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What number asteroid is named Pandora after the figure in Greek mythology?

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55 Pandora

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Which German director made the 1929 silent film Pandora’s Box?

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G. W. Pabst

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In Hesiod’s Works and Days, what was Pandora’s container originally called?

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Pithos

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In Greek mythology, who closed Pandora’s container before Hope escaped?

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Pandora

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Which English phrase became popular after Erasmus translated Pandora’s Greek jar as a box?

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Pandora’s box

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What is the Greek name for the large storage jar traditionally called Pandora’s box?

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Pithos

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In Greek mythology, which Titan stole fire from Mount Olympus for humanity?

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Prometheus

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In Hesiod’s Theogony, which Greek god ordered Hephaestus to create Pandora?

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Zeus

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In Greek mythology, who warned his brother Epimetheus not to accept Pandora?

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Prometheus

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In Hesiod’s Greek poem Works and Days, what escaped from Pandora’s jar after she opened it?

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Evils

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Which actor plays Lulu in the 1929 silent film Pandora’s Box?

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Louise Brooks

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In Greek mythology, who was the first woman created by the gods before opening Pandora’s jar?

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Pandora

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