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Author: | REACH [ Fri Jan 10, 2020 1:06 am ] |
Post subject: | BRAINBUSTER Game Q&A for Tue. January 7, 2020 |
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 ] |
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