Jesse Day 20

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1. The Bank of Montreal (BMO), Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC), Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), and Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD) are four of Canada's "Big Five" banks. What is the fifth, which like the other four is headquartered in Toronto, but which is named after a province other than Ontario?
Correct Answer: SCOTIABANK (BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA)
Your Answer: Scotia Bank
Points Assigned: 3

I went through all of the provinces in my head and when I got to Nova Scotia, I remembered Scotia Bank. 

2. During a noncontiguous period of approximately 38 years (1947–64, 1966–77, and 1980–89), the position of prime minister of what country was held by three generations of the same family?
Correct Answer: INDIA
Your Answer: India
Points Assigned: 2

The dates all lined up for the Nehru/Gandhi family. 

3. Former University of Connecticut star Paige Bueckers, the #1 overall pick in the 2025 WNBA draft, was selected by what team (location and team name are required)?
Correct Answer: DALLAS WINGS
Your Answer: Minnesota North
Points Assigned: 2

I had no idea. It would have been difficult for me to name three WNBA teams. 

4. In the following luxurious and delectable list of terms, what word would most typically fill in the blank? Aperitivo, [BLANK], primo, secondo, contorno, insalata, formaggi e frutta, dolce, caffè, digestivo.
Correct Answer: ANTIPASTO
Your Answer: Antipasto
Points Assigned: 0

Gimmie? 

5. The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute Benefit, which was first held in December 1948 and is the main source of funding for the curatorial department known as the Costume Institute, is more often known by what name?
Correct Answer: MET GALA
Your Answer: Fashion Institute
Points Assigned: 1

Ugh, very gettable. 

6. In three-dimensional Cartesian coordinates, the equation ax + by + cz + d = 0 describes an infinite two-dimensional surface most commonly denoted by what word?
Correct Answer: PLANE
Your Answer: Plane
Points Assigned: 1

I got a math question!