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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 Gentoo ___________________ is native to the Falklands and the Antarctic.
[Choices: Albatross, Tortoise, Octopus, Penguin, Squid ]

2. The ancient Roman province of Cappadocia occupied the land that is modern-day:________________________.
[Choices: Greece, India, Turkey, England, France ]

3. Which musical features the Kit Kat Club?____________________________
[Choices: Applause, Company, Cabaret, Showboat, Gypsy ]

4. In the Hindu Trimurti, which divinity embodies destruction?______________________
[Choices: Shiva, Parvati, Rama, Ganesha, Krishna ]

5. Artist Lee Krasner was a leading figure in Abstract Expressionism along with her husband:_________________________.
[Choices: Jackson Pollock, Robert Motherwell, Roy Lichtenstein, Willem de Kooning, Mark Rothko ]

6. Irwin Shaw's sequel to his 1970 novel "Rich Man, Poor Man" was:___________________________.
[Choices: Travels with My Aunt; The Dogs of War; Beggarman, Thief; The Drifters; The Moneychangers ]

7. Which African nation is *NOT* touched by the Equator?_________________________
[Choices: Gabon, Kenya, Uganda, Somalia, Egypt ]

8. Where would you find a pergola?______________________
[Choices: Row of theater seats, Church altar, Hospital bed, Lamp, Outdoor garden ]

9. On November 5, 1987, Habib Bourguiba was ousted after 30 years of rule over this nation:____________________.
[Choices: Malaysia, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia, Colombia, Uganda ]

10. A puzzle composed of pictures that represent words, syllables or sounds is called a:______________________.
[Choices: Nickelodeon, Riddle, Rebus, Cryptarithm, Sophism ]

11. Cyclone Idai hit this country hard in March of this year:_____________________.
[Choices: Panama, Paraguay, Mozambique, Singapore, New Zealand ]

12. Sergey Prokofiev based his Symphony No. 3 on his opera:_________________________.
[Choices: Love for Two Pears, Romeo and Juliet, The Flaming Angel, The Firebird, Peter and the Wolf ]

13. In which U.S. state is the promontory known as El Morro National Monument?_______________________
[Choices: Arizona, Louisiana, Utah, New Mexico, Florida ]

14. Pott's Disease is known as tuberculosis of the:_____________________.
[Choices: Spine, Brain, Liver, Patella, Intestine ]

15. The Carmagnole was a popular dance associated with the:________________________.
[Choices: Wars of the Roses, French Revolution, First & Second Crusades, Salem Witch Trials, U.S. Civil War ]






Answers:

1. Penguin [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gentoo_penguin ]

2. Turkey [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cappadocia ]

3. Cabaret [see the section "Synopsis" at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabaret_(musical) ]

4. Shiva [see https://www.ancient.eu/shiva/ ]

5. Jackson Pollock [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Krasner ]

6. Beggarman, Thief [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beggarman,_Thief ]

7. Egypt [see the section "Geography" at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt (lies primarily between latitudes 22 N and 32 N) ]

8. Outdoor garden [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pergola ]

9. Tunisia [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habib_Bourguiba ]

10. Rebus [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebus ]

11. Mozambique [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclone_Idai ]

12. The Flaming Angel [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphony_No._3_(Prokofiev) and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fiery_Angel_(opera) ]

13. New Mexico [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Morro_ ... l_Monument ]

14. Spine [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pott_disease ]

15. French Revolution [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carmagnole and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJGdNVAG4gY ]