Jesse Day 9

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1. Rachel Carson's groundbreaking 1962 work Silent Spring is widely credited as a contributing factor to the establishment of what U.S. federal regulatory body in 1970?
Correct Answer: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)
Your Answer: EPA
Points Assigned: 0

Easy for Americans.

2. What Major League Baseball franchise modified its team name in 2008? The change may not have been due to criticism from Christian groups, but it was immediately followed by a dramatic change in the team's results. Note, location and team name (current or former) required.
Correct Answer: TAMPA BAY (DEVIL) RAYS
Your Answer: Tampa Bay Devil Rays
Points Assigned: 1

Easy for baseball fans.

3. What word appears in the titles of a 2025 film based on a bestselling graphic novel by Dav Pilkey, a 2021 Western drama directed by Jane Campion, and a 1975 crime drama classic directed by Sidney Lumet?
Correct Answer: DOG
Your Answer: Job
Points Assigned: 1

I had no idea.

4. The bowler-hatted gentleman in 1964's The Son of Man is a self-portrait of what Walloon?
Correct Answer: RENÉ MAGRITTE
Your Answer: Apple
Points Assigned: 2

I knew the painting, but could not remember the name of the artist. 

5. What landlocked country located at the southern end of the Great Rift Valley shares its name with the lake that forms much of its eastern border?
Correct Answer: MALAWI
Your Answer: Malawi
Points Assigned: 2

Easy geography.

6. The individual of greatest international historical significance with the first name Syngman served from 1948 to 1960 as the president of what country?
Correct Answer: SOUTH KOREA/REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Your Answer: Indonesia
Points Assigned: 3

I had no idea. Datewise, Africa seemed unlikely.