Isaac Asimov's Super Quiz

Subject: NURSERY RHYMES

(e.g., What keeps the doctor away? Answer: An apple a day.)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. What did the monkey chase around the mulberry bush?

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2. What are made of sugar and spice and everything nice?

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3. Where is the boy who looks after the sheep?

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GRADUATE LEVEL

4. At what time does the 10 o'clock scholar now come?

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5. What reward did the three little kittens get for finding their mittens?

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6. Who asked: "Are the children all in bed? For it's now 8 o'clock"?

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PH.D. LEVEL

7. "He'll come back and marry me." Who will come back?

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8. Who tried to drown poor pussy cat?

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9. Who went to sea in a bowl?

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ANSWERS: 1. The weasel. 2. Little girls. 3. He's under a haycock, fast asleep. 4. Noon. 5. Pie. 6. Wee Willie Winkie. 7. Bobby Shaftoe. 8. Little Johnny Green. 9. Three wise men of Gotham.

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?