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The ten questions and their answers

Play the day above first if you want to; the answers below are in the order the quiz asked them, with the options as it showed them. Topics: sports, geography, nature, arts, food and drink, literature, science and history.

1. Sports

   Which Grand Slam tennis tournament is played on hard courts in Melbourne?

   • AWimbledon
   • Bthe French Open
   • Cthe Australian Open(the answer)
   • Dthe US Open

   Answer: the Australian Open. The Australian Open has been played in Melbourne since 1972.

   Source: ausopen.com

2. Geography

   What is the capital of France?

   • AToulouse
   • BParis(the answer)
   • CMontpellier
   • DLyon

   Answer: Paris. Paris is the capital of France.

   Source: wikidata.org

3. Nature

   The scale geologists use to describe how much energy an earthquake releases is called the what?

   • ABeaufort scale
   • BMohs scale
   • CMagnitude scale(the answer)
   • DSaffir-Simpson scale

   Answer: Magnitude scale. Earthquake magnitude scales measure the energy released at the source of an earthquake.

   Source: usgs.gov

4. Arts

   Which style of Arabic ornamental writing turns sacred and poetic text itself into visual art?

   • Amosaic
   • Bfresco
   • Cengraving
   • Dcalligraphy(the answer)

   Answer: calligraphy. Arabic calligraphy developed numerous scripts, such as Kufic and Naskh, over centuries.

   Source: metmuseum.org

5. Food and drink

   Durian, famous for its strong smell, is native to which region?

   • AWest Africa
   • BSoutheast Asia(the answer)
   • CCentral America
   • DSouthern Europe

   Answer: Southeast Asia. Durian trees grow wild in the rainforests of Southeast Asia.

   Source: nlb.gov.sg

6. Literature

   Which Sophocles tragedy centers on a princess who defies the king's decree to give her brother a proper burial?

   • AElectra
   • BOedipus Rex
   • CAjax
   • DAntigone(the answer)

   Answer: Antigone. Antigone's story pits family loyalty directly against the law of the state.

   Source: britannica.com

7. Food and drink

   Harira, a tomato-and-lentil soup, is traditionally eaten each evening during Ramadan in which country?

   • AIndonesia
   • BTurkey
   • CPakistan
   • DMorocco(the answer)

   Answer: Morocco. Harira is the traditional soup served to break the fast at sunset throughout Ramadan in Morocco.

   Source: britannica.com

8. Science

   Which of these elements has the highest atomic number?

   • ASelenium
   • BDysprosium(the answer)
   • CNiobium
   • DTin

   Answer: Dysprosium. Dysprosium has atomic number 66, the highest of these four.

   Source: pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

9. Science

   Which element has the chemical symbol Ac?

   • AArgon
   • BGold
   • CActinium(the answer)
   • DAstatine

   Answer: Actinium. Ac is the chemical symbol for Actinium (atomic number 89).

   Source: pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

10. History

    Which of these organizations was founded most recently?

    • AInterpol
    • BThe United Nations
    • CThe World Health Organization(the answer)
    • DUNESCO

    Answer: The World Health Organization. The World Health Organization was founded in 1948, the most recent of these four.

    Source: who.int

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