Learned League 74 – Page 2

Learned League 74 – Match Day 11 – Sept. 8, 2017

FOOD/DRINK – Archetypal “Swiss” cheese, with its large holes, that is produced outside of Switzerland is an imitation of what authentic Swiss cheese, which takes its name… Read more “Learned League 74 – Match Day 11 – Sept. 8, 2017”

POP MUSIC – On April 23, 2016, Beyoncé released her sixth studio album, Lemonade, available exclusively on what subscription-based music streaming service, which she co-owns with Jay-Z, Rihanna,… Read more “Learned League 74 – Match Day 10 – Sept. 7, 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… Read more “Learned League 74 – Match Day 9 – Sept. 6, 2017”

GAMES/SPORT – Until reorganization under the direction of new commissioner Gary Bettman in 1993, the National Hockey League was divided into two conferences—the Prince of Wales Conference… Read more “Learned League 74 – Match Day 8 – Sept. 5, 2017”

AMER HIST – Retired California physician and businessman Francis E. Townsend developed a namesake plan which, with millions of members of “Townsend clubs” across the U.S., spurred… Read more “Learned League 74 – Match Day 7 – Sept. 1, 2017”

GAMES/SPORT – When both players have been dealt their six cards each, and the remainder put aside, both players select two of their six cards and discard them… Read more “Learned League 74 – Match Day 6 – Aug. 31, 2017”

LIFESTYLE – What term from philosophy is today an emphasis on the special position of persons in the greater scheme, their value and agency, and—per a third Manifesto in… Read more “Learned League 74 – Match Day 5 – Aug. 29, 2017”

1. ART – The art movement known, in English, as Suprematism, which was established in 1913 and peaked later that decade before its swift decline, was founded in—and… Read more “Learned League 74 – Match Day 4 – Aug. 28, 2017”

LITERATURE – What is the corresponding name of the best-known item in the set, as outlined in the Prose Edda, that also includes Megingjörð and Járngreipr? SCIENCE – The United States’s… Read more “Learned League 74 – Match Day 3 – August 25, 2017”

See comments for the answers. 1. FOOD/DRINK – The small dumplings, usually filled with minced meat or mashed potatoes, that are traditionally served on Rosh Hashanah or… Read more “Learned League 74 – Match Day 2 – Aug. 24, 2017”