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1. 10. "Dear Athena..." by jouen58 (Humanities): Dear Athena, I am at the end of my wisdom, patience and strength. I had this contract with a man named Eurystheus which obliged me to fulfill ten labors for him. Now I did complete them, costing me several years of my life, but he still does not want to honor his side of the deal, claiming two of my works void. One I can understand, but to deny me the other just because I used my brains instead of my muscles is just unfair! Frustratedly yours: ___________ Achilles Heracles Odysseus Orpheus

2. 9. "Literary Allusions in Literary Titles" by FatherSteve (Literature): Stephen King's "The Dark Tower" cycle is inspired by a poem written by Robert Browning. The poem's title includes both an important motif from the series and a main character's name. What is it called? Eddie Along the Beams Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came The Nineteenth Song of Susannah As Jake Did the Will of Ka-Tet

3. 8. "Scandalous Art" by Arlesienne (Humanities): An art scandal of a quite different nature was triggered by the Dutch painter Han van Meegeren. He created various works with a religious background, but what about them caused an uproar in the art world? All depicted persons were nude They were the first retouched photos All persons were shown as animals They were forgeries

4. 7. "The Top Hits of 1977" by maddogrick16 (Music): Peaking at number one for two weeks in October 1977, this song had no lyrics that I could provide you to guess it from. It was, more than thirty years later, the best-selling instrumental single ever released in the United States. Which track am I referring to? Gonna Fly Now Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band Evergreen Da Doo Ron Ron

5. 6. "Afrikaans to Zulu" by pu2-ke-qi-ri (World): V: This language, spoken by about two million people in Northern Italy, is a direct descendant of medieval Latin, but has strong influences of modern Italian and is, even by many of its speakers, considered only an Italian dialect. Venetian Vafsi Venda Valencian

6. 5. "Vampires of the Enlightenment" by stuthehistoryguy (History): In the second quarter of the 18th century, vampire sightings were quite frequently reported, adding to a growing superstition that was quite contrary to the Enlightenment. Two famous cases were Peter Plogojowitz and Arnold Paole. In which country were they sighted? Poland Hungary Russia Serbia

7. 4. "It Wasn't Me!" by LadyCaitriona (General): Gentle as she is, LadyCaitriona never published the results of her talk with the tenth suspect, Terry Trivia. Here is his answer (since we know he is innocent, I hope he will forgive me the indiscretion): "It wasn't me!" Terry Trivia exclaims. "I was looking at a stone gate, a true work of art. On top of it was some horse-drawn carriage and in front of it, I could still see where a very famous wall had once stood. If I looked between the Tilias, I could make out a recently rebuilt parliament building that had burned out back in the 1930s". Which city did Terry visit? London, United Kingdom Berlin, Germany Seoul, South Korea Washington DC, United States

8. 3. "Literary Drop-a-Letter" by adams627 (Literature): Quick instruction: the definition given is that of a literary title that has one letter missing, so I might for example be defining "Ride and Prejudice". The author given is that of the actual work, and your answer should be the one with the letter missing! J.R.R. Tolkien's epic about the master of stage lighting. Answer: (Four Words)

9. 2. "Historical Stick Figures on Cue Cards" by kyleisalive (People): Here is where it gets difficult - Kyle's masterpiece is a photo quiz with hand-drawn stick figures. I did not want to turn my opus into a photo quiz just for a single image, so please try to deduce these two well-known gentlemen known more for the way they were born in the 19th century than for any special achievements from this rather rough piece of ASCII art: .OO.. ..|..|.. ./|\/|\. /.|/\|.\ ..|=|.. ./.\/.\. /../\..\ Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy Orville and Wilbur Wright Theodore and Franklin Roosevelt Chang and Eng Bunker

10. 1. "Yours Truly, Cassandra" by adams627 (Humanities): Dear _________: I see great joy and great suffering in your future - twice. The first you will not be able to prevent as your promised wife will fall to the bite of a viper on your very wedding day. However, you will be getting a second chance and I predict that you will successfully enter the underworld, confront and defeat Hades. However, regardless of how relieved you may feel, do not look behind you until you are sure you are BOTH safe. Do you get this? Both of you, not just one! Yours truly, Cassandra. Cerberus Achilles Orpheus Hector