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• New Year's Eve Celebrations

In Scotland's New Year's Eve celebration called Hogmanay, what song is traditionally sung at midnight?

Answer

Auld Lang Syne

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• New Year's Eve Celebrations

What is the Spanish name for Madrid's famous New Year's Eve clock square?

Answer

Puerta del Sol

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• New Year's Eve Celebrations

Which island country uses UTC+14 and is among the first places on Earth to enter the New Year?

Answer

Kiribati

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• Pandora's Box

What alternate Greek name, meaning “sender of gifts,” is associated with Pandora?

Answer

Anesidora

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• Pandora's Box

In Hesiod’s Pandora story, which god sends her to Epimetheus?

Answer

Zeus

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In Greek mythology, which goddess is said to have given Pandora her beauty?

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Aphrodite

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• Pandora's Box

In Greek mythology, whom did Pandora marry despite Prometheus warning him not to accept gifts from Zeus?

Answer

Epimetheus

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In the 1929 film Pandora’s Box, which director adapted Frank Wedekind’s Lulu plays for the screen?

Answer

G. W. Pabst

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• Pandora's Box

In Greek mythology, which god teaches Pandora the craft of weaving?

Answer

Athena

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• Pandora's Box

Which asteroid, numbered 55, was named Pandora after its discovery in 1858?

Answer

55 Pandora

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What is the Greek name of the large storage jar that later became known as Pandora’s box?

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Pithos

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• Pandora's Box

In Hesiod’s Theogony, what material is Pandora made from before the gods adorn her?

Answer

Earth

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