Potpourri

Isaac Asimov's Super Quiz

Published Monday, October 12, 2009

Subject: POTPOURRI
(e.g., What capital city is located at the junction of the White and Blue Niles? Answer: Khartoum, Sudan.)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. What TV family lived at Southfork Ranch?
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2. What is the term for a female donkey?
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3. What novel's first chapter is titled "Marley's Ghost"?
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GRADUATE LEVEL

4. What pugilist was born in Louisville, Ky., in 1942?
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5. What famous novel's subtitle is "The Modern Prometheus"?
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6. What is fed to a young bee in order for it to develop into a queen?
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PH.D. LEVEL

7. What is the only U.S. state with a two-letter postal abbreviation of two vowels?
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8. In 2005, Bhutan became the first country to completely ban what substance?
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9. What is the nickname of the literary pickpocket Jack Dawkins?
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ANSWERS:
1. The Ewings ("Dallas").
2. Jenny.
3. "A Christmas Carol."
4. Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali).
5. "Frankenstein."
6. Royal jelly.
7. Iowa (IA).
8. Tobacco.
9. "The Artful Dodger."