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1. What word of Latin origin is used to describe a particularly wicked or villainous deed or person? (It was used ironically in "Raiders of the Lost Ark" by Nazi agent Toht to describe Indiana Jones).
2. What large rodent, also known as the coypu, was once native to temperate and subtropic zones of South America but has now become a pest all over the world because of those who once imported this creature for its fur?
3. What composite material often found along the inside of oysters' and mussels' shells is often referred to as "mother of pearl" and is used for decorative purposes in architecture as well as for jewelry and buttons?
4. Which of the following words of apparent Hungarian or Romanian origin has come to be synonymous with "vampire" or "undead" and serves as the title of a 1922 German film?
5. This could be the lowest point of one's despair, or it could be the point on a celestial sphere directly beneath a given position, which is often the position of a particular observer. What word am I talking about?
6. In the past, these items were thought to prevent the inhalation of evil spirits; today, one is likely to see them as decorative additions to a wedding. What is the name of this small bundle of flowers?
7. Appearing to have been first mentioned--at least in writing--in the Fourth Book of Homer's "The Odyssey", what is the name of the fictional drug of forgetfulness, believed to remove all grief and worry from a person's mind?
8. What adjective beginning with the letter "n" is meant to describe someone who is so perplexed or confused by what he or she is experiencing or witnessing that he or she does not know how to respond verbally or physically (similar to how you might be feeling after reading this meandering question)?
9. What word names an herb-like plant with jagged leaves covered with stinging hairs or the action of irritating or annoying someone?
10. What do you call that pole or post that extends vertically through the center of some spiral staircases or that supports a handrail at the top or bottom of more traditional staircases?
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