Super Quiz

Take this Super Quiz to 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.

Subject: COUNTRIES

(e.g., Fill in the blanks to make the names of two different countries: _a_a_a. Answer: Canada, Panama.)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. What country was the setting for the novel "The Thorn Birds"?

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2. What two countries (not territory) are separated by the Strait of Gibraltar?

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3. It's the Hellenic Republic.

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GRADUATE LEVEL

4. It occupies the eastern part of Hispaniola.

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5. Busan, Daegu and Incheon are three of its major cities.

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6. Name two countries of South America with names that start with "B."

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PH.D. LEVEL

7. Catalan is the official language of this small landlocked country.

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8. Its official language is German, and its capital city is Vaduz.

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9. Europe's second-largest island after Great Britain and before Ireland.

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ANSWERS: 1. Australia. 2. Spain and Morocco. 3. Greece. 4. The Dominican Republic. 5. South Korea. 6. Brazil and Bolivia. 7. Andorra. 8. Liechtenstein. 9. Iceland.

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?

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