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1. Of the nine popes who served the Catholic Church during the 20th century, three of them shared what papal name (and were X, XI, and XII overall)?
Correct Answer: PIUS
Your Answer: Pius
Points Assigned: 1
Correct Answer: PIUS
Your Answer: Pius
Points Assigned: 1
I was torn between Pius v John v John Paul and chose correctly.
2. Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun, who was one of the highest-paid artists in Europe for a time before her death in 1842 at age 86, painted more than 20 portraits of what subject, who herself died in 1793?
Correct Answer: MARIE ANTOINETTE
Your Answer: Marie Antoinette
Points Assigned: 1
2. Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun, who was one of the highest-paid artists in Europe for a time before her death in 1842 at age 86, painted more than 20 portraits of what subject, who herself died in 1793?
Correct Answer: MARIE ANTOINETTE
Your Answer: Marie Antoinette
Points Assigned: 1
The date made sense for her death and its importance.
3. Friendly debates among people in Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal, and other West African nations center on whose version of what tomato-based rice dish is best? Typically cooked in one pot with onions, peppers, and spices, it descends from Thieboudienne and takes its name from a powerful historical West African state.
Correct Answer: JOLLOF RICE
Your Answer: Jollof
Points Assigned: 2
3. Friendly debates among people in Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal, and other West African nations center on whose version of what tomato-based rice dish is best? Typically cooked in one pot with onions, peppers, and spices, it descends from Thieboudienne and takes its name from a powerful historical West African state.
Correct Answer: JOLLOF RICE
Your Answer: Jollof
Points Assigned: 2
I got this from the TV show Atlanta. https://www.tiktok.com/@fxnetworks/video/7481646766081740074
4. What sport has existed in England since at least the 12th century and has enjoyed—particularly in Ascot, Berkshire—long royal patronage, hence its popular nickname?
Correct Answer: HORSE RACING
Your Answer: Polo
Points Assigned: 3
4. What sport has existed in England since at least the 12th century and has enjoyed—particularly in Ascot, Berkshire—long royal patronage, hence its popular nickname?
Correct Answer: HORSE RACING
Your Answer: Polo
Points Assigned: 3
Nope! I know nothing about horse racing.
5. "In the Mood", "Little Brown Jug", and "Moonlight Serenade" were hit records (the last serving as theme song) of what Iowa-born trombonist and bandleader, who disappeared at age 40 over the English Channel while serving as an orchestra leader in the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II?
Correct Answer: GLENN MILLER
Your Answer: Miller
Points Assigned: 2
Benny Goodman lived a long life, so my next guess was Glenn Miller.
6. Glossolalia, practiced in several Christian traditions including Pentecostal and charismatic Catholic communities, as well as in some Sufi and Afro-Caribbean religious practices, is commonly known by what three-word phrase?
Correct Answer: SPEAKING IN TONGUES
Your Answer: Speaking in tongues
Points Assigned: 0
5. "In the Mood", "Little Brown Jug", and "Moonlight Serenade" were hit records (the last serving as theme song) of what Iowa-born trombonist and bandleader, who disappeared at age 40 over the English Channel while serving as an orchestra leader in the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II?
Correct Answer: GLENN MILLER
Your Answer: Miller
Points Assigned: 2
Benny Goodman lived a long life, so my next guess was Glenn Miller.
6. Glossolalia, practiced in several Christian traditions including Pentecostal and charismatic Catholic communities, as well as in some Sufi and Afro-Caribbean religious practices, is commonly known by what three-word phrase?
Correct Answer: SPEAKING IN TONGUES
Your Answer: Speaking in tongues
Points Assigned: 0
Those offshoots of Christianity speak in tongues.
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