The other half

In Greek mythology, who were Chiron, Pholus and Nessus?

A) Centaurs (half human, half horse)
B) Harpies (half human, half bird)
C) Mermaids (half human, half fish)
D) Satyrs (half human, half goat)

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Notoriety is the spice of life

Stanley Pons and Martin Fleischman achieved “fifteen minutes of fame” in 1989 for:

A) A business failure
B) A military fiasco
C) A political scandal
D) A scientific error

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Shogi

The popular Japanese game of shogi closely resembles another game that is much better known internationally. Which one?

A) Backgammon
B) Checkers (draughts)
C) Chess
D) Go

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A Marx by any other name…

The four Marx brothers, Chico, Groucho, Harpo and Zeppo, made a legendary series of movie comedies from 1929 to 1950. What was Groucho’s real first name?

A) Arthur
B) Herbert
C) Julius
D) Leonard

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The answer is blowing in the mistral

Each year, southern France is buffeted by a strong wind called the mistral. It is:

A) A cold wind from the north
B) A hot wind from the south
C) A dry wind from the east
D) A moist wind from the west

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A matter of skill

A deipnosophist is an expert in which of the following areas?

A) Dinner-table conversation
B) Disguising the voice
C) Ditch construction
D) Dividing assets following divorce

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Nucleus

Where in the world did the first controlled nuclear chain reaction occur?

A) Chicago, United States
B) Florence, Italy
C) Göttingen, Germany
D) Leyden, Netherlands

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Some folks’ll know this…

The “fo’c’s’le” on a square-rigged sailing ship was:

A) A small lever for focusing the ship’s telescope
B) The “forecourse sail” — a large sail on the foremast
C) The “forecastle” — a raised deck near the bow
D) The “forward console” — a piloting station at the bow, used in fog

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Greene through and through

For which of the following movies was the screenplay by British writer Graham Greene himself, rather than being an adaptation by another writer of a Greene tale?

A) The Honorary Consul
B) The Power and the Glory
C) The Quiet American
D) The Third Man

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Triple threat

What were the professional skills of Count Alessandro di Cagliostro (1743-1795)?

A) Alchemist, healer and magician
B) Author, composer and flautist
C) Exorcist, rabble-rouser and witch-hunter
D) Explorer, linguist and missionary

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