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Isaac Asimov's Super Quiz

King Features Syndicate
 
Published Mar. 12, 2010

Subject: LARGE CITIES "A"

Name a large city with a name that starts with "A" in the given country. *Alternate answers may be possible. (e.g., U.S. Answer: Atlanta, Austin.)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. Greece

Answer________

2. Egypt

Answer________

3. New Zealand

Answer________

GRADUATE LEVEL

4. Turkey

Answer________

5. Algeria

Answer________

6. Paraguay

Answer________

PH.D. LEVEL

7. Jordan

Answer________

8. Ghana

Answer________

9. Ethiopia

Answer________

ANSWERS: 1. Athens. 2. Alexandria. 3. Auckland. 4. Ankara. 5. Algiers. 6. Asuncion. 7. Amman. 8. Accra. 9. Addis Ababa.

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; 1 point to 3 points — enroll in remedial courses immediately; 0 points — who reads the questions to you?

© 2010 Ken Fisher

Reprinted with permission from Barracade Books Inc.

North America Syndicate Inc.

Scoring

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.

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