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humanities	The she-goat Amalthea, which nursed baby Zeus, is represented by what constellation?	[ "Hydra", "Capricorn", "Capra", "Virgo" ]	Capra
humanities	This constellation was named after a Greek goddess. She was beautiful, but conceited. In order to punish her for that, Poseidon sent her figure to the skies upside down.	[ "Perseus", "Aquila", "Andromeda", "Cassiopeia" ]	Cassiopeia
humanities	There are many myths about this constellation. The earliest one, however, comes from a Sumerian legend about a female dragon, who ruled over the primordial ocean before the creation. But new gods rebelled against her and sent her to the skies.	[ "Crux", "Draco", "Aquila", "Cygnus" ]	Draco
humanities	Although it is a galaxy, the story about its creation is not less intriguing. Many legends associate its formation with milk spilled in one way or another. However, a Mesopotamian legend explains another thing. After the deluge the ark of Utnapishtim, the Sumerian Noah, was stuck on Mount Ararat. He then made a sacrifice to the gods and this galaxy was created out of the smoke of the fire.	[ "Aries", "Draco", "Ara", "The Milky Way" ]	The Milky Way
humanities	This constellation was named after a creature from the Greek mythology which is a combination between a human and a horse. Such creatures were of violent nature but there was one exception - Chiron, who was the tutor of Hercules.	[ "Eridanus", "Auriga", "Delphinus", "Centaur" ]	Centaur
humanities	This is a star group in Taurus. It was called after the seven daughters of the Titan Atlas and the Nymph Plieone - Alcyone, Maia, Electra, Merope, Taygeta, Celaeno, and Sterope.	[ "Gemini", "Aries", "Pleiades", "Crux" ]	Pleiades
humanities	This constellation was named after a Greek hero who bragged to be the greatest hunter. Goddess Hera heard that and sent a scorpion after him to test his skills. The hero was stung to death by the scorpion. Zeus felt sorry and sent him to the sky.	[ "Sagitta", "Cancer", "Sirius", "Orion" ]	Orion
humanities	This constellation is often associated with Ganymede, who was a beautiful Phrygian youngster. Jupiter once saw him, fell in love with the lad and came to the earth as a bird, which took him to the skies. Since then he has served as the cup bearer of the gods.	[ "Delphinus", "Aquarius", "Ara", "Pisces" ]	Aquarius
humanities	This was the instrument that Orpheus played so well that his music enchanted even the wild beasts, the rocks, and the trees. After he lost his beloved one - Eurydice, Zeus placed Orpheuss musical instrument on the sky.	[ "Triangulum", "Libra", "Lyre", "Sagitta" ]	Lyre
humanities	This constellation represents the twin brothers Castor and Pollux. They were born by one mother, Leda, but had different fathers. Leda got pregnant simultaneously by Jupiter and the king Tyndarus of Sparta. When Castor died, Pollux felt so sorry that he begged Jupiter to unite them again, so Jupiter reunited the brothers in the sky.	[ "Gemini", "Puppis", "Pleiades", "Pisces" ]	Gemini
humanities	What does the verb to dub mean?	[ "To make a major mistake", "To study hard as in an all- nighter", "To give a name", "To hit very hard on the head or neck" ]	To give a name
humanities	If you command a horse to gee, what do you expect him to do?	[ "Stop completely", "Go back a few paces", "Turn left", "Turn right" ]	Turn right
humanities	If you put a hex on someone, what have you done?	[ "Curse that person to hell", "Drown him or her as a witch.", "Wish him or her good luck", "Put him or her under a spell" ]	Put him or her under a spell
humanities	Which of the following terms means to search for fun?	[ "Dap", "Vex", "Gad", "Gob" ]	Gad
humanities	What does to vex mean?	[ "To annoy", "To hurry", "To spin very fast", "To curse" ]	To annoy
humanities	What does to sup refer to?	[ "Eat soup very nosily", "Dine in elegance", "Eat an evening meal", "Eat like an animal" ]	Eat an evening meal
humanities	What does the verb hew mean?	[ "To cut", "To fasten with glue or paste", "To mend", "To hollow out a log" ]	To cut
humanities	Which of the following terms means to recede?	[ "Lob", "Orb", "Gee", "Ebb" ]	Ebb
humanities	What does to hie mean?	[ "To hurry", "To fear", "To stop", "To type by touch" ]	To hurry
humanities	What is the meaning of the verb to jam?	[ "To interfer with a radio signal", "To spread with a jelly-like substance", "To soak flax prior to spinning", "To unclog a bunch of logs in a stream" ]	To interfer with a radio signal
humanities	Which of the following fictional or legendary hybrids is not half-human?	[ "Merman", "Asterius", "Half-orc", "Baku" ]	Baku
humanities	Which of the following is a legendary creature with a lion body and eagle head and wings?	[ "Basilisk", "Mandrake", "Arachne", "Griffin" ]	Griffin
humanities	What is the name of the monstrous creature from Greek Mythology, that is the offspring of Typhon and Echidna?	[ "Chimera", "Pegasus", "Mermaid", "Chiron" ]	Chimera
humanities	What kind of creature was the African mythological hybrid Jengu?	[ "A water spirit", "An elf", "A lizard", "A monstrous insect" ]	A water spirit
humanities	This hybrid is an Egyptian sacred baboon with the head of a dog.	[ "Sphinx", "Felinity", "Reprobus", "Cynocephalus" ]	Cynocephalus
humanities	What is the name of the legendary half-man and half-goat (or half-horse) creature often associated with male sexuality in Greek mythology?	[ "Praxiteles", "Anubis", "Pan", "Satyr" ]	Satyr
humanities	The sphinxes, the popular legendary creatures of the Ancient Egyptians, could be depicted with three different heads. Which head that was not typical for the sphinx?	[ "Snake head", "Ram head", "Bird head", "Human head" ]	Snake head
humanities	The legendary creature Peryton, that was said to come from the lost continent Atlantis, is a hybrid of what two animals?	[ "Stag and bird", "Stag and snake", "Horse and lizard", "Bird and insect" ]	Stag and bird
humanities	Which of the following is an evil mythological hybrid of a woman and a bird?	[ "Ogress", "Harpy", "Trowe", "Titan" ]	Harpy
humanities	The world sirena refers to this mythical or folklore hybrid of a woman and an animal?	[ "Mermaid", "Grendel", "Vampire", "Manticore" ]	Mermaid
humanities	In which musical does Curly sing Surrey With the Fringe on Top to entice his girlfriend to accompany him to a party?	[ "Oklahoma", "Will Rogers Follies", "The Pajama Game", "Sound of Music" ]	Oklahoma
humanities	The hit song If I Were a Rich Man, which reflected the dreams of a poor milkman, came from which musical of the 60s?	[ "Fiddler on the Roof", "42nd Street", "Chicago", "Cats" ]	Fiddler on the Roof
humanities	All That Jazz is the opening number of which 1975 Bob Fosse musical?	[ "42nd Street", "Chicago", "Fiddler on the Roof", "Cats" ]	Chicago
humanities	The moving song I Am What I Am is sung at the end of Act I of which Jerry Herman hit show?	[ "Hello Dolly", "La Cage aux Folles", "Damn Yankees", "My Fair Lady" ]	La Cage aux Folles
humanities	Which musical of the 50s featured the song Some Enchanted Evening?	[ "Mame", "Hello Dolly", "South Pacific", "George M." ]	South Pacific
humanities	Whatever Lola Wants is performed by the sultry Lola trying to tempt a faithful husband in which Bob Fosse show?	[ "Fosse", "The Pajama Game", "Chicago", "Damn Yankees" ]	Damn Yankees
humanities	In which show does Eliza sing The Rain in Spain?	[ "My One and Only", "Kismet", "Kiss me Kate", "My Fair Lady" ]	My Fair Lady
humanities	The word catholic means the same whether capitalized or not.	[ "False", "True" ]	False
humanities	Stationery means fixed, not moveable.	[ "True", "False" ]	False
humanities	Stationary is fancy writing paper.	[ "False", "True" ]	False
humanities	What is the meaning of the adverb altogether?	[ "Entirely", "Near by", "Unclothed", "In the same place" ]	Entirely
humanities	What does the collocation all together mean?	[ "In the same place", "Completely", "The same as altogether", "All told" ]	In the same place
humanities	What does the word principal mean?	[ "Origin", "Main", "Characteristic", "Law" ]	Main
humanities	Is counsel the correct word for a group called together for a purpose?	[ "No", "Yes" ]	No
humanities	Counsel is giving of advice.	[ "False", "True" ]	True
humanities	These creatures ruled the world until they were overthrown by the Twelve Olympians, led by Zeus.	[ "Cyclopes", "Titans", "Animals", "Humans" ]	Titans
humanities	Cronus learned he was destined to be overcome by his own son as he had overthrown his own father, thats why he wanted to kill Zeus.	[ "True", "False" ]	True
humanities	The Cyclopes gave Zeus fire.	[ "True", "False" ]	False
humanities	Hermes is the highest ranking and most powerful god in Greek mythology.	[ "True", "False" ]	False
humanities	What was Rembrandts last name?	[ "Rembrandt is his last name", "Van Dyke", "Bosch", "Van Rijn" ]	Van Rijn
humanities	What was the first name of Van Goghs brother?	[ "Theo", "Pierre", "Edward", "Hans" ]	Theo
humanities	For which opera did Gershwin become posthumously famous?	[ "Rhapsody in Blue", "An American in Paris", "The Days Gone By", "Porgy and Bess" ]	Porgy and Bess
humanities	The music for Swan Lake, one of the most critically-acclaimed ballets, was written by this composer.	[ "Aram Khachaturian", "Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky", "Stern", "Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov" ]	Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
humanities	Violin virtuoso Itzach Perlman is a cousin of this entertainer.	[ "Neil Sedaka", "Howie Mandel", "Bob Dylan", "Isaac Stern" ]	Howie Mandel
humanities	How many reeds does an oboe have?	[ "3", "2", "1", "0" ]	2
humanities	In what country was composer and pianist, Frederic Chopin born?	[ "France", "Poland", "Switzerland", "Belgium" ]	Poland
humanities	Which of the following is a type of plaster used to paint on?	[ "Obsidium", "Obstantium", "Gesso", "Gelato" ]	Gesso
humanities	Which painter and founder of cubism would not divorce his first wife, Olga Khoklova, so she would not get half his wealth?	[ "Picasso", "Klee", "Cezanne", "Remington" ]	Picasso
humanities	This photographer, who taught at MIT for 10 years, developed the Zone System.	[ "Minor White", "Alfred Stieglitz", "Paul Curtis", "Barbara Morgan" ]	Minor White
humanities	Which of the following group of animals is not referred to as a herd?	[ "Rhinoceroses", "Boars", "Chinchillas", "Walruses" ]	Rhinoceroses
humanities	Which prefix means under?	[ "Supra-", "Sub-", "Un-", "Super-" ]	Sub-
humanities	Which suffix means fear?	[ "-itis", "-phobia", "-philia", "-mony" ]	-phobia
humanities	Which prefix means within?	[ "intra-", "inter-", "pseudo-", "hemi-" ]	intra-
humanities	When prefix means high?	[ "Apo-", "Peri-", "Alti-", "Pleo-" ]	Alti-
humanities	All but one of the following suffixes changes the word from an adjective or a verb into a noun. Which is the odd one?	[ "-ous", "-ion", "-ity", "-ness" ]	-ous
humanities	Which suffix means foot?	[ "-morph", "-flex", "-pus", "-fer" ]	-pus
humanities	Which suffix means one who?	[ "-able", "-ship", "-ous", "-er" ]	-er
humanities	Which prefix means across a distance?	[ "TELE-", "PALEO-", "PHILO-", "PROTO-" ]	TELE-
humanities	Which of the following prefixes does not mean not?	[ "A-", "In-", "Non-", "Pan" ]	Pan
humanities	Which prefix means together?	[ "CO-", "PROTO-", "SOLI-", "HETERO-" ]	CO-
humanities	Freya was the goddess of this.	[ "Poetry", "The flowers", "Love and beauty", "Old age and madness" ]	Love and beauty
humanities	There were two major clans of Norse gods - Vanir and Æsir.	[ "False", "True" ]	True
humanities	Odins favorite pets were these creatures.	[ "Ravens", "Bats", "Hawks", "Snakes" ]	Ravens
humanities	What did god Tyr sacrifice in order to bind the evil Fenris wolf?	[ "His hand", "His eye", "His head", "His leg" ]	His hand
humanities	Which of the following gods was famous for his talent to quickly transform his appearance?	[ "Fenrir", "Loki", "Asgard", "Hel" ]	Loki
humanities	God Ori was a giant.	[ "False", "True" ]	False
humanities	Goddess Skadi was not permitted to look at the gods faces, while choosing her husband among them.	[ "True", "False" ]	True
humanities	Norse mythology associates the aurora with this beautiful goddess.	[ "Frigg", "Freya", "Elli", "Eir" ]	Freya
humanities	He was the first man, according to Norse mythology.	[ "Annar", "Ask", "Arvak", "Aud" ]	Ask
humanities	In what movie does a character say, Yo, Adrian.?	[ "The Godfather", "Rocky", "New York, New York", "On the Waterfront" ]	Rocky
humanities	Yo-Yo Ma is considered by most to be the best musician in the world to play this instrument. Yo-Yo Mas nickname for his instrument is Petunia. What type of instrument is Petunia?	[ "Classical Guitar", "Flute", "Violin", "Cello" ]	Cello
humanities	If a person is downright, then he is this.	[ "Candid", "Cordial", "Gentle", "Compassionate" ]	Candid
humanities	A playwright is someone who writes for the theatre. One of the following famous Greeks was not a playwright.	[ "Aeschylus", "Sophocles", "Aristophanes", "Tyrtaeus" ]	Tyrtaeus
humanities	One of these is not a spright.	[ "A dwarf.", "A specter or ghost.", "An elflike person.", "A soul." ]	A dwarf.
humanities	If he denied the charges outright, then his denial cannot be described as this.	[ "Open", "Complete", "Immediate", "Kind" ]	Kind
humanities	In the UK one of these parties is not considered right-winged.	[ "United Kingdom Independence Party", "Scottish National Party", "Conservative Party", "Democratic Unionist Party" ]	Scottish National Party
humanities	Dexter from Dexters Lab was right-handed.	[ "True", "False" ]	False
humanities	Which of these languages is not an official national language in a South American country?	[ "English", "Dutch", "German", "Guarani" ]	German
humanities	What language has the most native speakers in the world?	[ "English", "Spanish", "Arabic", "Mandarin" ]	Mandarin
humanities	What movie features an actor speaking one of the Khoisan languages of southwestern Africa, which have a range of click sounds (sounds which are not found outside this region)?	[ "A Dry White Season", "The Gods Must Be Crazy", "Cry Freedom", "Hotel Rwanda" ]	The Gods Must Be Crazy
humanities	The largest language family (a group of historically related languages) is the Indo-European family, which includes well-known European languages such as English, French and Russian. Which of the following languages is NOT a member of this family?	[ "Hindi", "Hebrew", "Armenian", "Kurdish" ]	Hebrew
humanities	What European language is not related to any other language in the world?	[ "English", "Greek", "Hungarian", "Basque" ]	Basque
humanities	The Romance languages are all descended from Latin, and form a branch of the Indo-European family. It is common knowledge that languages such as French, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese are related and are Romance languages. There is another major European language which is also a member of this branch. What is it?	[ "Romanian", "Irish", "Hungarian", "Bulgarian" ]	Romanian
humanities	The Chinese language is related to Japanese.	[ "False", "True" ]	False
humanities	What language has contributed the following words to the English language: ketchup, gong, orangutan, amok, bamboo, cockatoo, mango, paddy, gingham, compound (as in military compound) and cooties?	[ "Portuguese", "Chinese", "Malay", "Hindi" ]	Malay
humanities	What language has contributed the following words to English: bungalow, jungle, thug, khaki, cot, loot, sentry, shampoo, and bangle?	[ "Portuguese", "Chinese", "Malay", "Hindi" ]	Hindi
humanities	The nation of Singapore has four official languages. However, all education is conducted in this language, by law.	[ "Tamil", "Malay", "Chinese", "English" ]	English
humanities	Zeus, Hades, and Poseidon are brothers.	[ "False", "True" ]	True
humanities	Which goddess was Apollos sister?	[ "Athena", "Hestia", "Hera", "Artemis" ]	Artemis
humanities	Zeus was married to this goddess.	[ "Athena", "Hestia", "Hera", "Demeter" ]	Hera

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The she-goat Amalthea, which nursed baby Zeus, is represented by what constellation?

[ "Hydra", "Capricorn", "Capra", "Virgo" ]

Capra

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This constellation was named after a Greek goddess. She was beautiful, but conceited. In order to punish her for that, Poseidon sent her figure to the skies upside down.

[ "Perseus", "Aquila", "Andromeda", "Cassiopeia" ]

Cassiopeia

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There are many myths about this constellation. The earliest one, however, comes from a Sumerian legend about a female dragon, who ruled over the primordial ocean before the creation. But new gods rebelled against her and sent her to the skies.

[ "Crux", "Draco", "Aquila", "Cygnus" ]

Draco

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Although it is a galaxy, the story about its creation is not less intriguing. Many legends associate its formation with milk spilled in one way or another. However, a Mesopotamian legend explains another thing. After the deluge the ark of Utnapishtim, the Sumerian Noah, was stuck on Mount Ararat. He then made a sacrifice to the gods and this galaxy was created out of the smoke of the fire.

[ "Aries", "Draco", "Ara", "The Milky Way" ]

The Milky Way

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This constellation was named after a creature from the Greek mythology which is a combination between a human and a horse. Such creatures were of violent nature but there was one exception - Chiron, who was the tutor of Hercules.

[ "Eridanus", "Auriga", "Delphinus", "Centaur" ]

Centaur

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This is a star group in Taurus. It was called after the seven daughters of the Titan Atlas and the Nymph Plieone - Alcyone, Maia, Electra, Merope, Taygeta, Celaeno, and Sterope.

[ "Gemini", "Aries", "Pleiades", "Crux" ]

Pleiades

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This constellation was named after a Greek hero who bragged to be the greatest hunter. Goddess Hera heard that and sent a scorpion after him to test his skills. The hero was stung to death by the scorpion. Zeus felt sorry and sent him to the sky.

[ "Sagitta", "Cancer", "Sirius", "Orion" ]

Orion

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This constellation is often associated with Ganymede, who was a beautiful Phrygian youngster. Jupiter once saw him, fell in love with the lad and came to the earth as a bird, which took him to the skies. Since then he has served as the cup bearer of the gods.

[ "Delphinus", "Aquarius", "Ara", "Pisces" ]

Aquarius

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This was the instrument that Orpheus played so well that his music enchanted even the wild beasts, the rocks, and the trees. After he lost his beloved one - Eurydice, Zeus placed Orpheuss musical instrument on the sky.

[ "Triangulum", "Libra", "Lyre", "Sagitta" ]

Lyre

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This constellation represents the twin brothers Castor and Pollux. They were born by one mother, Leda, but had different fathers. Leda got pregnant simultaneously by Jupiter and the king Tyndarus of Sparta. When Castor died, Pollux felt so sorry that he begged Jupiter to unite them again, so Jupiter reunited the brothers in the sky.

[ "Gemini", "Puppis", "Pleiades", "Pisces" ]

Gemini

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What does the verb to dub mean?

[ "To make a major mistake", "To study hard as in an all- nighter", "To give a name", "To hit very hard on the head or neck" ]

To give a name

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If you command a horse to gee, what do you expect him to do?

[ "Stop completely", "Go back a few paces", "Turn left", "Turn right" ]

Turn right

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If you put a hex on someone, what have you done?

[ "Curse that person to hell", "Drown him or her as a witch.", "Wish him or her good luck", "Put him or her under a spell" ]

Put him or her under a spell

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Which of the following terms means to search for fun?

[ "Dap", "Vex", "Gad", "Gob" ]

Gad

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What does to vex mean?

[ "To annoy", "To hurry", "To spin very fast", "To curse" ]

To annoy

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What does to sup refer to?

[ "Eat soup very nosily", "Dine in elegance", "Eat an evening meal", "Eat like an animal" ]

Eat an evening meal

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What does the verb hew mean?

[ "To cut", "To fasten with glue or paste", "To mend", "To hollow out a log" ]

To cut

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Which of the following terms means to recede?

[ "Lob", "Orb", "Gee", "Ebb" ]

Ebb

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What does to hie mean?

[ "To hurry", "To fear", "To stop", "To type by touch" ]

To hurry

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What is the meaning of the verb to jam?

[ "To interfer with a radio signal", "To spread with a jelly-like substance", "To soak flax prior to spinning", "To unclog a bunch of logs in a stream" ]

To interfer with a radio signal

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Which of the following fictional or legendary hybrids is not half-human?

[ "Merman", "Asterius", "Half-orc", "Baku" ]

Baku

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Which of the following is a legendary creature with a lion body and eagle head and wings?

[ "Basilisk", "Mandrake", "Arachne", "Griffin" ]

Griffin

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What is the name of the monstrous creature from Greek Mythology, that is the offspring of Typhon and Echidna?

[ "Chimera", "Pegasus", "Mermaid", "Chiron" ]

Chimera

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What kind of creature was the African mythological hybrid Jengu?

[ "A water spirit", "An elf", "A lizard", "A monstrous insect" ]

A water spirit

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This hybrid is an Egyptian sacred baboon with the head of a dog.

[ "Sphinx", "Felinity", "Reprobus", "Cynocephalus" ]

Cynocephalus

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What is the name of the legendary half-man and half-goat (or half-horse) creature often associated with male sexuality in Greek mythology?

[ "Praxiteles", "Anubis", "Pan", "Satyr" ]

Satyr

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The sphinxes, the popular legendary creatures of the Ancient Egyptians, could be depicted with three different heads. Which head that was not typical for the sphinx?

[ "Snake head", "Ram head", "Bird head", "Human head" ]

Snake head

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The legendary creature Peryton, that was said to come from the lost continent Atlantis, is a hybrid of what two animals?

[ "Stag and bird", "Stag and snake", "Horse and lizard", "Bird and insect" ]

Stag and bird

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Which of the following is an evil mythological hybrid of a woman and a bird?

[ "Ogress", "Harpy", "Trowe", "Titan" ]

Harpy

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The world sirena refers to this mythical or folklore hybrid of a woman and an animal?

[ "Mermaid", "Grendel", "Vampire", "Manticore" ]

Mermaid

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In which musical does Curly sing Surrey With the Fringe on Top to entice his girlfriend to accompany him to a party?

[ "Oklahoma", "Will Rogers Follies", "The Pajama Game", "Sound of Music" ]

Oklahoma

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The hit song If I Were a Rich Man, which reflected the dreams of a poor milkman, came from which musical of the 60s?

[ "Fiddler on the Roof", "42nd Street", "Chicago", "Cats" ]

Fiddler on the Roof

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All That Jazz is the opening number of which 1975 Bob Fosse musical?

[ "42nd Street", "Chicago", "Fiddler on the Roof", "Cats" ]

Chicago

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The moving song I Am What I Am is sung at the end of Act I of which Jerry Herman hit show?

[ "Hello Dolly", "La Cage aux Folles", "Damn Yankees", "My Fair Lady" ]

La Cage aux Folles

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Which musical of the 50s featured the song Some Enchanted Evening?

[ "Mame", "Hello Dolly", "South Pacific", "George M." ]

South Pacific

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Whatever Lola Wants is performed by the sultry Lola trying to tempt a faithful husband in which Bob Fosse show?

[ "Fosse", "The Pajama Game", "Chicago", "Damn Yankees" ]

Damn Yankees

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In which show does Eliza sing The Rain in Spain?

[ "My One and Only", "Kismet", "Kiss me Kate", "My Fair Lady" ]

My Fair Lady

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The word catholic means the same whether capitalized or not.

[ "False", "True" ]

False

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Stationery means fixed, not moveable.

[ "True", "False" ]

False

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Stationary is fancy writing paper.

[ "False", "True" ]

False

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What is the meaning of the adverb altogether?

[ "Entirely", "Near by", "Unclothed", "In the same place" ]

Entirely

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What does the collocation all together mean?

[ "In the same place", "Completely", "The same as altogether", "All told" ]

In the same place

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What does the word principal mean?

[ "Origin", "Main", "Characteristic", "Law" ]

Main

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Is counsel the correct word for a group called together for a purpose?

[ "No", "Yes" ]

No

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Counsel is giving of advice.

[ "False", "True" ]

True

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These creatures ruled the world until they were overthrown by the Twelve Olympians, led by Zeus.

[ "Cyclopes", "Titans", "Animals", "Humans" ]

Titans

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Cronus learned he was destined to be overcome by his own son as he had overthrown his own father, thats why he wanted to kill Zeus.

[ "True", "False" ]

True

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The Cyclopes gave Zeus fire.

[ "True", "False" ]

False

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Hermes is the highest ranking and most powerful god in Greek mythology.

[ "True", "False" ]

False

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What was Rembrandts last name?

[ "Rembrandt is his last name", "Van Dyke", "Bosch", "Van Rijn" ]

Van Rijn

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What was the first name of Van Goghs brother?

[ "Theo", "Pierre", "Edward", "Hans" ]

Theo

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For which opera did Gershwin become posthumously famous?

[ "Rhapsody in Blue", "An American in Paris", "The Days Gone By", "Porgy and Bess" ]

Porgy and Bess

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The music for Swan Lake, one of the most critically-acclaimed ballets, was written by this composer.

[ "Aram Khachaturian", "Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky", "Stern", "Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov" ]

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

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Violin virtuoso Itzach Perlman is a cousin of this entertainer.

[ "Neil Sedaka", "Howie Mandel", "Bob Dylan", "Isaac Stern" ]

Howie Mandel

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How many reeds does an oboe have?

[ "3", "2", "1", "0" ]

2

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In what country was composer and pianist, Frederic Chopin born?

[ "France", "Poland", "Switzerland", "Belgium" ]

Poland

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Which of the following is a type of plaster used to paint on?

[ "Obsidium", "Obstantium", "Gesso", "Gelato" ]

Gesso

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Which painter and founder of cubism would not divorce his first wife, Olga Khoklova, so she would not get half his wealth?

[ "Picasso", "Klee", "Cezanne", "Remington" ]

Picasso

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This photographer, who taught at MIT for 10 years, developed the Zone System.

[ "Minor White", "Alfred Stieglitz", "Paul Curtis", "Barbara Morgan" ]

Minor White

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Which of the following group of animals is not referred to as a herd?

[ "Rhinoceroses", "Boars", "Chinchillas", "Walruses" ]

Rhinoceroses

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Which prefix means under?

[ "Supra-", "Sub-", "Un-", "Super-" ]

Sub-

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Which suffix means fear?

[ "-itis", "-phobia", "-philia", "-mony" ]

-phobia

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Which prefix means within?

[ "intra-", "inter-", "pseudo-", "hemi-" ]

intra-

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When prefix means high?

[ "Apo-", "Peri-", "Alti-", "Pleo-" ]

Alti-

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All but one of the following suffixes changes the word from an adjective or a verb into a noun. Which is the odd one?

[ "-ous", "-ion", "-ity", "-ness" ]

-ous

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Which suffix means foot?

[ "-morph", "-flex", "-pus", "-fer" ]

-pus

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Which suffix means one who?

[ "-able", "-ship", "-ous", "-er" ]

-er

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Which prefix means across a distance?

[ "TELE-", "PALEO-", "PHILO-", "PROTO-" ]

TELE-

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Which of the following prefixes does not mean not?

[ "A-", "In-", "Non-", "Pan" ]

Pan

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Which prefix means together?

[ "CO-", "PROTO-", "SOLI-", "HETERO-" ]

CO-

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Freya was the goddess of this.

[ "Poetry", "The flowers", "Love and beauty", "Old age and madness" ]

Love and beauty

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There were two major clans of Norse gods - Vanir and Æsir.

[ "False", "True" ]

True

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Odins favorite pets were these creatures.

[ "Ravens", "Bats", "Hawks", "Snakes" ]

Ravens

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What did god Tyr sacrifice in order to bind the evil Fenris wolf?

[ "His hand", "His eye", "His head", "His leg" ]

His hand

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Which of the following gods was famous for his talent to quickly transform his appearance?

[ "Fenrir", "Loki", "Asgard", "Hel" ]

Loki

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God Ori was a giant.

[ "False", "True" ]

False

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Goddess Skadi was not permitted to look at the gods faces, while choosing her husband among them.

[ "True", "False" ]

True

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Norse mythology associates the aurora with this beautiful goddess.

[ "Frigg", "Freya", "Elli", "Eir" ]

Freya

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He was the first man, according to Norse mythology.

[ "Annar", "Ask", "Arvak", "Aud" ]

Ask

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In what movie does a character say, Yo, Adrian.?

[ "The Godfather", "Rocky", "New York, New York", "On the Waterfront" ]

Rocky

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Yo-Yo Ma is considered by most to be the best musician in the world to play this instrument. Yo-Yo Mas nickname for his instrument is Petunia. What type of instrument is Petunia?

[ "Classical Guitar", "Flute", "Violin", "Cello" ]

Cello

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If a person is downright, then he is this.

[ "Candid", "Cordial", "Gentle", "Compassionate" ]

Candid

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A playwright is someone who writes for the theatre. One of the following famous Greeks was not a playwright.

[ "Aeschylus", "Sophocles", "Aristophanes", "Tyrtaeus" ]

Tyrtaeus

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One of these is not a spright.

[ "A dwarf.", "A specter or ghost.", "An elflike person.", "A soul." ]

A dwarf.

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If he denied the charges outright, then his denial cannot be described as this.

[ "Open", "Complete", "Immediate", "Kind" ]

Kind

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In the UK one of these parties is not considered right-winged.

[ "United Kingdom Independence Party", "Scottish National Party", "Conservative Party", "Democratic Unionist Party" ]

Scottish National Party

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Dexter from Dexters Lab was right-handed.

[ "True", "False" ]

False

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Which of these languages is not an official national language in a South American country?

[ "English", "Dutch", "German", "Guarani" ]

German

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What language has the most native speakers in the world?

[ "English", "Spanish", "Arabic", "Mandarin" ]

Mandarin

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What movie features an actor speaking one of the Khoisan languages of southwestern Africa, which have a range of click sounds (sounds which are not found outside this region)?

[ "A Dry White Season", "The Gods Must Be Crazy", "Cry Freedom", "Hotel Rwanda" ]

The Gods Must Be Crazy

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The largest language family (a group of historically related languages) is the Indo-European family, which includes well-known European languages such as English, French and Russian. Which of the following languages is NOT a member of this family?

[ "Hindi", "Hebrew", "Armenian", "Kurdish" ]

Hebrew

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What European language is not related to any other language in the world?

[ "English", "Greek", "Hungarian", "Basque" ]

Basque

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The Romance languages are all descended from Latin, and form a branch of the Indo-European family. It is common knowledge that languages such as French, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese are related and are Romance languages. There is another major European language which is also a member of this branch. What is it?

[ "Romanian", "Irish", "Hungarian", "Bulgarian" ]

Romanian

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The Chinese language is related to Japanese.

[ "False", "True" ]

False

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What language has contributed the following words to the English language: ketchup, gong, orangutan, amok, bamboo, cockatoo, mango, paddy, gingham, compound (as in military compound) and cooties?

[ "Portuguese", "Chinese", "Malay", "Hindi" ]

Malay

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What language has contributed the following words to English: bungalow, jungle, thug, khaki, cot, loot, sentry, shampoo, and bangle?

[ "Portuguese", "Chinese", "Malay", "Hindi" ]

Hindi

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The nation of Singapore has four official languages. However, all education is conducted in this language, by law.

[ "Tamil", "Malay", "Chinese", "English" ]

English

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Zeus, Hades, and Poseidon are brothers.

[ "False", "True" ]

True

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Which goddess was Apollos sister?

[ "Athena", "Hestia", "Hera", "Artemis" ]

Artemis

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Zeus was married to this goddess.

[ "Athena", "Hestia", "Hera", "Demeter" ]

Hera