Who was ‘the vamp’?

1. Language: What does the Greek prefix “chrono” mean?

2. Philosophy: What was the nationality of the physician and philosopher Avicenna, who greatly influenced medieval thought?

3. Literature: Which Southern author wrote “The Optimist’s Daughter”?

4. Science: Who developed the Uncertainty Principle in quantum physics?

5. Astronomy: How many days does it take for the planet Mercury to orbit the Sun?

6. Cartoons: What was the first name of the nearsighted Mr. Magoo?

7. General Knowledge: What does a misologist oppose?

8. Publishing: In what year did the magazine National Lampoon launch?

9. Geography: What was the Spanish Main?

10. Movies: Which silent movie actress was known as “The Vamp”?

Answers

1. Time

2. Persian

3. Eudora Welty

4. Werner Heisenberg

5. 88 days

6. Quincy

7. Reason or enlightenment

8. 1970

9. The Caribbean Sea, islands and surrounding coastline of the North, Central and South Americas

10. Theda Bara