Super Quiz

Super Quizref|trademarks was originally a quiz book titled "Isaac Asimov presents Super Quiz" by Ken Fisher, written in 1982.ref|ISBN 1 It was later marketed as a game and became a syndicated newspaper quiz column.

The books

Fisher went on to write three additional books under the same title but numbered II, III and IV.ref|ISBN 234 In addition, two "Best of SUPER QUIZ" books were published along with a "Canadian Super Quiz". Three "Super Quiz" games (I, II, III) were produced by Waddington's of Canada starting in 1983. The popular quizzes were eventually syndicated by the "North American Syndicate" in the 1980s and they continue to be published daily in newspapers across North America. The syndicated quiz consists of 9 questions on weekdays and 15 questions on Saturdays. Topics run the gamut from Americana to zoology.

The game

Cards

In each Super Quiz game there are six boxes of question cards. Each box contains cards which cover a specific category of knowledge. There are more than 150 cards in each box. Each card has one side designated A and the other side B. The cards are placed in the box with all cards facing one way. There are 3 questions on the A face and 3 on the B face. The answers are shown below for each question.

Difficulty levels

The books, the games and the syndicated quiz all feature a graduated 3-level format: "Freshman Level", "Graduate Level", and "Ph.D. Level". Answering each question awards points depending on their difficulty level:

Object of the game

The player who reaches a total of 35 points wins the game. In reaching this total a player must get at least 3 points in each of the 6 categories, but is allowed no more than 10 points in any 1 category.

Game play

# The boxes of cards are distributed among the players.
# Select a quiz master to record the scores and monitor the play.
# Any player can begin. The first player chooses a category to be quizzed on and the level of difficulty. e.g. "Literature at Graduate Level".
# The player holding the box of that category takes a card from the back of the box and asks the question corresponding to the level requested. A correct answer scores points according to the level.
# The card is placed at the front of the box.
# Play passes to the player on the left and continues in a clockwise direction.

Each player answers only 1 question in each turn regardless of whether the answer is correct or not. Play continues until a player reaches the required point total. When a player claims a win, play continues until the round is complete i.e., until each player has been given the same number of questions. During this period any player can tie or surpass the score of the first claimant thus tying or winning the game.ref|format

Notes

*“Super Quiz” is a registered trademark of K. Fisher Enterprises Ltd.
*The original "Super Quiz": ISBN 0-934878-12-9.
*Books II, III and IV: ISBN 0-934878-30-7, ISBN 0-934878-86-2, and ISBN 0-942637-11-9, respectively.
*Players may form teams when four or more players are involved, and many groups develop their own inventive format.

External links

* [http://superquiz.king-online.com/client_temps/startribune.php Issac Asimov's Super Quiz] online.