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• J.R.R. Tolkien

Which city hosted J.R.R. Tolkien’s university teaching career for most of his life?

Answer

Oxford

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• J.R.R. Tolkien

Which creature does Bilbo Baggins encounter in a riddle contest in The Hobbit?

Answer

Gollum

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• J.R.R. Tolkien

In what year did J.R.R. Tolkien’s posthumous book The Silmarillion first appear?

Answer

1977

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• Pandora's Box

Which Greek god gives Pandora persuasive speech in Hesiod’s creation story?

Answer

Hermes

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• Easy Easy difficulty.
• Pandora's Box

In Greek mythology, which god gives Pandora her beauty and desirability?

Answer

Aphrodite

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• Pandora's Box

In the 2016 film Pandora, what is the name of the main character played by Kim Nam-gil?

Answer

Kang Jae-hyeok

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• Pandora's Box

In Hesiod’s account of Pandora’s creation, which god gives her a deceptive mind?

Answer

Hermes

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• Pandora's Box

What is the astronomical designation of Pandora, the Saturnian moon?

Answer

Saturn XVII

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• Pandora's Box

Which planet’s moon Pandora was first seen in Voyager 1 images in 1980?

Answer

Saturn

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• Pandora's Box

Which goddess gave Pandora her clothing in Hesiod’s account of her creation?

Answer

Athena

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• Easy Easy difficulty.
• Pandora's Box

In Greek mythology, what was the name of the thing left inside Pandora’s jar?

Answer

Hope

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• Easy Easy difficulty.
• Pandora's Box

In Hesiod’s Works and Days, what did Pandora release when she opened the jar?

Answer

Evils

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