20 questions from the TV show "The Weakest Link" to which only scholars can answer

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

Whose diary is full of deuces? Who can never pass an exam without a cheat sheet? Whose song is sung? Check if you can cope with the tasks from the legendary program.

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What kind of relationship did the author of Wuthering Heights have with the author of Jane Eyre?

Nursing. Emily Brontë wrote Wuthering Heights, and Charlotte Brontë wrote Jane Eyre.

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What is the name of polyphonic choral singing without instrumental accompaniment?

A cappella. In a broad sense, such singing is called any vocal music without instrumental accompaniment. It can be not only a choral, but also a solo performance.

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What, according to Greek myth, was at the bottom of Pandora's box?

Hope. Pandora, the wife of Prometheus's younger brother, found out that they had a chest at home that could not be opened. Curiosity prevailed, the casket was opened, and misfortunes and misfortunes flew out and scattered around the world. Only hope remained at the bottom.

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What is the name of the largest bone in the human skeleton?

Femur. And the smallest is the stirrup, one of the auditory ossicles of the middle ear.

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Is iron a conductor or a dielectric?

Conductor. In conductors, an electric current can arise under the action of an applied electric field, but not in dielectrics. For example, metals, salt solutions, wet soil are conductors, and glass, cardboard and gas are dielectrics.

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Which ocean waters wash the state of Cuba?

In the northeast, Cuba is washed by the Atlantic Ocean, in the south by the Caribbean Sea, and in the northwest by the Gulf of Mexico.

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What kind of war ended for Russia with the Brest-Litovsk Peace?

World War I. The treaty was signed on March 3, 1918 in the city of Brest-Litovsk between representatives of Soviet Russia and the Central Powers. He ensured the exit of the RSFSR from the First World War.

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What color will the litmus test be if you immerse it in acid?

Red. There is a special rhyme that helps to remember the colors of litmus in different environments: “The indicator litmus - red / Acid will indicate clearly. / The litmus indicator is blue, / Alkaline is here - don't be silly. / When is a neutral environment, / He is always purple."

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How many strings does a violin have?

Four strings. They are called like this: salt, re, la, mi. G is the thickest string, mi is the thinnest.

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What is the name of the largest planet in the solar system?

Jupiter. It is a giant planet, its diameter is ≈ 139 820 km. For comparison, the diameter of the Earth is ≈ 12,742 km.

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Parallel or meridian divides the Earth into Western and Eastern hemispheres?

Zero and 180 ° meridian divide the Earth into Western and Eastern hemispheres. The Equator, the longest parallel, divides the Earth's surface into the Southern and Northern Hemispheres.

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What ancient Greek philosopher raised Alexander the Great?

Aristotle. He, in turn, was a student of Plato.

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Who does the conclave choose?

A conclave is a meeting of cardinals convened after the death or retirement of a pope to elect a new pope.

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What is the name of a word or expression that reads the same in both directions?

Palindrome. Here is the most famous example: "A rose fell on the paw of Azor." Numbers can also be palindromes. For example: 676 or 45454.

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What was built on Red Square by Soviet architect Alexei Shchusev?

Mausoleum. The drawings of the first wooden mausoleum were prepared by the architect in a few hours, and it was erected in two and a half days. The granite tomb monument was built later, in the 30s.

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What cereal is used to produce oatmeal?

From oats.

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What does a philokartist collect?

Postcards. Philokarty is called collecting, studying and organizing postcards, that is, postcards.

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In which city does Shakespeare's tragedy Romeo and Juliet take place?

In the Italian town of Verona. Here is a quote: "Two equally respected families / In Verona, where events meet us, / They are waging internecine battles / And they do not want to calm the bloodshed."

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