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 ]