While visiting my family in Indiana I was perusing the local newspaper (The Hearald Times) and came across what is apparently a weekly feature in the Sunday edition. I wanted to share it with you

Isaac Asimov’s Super Quiz

Subject: Asia

1. What is the modern name for Persia?
2. In what country in the Wailing Wall?
3. By what name was Ho Chi Minh City formerly known?
4. What is the main tributary of the Dead Sea?
5. What is the name for the part of Egypt that is in Asia?

This is a sampling of of the 15 questions on the quiz. As with all trivia questions I don’t feel that knowing or not knowing the answers makes you smart; as with most trivia it is either rote memorization or a specific area of interest to the person being quizzed.

Answers:

1. Iran
2. Jerusalem
3. Saigon
4. Jordan River
5. Sinai Peninsula

Filed under: F.Y.I.