4/6 Good start, I think
1. What area, which sits along the eastern coast of Nicaragua and Honduras, is not named after an annoying pest (though they are abundant in the region), but rather for the indigenous people who have inhabited the area for centuries?
Correct Answer: MOSQUITO COAST
Your Answer: Mosquito Coast
Points Assigned: 0
I've been to Nicaragua and Honduras, but steered clear of the Mosquito Coast. I think the movie title will make this easy, as that is probably why it was cemented in my head.
2. While the term is used loosely to refer to just about any brass instrument (cornet, trumpet, trombone, etc.), the word horn is also used in the name of what common modern woodwind instrument, whose plaintive and mournful sound is featured prominently in Wagner's Tristan and Isolde and Sibelius's The Swan of Tuonela?
Correct Answer: COR ANGLAIS/ENGLISH HORN
Your Answer: Clarinet
Points Assigned: 2
1. What area, which sits along the eastern coast of Nicaragua and Honduras, is not named after an annoying pest (though they are abundant in the region), but rather for the indigenous people who have inhabited the area for centuries?
Correct Answer: MOSQUITO COAST
Your Answer: Mosquito Coast
Points Assigned: 0
I've been to Nicaragua and Honduras, but steered clear of the Mosquito Coast. I think the movie title will make this easy, as that is probably why it was cemented in my head.
2. While the term is used loosely to refer to just about any brass instrument (cornet, trumpet, trombone, etc.), the word horn is also used in the name of what common modern woodwind instrument, whose plaintive and mournful sound is featured prominently in Wagner's Tristan and Isolde and Sibelius's The Swan of Tuonela?
Correct Answer: COR ANGLAIS/ENGLISH HORN
Your Answer: Clarinet
Points Assigned: 2
I had no idea.
3. My Life, 32 Ways to Be a Champion in Business, and What You Can Do to Avoid AIDS are all books authored by what athlete?
Correct Answer: EARVIN "MAGIC" JOHNSON
Your Answer: Magic Johnson
Points Assigned: 1
3. My Life, 32 Ways to Be a Champion in Business, and What You Can Do to Avoid AIDS are all books authored by what athlete?
Correct Answer: EARVIN "MAGIC" JOHNSON
Your Answer: Magic Johnson
Points Assigned: 1
Seems pretty easy.
4. The Russian nickname grozny (as in the Chechen capital) translates literally to "awe-inspiring" or "formidable," but when applied in its best known historical reference, it is more commonly rendered in English as what?
Correct Answer: TERRIBLE
Your Answer: Fortress
Points Assigned: 2
4. The Russian nickname grozny (as in the Chechen capital) translates literally to "awe-inspiring" or "formidable," but when applied in its best known historical reference, it is more commonly rendered in English as what?
Correct Answer: TERRIBLE
Your Answer: Fortress
Points Assigned: 2
I thought fortress was a good guess. So I guess Ivan the Terrible was Grozny Ivan?
5. 1-800-273-8255, a hit single by Logic featuring Alessia Cara and Khalid released in April 2017, is also the phone number for a hotline created for what purpose?
Correct Answer: SUICIDE PREVENTION
Your Answer: Suicide prevention
Points Assigned: 3
5. 1-800-273-8255, a hit single by Logic featuring Alessia Cara and Khalid released in April 2017, is also the phone number for a hotline created for what purpose?
Correct Answer: SUICIDE PREVENTION
Your Answer: Suicide prevention
Points Assigned: 3
This was a complete guess, but seemed like a strong possibility. Probably gave it too many points.
6. 1991's Treaty of Asunción created a free trade bloc whose full members today are Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay, and that goes by what name?
Correct Answer: MERCOSUR
Your Answer: Mercosur
Points Assigned: 1
6. 1991's Treaty of Asunción created a free trade bloc whose full members today are Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay, and that goes by what name?
Correct Answer: MERCOSUR
Your Answer: Mercosur
Points Assigned: 1
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