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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• Pandora's Box

In Greek mythology, what is the ancient Greek name for Pandora’s large storage jar?

Answer

Pithos

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• Easy Easy difficulty.
• Pandora's Box

In Greek mythology, what object did Pandora open, releasing troubles into the world?

Answer

A jar

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• Pandora's Box

In which Hesiod poem is Pandora’s jar story told most fully?

Answer

Works and Days

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• Easy Easy difficulty.
• Pandora's Box

In Hesiod’s account, which Titan’s theft of fire led Zeus to create Pandora?

Answer

Prometheus

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• Pandora's Box

In Greek mythology, which god created Pandora’s body from clay?

Answer

Hephaestus

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• Hard Hard difficulty.
• Largest Countries In The World

Which country is the largest in South America that does not border the Pacific Ocean?

Answer

Brazil

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• Hard Hard difficulty.
• Largest Countries In The World

Which country is the largest of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom by area?

Answer

England

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• America's 250th Anniversary (America250)

Which original U.S. state was the last to ratify the Constitution, completing the 13-state founding process?

Answer

Rhode Island

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• Easy Easy difficulty.
• America's 250th Anniversary (America250)

What was the name of the December 1773 protest in Boston Harbor against British tea policies?

Answer

Boston Tea Party

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• America's 250th Anniversary (America250)

On what date did the British army surrender at Yorktown, the final major land engagement of the American Revolution?

Answer

October 19, 1781

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• Easy Easy difficulty.
• America's 250th Anniversary (America250)

Which city served as the first capital of the United States under the new Constitution in 1789?

Answer

New York City

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• Easy Easy difficulty.
• America's 250th Anniversary (America250)

Who became the first vice president of the United States under George Washington in 1789?

Answer

John Adams

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