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1. The first iteration of Billboard magazine's Alternative Songs Chart, originally called Modern Rock Tracks, appeared in September 1988 with a song titled "Peek-a-Boo" in the #1 slot. What band, which had no actual connection to a Native American tribe and was led by an audacious English musician born Susan Ballion, recorded this song?
Correct Answer: SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES
Your Answer: Apache
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2
I had no idea. I have never heard of them.
2. The Strategic Arms Limitation Talks, agreements from 1972 and 1979 between the US and USSR to limit nuclear weapon proliferation, are known by the acronym SALT. What acronym was used for subsequent nuclear arms reduction talks that began in 1982 and resulted in a July 1991 accord?
Correct Answer: START
Your Answer: SALT II
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1
2. The Strategic Arms Limitation Talks, agreements from 1972 and 1979 between the US and USSR to limit nuclear weapon proliferation, are known by the acronym SALT. What acronym was used for subsequent nuclear arms reduction talks that began in 1982 and resulted in a July 1991 accord?
Correct Answer: START
Your Answer: SALT II
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1
I was sure of my answer! I SALT I and II took place in the 70s. Oh well. I have heard of START.
3. 1955's Pather Panchali was the debut of legendary Indian filmmaker Satyajit Ray and the first in his trilogy that tells the coming-of-age story of what young Bengali character, after whom the trilogy is named?
Correct Answer: APU
Your Answer: Rajiv
Points Assigned: 3
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 3
3. 1955's Pather Panchali was the debut of legendary Indian filmmaker Satyajit Ray and the first in his trilogy that tells the coming-of-age story of what young Bengali character, after whom the trilogy is named?
Correct Answer: APU
Your Answer: Rajiv
Points Assigned: 3
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 3
I could not pull it, but it is familiar now that I hear it.
4. The Greek polymath Eratosthenes is remembered for various achievements, including his position as chief librarian at the Library of Alexandria, his calculation of the earth's circumference, and his mathematical "sieve" that is used to identify what?
Correct Answer: PRIME NUMBERS
Your Answer: Density
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2
4. The Greek polymath Eratosthenes is remembered for various achievements, including his position as chief librarian at the Library of Alexandria, his calculation of the earth's circumference, and his mathematical "sieve" that is used to identify what?
Correct Answer: PRIME NUMBERS
Your Answer: Density
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2
I had no idea.
5. While the largest island in the Persian Gulf is Iran's Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, what is the only independent island nation located in the gulf's waters?
Correct Answer: BAHRAIN
Your Answer: Bahrain
Points Assigned: 0
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 0
5. While the largest island in the Persian Gulf is Iran's Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, what is the only independent island nation located in the gulf's waters?
Correct Answer: BAHRAIN
Your Answer: Bahrain
Points Assigned: 0
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 0
I found this easy.
6. Name the woman, the first to mount an exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, who was chief photographer for Rolling Stone magazine from 1973 to 1983, and took the iconic photo of John Lennon and Yoko Ono that appeared on the January 22, 1981 issue of the magazine—a photo that was taken just a few hours before Lennon's death the previous month.
Correct Answer: ANNIE LEIBOVITZ
Your Answer: Annie Leibowitz
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1
6. Name the woman, the first to mount an exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, who was chief photographer for Rolling Stone magazine from 1973 to 1983, and took the iconic photo of John Lennon and Yoko Ono that appeared on the January 22, 1981 issue of the magazine—a photo that was taken just a few hours before Lennon's death the previous month.
Correct Answer: ANNIE LEIBOVITZ
Your Answer: Annie Leibowitz
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1
It took me a few moments to pull her name.
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