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.

ANIMAL VERBS

The meaning of the word when used as a verb is given. Provide the animal name. (e.g., To move fast through the air. Answer: Fly.)

Freshman level

1. To hit the ball in baseball. 2. To lower your head to avoid being hit. 3. To make food go from your mouth to your stomach.

Graduate level

4. To defeat an opponent overwhelmingly. 5. To close a container by covering it so that air cannot get in. 6. To talk a lot, usually about nothing important.

Ph.d. level

7. To put up with an unpleasant situation without complaining. 8. To sell goods in the street. 9. To sit or rest on an elevated place.

Answers:

1. Bat. 2. Duck. 3. Swallow. 4. Skunk. 5. Seal. 6. Yak. 7. Bear. 8. Hawk. 9. Perch.

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?