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"Alcohol" is a common name for which of these chemicals?
Ethanol
"Champions League" is the anthem of which soccer tournament?
UEFA Champions League
"Know thyself" was a widely-known aphorism of which country?
Ancient Greece
A crater on the far side of the Moon is named after a Chinese official who was (supposedly) the first person to travel into space. What was his name?
Wan Hu
A decrease in which of the following metrics might indicate increasing nearness to a state of vacuum?
Air pressure
A human fingernail is made of which material?
Alpha-keratin
A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm. Which of Isaac Asimov’s Three Laws of Robotics is this?
First law
According to Greek mythology, which two gods transformed into the “fish” in the symbol of Pisces?
Aphrodite and Eros
According to legend, who was King Arthur's mentor and advisor?
Merlin
According to Maya chronology, the Late Late Preclassic Period falls within:
1 BCE to 159 CE
According to Roman mythology, the twins Romulus and Remus were nursed by what animal?
Wolf
According to the stories, what animal pulls Santa Claus' sleigh?
Reindeer
According to the tale of the She-wolf in Roman mythology, what came of the twins she nurtured, Romulus and Remus?
Romulus became the founder and first King of Rome
According to the theory of special relativity, what can be observed in an object moving close to the speed of light?
Time dilation
According to World Athletics, which of these is NOT an official international discus weight?
1.25kg
Acquiring Commander William I unlocks which of these achievements?
Path of Glory
Advantages of Johannes Gutenberg’s printing press include all of the following except what?
Increase in church power
After a Venus Flytrap catches an insect, how does it digest and absorb the prey?
The inner flaps of the leaves secrete a digestive fluid
After its foundation in the 6th century BCE, which institution of the Roman Republic served as a consultative parliament?
The Senate
After the Chernobyl disaster, what plant was used to absorb radioactive metals from the soil?
Sunflowers