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1. Trey
2
2. Bo Derek
5
3. Weddings plus funeral
6
4. Flew over the cuckoo's nest
4
5. Diatonic scale
8
6. Circles of Hell
3
7. Arachnids
7
8. Greek classical elements
1
9. Extrasensory perception
9
10. Atomic number of helium
10
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Trey
Answer: 3
A trey is a reference to the number three. It could refer to the threes in a deck of cards or to the three pips on a die. In basketball a three point shot may be referred to as a trey.
2. Bo Derek
Answer: 10
"10" (1979) made stars of both Bo Derek and Dudley Moore. The plot concerns a middle-aged man infatuated with a young woman he has never met. The "10" is a male propensity to evaluate female physical attractiveness on a scale from one to ten.
3. Weddings plus funeral
Answer: 5
"Four Weddings and a Funeral" (1994) is a romantic comedy built around the social activities of a group of friends as they meet for both social and formal occasions. In that process Hugh Grant and Andie MacDowell find love and romance.
4. Flew over the cuckoo's nest
Answer: 1
"One Flew Over the Cockcoo's Nest"(1975) was named Best Picture at the Academy Awards and bestowed Oscars to Jack Nicholson and Louise Fletcher for acting. The film was based on a 1962 novel by Ken Kesey who survived the "Electric Kool Aid Acid Test" (1968).
5. Diatonic scale
Answer: 7
"Do- A deer, a female deer
Re- A drop of golden sun
Mi- A name I call myself
Fa- A long, long way to run
So- A needle pulling thread
La- A note to follow so
Te- A drink with jam and bread"
And that is the "Sound of Music".
6. Circles of Hell
Answer: 9
Dante's "Circles of Hell" from "Inferno" (1317) are:
Arachnids include spiders, scorpions, ticks, mites, and harvestmen. They are distinct from insects as they have eight legs rather than six.
8. Greek classical elements
Answer: 4
In classic Greek thought the essences were earth, water, air, and fire. These concepts aided them in explaining events by observation and insight into the phenomena of life and nature.
9. Extrasensory perception
Answer: 6
Psychologist J. B. Rhine coined the term to describe psychic abilities (intuition, telepathy, psychometry, clairaudience, and clairvoyance). It is often referred to as ESP, the sixth sense, or second sight. This involves awareness of events external to the self not gained through the five senses and not deducible from previous experience.
10. Atomic number of helium
Answer: 2
Helium is a chemical element with the symbol He and atomic number 2. It is a colorless, odorless, tasteless, non-toxic, inert gas, and classified in the noble gas group on the periodic table. Its boiling point is the lowest among all the elements.
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