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1. Black holes are massive objects from which no light can escape. Which scientist argued that black holes nevertheless emit radiation?
2. What color, according to the memoirs of Piper Kerman and a Netflix TV series, is "the new black"?
3. In Western culture, black is the color of mourning. This is by no means universal. What color is associated with funerals and grief in China?
4. One of history's first blacklists, at least with that name, was put together by an English monarch and contained people who should be punished for killing his father. Who was the father?
5. "The Black Death" refers to an epidemic that killed 30-60% of the European population. In which century did this happen?
6. In chess, one player is "white" and one is "black". Why is black usually seen as having a slight disadvantage at the start of the game?
7. Which famous rock group, who also had sympathy for a very dark lord, sang "Paint It Black" in the 1960s?
8. The UK athlete Roger Black won gold medals in World Championships and silver medals in the Olympics in the 1990s. In which sport?
9. Black Body Radiation is a concept in physics that refers to the heat radiation emitted from any opaque and non-reflective body. What does the spectrum and intensity of this radiation depend on?
10. Many languages lack specific words for many colors, but black/white (or dark/light) appears to be a universal human concept. Which of the following words mean black?
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