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1 of 15

Wise and gentle, unlike his wild brethren, which centaur tutored heroes like Jason and Achilles?

  • Chiron
  • Nessus
  • Pholus
  • Eurytion

 

2 of 15

Raw fish or shrimp "cooked" in citrus juice is which South American appetizer?

  • Escabeche
  • Ceviche
  • Poke
  • Crudo

 

3 of 15

A matte painting hides the warehouse storing the Ark of the Covenant at the end of which 1981 adventure?

  • The Mummy
  • National Treasure
  • Raiders of the Lost Ark
  • Romancing the Stone

 

4 of 15

Its genus name, Odobenus, means "tooth-walker," for how it hauls out of the water on its tusks. Which animal?

  • A manatee
  • A sea lion
  • An elephant seal
  • A walrus

 

5 of 15

A cursed captain sails the seas eternally seeking redemption in which 1843 Wagner opera?

  • The Flying Dutchman
  • Lohengrin
  • Tannhรคuser
  • Parsifal

 

6 of 15

A running back tosses the ball back to the quarterback in a trick play with which insect name?

  • A Hail Mary
  • A flea flicker
  • A screen pass
  • A play-action

 

7 of 15

Jean Dujardin charmed the Oscars in which mostly silent film, the first French production to win Best Picture?

  • Amour
  • The Intouchables
  • The Artist
  • A Prophet

 

8 of 15

Aegisthus was the lover and co-conspirator of which queen in the murder of her husband, King Agamemnon?

  • Jocasta
  • Medea
  • Phaedra
  • Clytemnestra

 

9 of 15

Squeaky, firm, and non-melting, which fresh Indian cheese is often cubed into curries?

  • Paneer
  • Halloumi
  • Ricotta
  • Feta

 

10 of 15

Some tennis rackets are strung with which DuPont fiber, better known for stopping bullets?

  • Teflon
  • Kevlar
  • Mylar
  • Nomex

 

11 of 15

Nathan Fillion joins the LAPD as a 45-year-old newcomer in which police drama?

  • Blue Bloods
  • Brooklyn Nine-Nine
  • The Rookie
  • Chicago P.D.

 

12 of 15

Cementing themselves headfirst onto rocks, ships, and even whales, which crustaceans spend life stuck in place?

  • A limpet
  • A mussel
  • A chiton
  • A barnacle

 

13 of 15

Hotter than the surface below it for reasons that still puzzle scientists, what is the Sun's outer atmosphere called?

  • The corona
  • The chromosphere
  • The photosphere
  • The heliosphere

 

14 of 15

A quirky waitress quietly engineers happiness for strangers around Montmartre in which 2001 French film?

  • Chocolat
  • Amรฉlie
  • La Vie en Rose
  • The Intouchables

 

15 of 15

Frederick Sanger is the only person to win two Nobel Prizes in which specific field?

  • Physics
  • Medicine
  • Chemistry
  • Peace

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