ISAAC ASIMOV’S SUPER QUIZ

Take this Super Quiz to a PhD. Score 1 point for each correct answer on the Freshman Level, 2 points on the Graduate Level and 3 points on the PhD Level.

SUBJECT: ELEMENTS IN FILM TITLES

Complete the film title(s) with the name of an element. (eg, The ____ Kid (2004). Answer: Calcium.)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. ____ Man (2008) and The ____ Horse (1924)

2. _____ and Old Lace (1944)

3. Cat on a Hot ____ Roof (1958)

GRADUATE LEVEL

4. The ____ Rush (1925)

5. ____ Blonde (1931)

6. The ____ Chalice (1954) and ____ City (1951 & 2004)

PHD LEVEL

7. _____ Rising (1998)

8. ____ City (1991) and The ____ Demon (2016)

9. ____ Copy (1981)

ANSWERS, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 28:

1. Do not put all your eggs in one basket. 2. The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. 3. Don’t judge a book by its cover. 4. What goes around comes around. 5. The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence. 6. Good things come to those who wait. 7. Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth. 8. It ain’t over till the fat lady sings. 9. It’s like taking candy from a baby.

SCORING

18 points – congratulations, doctor; 15 to 17 points – honours 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 – enrol in remedial courses immediately; 0 point – who reads the questions to you?