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Piece of Cake

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1. The theatre term 'prima donna' meant 'first lady', the one who had the leading roles. What does it mean, in today's usage?

  a person who's just too self-important
  the first among all girls named Donna
  the best cut of beef on any menu
  your first aunt named Donna

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2. In the 19th century, if an American asked you for a piece of "chaw", what was he asking for?

  Cornbread
  A loan
  Tobacco
  Advice

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3. Which musical instrument completes this Irish proverb - "The older the ___, the sweeter the tune"?

  Drums
  Guitar
  Fiddle
  Piano

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4. The theft of what painting was discovered when French painter Louis Beroud arrived on Tuesday, August 22, 1911 to the Salon Carré, and saw only four pegs on the wall where da Vinci's painting normally was hung?

  The Last Supper
  The Mona Lisa
  The Birth of Venus
  The Creation of Adam

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5. Time and ______ wait for no man. Fill in the missing word to complete this common idiom.

  Elections
  Dinner
  Tide
  Freedom

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6. To which of the following set of three words can the letter 'e' be added to the end of each word in the set to create three new valid English words?

  Hen, Men, Ten
  Fan, Ran, Tan
  Fin, Pin, Win
  Gun, Pun, Sun

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7. Hydra, Charon, Nix, Kerberos and Styx are the names of Pluto's natural satellites known in 2022. Where do the names come from?

  Star Trek franchise
  Norse mythology's underworld
  Greek mythology's underworld
  Jules Verne's works

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8. Which word means an alcoholic drink composed of spirits and infused with flavorings such as sugar, fruits, herbs, and spices?

  Lickure
  Liqcure
  Liquar
  Liqueur

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9. In ancient China, the fossils of dinosaurs were assumed to be the bones of which mythical beasts?

  Griffins
  Unicorns
  Dragons
  Yetis

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10. What word can refer to both trash on the highway and a newly born group of animals?

  Clutch
  Litter
  Brood
  Mess

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