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• New Year's Eve Celebrations

Which major public beach hosts Rio de Janeiro's famous New Year's Eve celebration?

Answer

Copacabana Beach

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• Pandora's Box

Which 2009 film set on the moon Pandora was directed by James Cameron?

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Avatar

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• Pandora's Box

Which Greek poet first tells Pandora’s creation story in the surviving ancient sources?

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Hesiod

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• Pandora's Box

In Hesiod’s Works and Days, what was the last thing to remain inside Pandora’s jar?

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Hope

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• Pandora's Box

In Greek mythology, what was the original container that held the escaping evils in Pandora’s story?

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A jar

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What is Pandora’s mythological name etymologically translated as in Greek?

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All-gifted

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Which Greek Titan warned Epimetheus not to accept gifts from Zeus in Pandora’s story?

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Prometheus

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• Pandora's Box

In Hesiod’s account, what was the main purpose of Pandora’s creation?

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To punish humanity

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In Hesiod’s Works and Days, who created Pandora’s physical form from earth?

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Hephaestus

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• Pandora's Box

In Hesiod’s Works and Days, which Titan’s brother receives Pandora as his wife?

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Epimetheus

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• Metallica's The Black Album 35th Anniversary

How many copies had Metallica's Black Album sold in the United States by 2016?

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16.4 million

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• Metallica's The Black Album 35th Anniversary

How did Metallica's 1991 album, commonly called The Black Album, first rank on the US Billboard 200?

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Number one

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