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15 questions from the game "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" That Will Challenge Your Erudition
Recreation / / December 31, 2020
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Near which volcano mountain was the tanzanite gem first found?
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The stone was named after Tanzania. His only deposit is located near the slopes of Kilimanjaro, located on the territory of this state.
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What headdress was during the ball on Tatyana Larina, the heroine of the novel "Eugene Onegin"?
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Raspberry beret. Here is the dialogue that took place between Onegin and Tatyana's husband:
"Tell me, prince, do you not know,
Who is there in the crimson beret
Does he speak Spanish with the ambassador? "
The prince looks at Onegin.
- Aha! you haven't been in the world for a long time.
Wait, I'll introduce you. —
"Who is she?" - My wife.
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What product is called daddy's beard and grandma's hair in different countries?
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Cotton candy. This is how its names sound in translation from French and Greek.
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What is the name of the red rag in the hands of the matador?
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Muleta. With its help, the matador teases the bull, trying to let him as close to him as possible.
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What astronomical phenomenon can the inhabitants of the Earth observe every 75–76 years?
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The appearance of Halley's comet. This is the first comet for which an elliptical orbit was determined and the frequency of returns was established. The last time the Earth passed through a comet's tail was in 1986. Its next appearance falls on 2061 or 2062.
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Whose cub was a fawn, from whose fur winter hats were made in the Soviet Union?
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Fawn are reindeer calves up to one month old. Their fur bears the same name as the hats made of it: fawn.
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How many carats is pure gold?
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Gold purity is measured in British carats. 24-carat gold is considered to be pure, without any impurities.
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Which planet in the solar system is the hottest?
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Venus. Its average surface temperature reaches 462 ° C. Such high rates are associated with the presence of a dense atmosphere of carbon dioxide on the planet, due to which the greenhouse effect occurs.
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In which German city was the future Empress of Russia Catherine II born: Zerbst or Stettin?
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In Stettin. At birth, Catherine was named Sophia Augusta Frederica of Anhalt-Zerbst, so it can be assumed that she was born in Zerbst. But this is not the case. The Empress was born in Stettin, which is now called Szczecin.
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What is the name of the nature reserve in the spurs of the Eastern Sayan Mountains near Krasnoyarsk?
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"Krasnoyarsk Pillars" or "Pillars".
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Who were the thick and thin ones from the story of the same name by Chekhov: colleagues, brothers or classmates?
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Fat and Thin went to the same gymnasium and were classmates. When, a few years later, they met by chance at the station, it turned out that the thin one was a collegiate assessor, and the fat one had risen to the rank of privy councilor.
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Which alcoholic drink is translated from German as "wormwood"?
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Vermouth. This is a fortified wine, in the production of which tinctures of wormwood, herbs and spices are used.
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Who pardoned all the surviving Decembrists who were exiled to the Caucasus and Siberia?
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In 1856, on the occasion of his coronation, the Decembrists were amnestied by Alexander II.
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What flower is one of the most expensive spices made of saffron?
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The spice is obtained from the stigmas of flowers called Crocus sativus - saffron plant.
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Which constellation is the star Shaula, whose name translates as "tail up"?
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Scorpio. The star is located in its tail.
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