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1 of 15

Beginning its rule in 202 B.C., which powerful dynasty ushered in a golden age of Chinese culture and prosperity?

  • The Han Dynasty
  • The Ming Dynasty
  • The Zhou Dynasty
  • The Qin Dynasty

 

2 of 15

On April 19, 1775, patriots turned back the advancing British at which bridge spanning the Concord River?

  • The Lexington Bridge
  • The Old North Bridge
  • The Charles River Bridge
  • The Concord Crossing

 

3 of 15

Camus's attack on Stalinism in his 1951 work "The Rebel" famously strained his friendship with which fellow existentialist?

  • Simone de Beauvoir
  • Martin Heidegger
  • Albert Schweitzer
  • Jean-Paul Sartre

 

4 of 15

In the Book of Exodus, the third plague turned the dust of Egypt into which pests?

  • Locusts
  • Frogs
  • Lice
  • Flies

 

5 of 15

Orpheus charmed which multi-headed canine guardian of Hades with his lyre to enter the underworld and rescue Eurydice?

  • The Hydra
  • Cerberus
  • The Chimera
  • Argus

 

6 of 15

Handel composed which suite for strings and winds, performed for a royal boat trip along the Thames?

  • The Royal Fireworks
  • The Brandenburg Suite
  • The Thames Overture
  • Water Music

 

7 of 15

What is the technical name for ground that has remained at or below the freezing point for two or more years?

  • Permafrost
  • Tundra
  • Glacier
  • Ice sheet

 

8 of 15

Which amusement park claims to have given the world both the hot dog and the roller coaster?

  • Cedar Point
  • Atlantic City
  • Coney Island
  • Palisades Park

 

9 of 15

Scotland calls New Year's Eve by which distinctive name, marked by its own traditions and celebrations?

  • Hogmanay
  • Samhain
  • Beltane
  • Lammas

 

10 of 15

A needless repetition of an idea in different words, such as "frozen ice" or "close proximity," is called what?

  • An oxymoron
  • A tautology
  • A malapropism
  • A euphemism

 

11 of 15

In 1913, the Joseph Dixon Crucible Company renamed its pencils after the New York town where its graphite was mined. What name?

  • Ebony
  • Palomino
  • Blackwing
  • Dixon Ticonderoga

 

12 of 15

Which Italian patriot, a Fourth of July baby inspired by the American fight for liberty, helped unify his country?

  • Garibaldi
  • Cavour
  • Mazzini
  • Victor Emmanuel

 

13 of 15

Which Renzo who won the Pritzker Prize in 1998 designed the San Nicola Stadium in Bari?

  • Renzo Rosso
  • Renzo Mongiardino
  • Renzo Vespignani
  • Renzo Piano

 

14 of 15

At least 7,000 years old, which surgical procedure involved drilling a hole into a living person's skull?

  • Bloodletting
  • Trephining
  • Cauterizing
  • Lobotomy

 

15 of 15

Which longest Chinese river was the only habitat of the Baiji dolphin, a creature known as "the Goddess" now feared extinct?

  • The Yellow River
  • The Mekong
  • The Yangtze
  • The Pearl River

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