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BRAINBUSTER Game Q&A for Tue. August 27, 2019 http://www.scaratings.com/newScaratings/viewtopic.php?f=26&t=3862 |
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Author: | REACH [ Thu Aug 29, 2019 11:45 pm ] |
Post subject: | BRAINBUSTER Game Q&A for Tue. August 27, 2019 |
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 ] |
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