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1. Heart to Yours, Simply Deep, and Dangerously in Love were solo albums released between 2002 and 2003 by the three members of what pop music group?
Correct Answer: DESTINY'S CHILD
Your Answer: Destiny's Child
Points Assigned: 2
Correct Answer: DESTINY'S CHILD
Your Answer: Destiny's Child
Points Assigned: 2
I got this in a roundabout way. Dangerously in Love made me think about Crazy in Love. Then I figured Destiny's Child would be a good guess.
2. In 1929, an American astronomer published findings showing that the farther a galaxy is, the more redshifted it appears (now understood as evidence that the universe is expanding). This relationship is now enshrined in a law that bears his name, as does a famous piece of relevant modern technology. Who was he?
Correct Answer: EDWIN HUBBLE
Your Answer: Dopler
Points Assigned: 1
2. In 1929, an American astronomer published findings showing that the farther a galaxy is, the more redshifted it appears (now understood as evidence that the universe is expanding). This relationship is now enshrined in a law that bears his name, as does a famous piece of relevant modern technology. Who was he?
Correct Answer: EDWIN HUBBLE
Your Answer: Dopler
Points Assigned: 1
I was confident in my wrong answer.
3. The D.C.-born composer (given names Edward Kennedy) of Cotton Tail and Such Sweet Thunder, the player (given names Edwin Donald) who manned center field for the Brooklyn and L.A. Dodgers from 1949 to 1962, and the video game hero (given name unknown) from Apogee Software who debuted in 1991 all share what nickname?
Correct Answer: DUKE
Your Answer: Duke
Points Assigned: 2
3. The D.C.-born composer (given names Edward Kennedy) of Cotton Tail and Such Sweet Thunder, the player (given names Edwin Donald) who manned center field for the Brooklyn and L.A. Dodgers from 1949 to 1962, and the video game hero (given name unknown) from Apogee Software who debuted in 1991 all share what nickname?
Correct Answer: DUKE
Your Answer: Duke
Points Assigned: 2
Got it through Duke Snider, I recognized Duke Ellington and Duke Nukem with the context, but I don't think I would have been able to pull it from there.
4. As of May 9, 2026, exactly one European head of government has a family name that is also a demonym for the country they lead (like if the Prime Minister of Spain's last name were "Español" or the German Chancellor's were "Deutsch"). What country does this leader govern?
Correct Answer: HUNGARY
Your Answer: Hungary
Points Assigned: 1
I knew Magyar means Hungary and that blessed election was really recent.
5. What was the name, at its founding in 1899, of the American corporation long associated with the term "banana republic", which went on to control railroads, ports, telegraph lines, and vast agricultural territories in Central America, along with its own labor and security forces? It owned more land than many of the governments in the region, and its influence over Guatemalan politics directly triggered the CIA overthrow of that country's democracy in 1954.
Correct Answer: UNITED FRUIT COMPANY
Your Answer: Chiquita
Points Assigned: 3
4. As of May 9, 2026, exactly one European head of government has a family name that is also a demonym for the country they lead (like if the Prime Minister of Spain's last name were "Español" or the German Chancellor's were "Deutsch"). What country does this leader govern?
Correct Answer: HUNGARY
Your Answer: Hungary
Points Assigned: 1
I knew Magyar means Hungary and that blessed election was really recent.
5. What was the name, at its founding in 1899, of the American corporation long associated with the term "banana republic", which went on to control railroads, ports, telegraph lines, and vast agricultural territories in Central America, along with its own labor and security forces? It owned more land than many of the governments in the region, and its influence over Guatemalan politics directly triggered the CIA overthrow of that country's democracy in 1954.
Correct Answer: UNITED FRUIT COMPANY
Your Answer: Chiquita
Points Assigned: 3
Darn. I had a feeling there was a re-branding.
6. Andy's rock hammer in The Shawshank Redemption, the Caterpillar P-5000 Powered Work Loader in Aliens, Desdemona's handkerchief in Othello, and the pearls in Rebecca are all examples of what "Chekhovian" object?
Correct Answer: GUN
Your Answer: Gun
Points Assigned: 0
6. Andy's rock hammer in The Shawshank Redemption, the Caterpillar P-5000 Powered Work Loader in Aliens, Desdemona's handkerchief in Othello, and the pearls in Rebecca are all examples of what "Chekhovian" object?
Correct Answer: GUN
Your Answer: Gun
Points Assigned: 0
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