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Pub Quiz 004 — Answers

monthly brain teaser

Question #1
In which country was D.H. Lawrence's novel, The Plumed Serpent set?
ANSWER - Mexico

Question #2
What would you do with an ocarina?
ANSWER - Play it - it's a musical instrument

Question #3
Which is larger, the Red Sea or the Black Sea?
ANSWER - The Black Sea

Question #4
Who wrote The Last of the Mohicans?
ANSWER - James Fennimore Cooper

Question #5
What does an isobath connect on a map?
ANSWER - Points of equal underwater depth


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Question #6
In which city did Henry James set his novella The Aspern Papers?
ANSWER - Venice

Question #7
How many faces has a regular tetrahedron?
ANSWER - Four [it's a solid triangular pyramid]

Question #8
Who was the god of war in Greek mythology?
ANSWER - Ares

Question #9
What is acrophobia?
ANSWER - Fear of heights

Question #10
Who invented the geodesic dome?
ANSWER - R. Buckminster Fuller

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