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Question 1

In the introduction to this bestseller jon krakaeur wrote the plain truth is that I knew better but went to Everest anyway
Crack hour

Answer 1

Into thin air

Question 2

is a metrical foot containing an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.

Answer 2

An iamb

The lines in William Shakespeare’s “Sonnet 18” use five sequential iambs, e.g. “Shall I / compare / thee to / a sum- / -mer’s day?” With that sequence of five iambs, the poem’s structure is described as iambic pentameter.

Question 3

Inspiring figure and number of them

Answer 3

MUSE
In Greek mythology, the muses are the goddesses who inspire the creation of literature and the arts. The number of muses is a subject of debate at times, but the most popular view is that there are nine:

Calliope (epic poetry)
Clio (history)
Erato (lyric poetry)
Euterpe (music)
Melpomene (tragedy)
Polyhymnia (choral poetry)
Terpsichore (dance)
Thalia (comedy)
Urania (astronomy)

Question 4

Home of the stadium nicknamed the “Taj Mahal of Tenpins” :

Answer 4

RENO
Reno’s National Bowling Stadium is a ten-pin bowling facility that opened for business in 1995. The original design called for the stadium to house 80 lanes, but an aisle had to be added after construction was completed so that there are now “only” 78 lanes. Regardless, the building’s gift shop is still called “Lane 81”.

Question 5

Baum princess :

Answer 5

OZMA
L. Frank Baum wrote a whole series of books about the Land of Oz. Princess Ozma appears in all of them except the one that’s most famous, namely “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz”.

Question 6

Baum princess :

Answer 6

OZMA
L. Frank Baum wrote a whole series of books about the Land of Oz. Princess Ozma appears in all of them except the one that’s most famous, namely “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz”.

Question 7

Board that supposedly chose its own name :

Answer 7

OUIJA
The Ouija board was introduced to America as a harmless parlor game at the end of the 19th century, although variations of the board date back to 1100 AD in China, where it was apparently used to “contact” the spirit world. The name “Ouija” is relatively recent, and is probably just a combination of the French and German words for “yes” … “oui” and “ja”.

Question 8

is a type of honeydew melon that ripens relatively late in the season, and so is classed as a winter melon. takes its name from a city in this country

Answer 8

casaba
Turkish city of Kasaba, from where the fruit was imported into America in the late 1800s.

Question 9

is a fashion model from Brazil. She does quite well for herself as she has been the highest-paid model in the world for several years now and has amassed a fortune of about $150 million. She was romantically involved with Leonardo DiCaprio for about five years

Answer 9

Gisele Bündchen

and was married for thirteen years to Tom Brady, the NFL quarterback.

Question 10

Republican National Committee (RNC). Only one former chairperson of the RNC has been elected to the office of US president, and that was

Answer 10

George H. W. Bush

Question 11

Our verb this meaning “to expose one to pleasant warmth”, is derived from the gruesome, 14th-century term “”, meaning “to wallow in blood”. The contemporary usage apparently originated with Shakespeare, who employed in “As You Like It”.

Answer 11

to bask

basken

Shakespeare, who employed “bask” with reference to sunshine in “As You Like It”.

Question 12

This Robert Louis Stevenson’s novella “any tales surrounding the writing of the story, including that the author wrote the basic tale in just three to six days, and spent a few weeks simply refining it. Allegedly, Stevenson’s use of cocaine stimulated his creative juices during those few days of writing.

Answer 12

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” was published in 1886. There are m

Question 13

This game system introduced the idea of separating out computing hardware (the console) from the game code (a cartridge). The same concept persists to this day, although cartridges have been displaced by discs and downloads.

Answer 13

Atari 2600

Question 14

The correct name for what has been dubbed “Obamacare” is

Answer 14

the “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act” (ACA).

Question 15

Exclusive British school that originally served the poor
Also founded by

Answer 15

ETON
Eton College near Windsor in the south of England was founded way back in 1440 by King Henry VI. Originally known as “The King’s College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor”, the school was intended to provide free education to poor boys. Free education today at Eton? Not so much …

Question 16

Last word in the “Gilligan” theme song :

Answer 16

ISLE
The iconic sitcom “Gilligan’s Island” ran for only three seasons, although that added up to a total of 98 episodes. The show is about a small band of castaways who are trying to escape their island and return to Hawaii. The last episode originally aired in 1967. The castaways did eventually get off the island in a 1978 TV movie called “Rescue from Gilligan’s Island”, but ended up back on the island at the end of the film.

Just sit right back and you’ll hear a tale,
A tale of a fateful trip
That started from this tropic port
Aboard this tiny ship.

The mate was a mighty sailing man,
The skipper brave and sure.
Five passengers set sail that day
For a three hour tour, a three hour tour.

The weather started getting rough,
The tiny ship was tossed,
If not for the courage of the fearless crew
The Minnow would be lost, the Minnow would be lost.

The ship set ground on the shore of this uncharted desert isle
With Gilligan
The Skipper too,
The millionaire and his wife,
The movie star
The Professor and Mary Ann,
Here on Gilligan’s Isle.

Question 17

Harpo Productions CEO :

Answer 17

OPRAH
Oprah Winfrey’s multimedia production company is known as Harpo Studios. “Harpo” is “Oprah” spelled backwards, and is also the name of the husband of the character who Winfrey played in the movie “The Color Purple”.

Question 18

” is a children’s tale, dating back to the late 1500s, that I think is quite morbid and scary. The basic story is that two children are abandoned in a wood, die, and are then covered in leaves by robins. It’s a morality tale that does describe the downfall of the uncle who has the children taken to the woods.

Answer 18

Babes in the Wood

However, today we think more of the “innocent babes”, as we describe someone who is naive as a “babe in the woods”.

Question 19

is a private school that was founded by French-born priest Edward Sorin in 1842, originally as a primary and secondary school. The nearby Saint Mary’s College was founded in 1844 by the Sisters of the Holy Cross.

Answer 19

The University of Notre Dame du Lac

The women’s school was needed as Notre Dame was a men-only university back then.

Question 20

His tale “The Ugly Duckling” has to be one of the most endearing ever written. Unlike so many fairy tales, “The Ugly Duckling” isn’t based on any folklore and is simply a product of his imagination. It is speculated that he was the illegitimate son of the Crown Prince of Denmark, and that he wrote the story of the ugly duckling that turned into a beautiful swan as a metaphor for the secret royal lineage that was within him.

Answer 20

Hans Christian Andersen’s

Question 21

Esquire :

Answer 21

LAWYER
The title “esquire” is of British origin and is used differently today depending on whether one is in the US or the UK. Here in America the term is usually reserved for those practicing the law (both male and female). In the UK, “esquire” is a term of gentle respect reserved for a male who has no other title that one can use. So, a mere commoner like me might receive a letter from the bank, say, addressed to W. E. Butler Esq.

Question 22

The first slot cars were made in 1912 by the this company, the manufacturer of toy train sets.

Answer 22

Lionel company

Question 23

can be caused by an obstruction in the airways, possibly due to obesity or enlarged tonsils.

Answer 23

Sleep apnea

(“apnoea” in British English)

Question 24

are lengths of glass or plastic that are slightly thicker than a human hair. They are usually bundled into cables, and then used for transmission of data signals.

Answer 24

Optical fibers
Optical transmission has advantages over electrical transmission, especially in terms of interference and loss of signal strength.

Question 25

is a retired film critic and TV personality. He used to appear regularly on NBC’s “The Today Show”, and was known for his lush handlebar mustache and head of fuzzy hair.

Answer 25

Gene Shalit

Question 26

This was made up of 100 centimes, before being replaced by the Euro.

Answer 26

The French franc

Question 27

is a traditional dish from northern China, with the main ingredients being shredded pork and scrambled egg. In North America, the dish is served with tortilla-like wrappers

Answer 27

Moo shu pork (also “mu shu pork”)

tortilla-like wrappers that are sometimes referred to as “moo shu pancakes”.

Question 28

” is a 1988 film starring Bette Midler and Barbara Hershey as two friends who have known each other since childhood, with John Heard playing the third in a love triangle.
Also The film’s theme song, “

Answer 28

Beaches

Wind Beneath My Wings”, became a huge hit for Midler.

Question 29

are very common chemicals. The smaller, low-molecular weight ones are usually pleasant smelling and are often found in perfumes. At the other end of the scale, the higher-molecular weight nitroglycerin is a nitrate one and is very explosive, and polyester is a huge molecule and is a type of plastic.

Answer 29

Esters
Fats and oils found in nature are fatty acid esters of glycerol known as glycerides.

Question 30

I Hope You Dance” singer Lee Ann :

Answer 30

WOMACK
“I Hope You Dance” is a country-pop song released by Lee Ann Womack with Sons of the Desert in 2000. It won the CMA award for Single of the Year at the 2001 ceremony. As an aside, brothers Drew and Tim Womack of Sons of the Desert are no relation to Lee Ann.

Question 31

Luke’s bot :

Answer 31

ARTOO
Artoo’s proper name is R2-D2 (also “Artoo-Detoo”). R2-D2 is the smaller of the two famous droids from the “Star Wars” movies. British actor Kenny Baker, who stood just 3 feet 8 inches tall, was the man inside the R2-D2 droid for the first six of the “Star Wars” movies.

Question 32

is a Swedish actress, and someone who has acting in her blood. Her mother was the actress Britta Holmberg and her father an actor and director. She had a very successful career in Sweden, often working with the great Ingmar Bergman. Her breakthrough international and English-speaking role was playing opposite Daniel Day-Lewis in “The Unbearable Lightness of Being” released in 1988. Way back in 1974, she was crowned Miss Scandinavia in a beauty pageant for Nordic women held in Helsinki, Finland. Her most famous performance was in “Chocolat” released in 2000, and then she won an Emmy in 2003 for Best Supporting Actress in the TV show “Alias”.

Answer 32

Lena Olin

Stig Olin- father

Question 33

Home of the Whiffenpoofs :

Answer 33

YALE
The Yale Whiffenpoofs are an a cappella group based in Yale University. They are the oldest such university group in this country, established in 1909. “The Whiffenpoof Song” is the group’s traditional closing number. The song was first performed back in 1909, and has been recorded by many artists including Rudy Vallee and Bing Crosby.

We’re poor little lambs
Who have lost our way,
Baa Baa Baa,
We’re little black sheep
Who have gone astray
Baa Baa Baa.

Question 34

is the highest non-valorous decoration awarded for services to the US military.

Answer 34

The Distinguished Service Medal (DSM)

Question 35

Orinoco Flow” singer

Answer 35

: ENYA
“Orinoco Flow” is a song by Irish singer Enya that she released in 1988. It’s the one that goes “sail away, sail away, sail away …”

Question 36

is the Latin word for “eye”, and is a term used in architecture for a circular window.

Answer 36

Oculus” (plural “oculi”)

Question 37

In the hit television show “I Love Lucy”, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz play Lucy and Ricky Ricardo. The Ricardos’ best friends are also their landlords them

Answer 37

Fred and Ethel Mertz. The Mertzes are played by William Frawley and Vivian Vance.

Question 38

Root beer originated in the 1700s and was made from the root of this plant. The traditional root beer was a beverage with a very low alcohol content, and today there are many versions that contain no alcohol at all.

Answer 38

sassafras

The sassafras root was used as the primary flavor ingredient right up until 1960, when the FDA banned its use as tests determined that it was a carcinogen.

Question 39

Site of Napoleon’s exile :

Answer 39

ELBA
Napoleon was sent into exile twice. A coalition of European powers sent him to the island of Elba in Tuscany in 1814, only for him to escape after a year and return to power. After Wellington defeated him at Waterloo, Napoleon was dispatched to the British-owned island of St. Helena in the South Atlantic, where he spent the last six years of his life.

Question 40

is a singer from Burnaby in British Columbia. He is of Italian descent on his father’s side. He has held dual Italian-Canadian citizenship since 2005. He dated English actress Emily Blunt for a while, and she sang background vocals and the final verse for his 2007 version of “Me and Mrs. Jones”. Also, he wrote his 2007 song “Everything” for Blunt.

Answer 40

Michael Bublé