Jesse day 10

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1. In pharmacology, what is the term used for the amount of toxic substance that causes death in one-half of a tested population? (Either a phrase or four-character abbreviation is acceptable.)
Correct Answer: MEDIAN LETHAL DOSE/LETHAL DOSE 50/LD50
Your Answer: A Trumpload
Points Assigned: 2

I had no idea. I do know something that 

2. The jerseys for the soccer teams AC Milan, Real Madrid, Arsenal, and Paris Saint-Germain, among others, bear (or have recently borne) slogans inviting fans to fly what airline?
Correct Answer: EMIRATES
Your Answer: Emirates
Points Assigned: 2

I don't watch soccer/football often but I knew Emirates sponsored a few of these teams. 

3. The 1980 album British Steel, which included the classics "Living After Midnight" and "Breaking the Law", was the U.S. breakthrough for what influential heavy metal band?
Correct Answer: JUDAS PRIEST
Your Answer: Black Sabbath
Points Assigned: 1

Shoot. Bad miss. 

4. The Celts, as they existed before their brutal conquest at the hands of the Roman Empire prior to the first century BCE, were primarily a tribal people, with tribes led by a chief who was supported by a warrior elite and priestly class. What is the most common name used today for this latter class, who served as religious and ceremonial leaders, judges, and teachers?
Correct Answer: DRUIDS
Your Answer: Druids
Points Assigned: 1

I have played a druid in DnD.

5. Until its sale in 2018, the New England Confectionery Company (NECCO) was widely considered the oldest continuously operating candy company in the U.S., with roots dating to the mid-19th century. It produced its namesake wafers since the beginning, acquired the Clark Bar in 1999, and was also famous for another of its earliest products, which have what distinctive shape (befitting the holiday with which they're associated)?
Correct Answer: HEARTS
Your Answer: Hearts
Points Assigned: 0

I was excited to read this past week that NECCO wafers are coming back! They made some tropical-flavored ones a few years back that were terrific. 

6. Of the ten longest-running musicals in Broadway history, two have titles that reference a city. One is the revival of Chicago that opened in 1996. What is the other city, in the name of a revival that ran from 1976 to 1989?
Correct Answer: CALCUTTA
Your Answer: New York
Points Assigned: 3

I have heard of it, but did not remember it.