Test your trivial talent

Wed., May 24, 2006

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1. GEOGRAPHY: Which major body of water would one find directly east of Athens, Greece?

2. SCIENCE: Who was the first scientist to use the word “cell” in describing the basic components of life forms?

3. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: Where did the dance called the jig originate?

4. QUOTATIONS: Who wrote, “Sometime they’ll give a war and nobody will come”?

5. TELEVISION: What was the dad’s name on the show “Bonanza”?

6. ARTS: What would most likely be made of terra cotta?

7. LANGUAGE: What is another word for fatidic?

8. ANATOMY: What’s another word or words for capillary?

9. FASHION: What generally is the color of a gemstone called an amethyst?

10. ANCIENT WORLD: What was the focus of the cult of Bast in ancient Egypt?

Answers

1. Aegean Sea

2. Robert Hooke

3. British Isles

4. Carl Sandburg

5. Ben Cartwright

6. Pottery

7. Prophetic

8. Blood vessel

9. Purple

10. Cat worship

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