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1. According to the book of Genesis, how many children does Eve have (that are mentioned), and what are their names? [one point for naming each child; half point for any partially correct answer]
2. (a) What popular 2008 animated feature film featured EVE as one of its main characters? (b) Who played Broadway star Margo Channing in the 1950 Oscar winner All About Eve? [half point each]
3. Who in 2005 became the main host for ABC-TV’s annual broadcast of the program formerly known as Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve? What year did Clark—who then became the in-studio anchor—first host the show (then on NBC)? [half point each; partial credit for getting part two within four years—deduct .1 for each year’s deviation]
4. (a) “Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24” is a rock-oriented instrumental medley of “Carol of the Bells” and “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen” by what group of musicians? (b) What standard holiday song, written by Frank Loesser and recorded by everyone from Diana Krall, Ella Fitzgerald, and Harry Connick Jr. to the Carpenters, Lee Ann Womack, and Clay Aiken, has a title ending in “…New Year’s Eve”?
5. The term “mitochondrial Eve” alludes specifically to what scientific hypothesis? [two key facts describe the hypothesis]
6. What does a day represent in astronomical terms? What other planet in Earth’s solar system has a day closest to that of Earth?
7. (a) “Lady Day” is a nickname for what singer? (b) “All Day” is a nickname for which player on the NFL’s Minnesota Viking?
8. What are the former names for the US holidays now known as Veterans Day and Memorial Day? [half point each; half point for getting both in the wrong order]
9. On what date was D-Day, the Allied invasion of Normandy, in World War II? What date does Pearl Harbor Day commemorate?
10. (a) To what does the term “day trader” usually refer? (b) To what does the term “salad days” usually refer?
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