The Assessment of Wits

How confident do you feel before taking this test?

What is the freezing temperature in Celcius?

• 32

• -15

• 45

• 0

What does the "c" in the formula E=mc2 mean?

• Carbon

• Circumference

• Speed of Light

• Center of Density

Does sound carry in space?

• True

• False

What is the number 1 most visited country in the world?

• France

• Japan

• United States

• United Kingdom

• Europe

What is the most dangerous animal in Africa?(Not including insects)

• Crocodile

• Lion

• Black Mamba

• Hippopotamus

Which famous inventor created the flourescent lighting?

• Thomas Edison

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Nikola Tesla

• Benjamin Franklin

How hard is it to get into an ivy league school?

• 3.19%

• 20%

• 1%

• 18%

• 50%

Answer explanation

The schools in the Ivy League are notoriously difficult to get into, even more so in the last couple of years. Harvard and Princeton continue to top the list with acceptance rates as low as 3.19%.

We know this red plumber as Mario the pipe jumping, goomba stomping, princess saving hero of the Mushroom Kingdom, but did you know that he had a different name when he appeared in his first game?

• Plumber Man

• Mario

• Red Man

• JumpMan

Answer explanation

Mario, under his original name Jumpman, made his first appearance as a side character in the cult classic Donkey Kong game created by Nintendo in 1981. In this game, Mario mistreated his pet Donkey Kong causing the ape to kidnap his girlfriend.

This animal has the biggest eyes in the world measuring at 10 inches in diameter.

• Blue Whale

• Elephant

• Giant Squid

• Owl