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1. The central U.S. military hub during the War in Afghanistan, from 2001 until U.S. withdrawal in July 2021, was located at an air base approximately 30 miles north of Kabul in what town, after which the air base is named?
Correct Answer: BAGRAM
Your Answer: Bagram
Points Assigned: 1
Correct Answer: BAGRAM
Your Answer: Bagram
Points Assigned: 1
It was in the news so much it is stuck in my brain.
2. Name the 19th-century physicist who measured the speed of light, is credited with inventing the gyroscope, improved the mirrors of reflecting telescopes, and demonstrated Earth's rotation with a famous 1851 experiment in Paris's Panthéon.
Correct Answer: LÉON FOUCAULT
Your Answer: Fresnel
Points Assigned: 3
2. Name the 19th-century physicist who measured the speed of light, is credited with inventing the gyroscope, improved the mirrors of reflecting telescopes, and demonstrated Earth's rotation with a famous 1851 experiment in Paris's Panthéon.
Correct Answer: LÉON FOUCAULT
Your Answer: Fresnel
Points Assigned: 3
I tried to think of French physicists and did a poor job.
3. María la del Barrio, Los Ricos También Lloran, and Rebelde are all famous and influential examples of a certain melodramatic genre of serialized drama. Another—perhaps the most globally influential of all—is Yo soy [REDACTED], la fea. What woman's name is redacted?
Correct Answer: BETTY
Your Answer: Maria
Points Assigned: 2
3. María la del Barrio, Los Ricos También Lloran, and Rebelde are all famous and influential examples of a certain melodramatic genre of serialized drama. Another—perhaps the most globally influential of all—is Yo soy [REDACTED], la fea. What woman's name is redacted?
Correct Answer: BETTY
Your Answer: Maria
Points Assigned: 2
Nope!
4. The product known as the Diamond Rio PMP300, launched in 1998, was somewhat groundbreaking, controversial, and popular for a time, but was replaced (and overwhelmed) by what market-dominating product and technological phenomenon three years later? The Diamond Rio's parent company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2003.
Correct Answer: IPOD
Your Answer: iPod
Points Assigned: 0
4. The product known as the Diamond Rio PMP300, launched in 1998, was somewhat groundbreaking, controversial, and popular for a time, but was replaced (and overwhelmed) by what market-dominating product and technological phenomenon three years later? The Diamond Rio's parent company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2003.
Correct Answer: IPOD
Your Answer: iPod
Points Assigned: 0
What a great time that was to be alive.
5. What three-letter word, taken directly from the Greek alphabet, is used in parapsychology as a catchall for alleged paranormal abilities such as extrasensory perception (ESP)?
Correct Answer: PSI
Your Answer: Psy
Points Assigned: 1
5. What three-letter word, taken directly from the Greek alphabet, is used in parapsychology as a catchall for alleged paranormal abilities such as extrasensory perception (ESP)?
Correct Answer: PSI
Your Answer: Psy
Points Assigned: 1
I am assuming this will not be accepted. I was in Psi Upsilon, so this one hurts.
6. One of the most famous art parodies in history is Marcel Duchamp's L.H.O.O.Q., whose title is a vulgar expression (when read aloud in French) referring to what figure, the subject of the parody?
Correct Answer: MONA LISA
Your Answer: Mona Lisa
Points Assigned: 2
6. One of the most famous art parodies in history is Marcel Duchamp's L.H.O.O.Q., whose title is a vulgar expression (when read aloud in French) referring to what figure, the subject of the parody?
Correct Answer: MONA LISA
Your Answer: Mona Lisa
Points Assigned: 2
It was that or a toilet.
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