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3. Played during the medal ceremonies for a lot of Olympic speed skating events, “Het Wilhelmus” (or “Wilhelmus van Nassouwe”) is the national anthem of what country?

A) Japan

B) The Netherlands C) Norway

D) South Korea

4. Which artist painted the frescoes on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican between 1508 and 1512?

A) Donatello

B) Leonardo da Vinci C) Michelangelo Buonarroti

A) Miami Marlins B) Minnesota Twins C) San Francisco Giants D) Washington Nationals

Answers

1) John Jay was the first chief justice.

2) John Waters in the theatrical release of his 1981 film, “Polyester.”

3) “Het Wilhelmus” (or “Wilhelmus van Nassouwe”) is the national anthem of the Netherlands.

4) Michelangelo Buonarroti painted the frescoes on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. 5) “Karma Chameleon” by Culture Club.

6) MLB's first female general manager, Kim Ng, was GM of the Miami Marlins.

• Shortly after George Washington took office as president in 1789, his nephew, Bushrod, asked to be appointed as the federal attorney for Virginia. Washington said no. He wanted to make sure that no one could accuse him of favoritism or corruption in choosing the people who would join the government. So, family member or not, if Bushrod wasn't the most qualified person for the job, he wasn't going to get it. Bushrod remained a lawyer in Virginia, building his reputation, and in 1798, President John Adams named him to fill a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court.

• As if sight and sound weren't enough, movie producers in the 1950s experimented with pumping fragrance into the theater to match the action in a film. Walter Reade Jr. introduced AromaRama in 1959 with a film about China called “Behind the Great Wall” that treated the audience to myriad scents, including oranges and incense. Not long after that, Michael Todd Jr. introduced Smell-o-Vision, which gave audiences olfactory clues to help solve a murder in the 1960 film “Scent of Mystery.”