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10 Quick Questions

- by GABE ATKINSON

1. An epistolary novel is usually written as a series of what? ❑ Biographie­s

❑ Speeches

❑ Documents

❑ Short stories

2. True or false? There are more living humans than the total of all those who have died throughout history.

❑ True

❑ False

3. Who recently became the world’s richest person?

❑ Elon Musk

❑ Mark Zuckerberg

❑ Larry Ellison

❑ Jeff Bezos

4. True or false? The word “soccer” originated in the US. ❑ True

❑ False 5. Which of these actors did not star as one of The Witches of

Eastwick? ❑ Michelle Pfeiffer ❑ Susan Sarandon ❑ Kathleen Turner ❑ Cher

6. Which of these names is thought to have originated as a typo?

❑ Maddox

❑ Imogen

❑ Beatrix

❑ Elvis

7. Who painted a famous artwork titled Nighthawks, depicting people in a city diner?

❑ Edward Hopper

❑ Francis Bacon

❑ Andrew Wyeth

❑ Roy Lichtenste­in

8. Which of these is considered to have the highest blood pressure of any animal?

❑ Blue whale

❑ Giraffe

❑ Elephant

❑ Sloth

9. Which of these was the name of an early web browser? ❑ Collage

❑ Mural

❑ Canvas

❑ Mosaic

10. Which of these is not one of the three ships used on the 1492 voyage of Columbus? ❑ Santa María

❑ Pinta

❑ Espiritu Santo

❑ Niña

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