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

1. Monoceros, a constellation, is known as the:________________________.
[Choices: Ram, Hare, Dragon, Unicorn, Bull ]

2. Which African country was formerly known as French Somalia?____________________
[Choices: Djibouti, Somalia, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Kenya ]

3. Cholera is an infection of the:____________________________.
[Choices: Small intestine, Liver, Lungs, Kidneys, Inner ear ]

4. The gamelan, an orchestra of bronze percussion instruments, flourishes today in:_________________________.
[Choices: Romania, Japan, Brazil, Bali, Saudi Arabia ]

5. "Conscious Parallelism" is a term most likely used in this field of law:_______________________.
[Choices: Antitrust, Criminal, Copyright, Real estate, Military ]

6. Estonia's capital, Tallinn, lies on the Bay of Tallinn, which is an inlet of the:_______________________.
[Choices: Kattegat, Gulf of Finland, Barents Sea, North Sea, Gulf of Bothnia ]

7. In which novel by Charles Dickens will you find Mrs. Gamp?_______________________
[Choices: Great Expectations, Oliver Twist, Martin Chuzzlewit, Bleak House, David Copperfield ]

8. Pho is a soup and noodle dish from this country's cuisine:______________________.
[Choices: Vietnam, Lebanon, Azerbaijan, Mongolia, Sri Lanka ]

9. It is a hill or ridge with a gentle slope on one side and steep one on the other side:_________________________.
[Choices: Canopy, Celsius, Crater, Cuesta, Convection ]

10. A scale, a key and 13 stars in a V shape are all on the Seal of the U.S. Department of:________________________.
[Choices: Defense, Education, The Treasury, Commerce, Energy ]

11. Fluxus, the 1960's art movement, is considered a successor to this earlier movement:_________________________.
[Choices: Dada, Expressionism, Impressionism, Italian Futurism, Neoclassicism ]

12. Tarpeia is a figure in ______________________ mythology.
[Choices: Babylonian, Roman, Norse, Greek, Egyptian ]

13. Juul Labs, Inc. is a firm whose main products are:____________________________.
[Choices: Communication devices, Electronic cigarettes, Cleaning products, Playcenters, Skin lotions ]

14. Aryabhata was one of the foremost ____________________ mathematicians.
[Choices: Aztec, Chinese, Japanese, Indian, Swahili ]

15. Hiram Revels was the first black U.S. Senator. What state did he represent?_________________________
[Choices: Mississippi, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Georgia, Rhode Island ]






Answers:

1. Unicorn [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monoceros ]

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

3. Small intestine [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera ]

4. Bali [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamelan . For the influence of gamelan music on Steve Reich, see https://www.newsounds.org/story/3767-un ... ch-encore/ , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7q9VsB3O7PI (Six Marimbas for Gamelan) and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILpCKQlDmhc (Music for 18 Musicians) ]

5. Antitrust [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conscious_parallelism ]

6. Gulf of Finland [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tallinn ; the Gulf of Bothnia is a separate Gulf branching off the Baltic Sea ]

7. Martin Chuzzlewit [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Chuzzlewit ]

8. Vietnam [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pho ]

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

10. Treasury [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbols_o ... e_Treasury ]

11. Dada [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluxus ]

12. Roman [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarpeia ]

13. Electronic cigarettes [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juul ]

14. Indian [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aryabhata ]

15. Mississippi [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiram_Rhodes_Revels ]