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1. Deneb is a name for the brightest star of what large, northern hemisphere constellation, which is represented as a swan?
Correct Answer: CYGNUS
Your Answer: Swanicus
Points Assigned: 3
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 3
Correct Answer: CYGNUS
Your Answer: Swanicus
Points Assigned: 3
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 3
I had no idea. I have heard of Cygnus, but there was no way I was going to pull it.
2. What is the term, from the Arabic for "beacon," for the tall, slender tower (typically part of or adjacent to a mosque) with a balcony from which Muslims are summoned to prayer five times each day by a religious official known as a muezzin?
Correct Answer: MINARET
Your Answer: Minaret
Points Assigned: 0
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1
2. What is the term, from the Arabic for "beacon," for the tall, slender tower (typically part of or adjacent to a mosque) with a balcony from which Muslims are summoned to prayer five times each day by a religious official known as a muezzin?
Correct Answer: MINARET
Your Answer: Minaret
Points Assigned: 0
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1
Seems like a gimmie. I have been to a lot of mosques on my travels.
3. As of February 2019, the Balkan country formerly known provisionally as the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia is now officially named the Republic of what?
Correct Answer: NORTH MACEDONIA
Your Answer: North Macedonia
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 0
3. As of February 2019, the Balkan country formerly known provisionally as the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia is now officially named the Republic of what?
Correct Answer: NORTH MACEDONIA
Your Answer: North Macedonia
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 0
I saw this in the news. Considered Northern Macedonia, but went with North Macedonia.
4. What is the usual name for the sauce/condiment that is, in its traditional French (and most common) version, effectively a garlic mayonnaise? Its name is a Provençal portmanteau for its two main ingredients. (Note: diaeresis is not required.)
Correct Answer: AIOLI
Your Answer: Aioli
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1
4. What is the usual name for the sauce/condiment that is, in its traditional French (and most common) version, effectively a garlic mayonnaise? Its name is a Provençal portmanteau for its two main ingredients. (Note: diaeresis is not required.)
Correct Answer: AIOLI
Your Answer: Aioli
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1
I just new this.
5. British Anglican priest John Wesley, with his brother Charles, is widely considered responsible in part for the religious revival known as the Great Awakening (a.k.a. Evangelical Revival), and the founder of what Protestant movement (related to his namesake Wesleyan theology)?
Correct Answer: METHODISM
Your Answer: Methodist
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2
5. British Anglican priest John Wesley, with his brother Charles, is widely considered responsible in part for the religious revival known as the Great Awakening (a.k.a. Evangelical Revival), and the founder of what Protestant movement (related to his namesake Wesleyan theology)?
Correct Answer: METHODISM
Your Answer: Methodist
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2
A bit of a guess. I knew the Methodist movement was part of an evangelical revival.
6. The title of the 1990 album Songs for Drella, by Lou Reed and John Cale, references an individual who mentored the pair during their time in Velvet Underground. Who is "Drella"?
Correct Answer: ANDY WARHOL
Your Answer: Warhol
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2
6. The title of the 1990 album Songs for Drella, by Lou Reed and John Cale, references an individual who mentored the pair during their time in Velvet Underground. Who is "Drella"?
Correct Answer: ANDY WARHOL
Your Answer: Warhol
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2
I celebrate most of their collection. I knew Andy Warhol was involved with the Velvet Underground. Also did the cover art for one of their albums.
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