Week 5 - Wednesday Quiz - 'E' Series
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Here are 10 quick questions from the Wednesday Quiz! All answers begin with the letter E. Wednesday quizzes are a 3/5 spiciness rating, and we will get more spicy throughout the week. Good for tricker trivia nights, jackpots, and having strangers on the bus think you are cool, worldly, and annoying. Follow my advice, young padawan, and you will soon be “that guy“ at the dinner party.
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THE WEDNESDAY QUIZ - WEEK 5 - E SERIES
Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm Al Quwain, Ras Al Khaimah, and Fujairah, are the seven united ________. Which airline fills in the blank - after the land owned by someone with an Arabic title meaning "commander" or "prince", used for rulers, governors, or high-ranking military leaders in Islamic or Arab states, like the monarchs of Kuwait and Qatar?
DOSE is a fortunate acronym for the four 'happy' neurotransmitters - dopamine, oxytocin, serotonin… and which other? While the intertwining paths and uses for neurotransmitters are more complicated than the universe, the chemical I'm looking for is often associated with exercise - and the cause of 'runners high'. It comes from the Greek for 'Morphine from within' - morphine being named for Morpheus, the Greek god of dreams.
The worlds fastest supercomputer is currently located at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) in the U.S. It has a verified performance of over 1.8 exaFLOPS (quintillion calculations per second). I wont pretend to know what that means. I do know, however, that is named for an iconic granite monolith in Yosemite that was free soloed by Alex Honnold. Which name - which is also an apt description of footballer Álvaro Morata and conquistador Francisco Pizarro?
In cell biology, what is the outer, clear layer of cytoplasm in amoeboid cells? The term is also used in paranormal investigations to describe substances or energies believed to have been left behind by spiritual beings such as ghosts. Fraudulent mediums have been caught using paper, cloth, and egg white, or in some cases swallowing and regurgitating cloth covered in potato starch to fake the supernatural substance.
Which Greek word might you exclaim if you step into a bath - notice the water rising - and want to impersonate Archimedes? It's also the state motto of California.
An otorhinolaryngologist is often shortened to which type of doctor - who J.R.R. Tolkien fans may confuse for an arborist.
Which Andrew Lloyd Weber musical is based in Argentina - and named for a polarizing politician? I haven't seen it… don't cry for me!
Opened in 1982 as a part of Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, what attraction was initially envisioned as a planned city designed by Walt Disney himself? Disney wanted to build a futuristic City of Tomorrow with the latest urban planning and industry in a circular configuration and monorails and underground motorways for transport. After Walt died in 1966 plans changed and it became one of the four parks at Disney World, celebrating international culture and innovation. The iconic giant golf ball looking thing is actually Spaceship Earth, one of the main rides.
The inside surface of the glass screen is coated with aluminium powder, which is then scraped off by a movable stylus, leaving a dark line on the light grey screen. The stylus is controlled by the two large knobs, one of which moves it vertically and the other horizontally. The operation of which 1960's classic fad is being described above? It was manufactured by the Ohio Art Company and invented by André Cassagnes - who called it L'Écran Magique.
What is the name commonly used for an indoor rowing machine? As well as simulate rowing strokes these machines measure the amount of work done each stroke. THEREFORE the name is the same as the measurement device for work.
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And away we go!
Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm Al Quwain, Ras Al Khaimah, and Fujairah, are the seven united ________. Which airline fills in the blank - after the land owned by someone with an Arabic title meaning “commander” or “prince”, used for rulers, governors, or high-ranking military leaders in Islamic or Arab states, like the monarchs of Kuwait and Qatar?
EMIRATES - these are the United Arab Emirates - overseen by EMIR’s.
DOSE is a fortunate acronym for the four ‘happy’ neurotransmitters - dopamine, oxytocin, serotonin… and which other? While the intertwining paths and uses for neurotransmitters are more complicated than the universe, the chemical I’m looking for is often associated with exercise - and the cause of ‘runners high‘. It comes from the Greek for ‘Morphine from within’ - morphine being named for Morpheus, the Greek god of dreams.
ENDORPHINS. Oxytocin is known as the love hormone - which you can also get from breastfeeding - tricking you into loving your child.The worlds fastest supercomputer is currently located at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) in the U.S. It has a verified performance of over 1.8 exaFLOPS (quintillion calculations per second). I wont pretend to know what that means. I do know, however, that is named for an iconic granite monolith in Yosemite that was free soloed by Alex Honnold. It’s also the name of the theatre Disney uses for the majority of its premieres. Which name - which is also an apt description of footballer Álvaro Morata and conquistador Francisco Pizarro.
EL CAPITAN. That Free Solo documentary on Honnold is pure terror for me - and I’m a boulderer.In cell biology, what is the outer, clear layer of cytoplasm in amoeboid cells? The term is also used in paranormal investigations to describe substances or energies believed to have been left behind by spiritual beings such as ghosts. Fraudulent mediums have been caught using paper, cloth, and egg white, or in some cases swallowing and regurgitating cloth covered in potato starch to fake the supernatural substance.
ECTOPLASM.Which Greek word might you exclaim if you step into a bath - notice the water rising - and want to impersonate Archimedes? It’s also the state motto of California.
EUREKA! Pictured was the Eureka Stockade.An otorhinolaryngologist is often shortened to which type of doctor - who J.R.R. Tolkien fans may confuse for an arborist.
OTO - Ear. Rhino - Nose. Larynx - Throat. ORORHINOLARYN - EAR NOSE THROAT - ENT. ENTs are the big tree things in Lord of the Rings.Which Andrew Lloyd Weber musical is based in Argentina - and named for a polarizing politician? I haven’t seen it… don’t cry for me!
EVITA / EVA PERON. She is simultaneously seen as a saintly champion of the poor and also an ambitious, vindictive tyrant. Her legacy is deeply polarizing, with opinions often aligning with an individual's political affiliation in Argentina.Opened in 1982 as a part of Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, what attraction was initially envisioned as a planned city designed by Walt Disney himself? Disney wanted to build a futuristic City of Tomorrow with the latest urban planning and industry in a circular configuration and monorails and underground motorways for transport. After Walt died in 1966 plans changed and it became one of the four parks at Disney World, celebrating international culture and innovation. The iconic giant golf ball looking thing is actually Spaceship Earth, one of the main rides.
EPCOT Centre (The COT = City of Tomorrow).The inside surface of the glass screen is coated with aluminium powder, which is then scraped off by a movable stylus, leaving a dark line on the light grey screen. The stylus is controlled by the two large knobs, one of which moves it vertically and the other horizontally. The operation of which 1960’s classic fad is being described above? It was manufactured by the Ohio Art Company and invented by André Cassagnes - who called it L’Écran Magique.
ETCH-A-SKETCH, which is what this Starry Night was done on. WOW!What is the name commonly used for an indoor rowing machine? As well as simulate rowing strokes these machines measure the amount of work done each stroke. THEREFORE the name is the same as the measurement device for work.
ERGOMETRE / ERG / ERGO. Catch that ergo pun?
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