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• New Year's Eve Celebrations

In Scotland's Hogmanay celebration, what is the name of Edinburgh's famous torchlight procession?

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Edinburgh's Torchlight Procession

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In Scotland's Hogmanay tradition, what is the term for the first person to enter a home after midnight?

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First-footer

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In Greece's New Year's Eve tradition, what fruit-filled cake may contain a hidden coin for good luck?

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Vasilopita

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At London's New Year's Eve fireworks, which famous clock tower is commonly shown at midnight?

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Big Ben

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• Pandora's Box

In the myth of Pandora, which Olympian god ordered her creation?

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Zeus

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In Greek mythology, which god gave Pandora a misleading tongue?

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Hermes

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In what year did Pandora’s Tower first release in Japan?

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2011

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Which Greek author wrote the earliest surviving literary account of Pandora’s creation?

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Hesiod

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In Greek mythology, which god led Pandora to Epimetheus after the gods had equipped her?

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Hermes

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In Avatar, Pandora is the name of what kind of astronomical body?

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A moon

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In Pandora’s myth, which creature or force remains inside the jar after the troubles escape?

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Hope

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What Greek term describes the large storage jar in Hesiod’s original Pandora myth?

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Pithos

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