Isaac Asimov's Super Quiz

Subject: TWO IN A ROW

(e.g., Who last won the U.S. Open of golf in consecutive years? Answer: Curtis Strange (1988 and 1989).)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. Which two consecutive months begin with the same letter?

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2. Who won the Best Actor Oscar in 1993 and repeated in 1994?

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3. What is the past-perfect of the verb have?

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GRADUATE LEVEL

4. Mike Schmidt won MVP awards playing this position in 1980 and 1981.

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5. Which two consecutive Zodiac signs begin with the same letter?

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6. This flightless, extinct bird had a name with repeating letters.

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PH.D. LEVEL

7. Name two consecutive prime numbers.

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8. What back-to-back feat did Johnny Vander Meer complete in 1938?

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9. Who won the Best Actor Oscar in 1937 and repeated in 1938?

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ANSWERS: 1. June, July. 2. Tom Hanks. 3. Had had. 4. Third base. 5. Scorpio and Sagittarius. 6. Dodo. 7. 2 and 3. 8. No-hitters. 9. Spencer Tracy.

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?