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1. The English comedian Simon Munnery said, "Look at the sea and remember the past. Look at the sky and imagine the future. Look at the land and think of the present. And in the most profound place where land, sea and sky are one - there ye shall play..." what?
2. "Being a geek is all about being honest about what you enjoy and not being afraid to demonstrate that affection. It means never having to play it cool about how much you like something. It's basically a license to proudly emote on a somewhat childish level rather than behave like a supposed adult. Being a geek is extremely liberating." Fittingly what Star Trek actor uttered this Geekdom explanation?
3. Travel writer Ted Simon said, "To be worth making at all a journey has to be made in the mind as much as in the world of objects and dimensions. What value can there be in seeing or experiencing anything for the first time unless it comes as a revelation? And for that to happen, some previously held thought or belief must be confounded, or enhanced, or even transcended. What difference can it make otherwise to see a redwood tree, a tiger, or a hummingbird?" Mr. Simon is famous for circumnavigating the world twice by what mode, which he nicknamed "Jupiter" and wrote about in "Jupiter's travels"?
4. "Making a film is like trying to pass a handful of water between a thousand people. By the time the last person receives it you are lucky if there is still one drop left of the original idea." So said what director of "Lara Croft: Tomb Raider".
5. Around 150 BCE Simon Thassi, leader of the Jewish revolt against the Seleucid Empire, said "It is not any foreign land that we have taken, nor any foreign property that we have seized, but the inheritance of our ancestors, for some time unjustly wrested from us by our enemies; now that we have a favorable opportunity, we are merely recovering the inheritance of our ancestors." This passage is quoted in which Biblical book that is accepted in the Catholic and Orthodox canons of the Old Testament? (Protestants and Jews generally regard the book as history, but not a part of Scripture.)
6. Which of these was NOT a quote by Simon Cowell when he judged the show "American Idol" (created by another Simon: Simon Fuller)?
7. In his book subtitled "Why England Loses, Why Spain, Germany, and Brazil Win, and Why the U.S., Japan, Australia-and Even Iraq-Are Destined to Become the Kings of the World's Most Popular Sport", author Simon Kuper wrote: "People are always complaining that American culture has conquered the world. In fact, British culture probably remains more dominant. This fading midsize island has kept a bizarre grip on the global imagination. It's not only their sports that the Brits have exported. The world's six best-selling novels of the past hundred years are all British: four Harry Potters, one Agatha Christie, and one J. R. R. Tolkien. The world's best-selling band ever is the Beatles. And the sports league with the biggest global impact is surely the Premier League." Well, I gave you the subtitle. What is the main title of the book?
8. "For an actor working in television or film, I think it's important to understand how the medium works - how the camera and lenses work and how the sound and the editing works." So said what Emmy nominee for Best Actor for his role as Patrick Jane?
9. "Nevertheless, if I have at times been able to make original contributions in the accelerator field, I cannot help feeling that to a certain extent my slightly amateur approach in physics, combined with much practical experience, was an asset." This Simon is one of only two accelerator physicists who have won the Nobel prize for physics, the other being Ernest Lawrence.
10. "There's no question that a vinyl record is a lot nicer than a CD. It's nicer to hold in your hands, you can do more with it." What singer with the rock band Duran Duran rendered that opinion?
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