Ten Questions [Quiz #22]

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1. Leaving aside the one about bearing false witness against one’s neighbor, how many other of the Ten Commandments in the Hebrew and Christian Bible would generally subject a person to criminal penalties in the United States? Which ones? [half point each]

2. In relation to which sport was the phrase “hanging ten” coined to describe a maneuver?

3. In mathematics, the octal (base eight) number 10 is equivalent to what decimal (base ten) number?

4. Who played the role described by the title of Blake Edwards’s 1979 romantic comedy film 10, and who played the man obsessed with her? [half point each]

5. Who was the author of the nonfiction account Ten Days That Shook the World, and which event did it recount? [half point each]

6. For what is the address 10 Downing Street famous?

7. For what specific reason were Alvah Bessie, Herbert Biberman, Lester Cole, Edward Dmytryk, Ring Lardner Jr., John Howard Lawson, Albert Maltz, Samuel Ornitz, Adrian Scott, and Dalton Trumbo dubbed the Hollywood Ten?

8. In the most-frequently sung version of the carol “The Twelve Days of Christmas,” what gift does the singer’s true love give on day ten?

9. Among the ten-codes used by law enforcement officials and citizens’ band radio users in North America, 10-4, meaning “affirmative” or “okay,” is best known. To what does 10-20 usually refer?

10. What are the dimensions of a standard #10 North American business envelope?