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Source: http://www.kingfeatures.com/features/puzzles/asimov/about.htm This Isaac Asimov's
Super Quiz's subject is to identify
Score 1 point for
each correct answer on the Freshman Level,
FRESHMAN LEVEL 1. The use of this white substance to season and preserve food. Answer________ 2. Fabric made from fine threads produced by certain insect larvae. Answer________ 3. A device found in most churches and used to summon people. Answer________ 4. Substance used in fireworks and bombs. Answer________ 5. It replaced clay tablets and other mediums of writing. Answer________
6. Its invention promoted the production of books. Answer________ 7. The medicinal practice
of inserting needles
Answer________ 8. Its invention greatly aided navigation. Answer________ 9. Grain first cultivated and now the main diet of many Chinese. Answer________ 10. Type of fraction where the denominator is a power of 10.
Answer________
11. Hand-held stringed weapon used for both warfare and hunting. Answer________ 12. Its use promoted commercial transactions and trade. Answer________ 13. Type of furnace used for the smelting of iron. Answer________ 14. Watertight compartments built into ships. Answer________ 15. Use of this resinous substance as a varnish. Answer________ .
ANSWERS: 1. Salt.
2. Silk. 3.
Bell.
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SCORING: 24 to 30 points —
congratulations, doctor;
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