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(Example: What are alms? Answer: Charity for the poor.)
FRESHMAN LEVEL
1. Sake is made from ___.
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2. Where would you see a "pope's nose" ("parson's nose")?
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3. A "familiar" is often associated with what kind of person?
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GRADUATE LEVEL
4. What physical feature is indicated if a person is described as sinistral?
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5. What animal produces guano?
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6. A person who is defenestrated is thrown out of a ___.
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PH.D. LEVEL
7. What is meant if a thing is described as "like a curate's egg"?
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8. What is the proper term for a guinea pig?
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9. A curtana is used during English coronations. What is it?
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Take Isaac Asimov's Super Quiz and try to earn 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.
SCORING: 18 points — congratulations, doctor; 15 to 17 points — honors graduate; 10 to 14 points — you're plenty smart, but no grind; 4 to 9 points — you really should hit the books harder.
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ANSWERS: 1. Rice. 2. A cooked fowl (tail). 3. Witch or wizard. 4. Left-handed. 5. Birds (bats). 6. Window. 7. Good only in parts. 8. Cavy. 9. Sword.
