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1. Two of the top 15 films that have opened in 2018 so far (as measured by U.S. gross box office earnings) have titles that include a color. One is Black Panther; what is the other?
Correct Answer: RED SPARROW
Your Answer: The hunt for red october 2
Points Assigned: 3
I have a 4 year old. I do not see new releases.
2. "No three positive integers a, b, and c satisfy the equation a^n</sup> + b^n</sup> = c^n</sup> for any integer value of n greater than 2." \ \ This mathematical statement is associated with British mathematician and Oxford professor Sir Andrew Wiles, but even moreso with what Frenchman?
Correct Answer: PIERRE DE FERMAT
Your Answer: Descartes
Points Assigned: 2
2. "No three positive integers a, b, and c satisfy the equation a^n</sup> + b^n</sup> = c^n</sup> for any integer value of n greater than 2." \ \ This mathematical statement is associated with British mathematician and Oxford professor Sir Andrew Wiles, but even moreso with what Frenchman?
Correct Answer: PIERRE DE FERMAT
Your Answer: Descartes
Points Assigned: 2
Nope! The only French Mathematicians I could think of were Pascal and Descartes.
3. The world's best-known inselberg, and perhaps its most spectacular, is located within Australia's Northern Territory. What is its name?
Correct Answer: ULURU/AYERS ROCK
Your Answer: Uluru
Points Assigned: 2
3. The world's best-known inselberg, and perhaps its most spectacular, is located within Australia's Northern Territory. What is its name?
Correct Answer: ULURU/AYERS ROCK
Your Answer: Uluru
Points Assigned: 2
I climbed it, which will no longer by allowed in 2019.
4. What beloved TV detective was first introduced in the 1960 anthology series The Chevy Mystery Show in an episode titled "Enough Rope"? This title hints at the sleuth's methods: appear slow-witted, keep asking questions ("just one more thing..."), and give the perp enough rope to hang himself with his own self-incrimination.
Correct Answer: COLUMBO
Your Answer: Colombo
Points Assigned: 1
4. What beloved TV detective was first introduced in the 1960 anthology series The Chevy Mystery Show in an episode titled "Enough Rope"? This title hints at the sleuth's methods: appear slow-witted, keep asking questions ("just one more thing..."), and give the perp enough rope to hang himself with his own self-incrimination.
Correct Answer: COLUMBO
Your Answer: Colombo
Points Assigned: 1
I was pretty sure Columbo over Matlock, even though have never seen either show.
5. The conflict known in much of the Arab world as the "War of 1967" (حرب ۱۹٦۷), which took place between June 5 and June 10 of that year, is best known in the Western world by what name?
Correct Answer: SIX-DAY WAR
Your Answer: six-day war
Points Assigned: 1
5. The conflict known in much of the Arab world as the "War of 1967" (حرب ۱۹٦۷), which took place between June 5 and June 10 of that year, is best known in the Western world by what name?
Correct Answer: SIX-DAY WAR
Your Answer: six-day war
Points Assigned: 1
Pretty easy for a jew that went to Hebrew school. I think my father may have fought in that one.
6. Name any one of the nine largest companies headquartered in Europe, as measured by annual revenue.
Correct Answer: ALLIANZ, AXA, BP, DAIMLER, EXOR, GLENCORE, ROYAL DUTCH SHELL, TOTAL, VOLKSWAGEN
Your Answer: BP
Points Assigned: 0
6. Name any one of the nine largest companies headquartered in Europe, as measured by annual revenue.
Correct Answer: ALLIANZ, AXA, BP, DAIMLER, EXOR, GLENCORE, ROYAL DUTCH SHELL, TOTAL, VOLKSWAGEN
Your Answer: BP
Points Assigned: 0
Considered GSK or Unilever, but figured an oil company was a safe bet. Glad I went that way.
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