Learned League 74 – Match Day 9 – Sept. 6, 2017

 LIFESTYLE – Cronus, from whom the Olympians were descended, is the youngest of twelve children of Uranus and Gaia who are known collectively by what name?
 AMER HIST – What senator from Massachusetts railed against South Carolina’s attempt to nullify federal legislation by proclaiming, “Liberty and Union, now and forever, one and inseparable!”?
SCIENCE – The most common protocol used on TCP/IP networks governing the transfer of email goes by what four-letter abbreviation? While most mail servers use it to send and receive messages, most client side applications (e.g., Apple Mail, Microsoft Outlook) use it only for sending.
CLASS MUSIC – A particular popular Italian duo that is affectionately referred to as “Cav & Pag” is scheduled to make an appearance in New York in early 2018, featuring Roberto Alagna. What is the full name of either “Cav” or “Pag”?
TELEVISION – What thing severed Dr. Robert “Rocket” Romano’s arm in a season 9 episode of the medical drama ER? Another one crushed him to death a season later, remarkably.
HELICOPTER
ART – “Maiden” is a translation of the name of what temple, whose name was also once given to the room in a home in ancient Greece where unmarried, virginal daughters lived?

One thought on “Learned League 74 – Match Day 9 – Sept. 6, 2017

  1. Q1. LIFESTYLE – Cronus, from whom the Olympians were descended, is the youngest of twelve children of Uranus and Gaia who are known collectively by what name?
    TITANS
    Q2. AMER HIST – What senator from Massachusetts railed against South Carolina’s attempt to nullify federal legislation by proclaiming, “Liberty and Union, now and forever, one and inseparable!”?
    DANIEL WEBSTER
    Q3. SCIENCE – The most common protocol used on TCP/IP networks governing the transfer of email goes by what four-letter abbreviation? While most mail servers use it to send and receive messages, most client side applications (e.g., Apple Mail, Microsoft Outlook) use it only for sending.
    SMTP
    Q4. CLASS MUSIC – A particular popular Italian duo that is affectionately referred to as “Cav & Pag” is scheduled to make an appearance in New York in early 2018, featuring Roberto Alagna. What is the full name of either “Cav” or “Pag”?
    CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA, PAGLIACCI
    Q5. TELEVISION – What thing severed Dr. Robert “Rocket” Romano’s arm in a season 9 episode of the medical drama ER? Another one crushed him to death a season later, remarkably.
    HELICOPTER
    Q6. ART – “Maiden” is a translation of the name of what temple, whose name was also once given to the room in a home in ancient Greece where unmarried, virginal daughters lived?

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