Who?

Isaac Asimov's Super Quiz
King Features Syndicate

Published Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Subject: WHO?
Each answer is a person whose surname begins with "D." (e.g., Boxer known as the "Manassa Mauler." Answer: Jack Dempsey.)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. He created Sherlock Holmes.
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2. Author of "Robinson Crusoe" and "Moll Flanders."
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3. One of the "Three Tenors" along with Luciano Pavarotti and Jose Carreras.
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GRADUATE LEVEL

4. The French composer of "Clair de Lune."
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5. Singer, actress and animal-welfare advocate. Her birth name was Doris Mary Ann von Kappelhoff.
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6. He starred as Edward Scissorhands.
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PH.D. LEVEL

7. Surrealist Spanish artist who was known for his outlandish moustache.
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8. American poet who published virtually nothing during her lifetime.
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9. Greek philosopher noted for his search with a lantern for an honest man.
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ANSWERS:
1. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
2. Daniel Defoe.
3. Placido Domingo.
4. Claude Debussy.
5. Doris Day.
6. Johnny Depp.
7. Salvador Dali.
8. Emily Dickinson.
9. Diogenes.