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The ten questions
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- 1Language › TypographyVery hardThe first known 'hello, world' program, in a 1972 Bell Labs tutorial, was in which language?Wrong0.5s0
- 2Language › Idioms & PhrasesEasyWhich line topped the American Film Institute's 2005 list of the 100 greatest movie quotes?Wrong2.4s0
- 3Language › LinguisticsEasyWhat did the Apollo 13 crew actually radio, later remembered as "Houston, we have a problem"?Right0.3s+100
- 4Language › Languages of the WorldMediumThe maxim "Know thyself" was carved at which ancient Greek site?Wrong1.8s0
- 5Language › Word OriginsMediumMargaret Thatcher's nickname "the Iron Lady" was coined by a newspaper in which country?Right0.3s+100
- 6Language › Word OriginsMediumThatcher's "The lady's not for turning" punned on the title of a play by whom?Wrong1.2s0
- 7Language › Idioms & PhrasesHardWhich villain declares he'll 'wear my heart upon my sleeve'?Right1.3s+100
- 8Language › GrammarHardShylock speaks 'with bated breath'. What does 'bated' actually mean?Wrong1.7s0
- 9Language › Idioms & PhrasesHardWhich Shakespeare character says 'The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars'?Wrong0.7s0
- 10Language › Languages of the WorldExpertThe British royal motto "Dieu et mon droit" is said to have begun as a battle cry of which king, in 1198?Wrong1.4s0