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Super Quiz

Planet Earth: Test your knowledge regarding a variety of subjects with today's Super Quiz (e.g., What is the term for a turn or winding of a stream? Answer: Meander.)

Scoring: 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.

Freshman Level

1. What is the longest river on Earth?

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2. Name Earth's only natural satellite.

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3. What is the name for the imaginary line at latitude zero?

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Graduate Level

4. What is K2?

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5. Water covers about which percent of Earth's surface? (a) 65%, (b) 75%, (c) 85%.

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6. What gas forms about 78% of Earth's atmosphere?

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Ph.D. Level

7. The crust is the top layer of Earth. Name the layer below the crust.

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8. What form of modern life emerged between 200,000 and 300,000 years ago?

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9. Earth's shape is that of an _____, bulging at its equator.

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Answers

  1. The Nile.
  2. The moon.
  3. The equator.
  1. The second-highest mountain on Earth.
  2. 75%.
  3. Nitrogen.
  1. Mantle.
  2. Humans.
  3. Ellipsoid.

Scoring

  1. 18 points -- congratulations, doctor
  2. 15 to 17 points -- honors graduate
  3. 10 to 14 points -- you're plenty smart, but no grind
  4. 4 to 9 points -- you really should hit the books harder
  5. 1 point to 3 points -- enroll in remedial courses immediately
  6. 0 points -- who reads the questions to you?

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