What rare astronomical event occurs when the Moon completely covers the Sun, blocking its light?
If you were sailing the "Seven Seas" during the Middle Ages, which of these bodies of water would you NOT have encountered?
Which famous novel begins with the line, "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times"?
Before alarm clocks, people in Victorian England hired "knocker-uppers" to wake them. What tool did these workers often use?
They used the sticks to knock on people's windows and so wake them up.
In literature and cinema, what narrative device involves starting a story in the middle of the action?
Which famous explorer was searching for the Fountain of Youth?
Which Mediterranean island claims to be the birthplace of the goddess Aphrodite?
More specifically, Petra tou Romiou (The Greek Rock), also known as Aphrodite's Rock, is a sea stack in Paphos, Cyprus.
What does the noun petrichor refer to?
The earthy smell after a rain
The smell of decaying plants
In the animal kingdom, which creature is known to use tools, like rocks, to crack open food?
In literature, what does a "Frame Narrative" refer to?
The Arabian Nights is a great example of a frame narrative.
A story happening all in one location
A story told by a character in a story
A narrative influenced by political motives
What unusual physical trait is shared by octopuses, squids, and cuttlefish?
They can survive without water
The term "antipodes" refers to what specific geographic feature?
For example, some places in New Zealand are antipodes of places in Spain!
Two places exactly opposite each other on the globe
The ancient Egyptians worshiped a cat goddess known as what?
Aluminum is a primary element in which gemstone?
Sapphires, and rubies as well, (both varieties of corundum) are composed primarily of aluminum oxide (Al2O3).
In economics, what does the term "stagflation" refer to?
High unemployment and high inflation
Low inflation and economic growth
A period of rapid deflation
The stabilization of currency value
The Fibonacci sequence, a series of numbers where each is the sum of the two preceding, begins with 0 and what other number?
What rare mineral, formed from lightning strikes in sandy areas, is sometimes called “fossilized lightning”?
When was it discovered that the Milky Way, our galaxy, was not the entire universe but one galaxy of many?
Until 1924, most astronomers thought that the Milky Way contained all the stars in the Universe. It was Edwin Hubble, who gave the famous telescope its name, who made the observations that the Milky Way is one of many.
Shai K.
12/16/2024
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