Saintly Connections

Isaac Asimov's Super Quiz

Published Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Subject: SAINTLY CONNECTIONS
What saintly connection is there between the two? (e.g., St. Valentine and Al Capone. Answer: Capone's St. Valentine's Day Massacre.)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. Santa Maria and Christopher Columbus.
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2. St. Helena and Napoleon Bonaparte.
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3. Francis of Assisi and Harvey Milk.
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GRADUATE LEVEL

4. San Salvador and Christopher Columbus.
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5. St. Joseph and Jesse James.
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6. St. Louis and King Louis IX of France.
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PH.D. LEVEL

7. Santa Monica and Tobey Maguire.
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8. St. Bernard and Stephen King.
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9. St. Thomas and Albert Schweitzer.
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ANSWERS:
1. Largest of his three ships.
2. Island of his final exile.
3. City supervisor of San Francisco.
4. First island he visited.
5. Killed in St. Joseph, Mo.
6. St. Louis, Mo., is named for him.
7. Born in Santa Monica, Calif.
8. King's Cujo was a St. Bernard.
9. Graduated from and later principal of Theological College of St. Thomas.