of the three countries that border on Lake Victoria.

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15. To the north of this country, across the Luzon Strait, lies Taiwan.

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ANSWERS: 1. North America. 2. Norway. 3. Mount Olympus. 4. Kingdom of Denmark. 5. South Africa. 6. San Diego. 7. New Zealand. 8. Russia. 9. Ukraine. 10. Black Sea and the Aegean Sea. 11. Dublin, Ireland. 12. Suriname. 13. Helsinki, Finland. 14. Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania. 15. The Philippines.

SCORING:

24 to 30 points - congratulations, doctor; 18 to 23 points - honors graduate; 13 to 17 points - you're plenty smart, but no grind; 5 to 12 points - you really should hit the books harder; 1 point to 4 points - enroll in remedial courses immediately; 0 points - who reads the questions to you?

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