Distracted by the Decalogue Trivia Quiz

Answer: Victor Hugo

Other saints include Joan of Arc, Descartes, Tolstoy and Chinese nationalist leader Sun Yat-sen. Rather confusingly, 'Mother Buddha' is not a feminine deity but seen as a masculine deity created by God out of yang to control yin.

You've probably worked out by now that Cao Dai is syncretistic, that is bringing together elements from different existing religious traditions. It's all too much for glendathecat, who has more than enough trouble keeping up with just one religious tradition.

(Question by glendathecat)

Answer: Zeus

The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World are the Great Pyramid of Egypt, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Statue of Zeus at Olympia, the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, the Colossus of Rhodes, and the Lighthouse of Alexandria.

The temple to Zeus at Olympia, designed by Libon of Elis, was completed in 456 B.C.E. The temple was of similar design to the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus and the Parthenon (Athena's temple) in Athens. The statue of Zeus at the west end of the temple is said to have been 22 feet wide and more than 40 feet tall. The head of the statue was so tall as to nearly touch the temple ceiling. In its time, the statue of Zeus would have been painted in brilliant colors, showing off the power of the King of the Gods.

(Question by kaddarsgirl)

Answer: Tom Riddle

Lord Voldemort was without a doubt the most dangerous and powerful Dark Wizard the wizarding world had ever known. Driven by an intense desire to kill Harry Potter, about whom it was prophesized that he would kill Voldemort, Voldemort became feared the world over, at times even inflicting his dark magic upon the non-wizarding Muggle world.

In his rise to power, Voldemort learned of horcruxes, a way of almost creating immortality by splitting the soul into pieces and securing them inside objects, at the cost of committing the ultimate sin, murder. As long as the horcruxes were still intact, the owner could never truly die. Harry Potter and his friends sought out Voldemort's various horcruxes and destroyed them, the last two being Voldemort's snake, Nagini, and Harry himself (this horcrux was created by accident when Voldemort attempted to kill Harry when he was a baby and the curse backfired). Ultimately, Voldemort was killed by Harry in the Hogwarts Great Hall and his reign of terror came to an end.

(Question by eburge)

Answer: Melina Mercouri

'Never on Sunday' (original title 'Pote tin Kuriaki') starred Melina Mercouri as Ilya and Jules Dassin (who also directed) as Homer, an American philhellene who attempts to 'save' her as a symbolic attempt to help Greece regain its former grandeur. Her joie de vivre proves to be stronger than his sense of morality.

Mercouri sang the title song, which was a big hit with its dominant bouzouki, and was the first from a foreign-made film to win an Oscar for Best Original Song. According to the lyrics, Ilya's approach to life can be summed up as follows:

"Oh you can kiss me on a Monday, a Monday,
A Monday is very, very good.
Or you can kiss me on a Tuesday, a Tuesday,
A Tuesday, in fact I wish you would.
Or you can kiss me on a Wednesday, a Thursday,
A Friday and Saturday is best.
But never, never on a Sunday, a Sunday,
A Sunday, 'cause that's my day of rest."

Looney_tunes was too young to understand most of the implications of this film on first viewing - the dancing, however, made a strong impression.

(Question by looney_tunes)

Answer: King Laius and Queen Jocasta

Faced with the prophecy of doom at the hands of their infant son, King Laius and Queen Jocasta (of Thebes) had Oedipus' feet pinned together and left him to die in the mountains. He was discovered by shepherds and then brought to King Polybus and Queen Merope (of Corinth), who raised him as their own. Learning of the prophecy, Oedipus believed it to refer to the parents that raised him, not realizing that he had biological parents somewhere out there. He left home, thinking to protect Polybus and Merope, and made his way to Thebes.

Outside of Thebes he met and got into an argument with a man on a chariot, killing him in the process (it was King Laius). From there he went on to challenge the Sphinx, solving the riddle and saving Thebes. For his actions (and in the absence of the recently killed king), Oedipus was made king and given the hand of Queen Jocasta in marriage.

After having children of their own (sons Eteocles and Polynices and daughters Antigone and Ismene), the truth of the situation finally came out. Queen Jocasta committed suicide and Oedipus put his own eyes out before being exiled by the people of Thebes.

So... take heed and honor your parents, or you'll end up JUST LIKE OEDIPUS!

(Question by reedy)

Answer: Anne Droid

Robots are seen countless times throughout "Doctor Who's" long history, and a fair number of them are programmed to kill. Besides the well known Cybermen and Daleks, the Host, Autons, and Clockwork Men were all killer robots. The Host appeared in "Voyage of the Damned" (2007) as gold, angelic information robots aboard the Titanic. They were, however, controlled by someone who programmed them to kill. Autons are living plastic robots controlled by the Nestene Consciousness, and first appeared in "Spearhead from Space" (1970). These robots began as simple mannequin creatures, but in "The Pandorica Opens" (2010), some Autons could appear human; their disguise was so successful that even the Auton itself would believe it was human! Clockwork Men were creatures from "The Girl in the Fireplace" (2006). They were not killers, per se, but fixers. When their ship crashed and they had no parts to fix it, they used human parts instead!

But have no fear, because there are "Doctor Who" robots that won't try to kill you. Nanogenes are made to heal, as are Handbots (though medicine given to simple humans may inadvertently kill them). Gadget was a friendly Mars helper, Anne Droid was a transporter (albeit to a Dalek ship for humans to be converted to Daleks), and of course who could forget the lovable K-9?

(Question by salami_swami)

Answer: True

The two 'horns' of a rabbit's uterus are separate, and each horn can carry a litter. Buck rabbits will happily mate with any doe in the neighbourhood, and as rabbits ovulate on demand, females can become pregnant at any time, from the time they become pregnant with one litter up to and including the time they give birth. It is quite possible for a doe to carry two litters at once, each of which may be sired by different fathers and be born at different times. However, it's not a good idea for this to happen - the two litters will compete for food, and there is a higher chance of pre-term births, which affects both the kits and the mother. Females should therefore be separated from males as soon as they have mated and kept separate until after that single litter is born.

Flopsymopsy thinks the commandment doesn't go far enough; it should have read "You shall not commit adultery nor breed like rabbits, for they can have 1,000 offspring every year."

(Question by Flopsymopsy)

Answer: Alan Golder

Alan Golder (b. 1955) is a famous jewel thief. Known for his smooth, suave persona, Golder was a friend to many powerful people. This stealthy thief was caught when a cohort in crime killed a victim. Golder did 15 years in prison, and resumed his career as soon as he was released. Golder is thought to have stolen many millions of dollars in jewelry, most of which has never been recovered. He was captured in 2006 in Antwerp and immediately extradited to the U.S. In 2008, he was sentenced to another 15 years in prison for burglary, kidnapping and larceny. The Bible tells you, "Thou shalt not steal," while the courts will tell you, "Crime doesn't pay."

(Question by dcpddc478)

Answer: The Salem witch trials

Although more known for his poetry, Henry W. Longfellow also wrote the play "Giles Corey of Salem Farms". Giles Corey was an 80 year old farmer in Salem who found himself accused as a witch. His wife had already been found guilty and hanged. He chose to not be put on trial, so was summarily condemned. He was pressed to death and his last words were reportedly "More weight".

Giles' story is also told in the later work "The Crucible" by Arthur Miller.

(Question by maninmidohio)

Answer: RoboCop

To be fair, Kyle started thinking about RoboCop before he started thinking of the quiz, and not realizing that a number of unfinished questions were actually claimed, he actually drafted out his own RoboCop-themed submissions before cluing in. And thus, a vow was made to craft a hybrid -- part commandment question, part RoboCop question.

It's not too unlike the idea of the "RoboCop" film starring Peter Weller, in which a Detroit cop ends up being murdered and then brought back as a half-robot-half-cop hybrid to fight crime. Oddly it defies a number of commandments in its own way:

-People virtually worship RoboCop.
-In the 2010s, a KickStarter sponsorship actually resulted in the building of a RoboCop statue in Detroit (idolatry, anyone?)
-RoboCop (or at least his human form) was killed to become the half-robot he was transformed into. After the fact, rather than apprehend all of the criminals, RoboCop ends up killing them as well!

The original film by Paul Verhoven is a cult classic. A remake was released in 2014 to poor critical reviews. Joel Kinnaman played the titular character in the new one.

Though I guess there's a kind of irony in wishing I had another question slot.

(Question by Kyleisalive, clearly)