Trivia questions and answers, drawn fresh from the well

• Easy Easy difficulty.
• Pandora's Box

In Greek mythology, which god gave Pandora to Epimetheus as a punishment for humanity receiving fire?

Answer

Zeus

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• Hard Hard difficulty.
• Pandora's Box

Which German playwright created Lulu, the central character in the plays adapted into the 1929 film Pandora’s Box?

Answer

Frank Wedekind

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• Pandora's Box

In Greek mythology, which Titan stole fire for humanity before Pandora’s creation?

Answer

Prometheus

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• Pandora's Box

In Hesiod’s Works and Days, what kind of vessel held Pandora’s troubles?

Answer

A pithos

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• Easy Easy difficulty.
• Pandora's Box

Which ancient Greek poet wrote Works and Days, the main source for Pandora’s myth?

Answer

Hesiod

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• Pandora's Box

Which Greek god fashioned Pandora’s body from clay in the myth?

Answer

Hephaestus

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• Pandora's Box

What type of container did Hesiod originally describe in the story of Pandora?

Answer

Pithos

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• Easy Easy difficulty.
• Pandora's Box

In Greek mythology, who opened the container called Pandora’s box?

Answer

Pandora

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• Hard Hard difficulty.
• The Periodic Table

On the periodic table, which element has the highest electrical conductivity at room temperature?

Answer

Silver

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• One-Hit Wonders

Which 1985 song made Italian group Baltimora an international one-hit wonder with its jungle-themed refrain?

Answer

Tarzan Boy

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• One-Hit Wonders

Which 1982 song made Thomas Dolby a US one-hit wonder with a comic title about scientific experiments?

Answer

She Blinded Me with Science

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• One-Hit Wonders

Which 1999 song made Lou Bega an international one-hit wonder by reviving a 1949 mambo?

Answer

Mambo No. 5

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