Archive for December, 2006
Sunday, December 31st, 2006
After Winston, before Churchill
What were the middle names of British statesman Winston Churchill?
A) James Quincey
B) Kenneth Russell
C) Leonard Spencer
D) Marcus Trevelyan
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Saturday, December 30th, 2006
Lambent
What is the meaning of the adjective lambent?
A) Beautifully warm
B) Radiantly beautiful
C) Softly radiant
D) Warmly soft
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Friday, December 29th, 2006
New from Fibonacci
The great medieval mathematician known as Fibonacci produced a series of important works in the early 13th century. One important innovation in his writings was…
A) Failing to include a specifically religious preface
B) Using Arabic numeric notation instead of Roman
C) Using his native Italian instead of Latin or Greek
D) Using specially trained scribes to ensure accuracy
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Thursday, December 28th, 2006
Board meeting
The “Lewis Chessmen”…
A) Is a famous brain-teaser involving three knights and a bishop
B) Is an organization that supports chess in poor communities
C) Were a popular British concert band of the 1950s
D) Were discovered on the Isle of Lewis in 1831
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Wednesday, December 27th, 2006
Night game
Each July, an athletic contest takes place in northern Pakistan between rival teams representing the Chitral and Gilgit districts. The game is held under the full moon on a field high atop the Shandur Pass, 3,500 m (11,500 ft.) above sea level. What sport do they play?
A) Cricket
B) Football (soccer)
C) Polo
D) Tug of war
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Tuesday, December 26th, 2006
Difference of detail
In what sphere of activity is it important to distinguish a red nun from a green can?
A) Rock-climbing
B) Seamanship
C) Stock-car racing
D) Wine-growing
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Monday, December 25th, 2006
Lot’s boys
One of the best-known knights of King Arthur’s court was King Lot’s son Sir Gawain, whose three brothers were also knights. Which of these was not Gawain’s brother?
A) Agravain
B) Gaheris
C) Gareth
D) Gingalin
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Sunday, December 24th, 2006
Whale of an inscription
In 1851, Herman Melville published what some have called the greatest American novel, Moby Dick. To which well-known author of his acquaintance did Melville dedicate the work?
A) Ralph Waldo Emerson
B) Nathaniel Hawthorne
C) Henry Longfellow
D) Henry Thoreau
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Saturday, December 23rd, 2006
Bumper and pouncer
If your work involves, among other activities, bumping, pouncing, carroting and gigging, what is it that you do?
A) Edit magazine articles
B) Make felt hats
C) Perform on the flying trapeze
D) Play in a rock-and-roll band
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Friday, December 22nd, 2006
High places
What is the tallest mountain in Western Europe?
A) Mt. Blanc
B) Mt. Elbrus
C) The Matterhorn
D) Mt. Olympus
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