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• Pandora's Box

Which Roman poet retold the Pandora myth using the name “Pyrrha”?

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Ovid

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In the 2013 film Pandora’s Promise, what subject is examined?

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Nuclear energy

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In what year was the video game Pandora’s Box, developed by Microsoft, released?

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1999

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In Hesiod’s Pandora story, which god is chiefly responsible for sending Pandora as punishment?

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Zeus

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What type of vessel did Hesiod originally describe in the story now called Pandora’s box?

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Pithos

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In Greek mythology, which Titan gave fire to humanity before the story of Pandora’s box?

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Prometheus

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In the Pandora myth, what remained inside the container after Pandora opened it?

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Hope

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In Hesiod’s version of the Pandora myth, what escaped when Pandora opened the container?

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Evils

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What was the name of the June 17, 1775 battle in which British forces captured Breed’s Hill near Boston?

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Battle of Bunker Hill

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Which 1787 proposal called for a bicameral Congress with representation based on state population?

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Virginia Plan

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What was the 1774 meeting of colonial delegates called, held at Carpenters’ Hall in Philadelphia?

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First Continental Congress

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What 1777 congressional measure specified thirteen stars and thirteen stripes for the United States flag, relevant to America's 250th anniversary?

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Flag Resolution of 1777

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