New Scaratings

15 Questions, 1000 Points each, Points decrease rapidly from 4 to 20 seconds after appearance of Question & 5 Choices, and with 3 Clues:

1. The Coriolis Effect has to do with:_________________________.
[Choices: Bending of light rays, One-celled organisms, Past ice ages, Motion of distant stars, Earth's rotation ]

2. Which ancient country was found in Western Greece, on the Ionian Sea?___________________
[Choices: Caledonia, Memphis, Epirus, Dendalus, Macedonia ]

3. "Maus" and "The Dark Knight Returns" are two of the most famous works in this medium:___________________.
[Choices: Modern German opera, Documentary, Religious painting, Graphic novel, Music video ]

4. In the disputed 1824 election, the House of Representatives voted in _____________________ as U.S. President.
[Choices: William McKinley, Thomas Jefferson, John Quincy Adams, Abraham Lincoln, John Tyler ]

5. This scientist was noted for his 1686 studies on monsoons and trade winds:___________________.
[Choices: Edmund Halley, Henry Bessemer, Isaac Newton, Blaise Pascal, Rene Descartes ]

6. Minas Basin is part of which body of water?_____________________
[Choices: Bay of Fundy, Gulf of California, Columbia River, Puget Sound, Lake Okeechobee ]

7. The 18th Century artist Canaletto is especially known for his paintings of this city:____________________.
[Choices: Marseille, Toledo, Venice, Paris, Oslo ]

8. A historical unit of length, the cubit was measured as the distance between:____________________.
[Choices: Elbow and finger tip, Cat's eyes, Two peaks of Rome, Horse's hooves, Wagon wheel ruts ]

9. Oswald Spengler's "The Decline of the _________________" was published in 1918.
[Choices: Middle Class, Roman Empire, West, American Empire, Dollar ]

10. Zabargad, Brothers, Rocky and Abul Kizan are all islands in the:___________________.
[Choices: Black Sea, Pacific Ocean, Bay of Biscay, Red Sea, English Channel ]

11. In Greek mythology, what caused the swift-footed huntress, Atalanta, to lose a race?____________________
[Choices: Magic spell, Greased shoes, Golden apples, Wild boars, Lightning ]

12. What type of vessel is the USS Seawolf in the U.S. Navy?_____________________
[Choices: Patrol boat, Submarine, Aircraft carrier, Mine sweeper, Cruiser ]

13. To make a "Horses Neck", put a shot of brandy in a tall glass and fill it with:___________________.
[Choices: Draft beer, Grapefruit juice, Tonic water, Vermouth, Ginger ale ]

14. Who wrote "The Awkward Age", the story of a young society woman named Nanda Brookenham?_________________
[Choices: Henry James, William M. Thackeray, Edith Wharton, Virginia Woolf, D.H. Lawrence ]

15. What type of animal is a gelada?_____________________
[Choices: Baboon, Hawk, Giraffe, Warthog, Weasel ]






Answers:

1. Earth's rotation [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coriolis_force ]

2. Epirus [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epirus_(region) ]

3. Graphic novel [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maus and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dark_Knight_Returns ]

4. John Quincy Adams [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Quincy_Adams ]

5. Edmond Halley [see the section "Publications and inventions" at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmond_Halley ]

6. Bay of Fundy [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minas_Basin ]

7. Venice [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canaletto ]

8. Elbow & finger tip [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cubit ]

9. West [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Decline_of_the_West ]

10. Red Sea [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zabargad_Island (includes "Rocky Island" in the article), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daedalus_Reef and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Ikhwa_Islands (Brothers Islands) ]

11. Golden apples [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atalanta ]

12. Submarine [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Seawolf_(SSN-21) ]

13. Ginger ale [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horse's_Neck ]

14. Henry James [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Awkward_Age ]

15. Baboon [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gelada ]