Isaac Asimov's Super Quiz

Subject: WEATHER QUIZ

(e.g., What instrument is used for measuring relative humidity? Answer: Hygrometer.)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. What are hurricanes called in the Western Pacific area?

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2. David Letterman began his TV career in Indianapolis as a ____.

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3. The first Major League Baseball team to play with a fully retractable roof.

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GRADUATE LEVEL

4. A film about the fishing boat Andrea Gail.

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5. Song heard while Butch Cassidy rides a bicycle.

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6. Which song contains the lyrics: "Don't know why there's no sun up in the sky"?

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PH.D. LEVEL

7. Which song contains the lyrics: "Well maybe just a half a drink more"?

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8. How is silver iodide connected to the weather?

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9. What major climate-change agreement did the U.S. sign but not ratify?

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ANSWERS: 1. Typhoons. 2. Weatherman (and local anchor). 3. Toronto Blue Jays. 4. "The Perfect Storm." 5. "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head." 6. "Stormy Weather." 7. "Baby, It's Cold Outside." 8. Used for "rainmaking" (seeding clouds). 9. Kyoto Protocol.

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?