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SDC Trivia Game #579 - 25/12/2024

Question 1: Which is the largest organ in the human body?

The skin accounts for about 16% of an adult's body weight, making it the body's largest organ. It provides a protective barrier against the environment.


Question 2: Where is the hottest place on Earth located?

Death Valley, located in California, USA, holds the record for the highest reliably reported air temperature in the world, 134 °F (56.7 °C) on July 10, 1913. Despite this, on average, Dasht-e Lut in Iran is the world's hottest place based on ground temperatures.


Question 3: In what year did the Berlin Wall fall, marking the end of the Cold War?

The fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 1989 was a pivotal event that signaled the end of the Cold War. In the following months, Communist governments fell across Central and Eastern Europe, and East and West Germany were reunited in 1990.



Question 4: Where is Batman's secret headquarters, the Batcave, located?

In the DC Comics universe, Batman's secret headquarters, known as the Batcave, is located beneath his residence, Wayne Manor. The Batcave serves as a base of operations for Batman and houses his various gadgets, vehicles, and crime-fighting equipment.


Question 5: In which book series do the characters: Harry, Hermione, and Ron appear?

Harry, Hermione, and Ron are the main characters in the Harry Potter series, written by J.K. Rowling. The series consists of seven books, portraying their adventures at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.


Question 6: What name was given to the policy of 'openness' adopted by the Soviet Union under Mikhail Gorbachev?

Glasnost, meaning "openness" in Russian, was a policy introduced by Mikhail Gorbachev in the 1980s. It aimed to increase transparency and freedom of information in the Soviet Union, in contrast to the secrecy and censorship of previous Soviet governments. Perestroika, meaning "restructuring", was a parallel policy of economic and political reform.


Question 7: Where is the setting for Gabriel Garcia Marquez's novel "One Hundred Years of Solitude"?

Macondo is a fictional town in Gabriel Garcia Marquez's novel "One Hundred Years of Solitude". It is a key repository for the collective memories and shared experiences of the Buendia family throughout the generations.



Question 8: Which actor played the character Captain Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series?

Johnny Depp's portrayal of the eccentric pirate Captain Jack Sparrow was praised by critics and audiences alike. Depp was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor for the first film in the series, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003).


Question 9: What is the psychological concept of cognitive dissonance?

Cognitive dissonance is the mental stress or discomfort experienced by an individual who holds two or more contradictory beliefs, ideas, or values at the same time, or is confronted by new information that conflicts with existing beliefs, ideas, or values. This theory was developed by American social psychologist Leon Festinger in the 1950s.


Question 10: In which Broadway musical will you find the song "Defying Gravity"?

"Defying Gravity" is the iconic Act 1 closing number in the smash hit musical Wicked, sung by the characters Elphaba and Glinda. The song has become one of the most well-known Broadway showstoppers.


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Distracted by dratted reindeer on the roof. 🎅🦌🦌🦌🦌🦌
Never mind. Peace and love to all 😻🕊️
And lots of bubbles🥂🍤 and prawns for lunch.😺🐈‍⬛
 
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Merry Christmas 🎄
 
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I'm sorry, Ma'am. My score should have been 80%. I know it's Glasnost, but I hit Perestroika. 😾
But, I have to accept my mistake and be banished to the 70%ers today, yippee woohoo😸😸🍷🦪😸🧸
I feel really bad and guilty about this, "no screaming kids" 😼😼 Cheers all🍷🍷🍷
 
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Merry Christmas to all aprticpants, a clear run, mind you blind Freddie wouldn't have had much difficulty with these?
Cheers "me ole cock" note to you, Contrary to popular this Freddie is not blind.👀
Some say "dumb, stupid, and just plain silly " BUT NO SEEING EYE DOG REQ'D.🦮🦮
Glad we got that cleared up😸😸.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
 
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I'm sorry, Ma'am. My score should have been 80%. I know it's Glasnost, but I hit Perestroika. 😾
But, I have to accept my mistake and be banished to the 70%ers today, yippee woohoo😸😸🍷🦪😸🧸
I feel really bad and guilty about this, "no screaming kids" 😼😼 Cheers all🍷🍷🍷
So sorry, sir, that you will be suffering such privation and awful solitude today of all days.😿what a shame you gave the butler the day off to polish the club silver.
 
Sorry I can't help with club duties today. Blame the burglar on the roof at 3am. Can't concentrate on important trivia with bells jingling everywhere.🦌🦌🦌🦌
Q2🔥🔥I've been to Coober Pedy so know for sure there's nowhere on earth hotter that can sustain life
Have a great day anyway. 🥳🍷🍷🍷🍷😺😸🐈‍⬛🐈
 
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Sorry I can't help with club duties today. Blame the burglar on the roof at 3am. Can't concentrate on important trivia with bells jingling everywhere.🦌🦌🦌🦌
Q2🔥🔥I've been to Coober Pedy so know for sure there's nowhere on earth hotter that can sustain life
Have a great day anyway. 🥳🍷🍷🍷🍷😺😸🐈‍⬛🐈
Back in 1989 at Nepabunna, we recorded a temp of 61 now that was so 🥵stifling you had trouble breathing, even the locals
were ducking for cover.
 
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Back in 1989 at Nepabunna, we recorded a temp of 61 now that was so 🥵stifling you had trouble breathing, even the locals
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We lived in remote Midwest Queensland and for 6 weeks our daytime temp was around 50 - 53 but it was only dropping to around the 40 C mark. It wasn’t 60 but I still expected to die!
 
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Not bad for Xmas Day!!
 

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