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5Q - Themed Tuesday: 'Live Theater'

HINT: 
Click on the multiple choice options to narrow down the answer. 


Question 1:

What award that recognizes 'excellence in live Broadway theatre' is presented by the American Theatre Wing and the Broadway League?



Multiple Choice Options:>!&nbsp;&nbsp;Emmy&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Grammy&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Tony&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Drama Desk&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Golden Globe!< &#10;
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Question 2:

Fill in the blank: The rule that a loaded rifle introduced in the first act of a play, must go off by the end is known as "____________ Gun", after the famed dramatist.&#10;
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Multiple Choice Options:>!&nbsp;&nbsp;Chekhov's&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Wilde's&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Miller's&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Sophocles's&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Brecht's!< &#10;
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Question 3:

Which 1964 Broadway musical features the songs "Matchmaker, Matchmaker", "If I Were a Rich Man" and "Sunrise, Sunset"?&#10;
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Multiple Choice Options:>!&nbsp;&nbsp;The King and I&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Fiddler on the Roof&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Chicago&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Guys and Dolls&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;My Fair Lady!< &#10;
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Question 4:

Man and Superman (1902), Pygmalion (1913) and Saint Joan (1923) are some of the over sixty plays written by this renowned playwright.&#10;
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Multiple Choice Options:>!&nbsp;&nbsp;William Butler Yeats&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Henrik Ibsen&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;George Bernard Shaw&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Oscar Wilde&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Samuel Beckett!< &#10;
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Question 5:

The volatile relationship between George and Martha fuels the conflict in this 1962 play by Edward Albee.&#10;
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Multiple Choice Options:>!&nbsp;&nbsp;Death of a Salesman&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;A Streetcar Named Desire&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;What the Butler Saw&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;The Odd Couple&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?!< &#10;
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Answer Key:

Q1: >!Tony&nbsp;&nbsp;/&nbsp;&nbsp;The awards are named for Antoinette "Tony" Perry, an actress, producer, theatre director and administrator who was co-founder and secretary of the American Theatre Wing.!< &#10;
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Q2: >!Chekhov's&nbsp;&nbsp;/&nbsp;&nbsp;Chekhov's Gun is a narrative principle stating that every element in a story must be necessary, and irrelevant elements should be removed.!< &#10;
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Q3: >!Fiddler on the Roof&nbsp;&nbsp;/&nbsp;&nbsp;The musical is based on a series of short stories by Sholem Aleichem, about a Jewish milkman trying to maintain his religious and cultural traditions in a Russian village at the turn of the 20th century.!< &#10;
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Q4: >!George Bernard Shaw&nbsp;&nbsp;/&nbsp;&nbsp;With a range incorporating both contemporary satire and historical allegory, Shaw was considered the leading dramatist of his generation, and in 1925 was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.!< &#10;
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Q5: >!Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?&nbsp;&nbsp;/&nbsp;&nbsp;Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? won both the 1963 Tony Award for Best Play and the 1962–1963 New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best Play. The film version, starring Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor, would win five Oscars.!< &#10;
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5Q - Themed Tuesday: 'Live Theater'

HINT: &#10;Click on the multiple choice options to narrow down the answer. &#10;

Question 1:

What award that recognizes 'excellence in live Broadway theatre' is presented by the American Theatre Wing and the Broadway League?&#10;
&#10;
Multiple Choice Options:>!&nbsp;&nbsp;Emmy&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Grammy&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Tony&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Drama Desk&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Golden Globe!< &#10;
&#10;
&#10;

Question 2:

Fill in the blank: The rule that a loaded rifle introduced in the first act of a play, must go off by the end is known as "____________ Gun", after the famed dramatist.&#10;
&#10;
Multiple Choice Options:>!&nbsp;&nbsp;Chekhov's&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Wilde's&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Miller's&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Sophocles's&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Brecht's!< &#10;
&#10;
&#10;

Question 3:

Which 1964 Broadway musical features the songs "Matchmaker, Matchmaker", "If I Were a Rich Man" and "Sunrise, Sunset"?&#10;
&#10;
Multiple Choice Options:>!&nbsp;&nbsp;The King and I&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Fiddler on the Roof&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Chicago&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Guys and Dolls&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;My Fair Lady!< &#10;
&#10;
&#10;

Question 4:

Man and Superman (1902), Pygmalion (1913) and Saint Joan (1923) are some of the over sixty plays written by this renowned playwright.&#10;
&#10;
Multiple Choice Options:>!&nbsp;&nbsp;William Butler Yeats&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Henrik Ibsen&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;George Bernard Shaw&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Oscar Wilde&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Samuel Beckett!< &#10;
&#10;
&#10;

Question 5:

The volatile relationship between George and Martha fuels the conflict in this 1962 play by Edward Albee.&#10;
&#10;
Multiple Choice Options:>!&nbsp;&nbsp;Death of a Salesman&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;A Streetcar Named Desire&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;What the Butler Saw&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;The Odd Couple&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?!< &#10;
&#10;
&#10;

&#10;

Answer Key:

Q1: >!Tony&nbsp;&nbsp;/&nbsp;&nbsp;The awards are named for Antoinette "Tony" Perry, an actress, producer, theatre director and administrator who was co-founder and secretary of the American Theatre Wing.!< &#10;
&#10;
Q2: >!Chekhov's&nbsp;&nbsp;/&nbsp;&nbsp;Chekhov's Gun is a narrative principle stating that every element in a story must be necessary, and irrelevant elements should be removed.!< &#10;
&#10;
Q3: >!Fiddler on the Roof&nbsp;&nbsp;/&nbsp;&nbsp;The musical is based on a series of short stories by Sholem Aleichem, about a Jewish milkman trying to maintain his religious and cultural traditions in a Russian village at the turn of the 20th century.!< &#10;
&#10;
Q4: >!George Bernard Shaw&nbsp;&nbsp;/&nbsp;&nbsp;With a range incorporating both contemporary satire and historical allegory, Shaw was considered the leading dramatist of his generation, and in 1925 was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.!< &#10;
&#10;
Q5: >!Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?&nbsp;&nbsp;/&nbsp;&nbsp;Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? won both the 1963 Tony Award for Best Play and the 1962–1963 New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best Play. The film version, starring Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor, would win five Oscars.!< &#10;
&#10;

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5Q - Themed Tuesday: '1980s Popular Culture'

HINT: &#10;Click on the multiple choice options to narrow down the answer. &#10;

Question 1:

Designed by Toru Iwatani, this 1980 arcade game was partially inspired by Popeye and Casper the Friendly Ghost.&#10;
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Multiple Choice Options:>!&nbsp;&nbsp;Breakout&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Pac-Man&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Tetris&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Pong&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Donkey Kong!< &#10;
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Question 2:

What fast-food chain released a commercial in 1984 making fun of its competitors' products with the catchprase "Where's the beef"?&#10;
&#10;
Multiple Choice Options:>!&nbsp;&nbsp;Wendy's&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Arby's&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;McDonald's&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Burger King&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Hardee's!< &#10;
&#10;
&#10;

Question 3:

A network memo that simply said "MTV Cops" was the impetus behind the creation of this television show that ran from 1984—1989.&#10;
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Multiple Choice Options:>!&nbsp;&nbsp;Hill Street Blues&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Knight Rider&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;21 Jump Street&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Miami Vice&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;T.J. Hooker!< &#10;
&#10;
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Question 4:

Fill in the blank: Lisa Birnbach's 1980 book, The Official _____________ Handbook, fueled a resurgence of interest in a uniquely American subculture.&#10;
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Multiple Choice Options:>!&nbsp;&nbsp;Goth&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Yuppie&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Preppy&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Punk&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Skater!< &#10;
&#10;
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Question 5:

Fill in the blank: Pink ______________ is the title of both a 1984 Bruce Springsteen song as well as a 1989 Clint Eastwood movie.&#10;
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Multiple Choice Options:>!&nbsp;&nbsp;Pony&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Elephant&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Panther&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Pill&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Cadillac!< &#10;
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Answer Key:

Q1: >!Pac-Man&nbsp;&nbsp;/&nbsp;&nbsp;Iwatani was trying to create a game that could appeal to women as well as men, because most video games of the time had themes aimed at traditionally masculine interests, such as war or sports. The graphics were also designed to be cute and colorful to appeal to younger players.!< &#10;
&#10;
Q2: >!Wendy's&nbsp;&nbsp;/&nbsp;&nbsp;In the commercials, actress Clara Peller recited the catchphrase after receiving a comically large bun with a small patty. The ad was an immediate hit and made Peller a celebrity. The phrase would enter popular culture as an idiom used to question the substance of a product or idea, and was even used in the presidential debates of 1984.!< &#10;
&#10;
Q3: >!Miami Vice&nbsp;&nbsp;/&nbsp;&nbsp;The The two-hour pilot was originally titled Gold Coast before being renamed. The show had a distinct style with a director of Miami Vice commenting, "The show is written for an MTV audience, which is more interested in images, emotions and energy than plot and character and words."!< &#10;
&#10;
Q4: >!Preppy&nbsp;&nbsp;/&nbsp;&nbsp;Preppies are a subculture associated with private schools located in the Northeast U.S. Birnbach's tongue-in-cheek guidebook illuminated many aspects of the conservative upper middle class, old money WASP society that attended those schools.!< &#10;
&#10;
Q5: >!Cadillac&nbsp;&nbsp;/&nbsp;&nbsp;The song was released as the B-side of the "Dancing in the Dark" single. The movie is the third and final collaboration between Eastwood and director Buddy Van Horn, following Any Which Way You Can (1980) and The Dead Pool (1988).!< &#10;
&#10;

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5Q - Themed Tuesday: '1980s Popular Culture'

HINT: &#10;Click on the multiple choice options to narrow down the answer. &#10;

Question 1:

Designed by Toru Iwatani, this 1980 arcade game was partially inspired by Popeye and Casper the Friendly Ghost.&#10;
&#10;
Multiple Choice Options:>!&nbsp;&nbsp;Breakout&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Pac-Man&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Tetris&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Pong&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Donkey Kong!< &#10;
&#10;
&#10;

Question 2:

What fast-food chain released a commercial in 1984 making fun of its competitors' products with the catchprase "Where's the beef"?&#10;
&#10;
Multiple Choice Options:>!&nbsp;&nbsp;Wendy's&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Arby's&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;McDonald's&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Burger King&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Hardee's!< &#10;
&#10;
&#10;

Question 3:

A network memo that simply said "MTV Cops" was the impetus behind the creation of this television show that ran from 1984—1989.&#10;
&#10;
Multiple Choice Options:>!&nbsp;&nbsp;Hill Street Blues&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Knight Rider&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;21 Jump Street&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Miami Vice&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;T.J. Hooker!< &#10;
&#10;
&#10;

Question 4:

Fill in the blank: Lisa Birnbach's 1980 book, The Official _____________ Handbook, fueled a resurgence of interest in a uniquely American subculture.&#10;
&#10;
Multiple Choice Options:>!&nbsp;&nbsp;Goth&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Yuppie&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Preppy&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Punk&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Skater!< &#10;
&#10;
&#10;

Question 5:

Fill in the blank: Pink ______________ is the title of both a 1984 Bruce Springsteen song as well as a 1989 Clint Eastwood movie.&#10;
&#10;
Multiple Choice Options:>!&nbsp;&nbsp;Pony&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Elephant&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Panther&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Pill&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Cadillac!< &#10;
&#10;
&#10;

&#10;

Answer Key:

Q1: >!Pac-Man&nbsp;&nbsp;/&nbsp;&nbsp;Iwatani was trying to create a game that could appeal to women as well as men, because most video games of the time had themes aimed at traditionally masculine interests, such as war or sports. The graphics were also designed to be cute and colorful to appeal to younger players.!< &#10;
&#10;
Q2: >!Wendy's&nbsp;&nbsp;/&nbsp;&nbsp;In the commercials, actress Clara Peller recited the catchphrase after receiving a comically large bun with a small patty. The ad was an immediate hit and made Peller a celebrity. The phrase would enter popular culture as an idiom used to question the substance of a product or idea, and was even used in the presidential debates of 1984.!< &#10;
&#10;
Q3: >!Miami Vice&nbsp;&nbsp;/&nbsp;&nbsp;The The two-hour pilot was originally titled Gold Coast before being renamed. The show had a distinct style with a director of Miami Vice commenting, "The show is written for an MTV audience, which is more interested in images, emotions and energy than plot and character and words."!< &#10;
&#10;
Q4: >!Preppy&nbsp;&nbsp;/&nbsp;&nbsp;Preppies are a subculture associated with private schools located in the Northeast U.S. Birnbach's tongue-in-cheek guidebook illuminated many aspects of the conservative upper middle class, old money WASP society that attended those schools.!< &#10;
&#10;
Q5: >!Cadillac&nbsp;&nbsp;/&nbsp;&nbsp;The song was released as the B-side of the "Dancing in the Dark" single. The movie is the third and final collaboration between Eastwood and director Buddy Van Horn, following Any Which Way You Can (1980) and The Dead Pool (1988).!< &#10;
&#10;

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5Q - Themed Tuesday: 'U.S. State History'

HINT: &#10;Click on the multiple choice options to narrow down the answer. &#10;

Question 1:

During the Land Run of 1889, settlers illegally snuck into the territory that would later become this state, earning them the nickname "Sooners".&#10;
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Multiple Choice Options:>!&nbsp;&nbsp;Idaho&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Oklahoma&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Alaska&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;North Dakota&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Iowa!< &#10;
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Question 2:

What U.S. state is nicknamed the "Centennial State" because it was admitted to the Union in 1876, one hundred years after the nation's founding?&#10;
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Multiple Choice Options:>!&nbsp;&nbsp;Colorado&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Wyoming&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;California&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Washington&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Nebraska!< &#10;
&#10;
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Question 3:

The idiom "get out of Dodge" essentially means "to leave immediately" and is associated with the frontier settlement of Dodge City, located in this U.S. state.&#10;
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Multiple Choice Options:>!&nbsp;&nbsp;Kansas&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Arizona&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;South Dakota&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Wyoming&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Texas!< &#10;
&#10;
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Question 4:

Which U.S. state was an independent country from 1777 to 1791?&#10;
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Multiple Choice Options:>!&nbsp;&nbsp;Florida&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Vermont&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Hawaii&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;California&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Texas!< &#10;
&#10;
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Question 5:

George Calvert founded the colony that would eventually become this U.S. state as a haven for English Catholics in the New World.&#10;
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Multiple Choice Options:>!&nbsp;&nbsp;Maryland&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;North Carolina&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;New Jersey&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Delaware&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Rhode Island!< &#10;
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Answer Key:

Q1: >!Oklahoma&nbsp;&nbsp;/&nbsp;&nbsp;Originally set aside as "Indian Territory", the U.S. government reneged on the agreement and opened it to settlement. Once "Sooner" was considered a derogatory term for those who snuck onto the land illegally before the start of the Run. Today, "Sooner State" is the state's official nickname and appears on its license plates.!< &#10;
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Q2: >!Colorado&nbsp;&nbsp;/&nbsp;&nbsp;On August 1, 1876 (four weeks after the Centennial of the United States), U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant signed a proclamation admitting Colorado to the Union as the 38th state.!< &#10;
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Q3: >!Kansas&nbsp;&nbsp;/&nbsp;&nbsp;During the 1870s, Dodge City became a magnet for cowboys, buffalo hunters, and outlaws, quickly earned a reputation for lawlessness, shoot-outs, and gambling. The idiom gained popularity in the mid-20th century, due to the hit show Gunsmoke, which was set in the town.!< &#10;
&#10;
Q4: >!Vermont&nbsp;&nbsp;/&nbsp;&nbsp;In January 1777 delegates from 28 towns in Vermont met and declared independence. Territorial conflicts with New York kept Vermont out of the nascent U.S.A. until 1791. On March 4, 1791, Vermont was added as the fourteenth U.S. state.!< &#10;
&#10;
Q5: >!Maryland&nbsp;&nbsp;/&nbsp;&nbsp;Calvert, who was the 1st Baron Baltimore, named the new colony was named after the devoutly Catholic Mary I. Provincial Maryland would serve as an early pioneer of religious toleration in the English colonies.!< &#10;
&#10;

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5Q - Themed Tuesday: 'U.S. State History'

HINT: &#10;Click on the multiple choice options to narrow down the answer. &#10;

Question 1:

During the Land Run of 1889, settlers illegally snuck into the territory that would later become this state, earning them the nickname "Sooners".&#10;
&#10;
Multiple Choice Options:>!&nbsp;&nbsp;Idaho&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Oklahoma&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Alaska&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;North Dakota&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Iowa!< &#10;
&#10;
&#10;

Question 2:

What U.S. state is nicknamed the "Centennial State" because it was admitted to the Union in 1876, one hundred years after the nation's founding?&#10;
&#10;
Multiple Choice Options:>!&nbsp;&nbsp;Colorado&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Wyoming&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;California&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Washington&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Nebraska!< &#10;
&#10;
&#10;

Question 3:

The idiom "get out of Dodge" essentially means "to leave immediately" and is associated with the frontier settlement of Dodge City, located in this U.S. state.&#10;
&#10;
Multiple Choice Options:>!&nbsp;&nbsp;Kansas&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Arizona&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;South Dakota&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Wyoming&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Texas!< &#10;
&#10;
&#10;

Question 4:

Which U.S. state was an independent country from 1777 to 1791?&#10;
&#10;
Multiple Choice Options:>!&nbsp;&nbsp;Florida&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Vermont&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Hawaii&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;California&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Texas!< &#10;
&#10;
&#10;

Question 5:

George Calvert founded the colony that would eventually become this U.S. state as a haven for English Catholics in the New World.&#10;
&#10;
Multiple Choice Options:>!&nbsp;&nbsp;Maryland&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;North Carolina&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;New Jersey&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Delaware&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Rhode Island!< &#10;
&#10;
&#10;

&#10;

Answer Key:

Q1: >!Oklahoma&nbsp;&nbsp;/&nbsp;&nbsp;Originally set aside as "Indian Territory", the U.S. government reneged on the agreement and opened it to settlement. Once "Sooner" was considered a derogatory term for those who snuck onto the land illegally before the start of the Run. Today, "Sooner State" is the state's official nickname.!< &#10;
&#10;
Q2: >!Colorado&nbsp;&nbsp;/&nbsp;&nbsp;On August 1, 1876 (four weeks after the Centennial of the United States), U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant signed a proclamation admitting Colorado to the Union as the 38th state.!< &#10;
&#10;
Q3: >!Kansas&nbsp;&nbsp;/&nbsp;&nbsp;During the 1870s, Dodge City became a magnet for cowboys, buffalo hunters, and outlaws, quickly earned a reputation for lawlessness, shoot-outs, and gambling. The idiom gained popularity in the mid-20th century, due to the hit show Gunsmoke, which was set in the town.!< &#10;
&#10;
Q4: >!Vermont&nbsp;&nbsp;/&nbsp;&nbsp;In January 1777 delegates from 28 towns in Vermont met and declared independence. Territorial conflicts with New York kept Vermont out of the nascent U.S.A. until 1791. On March 4, 1791, Vermont was added as the fourteenth U.S. state.!< &#10;
&#10;
Q5: >!Maryland&nbsp;&nbsp;/&nbsp;&nbsp;Calvert, who was the 1st Baron Baltimore, named the new colony was named after the devoutly Catholic Mary I. Provincial Maryland would serve as an early pioneer of religious toleration in the English colonies.!< &#10;
&#10;

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5Q - Themed Tuesday: 'American Women Authors of the 1960s'

HINT: &#10;Click on the multiple choice options to narrow down the answer. &#10;

Question 1:

Fill in the blank: Rachel Carson's 1962 book Silent ________ helped jump-start the global environmental movement.&#10;
&#10;
Multiple Choice Options:>!&nbsp;&nbsp;Forest&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Birds&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Spring&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Nation&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Earth!< &#10;
&#10;
&#10;

Question 2:

In E. L. Konigsburg's children's book, From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (1967), two runaway siblings hide out in this New York City cultural institution.&#10;
&#10;
Multiple Choice Options:>!&nbsp;&nbsp;New York Public Library&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Metropolitan Museum of Art&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;American Museum of Natural History&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Carnegie Hall&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Bronx Zoo!< &#10;
&#10;
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Question 3:

Name the 1967 coming-of-age novel with the iconic line, "Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold."&#10;
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Multiple Choice Options:>!&nbsp;&nbsp;The Heart is a Lonely Hunter&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;The Catcher in the Rye&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;The Outsiders&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;A Tree Grows in Brooklyn&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;The House on Mango Street!< &#10;
&#10;
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Question 4:

The Group (1963), by this author, is about eight recent graduates from Vassar College.&#10;
&#10;
Multiple Choice Options:>!&nbsp;&nbsp;Doris Lessing&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Rona Jaffe&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Joan Didion&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Mary McCarthy&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Sylvia Plath!< &#10;
&#10;
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Question 5:

In this 1961 book, Jane Jacobs critiques mid-century urban planning policy, and in particular the New York City infrastructure projects of Robert Moses.&#10;
&#10;
Multiple Choice Options:>!&nbsp;&nbsp;The City in History&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Cities in Evolution&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;The Death and Life of Great American Cities&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;The Culture of Cities&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;The City of Tomorrow and Its Planning!< &#10;
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Answer Key:

Q1: >!Spring&nbsp;&nbsp;/&nbsp;&nbsp;The book the documented the environmental harm caused by DDT and other chemical pesticdes, and exposed the chemical industry's false marketing which claimed that DDT was safe.!< &#10;
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Q2: >!Metropolitan Museum of Art&nbsp;&nbsp;/&nbsp;&nbsp;The book won the annual Newbery Medal for excellence in American children's literature in 1968.!< &#10;
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Q3: >!The Outsiders&nbsp;&nbsp;/&nbsp;&nbsp;One of the first young adult (YA) novels, S. E. Hinton wrote The Outsiders when she was sixteen. Her given names are Susan Eloise, but she used initials so the book wouldn't be dismissed by reviewers and readers. !< &#10;
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Q4: >!Mary McCarthy&nbsp;&nbsp;/&nbsp;&nbsp;McCarthy's novel touched on controversial topics for its time, such as free love, contraception, abortion, lesbianism, and mental illness. On release, it was banned in Australia, Italy, and Ireland.!< &#10;
&#10;
Q5: >!The Death and Life of Great American Cities&nbsp;&nbsp;/&nbsp;&nbsp;This extremely influential book advocated against large-scale urban renewal programs that affected entire neighborhoods and built freeways through inner cities. Instead, Jacobs prescribed dense mixed-use development and walkable streets.!< &#10;
&#10;

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5Q - Themed Tuesday: 'American Women Authors of the 1960s'

HINT: &#10;Click on the multiple choice options to narrow down the answer. &#10;

Question 1:

Fill in the blank: Rachel Carson's 1962 book Silent ________ helped jump-start the global environmental movement.&#10;
&#10;
Multiple Choice Options:>!&nbsp;&nbsp;Forest&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Birds&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Spring&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Nation&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Earth!< &#10;
&#10;
&#10;

Question 2:

In E. L. Konigsburg's children's book, From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (1967), two runaway siblings hide out in this New York City cultural institution.&#10;
&#10;
Multiple Choice Options:>!&nbsp;&nbsp;New York Public Library&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Metropolitan Museum of Art&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;American Museum of Natural History&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Carnegie Hall&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Bronx Zoo!< &#10;
&#10;
&#10;

Question 3:

Name the 1967 coming-of-age novel with the iconic line, "Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold."&#10;
&#10;
Multiple Choice Options:>!&nbsp;&nbsp;The Heart is a Lonely Hunter&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;The Catcher in the Rye&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;The Outsiders&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;A Tree Grows in Brooklyn&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;The House on Mango Street!< &#10;
&#10;
&#10;

Question 4:

The Group (1963), by this author, is about eight recent graduates from Vassar College.&#10;
&#10;
Multiple Choice Options:>!&nbsp;&nbsp;Doris Lessing&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Rona Jaffe&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Joan Didion&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Mary McCarthy&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Sylvia Plath!< &#10;
&#10;
&#10;

Question 5:

In this 1961 book, Jane Jacobs critiques mid-century urban planning policy, and in particular the New York City infrastructure projects of Robert Moses.&#10;
&#10;
Multiple Choice Options:>!&nbsp;&nbsp;The City in History&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Cities in Evolution&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;The Death and Life of Great American Cities&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;The Culture of Cities&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;The City of Tomorrow and Its Planning!< &#10;
&#10;
&#10;

&#10;

Answer Key:

Q1: >!Spring&nbsp;&nbsp;/&nbsp;&nbsp;The book the documented the environmental harm caused by DDT and other chemical pesticdes, and exposed the chemical industry's false marketing which claimed that DDT was safe.!< &#10;
&#10;
Q2: >!Metropolitan Museum of Art&nbsp;&nbsp;/&nbsp;&nbsp;The book won the annual Newbery Medal for excellence in American children's literature in 1968.!< &#10;
&#10;
Q3: >!The Outsiders&nbsp;&nbsp;/&nbsp;&nbsp;One of the first young adult (YA) novels, S. E. Hinton wrote The Outsiders when she was sixteen. Her given names are Susan Eloise, but she used initials so the book wouldn't be dismissed by reviewers and readers. !< &#10;
&#10;
Q4: >!Mary McCarthy&nbsp;&nbsp;/&nbsp;&nbsp;McCarthy's novel touched on controversial topics for its time, such as free love, contraception, abortion, lesbianism, and mental illness. On release, it was banned in Australia, Italy, and Ireland.!< &#10;
&#10;
Q5: >!The Death and Life of Great American Cities&nbsp;&nbsp;/&nbsp;&nbsp;This extremely influential book advocated against large-scale urban renewal programs that affected entire neighborhoods and built freeways through inner cities. Instead, Jacobs prescribed dense mixed-use development and walkable streets.!< &#10;
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5Q - Themed Tuesday: 'The Human Body'

HINT: &#10;Click on the multiple choice options to narrow down the answer. &#10;

Question 1:

Fill in the blank: Blood pressure is measured using two numbers: systolic and __________.&#10;
&#10;
Multiple Choice Options:>!&nbsp;&nbsp;Bystolic&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Embolic&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Eidolic&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Diastolic&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Argolic!< &#10;
&#10;
&#10;

Question 2:

Name the disease that is caused by excessive uric acid forming needle-like crystals in the body's joints, resulting in severe pain.&#10;
&#10;
Multiple Choice Options:>!&nbsp;&nbsp;Tendinitis&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Osteoporosis&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Bursitis&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Gout&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Lupus!< &#10;
&#10;
&#10;

Question 3:

Nephrons are microscopic structures in what organ of the human body?&#10;
&#10;
Multiple Choice Options:>!&nbsp;&nbsp;Pancreas&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Gallbladder&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Appendix&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Liver&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Kidney!< &#10;
&#10;
&#10;

Question 4:

What part of the body is controlled by the hypoglossal nerve?&#10;
&#10;
Multiple Choice Options:>!&nbsp;&nbsp;Stomach&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Tongue&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Neck&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Heart&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Eye!< &#10;
&#10;
&#10;

Question 5:

Rods and cones are specialized cells in this light-sensitive part of the human eye.&#10;
&#10;
Multiple Choice Options:>!&nbsp;&nbsp;Sclera&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Iris&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Retina&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Macula&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Cornea!< &#10;
&#10;
&#10;

&#10;

Answer Key:

Q1: >!Diastolic&nbsp;&nbsp;/&nbsp;&nbsp;Systolic blood pressure (top number) measures artery pressure when the heart contracts, while diastolic (bottom number) measures pressure when the heart rests between beats.!< &#10;
&#10;
Q2: >!Gout&nbsp;&nbsp;/&nbsp;&nbsp;Gout is the most common type of inflammatory arthritis. Gout is highly treatable with lifestyle changes such as diet and weight loss and medications. Without treatment, it can lead to chronic joint destruction and kidney issues.!< &#10;
&#10;
Q3: >!Kidney&nbsp;&nbsp;/&nbsp;&nbsp;Nephrons filter blood, regulate blood pressure and volume, and remove waste from the body. A healthy adult has 1 to 1.5 million nephrons in each kidney.!< &#10;
&#10;
Q4: >!Tongue&nbsp;&nbsp;/&nbsp;&nbsp;The nerve controls the movements required for speech and swallowing, including sticking out the tongue and moving it from side to side. The Greek anatomist Herophilos first described the nerve in the third century BC.!< &#10;
&#10;
Q5: >!Retina&nbsp;&nbsp;/&nbsp;&nbsp;Rods are photoreceptors that are highly sensitive to light; they are vital for night vision and peripheral vision. Unlike cones, rods do not distinguish colors. There are three types of cone photoreceptors, each sensitive to different wavelengths of light: long (red), medium (green), and short (blue).!< &#10;
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5Q - Themed Tuesday: 'The Human Body'

HINT: &#10;Click on the multiple choice options to narrow down the answer. &#10;

Question 1:

Fill in the blank: Blood pressure is measured using two numbers: systolic and __________.&#10;
&#10;
Multiple Choice Options:>!&nbsp;&nbsp;Bystolic&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Embolic&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Eidolic&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Diastolic&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Argolic!< &#10;
&#10;
&#10;

Question 2:

Name the disease that is caused by excessive uric acid forming needle-like crystals in the body's joints, resulting in severe pain.&#10;
&#10;
Multiple Choice Options:>!&nbsp;&nbsp;Tendinitis&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Osteoporosis&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Bursitis&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Gout&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Lupus!< &#10;
&#10;
&#10;

Question 3:

Nephrons are microscopic structures in what organ of the human body?&#10;
&#10;
Multiple Choice Options:>!&nbsp;&nbsp;Pancreas&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Gallbladder&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Appendix&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Liver&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Kidney!< &#10;
&#10;
&#10;

Question 4:

What part of the body is controlled by the hypoglossal nerve?&#10;
&#10;
Multiple Choice Options:>!&nbsp;&nbsp;Stomach&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Tongue&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Neck&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Heart&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Eye!< &#10;
&#10;
&#10;

Question 5:

Rods and cones are specialized cells in this light-sensitive part of the human eye.&#10;
&#10;
Multiple Choice Options:>!&nbsp;&nbsp;Sclera&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Iris&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Retina&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Macula&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Cornea!< &#10;
&#10;
&#10;

&#10;

Answer Key:

Q1: >!Diastolic&nbsp;&nbsp;/&nbsp;&nbsp;Systolic blood pressure (top number) measures artery pressure when the heart contracts, while diastolic (bottom number) measures pressure when the heart rests between beats.!< &#10;
&#10;
Q2: >!Gout&nbsp;&nbsp;/&nbsp;&nbsp;Gout is the most common type of inflammatory arthritis. Gout is highly treatable with lifestyle changes such as diet and weight loss and medications. Without treatment, it can lead to chronic joint destruction and kidney issues.!< &#10;
&#10;
Q3: >!Kidney&nbsp;&nbsp;/&nbsp;&nbsp;Nephrons filter blood, regulate blood pressure and volume, and remove waste from the body. A healthy adult has 1 to 1.5 million nephrons in each kidney.!< &#10;
&#10;
Q4: >!Tongue&nbsp;&nbsp;/&nbsp;&nbsp;The nerve controls the movements required for speech and swallowing, including sticking out the tongue and moving it from side to side. The Greek anatomist Herophilos first described the nerve in the third century BC.!< &#10;
&#10;
Q5: >!Retina&nbsp;&nbsp;/&nbsp;&nbsp;Rods are photoreceptors that are highly sensitive to light; they are vital for night vision and peripheral vision. Unlike cones, rods do not distinguish colors. There are three types of cone photoreceptors, each sensitive to different wavelengths of light: long (red), medium (green), and short (blue).!< &#10;
&#10;

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5Q - Themed Tuesday: 'Aviation'

HINT: &#10;Click on the multiple choice options to narrow down the answer. &#10;

Question 1:

In May 1927, Charles Lindbergh piloted this aircraft from Long Island, New York to Paris, France.&#10;
&#10;
Multiple Choice Options:>!&nbsp;&nbsp;Enola Gay&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Memphis Belle&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Spruce Goose&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Spirit of St. Louis&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Voyager!< &#10;
&#10;
&#10;

Question 2:

Name the test pilot who broke the sound barrier on October 14, 1947 by flying a Bell X-1 aircraft at Mach 1.05.&#10;
&#10;
Multiple Choice Options:>!&nbsp;&nbsp;Chuck Yeager&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Pete Conrad&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Buzz Aldrin&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Jimmy Doolittle&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Alan Shephard!< &#10;
&#10;
&#10;

Question 3:

Name the only U.S. president to fly aboard "Navy One" (the call sign of any United States Navy aircraft carrying the president of the United States).&#10;
&#10;
Multiple Choice Options:>!&nbsp;&nbsp;Ronald Reagan&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;George H.W. Bush&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;George W. Bush&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Barack Obama&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Donald Trump!< &#10;
&#10;
&#10;

Question 4:

The Airbus A300-600ST (Super Transporter) is a specialized cargo aircraft nicknamed after what whale species?&#10;
&#10;
Multiple Choice Options:>!&nbsp;&nbsp;Humpback&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Narwhal&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Bowhead&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Orca&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Beluga!< &#10;
&#10;
&#10;

Question 5:

Fill in the blank: A fundamental tenet in aviation is illustrated by the saying "Aviate, Navigate, ______."&#10;
&#10;
Multiple Choice Options:>!&nbsp;&nbsp;Calculate&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Communicate&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Educate&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Generate&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Advocate!< &#10;
&#10;
&#10;

&#10;

Answer Key:

Q1: >!Spirit of St. Louis&nbsp;&nbsp;/&nbsp;&nbsp;Lindbergh's flight was the first solo transatlantic flight. The single-engine monoplane was designed by Donald A. Hall of Ryan Airlines and named the "Spirit of St. Louis" in honor of Lindbergh's supporters from the St. Louis Raquette Club.!< &#10;
&#10;
Q2: >!Chuck Yeager&nbsp;&nbsp;/&nbsp;&nbsp;Two nights before the scheduled flight date, Yeager broke two ribs when he fell from a horse. Yeager didn't tell the military doctors or his superiors fearing he would be removed from the flight.!< &#10;
&#10;
Q3: >!George W. Bush&nbsp;&nbsp;/&nbsp;&nbsp;On May 1, 2003, Bush flew to the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in a Lockheed S-3 Viking to announce the end of major combat operations in the Iraq War. Behind him hung a banner that said "Mission Accomplished". The banner later became infamous as the war would continue for eight more years.!< &#10;
&#10;
Q4: >!Beluga&nbsp;&nbsp;/&nbsp;&nbsp;The plane is a cargo conversion of the Airbus 330. It was originally developed to transport very large aircraft parts (such as wings) between Airbus factories. The planes are also available for lease and are used to transport outsized and valuable cargo.!< &#10;
&#10;
Q5: >!Communicate&nbsp;&nbsp;/&nbsp;&nbsp;By creating a strict hierarchy, the principle helps pilots avoid becoming distracted by troubleshooting problems and instead prioritizes flying the plane. It reduces human error and improves the chances of a successful outcome in emergency situations.!< &#10;
&#10;

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5Q - Themed Tuesday: 'Aviation'

HINT: &#10;Click on the multiple choice options to narrow down the answer. &#10;

Question 1:

In May 1927, Charles Lindbergh piloted this aircraft from Long Island, New York to Paris, France.&#10;
&#10;
Multiple Choice Options:>!&nbsp;&nbsp;Enola Gay&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Memphis Belle&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Spruce Goose&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Spirit of St. Louis&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Voyager!< &#10;
&#10;
&#10;

Question 2:

Name the test pilot who broke the sound barrier on October 14, 1947 by flying a Bell X-1 aircraft at Mach 1.05.&#10;
&#10;
Multiple Choice Options:>!&nbsp;&nbsp;Chuck Yeager&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Pete Conrad&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Buzz Aldrin&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Jimmy Doolittle&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Alan Shephard!< &#10;
&#10;
&#10;

Question 3:

Name the only U.S. president to fly aboard "Navy One" (the call sign of any United States Navy aircraft carrying the president of the United States).&#10;
&#10;
Multiple Choice Options:>!&nbsp;&nbsp;Ronald Reagan&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;George H.W. Bush&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;George W. Bush&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Barack Obama&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Donald Trump!< &#10;
&#10;
&#10;

Question 4:

The Airbus A300-600ST (Super Transporter) is a specialized cargo aircraft nicknamed after what whale species?&#10;
&#10;
Multiple Choice Options:>!&nbsp;&nbsp;Humpback&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Narwhal&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Bowhead&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Orca&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Beluga!< &#10;
&#10;
&#10;

Question 5:

Fill in the blank: A fundamental tenet in aviation is illustrated by the saying "Aviate, Navigate, ______."&#10;
&#10;
Multiple Choice Options:>!&nbsp;&nbsp;Calculate&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Communicate&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Educate&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Generate&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Advocate!< &#10;
&#10;
&#10;

&#10;

Answer Key:

Q1: >!Spirit of St. Louis&nbsp;&nbsp;/&nbsp;&nbsp;Lindbergh's flight was the first solo transatlantic flight. The single-engine monoplane was designed by Donald A. Hall of Ryan Airlines and named the "Spirit of St. Louis" in honor of Lindbergh's supporters from the St. Louis Raquette Club.!< &#10;
&#10;
Q2: >!Chuck Yeager&nbsp;&nbsp;/&nbsp;&nbsp;Two nights before the scheduled flight date, Yeager broke two ribs when he fell from a horse. Yeager didn't tell the military doctors or his superiors fearing he would be removed from the flight.!< &#10;
&#10;
Q3: >!George W. Bush&nbsp;&nbsp;/&nbsp;&nbsp;On May 1, 2003, Bush flew to the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in a Lockheed S-3 Viking to announce the end of major combat operations in the Iraq War. Behind him hung a banner that said "Mission Accomplished". The banner later became infamous as the war would continue for eight more years.!< &#10;
&#10;
Q4: >!Beluga&nbsp;&nbsp;/&nbsp;&nbsp;The plane is a cargo conversion of the Airbus 330. It was originally developed to transport very large aircraft parts (such as wings) between Airbus factories. The planes are also available for lease and are used to transport outsized and valuable cargo.!< &#10;
&#10;
Q5: >!Communicate&nbsp;&nbsp;/&nbsp;&nbsp;By creating a strict hierarchy, the principle helps pilots avoid becoming distracted by troubleshooting problems and instead prioritizes flying the plane. It reduces human error and improves the chances of a successful outcome in emergency situations.!< &#10;
&#10;

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5Q - Themed Tuesday: 'Romantic Comedies'

HINT: &#10;Click on the multiple choice options to narrow down the answer. &#10;

Question 1:

In Say Anything… (1989), Lloyd Dobler (John Cusack) serenades Diane Court (Ione Skye) by playing this Peter Gabriel song from a boombox.&#10;
&#10;
Multiple Choice Options:>!&nbsp;&nbsp;"Higher Love"&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;"Sledgehammer"&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;"In Your Eyes"&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;"A Girl Like You"&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;"Don't Give Up"!< &#10;
&#10;
&#10;

Question 2:

Name the actor who won an Oscar for his performance alongside Marsha Mason in The Goodbye Girl (1977).&#10;
&#10;
Multiple Choice Options:>!&nbsp;&nbsp;Robert De Niro&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Dustin Hoffman&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Jack Nicholson&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;John Travolta&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Richard Dreyfuss!< &#10;
&#10;
&#10;

Question 3:

In the 1990s, Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan co-starred in three romantic comedies. Two of them were Sleepless in Seattle (1993) and You've Got Mail (1998). What was the third?&#10;
&#10;
Multiple Choice Options:>!&nbsp;&nbsp;French Kiss&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;That Thing You Do!&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;The Bonfire of the Vanities&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Joe Versus the Volcano&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;When Harry Met Sally...!< &#10;
&#10;
&#10;

Question 4:

In Anyone but You (2023), the characters of Bea (Sydney Sweeney) and Ben (Glen Powell) are loosely based on Beatrice and Benedick from what William Shakespeare play?&#10;
&#10;
Multiple Choice Options:>!&nbsp;&nbsp;The Taming of the Shrew&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Twelfth Night&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Much Ado About Nothing&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Love's Labour's Lost&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;All's Well That Ends Well!< &#10;
&#10;
&#10;

Question 5:

A stern Russian Communist meets a charming French aristocrat in Ninotchka (1939), starring this actress in the title role.&#10;
&#10;
Multiple Choice Options:>!&nbsp;&nbsp;Barbara Stanwyck&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Greta Garbo&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Ingrid Bergman&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Marlene Dietrich&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Irene Dunne!< &#10;
&#10;
&#10;

&#10;

Answer Key:

Q1: >!"In Your Eyes"&nbsp;&nbsp;/&nbsp;&nbsp;The Smithereens originally wrote "A Girl Like You" for the film, but the film's producers ultimately cut the song believing it revealed too much of the plot, and used the Peter Gabriel song in its place.!< &#10;
&#10;
Q2: >!Richard Dreyfuss&nbsp;&nbsp;/&nbsp;&nbsp;Richard Dreyfuss was 30 when he won the Best Actor Academy Award, making him the youngest actor ever to win the category at the time. The record would be broken when 29 year old Adrien Brody won for The Pianist in 2002.!< &#10;
&#10;
Q3: >!Joe Versus the Volcano&nbsp;&nbsp;/&nbsp;&nbsp;Unlike the other two movies, Joe Versus the Volcano (1990) was a box-office bomb. The pair would team up again in the wartime drama Ithaca (2015), a film that Ryan directed.!< &#10;
&#10;
Q4: >!Much Ado About Nothing&nbsp;&nbsp;/&nbsp;&nbsp;Shakespeare’s original play takes place in 16th-century Messina, Sicily. The film transplants the story to a lavish destination wedding in Sydney, Australia, updating the locations to suit a modern rom-com aesthetic.!< &#10;
&#10;
Q5: >!Greta Garbo&nbsp;&nbsp;/&nbsp;&nbsp;Ninotchka was Garbo's first comedy role. Two years later, Garbo and her costar, Melvyn Douglas, would again team up for another comedy, Two-Faced Woman. However, that film was a notorious flop and Garbo never acted again.!< &#10;
&#10;

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5Q - Themed Tuesday: 'Romantic Comedies'

HINT: &#10;Click on the multiple choice options to narrow down the answer. &#10;

Question 1:

In Say Anything… (1989), Lloyd Dobler (John Cusack) serenades Diane Court (Ione Skye) by playing this Peter Gabriel song from a boombox.&#10;
&#10;
Multiple Choice Options:>!&nbsp;&nbsp;"Higher Love"&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;"Sledgehammer"&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;"In Your Eyes"&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;"A Girl Like You"&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;"Don't Give Up"!< &#10;
&#10;
&#10;

Question 2:

Name the actor who won an Oscar for his performance alongside Marsha Mason in The Goodbye Girl (1977).&#10;
&#10;
Multiple Choice Options:>!&nbsp;&nbsp;Robert De Niro&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Dustin Hoffman&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Jack Nicholson&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;John Travolta&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Richard Dreyfuss!< &#10;
&#10;
&#10;

Question 3:

In the 1990s, Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan co-starred in three romantic comedies. Two of them were Sleepless in Seattle (1993) and You've Got Mail (1998). What was the third?&#10;
&#10;
Multiple Choice Options:>!&nbsp;&nbsp;French Kiss&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;That Thing You Do!&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;The Bonfire of the Vanities&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Joe Versus the Volcano&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;When Harry Met Sally...!< &#10;
&#10;
&#10;

Question 4:

In Anyone but You (2023), the characters of Bea (Sydney Sweeney) and Ben (Glen Powell) are loosely based on Beatrice and Benedick from what William Shakespeare play?&#10;
&#10;
Multiple Choice Options:>!&nbsp;&nbsp;The Taming of the Shrew&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Twelfth Night&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Much Ado About Nothing&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Love's Labour's Lost&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;All's Well That Ends Well!< &#10;
&#10;
&#10;

Question 5:

A stern Russian Communist meets a charming French aristocrat in Ninotchka (1939), starring this actress in the title role.&#10;
&#10;
Multiple Choice Options:>!&nbsp;&nbsp;Barbara Stanwyck&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Greta Garbo&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Ingrid Bergman&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Marlene Dietrich&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Irene Dunne!< &#10;
&#10;
&#10;

&#10;

Answer Key:

Q1: >!"In Your Eyes"&nbsp;&nbsp;/&nbsp;&nbsp;The Smithereens originally wrote "A Girl Like You" for the film, but the film's producers ultimately cut the song believing it revealed too much of the plot, and used the Peter Gabriel song in its place.!< &#10;
&#10;
Q2: >!Richard Dreyfuss&nbsp;&nbsp;/&nbsp;&nbsp;Richard Dreyfuss was 30 when he won the Best Actor Academy Award, making him the youngest actor ever to win the category at the time. The record would be broken when 29 year old Adrien Brody won for The Pianist in 2002.!< &#10;
&#10;
Q3: >!Joe Versus the Volcano&nbsp;&nbsp;/&nbsp;&nbsp;Unlike the other two movies, Joe Versus the Volcano (1990) was a box-office bomb. The pair would team up again in the wartime drama Ithaca (2015), a film that Ryan directed.!< &#10;
&#10;
Q4: >!Much Ado About Nothing&nbsp;&nbsp;/&nbsp;&nbsp;Shakespeare’s original play takes place in 16th-century Messina, Sicily. The film transplants the story to a lavish destination wedding in Sydney, Australia, updating the locations to suit a modern rom-com aesthetic.!< &#10;
&#10;
Q5: >!Greta Garbo&nbsp;&nbsp;/&nbsp;&nbsp;Ninotchka was Garbo's first comedy role. Two years later, Garbo and her costar, Melvyn Douglas, would again team up for another comedy, Two-Faced Woman. However, that film was a notorious flop and Garbo never acted again.!< &#10;
&#10;

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5Q - Themed Tuesday: 'Japan'

HINT: &#10;Click on the multiple choice options to narrow down the answer. &#10;

Question 1:

What mountain that can be seen from Tokyo is actually an active volcano that last erupted in 1707—1708?&#10;
&#10;
Multiple Choice Options:>!&nbsp;&nbsp;Honshu&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Kerinci&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Tate&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Haku&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Fuji!< &#10;
&#10;
&#10;

Question 2:

Name the polytheistic, indigenous religion of Japan that, along with Buddhism, is one of the country's two main faiths.&#10;
&#10;
Multiple Choice Options:>!&nbsp;&nbsp;Mu-ism&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Shinto&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Falun Gong&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Tengrism&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Jainism!< &#10;
&#10;
&#10;

Question 3:

What is the largest and most populous island of Japan?&#10;
&#10;
Multiple Choice Options:>!&nbsp;&nbsp;Honshu&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Hokkaido&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Okinawa&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Shikoku&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Kyushu!< &#10;
&#10;
&#10;

Question 4:

Deer that roam the public park in this Japanese city have learned to bow to tourists in exchange for rice crackers.&#10;
&#10;
Multiple Choice Options:>!&nbsp;&nbsp;Kyoto&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Kurume&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Sapporo&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Ichikawa&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Nara!< &#10;
&#10;
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Question 5:

According to legend, he ascended the throne in 660 BC to become Japan’s first emperor.&#10;
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Multiple Choice Options:>!&nbsp;&nbsp;Suizei&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Annei&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Kaika&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Itoku&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Jimmu!< &#10;
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Answer Key:

Q1: >!Fuji&nbsp;&nbsp;/&nbsp;&nbsp;Mount Fuji's symmetrical cone, which is covered in snow for about five months of the year, is commonly used as a cultural icon of Japan and is frequently depicted in art and photography.!< &#10;
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Q2: >!Shinto&nbsp;&nbsp;/&nbsp;&nbsp;Unlike most Western religions, Shinto has no foundational text or specific doctrine, and instead exists in a diverse range of local and regional forms. It is deeply intertwined with Buddhism, and many adherents practice elements of both.!< &#10;
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Q3: >!Honshu&nbsp;&nbsp;/&nbsp;&nbsp;Over 80% of the population of Japan—approximately 100 million people—live on Honshu.!< &#10;
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Q4: >!Nara&nbsp;&nbsp;/&nbsp;&nbsp;According to local folklore, sika deer from this area were considered sacred due to a visit from Takemikazuchi, one of the four gods of Kasuga Grand Shrine.!< &#10;
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Q5: >!Jimmu&nbsp;&nbsp;/&nbsp;&nbsp;Most modern scholars agree that Jimmu is a mythical figure. According to the legend, his parents were kami, or deities.!< &#10;
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5Q - Themed Tuesday: 'Japan'

HINT: &#10;Click on the multiple choice options to narrow down the answer. &#10;

Question 1:

What mountain that can be seen from Tokyo is actually an active volcano that last erupted in 1707—1708?&#10;
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Multiple Choice Options:>!&nbsp;&nbsp;Honshu&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Kerinci&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Tate&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Haku&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Fuji!< &#10;
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Question 2:

Name the polytheistic, indigenous religion of Japan that, along with Buddhism, is one of the country's two main faiths.&#10;
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Multiple Choice Options:>!&nbsp;&nbsp;Mu-ism&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Shinto&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Falun Gong&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Tengrism&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Jainism!< &#10;
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Question 3:

What is the largest and most populous island of Japan?&#10;
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Multiple Choice Options:>!&nbsp;&nbsp;Honshu&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Hokkaido&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Okinawa&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Shikoku&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Kyushu!< &#10;
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Question 4:

Deer that roam the public park in this Japanese city have learned to bow to tourists in exchange for rice crackers.&#10;
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Multiple Choice Options:>!&nbsp;&nbsp;Kyoto&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Kurume&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Sapporo&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Ichikawa&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Nara!< &#10;
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Question 5:

According to legend, he ascended the throne in 660 BC to become Japan’s first emperor.&#10;
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Multiple Choice Options:>!&nbsp;&nbsp;Suizei&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Annei&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Kaika&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Itoku&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Jimmu!< &#10;
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Answer Key:

Q1: >!Fuji&nbsp;&nbsp;/&nbsp;&nbsp;Mount Fuji's symmetrical cone, which is covered in snow for about five months of the year, is commonly used as a cultural icon of Japan and is frequently depicted in art and photography.!< &#10;
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Q2: >!Shinto&nbsp;&nbsp;/&nbsp;&nbsp;Unlike most Western religions, Shinto has no foundational text or specific doctrine, and instead exists in a diverse range of local and regional forms. It is deeply intertwined with Buddhism, and many adherents practice elements of both.!< &#10;
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Q3: >!Honshu&nbsp;&nbsp;/&nbsp;&nbsp;Over 80% of the population of Japan—approximately 100 million people—live on Honshu.!< &#10;
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Q4: >!Nara&nbsp;&nbsp;/&nbsp;&nbsp;According to local folklore, sika deer from this area were considered sacred due to a visit from Takemikazuchi, one of the four gods of Kasuga Grand Shrine.!< &#10;
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Q5: >!Jimmu&nbsp;&nbsp;/&nbsp;&nbsp;Most modern scholars agree that Jimmu is a mythical figure. According to the legend, his parents were kami, or deities.!< &#10;
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5Q - Themed Tuesday: 'Pride Week'

HINT: &#10;Click on the multiple choice options to narrow down the answer. &#10;

Question 1:

In 2001, this became the first country to broaden marriage laws to include same-sex couples.&#10;
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Multiple Choice Options:>!&nbsp;&nbsp;Canada&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Spain&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;The Netherlands&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Denmark&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Belgium!< &#10;
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Question 2:

Written by Tony Kushner, this 1991 two-part play is a complex exploration of the AIDS crisis in 1980s New York City.&#10;
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Multiple Choice Options:>!&nbsp;&nbsp;Angels in America&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Wings of Desire&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;The Boys in the Band&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;The Illusion&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Caroline, or Change!< &#10;
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Question 3:

Considered a landmark in LGBTQ cinema, Brokeback Mountain (2005) was directed by what acclaimed filmmaker?&#10;
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Multiple Choice Options:>!&nbsp;&nbsp;Paul Thomas Anderson&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Christopher Nolan&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Spike Jonze&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Ang Lee&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Michel Gondry!< &#10;
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Question 4:

Leo Varadkar was the first openly gay Taoiseach, or head of government, of this nation.&#10;
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Multiple Choice Options:>!&nbsp;&nbsp;South Africa&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Malta&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Uruguay&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Ireland&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Bhutan!< &#10;
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Question 5:

Originally published under the pseudonym Claire Morgan, The Price of Salt is a groundbreaking lesbian romance by this writer who is best known for her suspenseful thrillers.&#10;
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Multiple Choice Options:>!&nbsp;&nbsp;Shirley Jackson&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Patricia Highsmith&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Charlotte Armstrong&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Dorothy B. Hughes&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;P.D. James!< &#10;
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Answer Key:

Q1: >!The Netherlands&nbsp;&nbsp;/&nbsp;&nbsp;Previously, Denmark became the first country to legally recognize a relationship for same-sex couples in 1989. Registered partnerships gave those in same-sex relationships "most rights of married heterosexuals", but not the right to adopt or obtain joint custody of a child.!< &#10;
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Q2: >!Angels in America&nbsp;&nbsp;/&nbsp;&nbsp;In 1994, playwright and professor of theater studies John M. Clum called the play "a turning point in the history of gay drama, the history of American drama, and of American literary culture".!< &#10;
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Q3: >!Ang Lee&nbsp;&nbsp;/&nbsp;&nbsp;The film lost the Best Picture Oscar to Crash (2004) in a controversial decision. In 2018, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress.!< &#10;
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Q4: >!Ireland&nbsp;&nbsp;/&nbsp;&nbsp;Varadkar served as Taoiseach from 2017 to 2020 and again from 2022 to 2024.!< &#10;
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Q5: >!Patricia Highsmith&nbsp;&nbsp;/&nbsp;&nbsp;The novel covers the relationship between a young department store clerk and an older married woman as they navigate societal constraints in the 1950s. The non-judgmental depiction of a lesbian relationship and the somewhat hopeful conclusion were revolutionary for its time.!< &#10;
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5Q - Themed Tuesday: 'Music of the 1980s'

HINT: &#10;Click on the multiple choice options to narrow down the answer. &#10;

Question 1:

What was the best-selling album of the 1980s?&#10;
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Multiple Choice Options:>!&nbsp;&nbsp;Appetite For Destruction&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Born in the U.S.A.&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Back in Black&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Dirty Dancing&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Thriller!< &#10;
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Question 2:

The funky bassline of this 1981 Rick James song has been sampled many times, including on MC Hammer's 1990 single "U Can't Touch This", and by Jay-Z in his 2006 song "Kingdom Come".&#10;
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Multiple Choice Options:>!&nbsp;&nbsp;"Word Up!"&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;"I Feel for You"&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;"Give It to Me Baby" &nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;"More Bounce to the Ounce"&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;"Super Freak"!< &#10;
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Question 3:

This song reached number one on the Hot 100 on December 22, 1984, the first Madonna single to do so.&#10;
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Multiple Choice Options:>!&nbsp;&nbsp;"Borderline"&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;"Like a Virgin"&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;"Material Girl"&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;"Holiday"&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;"Crazy for You"!< &#10;
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Question 4:

She's So Unusual (1983) is the debut album from this pop singer.&#10;
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Multiple Choice Options:>!&nbsp;&nbsp;Tiffany&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Björk&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Whitney Houston&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Debbie Gibson&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Cyndi Lauper!< &#10;
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Question 5:

Fill in the blank with a two word phrase to complete the title of this quirky 1986 single from Timbuk 3: "The Future's So Bright, I Gotta _____________________".&#10;
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Multiple Choice Options:>!&nbsp;&nbsp;Get Paid&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Sing Aloud&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Go Dancin'&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Be Happy&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Wear Shades!< &#10;
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Answer Key:

Q1: >!Thriller&nbsp;&nbsp;/&nbsp;&nbsp;Thriller was the best-selling album in the US for two consecutive years. By the end of the decade it had sold 48 million records. It remains the best-selling album of all time, with over 70 million in sales.!< &#10;
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Q2: >!"Super Freak"&nbsp;&nbsp;/&nbsp;&nbsp;James was known as a bass player and was pictured holding a bass guitar on both the album and single covers. However, the actual bassline on "Super Freak" was played by Oscar Alston. James and Alston worked together to devise the famous riff.!< &#10;
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Q3: >!"Like a Virgin"&nbsp;&nbsp;/&nbsp;&nbsp;"Like a Virgin" would spend six consecutive weeks at number one. Madonna would eventually garner 12 number-one singles, the most of any solo artist.!< &#10;
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Q4: >!Cyndi Lauper&nbsp;&nbsp;/&nbsp;&nbsp;The album gave Lauper four top-five hits on the Billboard Hot 100—"Girls Just Want to Have Fun", "Time After Time", "She Bop", and "All Through the Night"—and earned her Best New Artist at the 1985 Grammy Awards.!< &#10;
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Q5: >!Wear Shades&nbsp;&nbsp;/&nbsp;&nbsp;The song was the group's only hit. Songwriter Pat McDonald, later clarified that the upbeat lyrics were ironic, and the bright future was due to a potential nuclear holocaust. Subsequently, the band has refused million-dollar offers to license the song for commercials, including from AT&T, Ford, the U.S. Army, and Ray-Ban.!< &#10;
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5Q - Themed Tuesday: 'Language'

HINT: &#10;Click on the multiple choice options to narrow down the answer. &#10;

Question 1:

What ancient language was not widely spoken for over 1600 years, until it was revived in the early 19th century. Today, there are millions of native speakers.&#10;
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Multiple Choice Options:>!&nbsp;&nbsp;Hebrew&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Latin&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Sanskrit&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Māori&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Gaelic!< &#10;
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Question 2:

In what country is Romansh is an official language?&#10;
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Multiple Choice Options:>!&nbsp;&nbsp;Kiribati&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Djibouti&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;India&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Romania&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Switzerland!< &#10;
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Question 3:

Among the English words borrowed from this Asian language are bungalow, bandana, pajamas and thug.&#10;
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Multiple Choice Options:>!&nbsp;&nbsp;Hindi&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Korean&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Tagalog&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Farsi&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Mandarin!< &#10;
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Question 4:

Name the endangered language that is the source of the word 'wiki' (as in Wikipedia).&#10;
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Multiple Choice Options:>!&nbsp;&nbsp;Navajo&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Tuvaluan&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Yiddish&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Hawaiian&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Sardinian!< &#10;
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Question 5:

There are six living Celtic languages. Five are Irish (Gaelic), Scottish Gaelic, Manx, Welsh and Cornish. What is the sixth?&#10;
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Multiple Choice Options:>!&nbsp;&nbsp;Cumbric&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Saxon&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Breton&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Basque&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Gallo!< &#10;
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Answer Key:

Q1: >!Hebrew&nbsp;&nbsp;/&nbsp;&nbsp;For centuries, Hebrew was purely the liturgical language of Judaism. Today, 5 million speak it natively, and an additional 3.3 million speak it as a second language. It is the only successful large-scale example of linguistic revival.!< &#10;
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Q2: >!Switzerland&nbsp;&nbsp;/&nbsp;&nbsp;Romansh is predominantly spoken in the Swiss canton of the Grisons (Graubünden). It has been a national language of Switzerland since 1938, alongside with German, French, and Italian.!< &#10;
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Q3: >!Hindi&nbsp;&nbsp;/&nbsp;&nbsp;Urdu and Hindi are both acceptable answers as the languages have many words in common.!< &#10;
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Q4: >!Hawaiian&nbsp;&nbsp;/&nbsp;&nbsp;In Hawaiian, wiki means quick. There are around 300 Native speakers of Hawaiian left, and less than 25,000 who speak it as a second language.!< &#10;
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Q5: >!Breton&nbsp;&nbsp;/&nbsp;&nbsp;Breton is spoken in Brittany, part of modern-day France. The language has approximately 100,000 native speakers. It is the only Celtic language still in use on the European mainland.!< &#10;
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5Q - Themed Tuesday: 'Science Fiction'

HINT: &#10;Click on the multiple choice options to narrow down the answer. &#10;

Question 1:

A 1976 letter-writing campaign led to the first Space Shuttle vehicle being named this, after Star Trek's fictional spaceship.&#10;
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Multiple Choice Options:>!&nbsp;&nbsp;Discovery&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Challenger&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Enterprise&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Columbia&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Constitution!< &#10;
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Question 2:

In 1938, Orson Welles adapted this science fiction novel by H. G. Wells into a radio play. The broadcast incited a panic as some believed the dramatization was a real-life news report.&#10;
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Multiple Choice Options:>!&nbsp;&nbsp;The Invisible Man&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;The War of the Worlds&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;The Time Machine&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;The War in the Air&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;The Island of Doctor Moreau!< &#10;
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Question 3:

Name the comedic science fiction franchise created by Douglas Adams. It began as a BBC radio show that was broadcast from 1978—1980.&#10;
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Multiple Choice Options:>!&nbsp;&nbsp;Discworld&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Mystery Science Theater 3000&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Blackadder&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Red Dwarf!< &#10;
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Question 4:

What awards for the best science fiction and fantasy works are presented annually at the World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon)?&#10;
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Multiple Choice Options:>!&nbsp;&nbsp;Dragon Awards&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Arthur C. Clarke Awards&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;World Fantasy Awards&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Hugo Awards&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Nebula Awards!< &#10;
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Question 5:

Directed by Fritz Lang, this 1927 German expressionist science fiction silent movie is about underground-dwelling workers toiling in a futuristic urban dystopia.&#10;
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Multiple Choice Options:>!&nbsp;&nbsp;The Phantom Empire&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Metropolis&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;Figures of the Night&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;The Tunnel&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;The Hands of Orlac!< &#10;
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Answer Key:

Q1: >!Enterprise&nbsp;&nbsp;/&nbsp;&nbsp;Rolled out in 1976, the Enterprise was used to perform atmospheric tests. It was originally designed to be retrofitted for orbital flight, but it was later determined that this was not cost effective. Since 2012, the shuttle has been on display at the Intrepid Museum in New York City.!< &#10;
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Q2: >!The War of the Worlds&nbsp;&nbsp;/&nbsp;&nbsp;The show was presented as a series of news bulletins. There was widespread outrage over the deceptive format, leading to calls for regulation by the FCC. Welles had to apologize at a hastily-called news conference the following morning.!< &#10;
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Q3: >!The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy&nbsp;&nbsp;/&nbsp;&nbsp;Aside from the radio show, the work has also been adapted into a series of best-selling novels, a stage play, comic books, television, a computer game and a feature film.!< &#10;
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Q4: >!Hugo Awards&nbsp;&nbsp;/&nbsp;&nbsp;The award is named after Hugo Gernsback, who founded the pioneering science fiction magazine Amazing Stories. The Hugos were first given in 1953, at the 11th World Science Fiction Convention, and have been awarded every year since 1955.!< &#10;
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Q5: >!Metropolis&nbsp;&nbsp;/&nbsp;&nbsp;Although it had mixed reviews upon release, Metropolis is now widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential films ever made, ranking 67th in Sight and Sound's 2022 critics' poll, and receiving general critical acclaim.!< &#10;
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