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 ]