THE SOUTHWORTH PLANETARIUM
70 Falmouth Street      Portland, Maine 04103
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43.6667° N    70.2667° W  Altitude:  10 feet below sea level Founded
January 1970
2021-2022: LXXVIII
"The surreal is but reality that has not been disconnected from its
mystery."
-Rene Magritte

THE DAILY ASTRONOMER
Friday, February 4, 2022
Quiz # 18: Brain of Portland IV

It has returned! Our flailing attempt at a high-brow, uber-cerebral,
intensely intellectual quiz about anything and everything under, above, to
the side of and at a 35 degree angle to the Sun. Question topics cover
everything from Anthropology to Zoology, including all the intermediate
disciplines including mathematics, metaphysics and mythology. Of course,
not every subject is covered because Horwindil -the same 20-sided die who
chooses the program during our April Fool's show- selects each question
topic. As a result, every question is picked fresh and plump from the
probability fields for your dining enjoyment.

So, let us tarry no longer and proceed with the next Brain of Portland quiz!

*1. The Battle of Thermopylae, the setting for the graphic novel and movie
"300," was fought between the Persians and Spartans in the year
____________*
a. 510 BCE
b. 480 BCE
c. 435 BCE
d. 410 BCE

*2. How many protons are contained with an alpha particle (radioactive
emission)?*
a. 0
b. 1
c. 2
d. 4

*3. The version of "Stabat Mater Dolorosa," performed in part by a boy's
choir in the movie "Amadeus," was composed by ____________*
*a. *Mozart
b. Salieri
c. Pergolesi
d. J.S. Bach

*4. Which branch of philosophy is concerned primarily with the question of
being?*
a. Humanism
b. Existentialism
c. Epistemology
d. none of the above

*5. Eros (the Roman Cupid) was the son of Aphrodite and _____________.*
a. Ares
b. Hephaestus
c. Hermes
d. Apollo

*6. In order for a tropical storm to be designated a "hurricane," its
minimum sustained winds must equal ________ mph.*
a. 60
b. 74
c. 78
d. 82

*7. ______________ is the most populated city in South America.*
a. Sao Paulo
b. Buenos Aires
c. Rio de Janiero
d. Lima

*8. There are about ___________ different types of cells in the human body.
*
a. 110
b. 140
c. 170
d. 200

*9. Which ONE of the following was not one of the three Fates?*
a. Clotho
b. Lachesis
c. Atropos
d. Tisiphone

*10. Capoeira is a combination of dance, martial arts and acrobatics that
originated in ___________.*
a. Portgual
b. Brazil
c. Madagascar
d. the Azores
ANSWERS

*1. The Battle of Thermopylae, the setting for the graphic novel and movie
"300," was fought between the Achaemendians* *and Spartans in the year
____________*
b. 480 BCE

*2. How many protons are contained with an alpha particle (radioactive
emission)?*
c. 2
An alpha particle consists of two protons and two neutrons and so is also
known as a "helium nucleus."

*3. The version of "Stabat Mater Dolorosa," performed in part by a boy's
choir in the movie "Amadeus," was composed by ____________*
c. Pergolesi
If the winter weather hasn't reduced you to tears, perhaps this will:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5GCgxG3S-8

*4. Which branch of philosophy is concerned primarily with the question of
being?*
b. Existentialism

*5. Eros (the Roman Cupid) was the son of Aphrodite and _____________.*
c. Hermes
Mercury was the Roman equivalent.

*6. In order for a tropical storm to be designated a "hurricane," its
minimum sustained winds must equal ________ mph.*
b. 74

*7. ______________ is the most populated city in South America.*
a. Sao Paulo
Sao Paulo's population is approximately 20.9 million

*8. There are about ___________ different types of cells in the human body.
*
d. 200

*9. Which ONE of the following was not one of the three Fates?*
d. Tisiphone
Tisiphone was the murder-avenging fury.

*10. Capoeira is a combination of dance, martial arts and acrobatics that
originated in ___________.*
b. Brazil

Next Friday, we offer the annual Super Bowl Quiz!


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