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• World's Richest Companies By Market Cap

Apple Inc. became the first company to reach which market-cap milestone in August 2018?

Answer

$1 trillion

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• World's Richest Companies By Market Cap

Which company became the first to reach a $1 trillion market capitalization in the oil industry after its 2019 IPO?

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Saudi Aramco

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• World

Which 1883 volcanic eruption caused Krakatoa, an Indonesian island volcano, to collapse into a caldera?

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Krakatoa eruption

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• Pandora's Box

What is the name of the 1929 German film adaptation based on Frank Wedekind’s plays, also called Pandora’s Box?

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Pandora’s Box

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• Pandora's Box

Which ancient Greek poet first records Pandora’s creation as part of Zeus’s punishment of humanity?

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Hesiod

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• Pandora's Box

In the Greek myth of Pandora, which figure opened the jar and released its contents?

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Pandora

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• Pandora's Box

In which Greek poem does Pandora appear in the story of Prometheus’s punishment and humanity’s troubles?

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Works and Days

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• Pandora's Box

Which modern English idiom means an action that creates many unexpected problems, like opening Pandora’s container?

Answer

Open Pandora’s box

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• Pandora's Box

What Latin name is used for Pandora’s jar in some classical and later retellings?

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Pyxis

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• Pandora's Box

In Hesiod’s account of Pandora, which goddess is associated with giving her clothing and adornment?

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Athena

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• Pandora's Box

Which ancient Greek poet wrote Works and Days, the poem containing the fullest surviving Pandora jar episode?

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Hesiod

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• Pandora's Box

What is the ancient Greek name for the large storage jar later transformed into Pandora’s box?

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Pithos

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