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SDC Trivia Game #507 - 14/10/2024

Question 1: When did the musical Les Misérables first open on Broadway?

Les Misérables, based on the novel by Victor Hugo, first opened on Broadway on March 12, 1987, at The Broadway Theatre. The original Broadway production ran until May 18, 2003, closing after 6,680 performances, making it the second-longest-running musical in Broadway history at the time.


Question 2: Who wrote the famous musical "West Side Story"?

"West Side Story" is a renowned musical with music by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. It premiered on Broadway in 1957 and is an adaptation of Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" set in the mid-1950s in the Upper West Side of New York City.


Question 3: What is the name of the fictional metal that makes up Wolverine's claws and skeleton?

In the Marvel Universe, Adamantium is a virtually indestructible metal alloy that was bonded to Wolverine's skeleton and claws, making him nearly invulnerable. This fictional metal is also used in the construction of other Marvel characters' weapons and armor, such as Ultron and Lady Deathstrike.



Question 4: Which is the largest airport in the world by total area?

King Fahd International Airport in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, covers an area of 776 square kilometers (300 square miles), making it the largest airport in the world by total area. The airport's vast size is due to the inclusion of a massive terminal complex and an entire royal terminal.


Question 5: When hot air rises, what process causes clouds to form?

As hot air rises and cools, water vapor condenses around tiny particles in the air, forming cloud droplets. This process of water vapor turning into liquid water is called condensation.


Question 6: Which American sitcom featured the characters Rachel, Monica, Phoebe, Joey, Chandler, and Ross?

Friends was a hugely popular sitcom that ran from 1994 to 2004. The show revolved around the lives of six friends living in Manhattan, New York City.


Question 7: In which decade did the Soviet Union collapse?

The Soviet Union officially dissolved in December 1991, marking the end of the Cold War and the beginning of a new era in Russia and the former Soviet republics. The events leading up to the collapse, including Gorbachev's reforms of glasnost and perestroika, occurred in the late 1980s.



Question 8: What is the term for the amount of power an engine produces?

Horsepower is a unit of measurement for the power output of an engine. It was coined by Scottish engineer James Watt, who compared the output of steam engines with the power of draft horses. One horsepower is equivalent to the power needed to lift 550 pounds one foot in one second.


Question 9: Why does Batman wear a bat costume?

Bruce Wayne chose a bat as his symbol to strike fear into the hearts of criminals, as he believed bats were a creature that people fear. The bat costume is designed to be intimidating and capitalize on criminals' fear of the dark.


Question 10: How many members are there in the United States Senate?

The United States Senate is composed of 100 Senators, with two Senators representing each state regardless of the state's population. This equal representation of states in the Senate balances the proportional representation in the House of Representatives.


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I got 8 out of 10 (80%) answers correct on SDC Trivia Game #507
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Q1🤷‍♀️Not earliest, not latest, so eeny meeny for 2 middle dates … 👍
Q4🤷‍♀️No idea so picked the only one I’ve been to…👎
Q6 Any question on sitcoms has to be Fr***ds … 🙄👍
Q10 🤔No option for "too many" so 🎲 for 2 middle numbers … 👍
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I got 6 out of 10 (60%) answers correct on SDC Trivia Game #507
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Q 1,3,6,9&10 = all guess work and 4 wrong, Oh dear 😾
Too many 🇺🇸 questions 2day. Never mind. More worrying is the proliferation of illiterate drongos in the vicinity who can’t RTFM. 😸
 
I just realised Les Mis is nearlly 37 years old, I feel very, very old now I remember when it premiered (LOL).
Trivia helped again with the airport question - I had just read some trivia about airports.
Question 10: if only I could remember which was which when trying to remember how many in the Senate and not the House of Reps (mind you I don't live the USA so remarkable I can remember anything about them)
 
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😀 It all balances out. Some answers I knew, a couple of surprise guesses and a couple of bad guesses.
You have bragging rights today, sweetie! ❤️
 
I got 9 out of 10 (90%) answers correct on SDC Trivia Game #507
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# 3…was an absolute guess, but I could not carry it through to # 9…❌
Anyone that knows me, knows that anything to do with comics and superheroes is not my forte!! 😊😊😊
Good bye Bathurst had a great time!!!

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