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Minerva : Arts :: (a. Pomona b. Flaura c. Gaia d. Demeter) : Fruits
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a. Pomona is the Roman Goddess of fruits
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Cow: Heifer :: Fox : (a. Vixen b. gander c. ***** d. Ewe)
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a. Vixen is a female fox as Heifer is a female bovine
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Halifax : Canada :: O’Hare : (a. New York b. Ireland c. Chicago d. England)
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c. Chicago's National Airport is named O'Hare as Canada's National Airport is named Halifax
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Scopes : Darrow :: McCarthy : (a. Bailey b. Cohn c. Hutz d. Slotnick)
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b. Roy Cohn defended Joseph McCarthy as Clarence Darrow defended John Scopes
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Earl : Jimmy Carter :: (a. Wilson b. Milhous c. Baines d. Herbert) : Ronald Reagan
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a. Wilson is Ronald Reagan's middle name as Earl is Jimmy Carter's middle name
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Betty : Elizabeth :: (a. Jeremy b. Jeffrey c. Sean d. James) : John
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c. Sean is another version of John as Betty is another form of the name Elizabeth
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Mercury : Jupiter :: (A. Atlantic b. Indian c. Southern d. Arctic) : Pacific
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d. Arctic is the smallest and the Pacific Ocean is the largest as Mercury is the smallest planet and Jupiter is the largest
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Justinian : (a. Macedonia b. Byzantium c. Athens d. Franks) ::Augustus : Rome
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b. Justinian was the greatest ruler of Byzantium as Augustus was the greatest ruler of Rome
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Ginsberg : Kerouac :: Hughes : (a.Hurston b. Walker c. Morrison d. Lee)
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a. Hurston ; Zora Neale Hurston and Langston Hughes both emerged from the Harlem Renaissance just as Ginsberg and Kerouac both emerged from the beat movement
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Galapagos : (a. Greece b. Italy c. Ecuador d. India) :: Azores : Portugal
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c. Galapagos Islands belong to Ecuador as the Azores belong to Portugal
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Leibniz : Rationalism :: Locke : (a. empiricism b. atomism c. idealism d. phenomenologism)
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a. Locke was an empiricist as Leibniz was a rationalist
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Pound:16ounces::Troy pound : (a. 8 oz. b. 24 oz c. 12oz d. 17oz)
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c. one Troy pound is equal to 12 oz, as 1 standard pound is equal to 16 oz
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Donatello:Bronze :: Durer : (a. copper b. titanium c. iron d. plaster)
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a. Donatello was known for his bronze sculpture as Durer was known for his copper engravings
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Pride:Lions::(a.gaggle b.flock c.rafter d.herd):Turkeys
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c. a group of turkeys is called a rafter as a group of lions is called a pride
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Buonarroti:Michelangelo::Rembrandt:(a.Donatello b.Munch c. Lichtenstein d.Van Rijn)
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d. Buonarroti is the last name of Michelangelo as Van Rijn is the last name of Rembrandt
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Common Sense:Thomas Paine:: (a.Civil Disobedience b.Origin of Species c.Wealth of Nations d.Poor Richards Almanac):Adam Smith
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c.Wealth of Nations is Adam Smith's most famous work, as Common Sense is Thomas Paine's most famous work
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Positive:Negative::Cation:(a.neutron b.anion c.proton d.electron)
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b. cation is a positively charged ion as cation is a negatively charged ion
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Entomologist:Arachnologist:Geographer: (a.cartographer b.geologist c.archaeologist d.botanist)
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a.cartographer (map expert) is a more specific form of a Geographer, as an Arachnologist is a more specific type of entomologist (insect expert)
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Barbary Coast:North Africa::Gold Coast: (a. Zimbabwe b.Chad c.South Africa d.Ghana)
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d. Ghana was formerly called the Gold Coast as most of Northern Africa was called the Barbary Coast
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Stratford-on-Avon:Shakespeare::Berdichev, Ukraine: (a.Conrad b.Tolstoy c.Nabokov d. Solzhenistyn)
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a.Conrad was born in Berdichev just as Shakespeare was born in Stratford-on-Avon
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Saxophone: (a.brass b.woodwind c.percussion d.horn) :: Violin:String
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b. saxophone belongs to the woodwind family as violin belongs to the string family
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Sonnet:(a.14 b.16 c.18 d.10)::Haiku:Three
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a.There are 14 lines in a Sonnet and three in a Haiku
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Bovary:Flaubert::Chatterly:(a.D.H.Lawrence b.V.S.Naipaul c.E.M.Forster d.Wyndham Lewis)
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a. D.H.Lawrencewas the author of Lady Chatterly's Lover and Madame Bovary was the main character of Gustave Flaubert's novel
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Thatcher:Major::Augustus: (a.Claudius b.Julius c.Tiberius d.Nero)
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c. Tiberius succeeded Augustus as emperor of Rome as John Major succeeded Margaret Thatcher as prime minister of England
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K2:Everest::(a.Australia b.Africa c.Antartica d.South America):Asia
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b. K2 is the second tallest mountain to Everest as Africa is is the second largest continent to Asia
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Twain:Clemens::(a.Eliot b.Dennisen c.Woolf d.Sand):Evans
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a. George Eliot was the pen name used by Mary Ann Evans, as Mark Twain was the pen name used by Samuel Clemens
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VanGogh:Lust for Life::(a.Frost b.Dali c.Bukowski d.Kerouac):Barfly
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c. Lust for Lifewas the biographical movie of Vincent Van Gogh as Barfly was the life story of of the poet Charles Bukowski
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Byron:Romanticism:: (a.Melville b.Salinger c.Eliot d.Shelley):Transcendentalism
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a. Melville was part of the parallel transcendental movement in the U.S. and Byron was part of the Romantic movement in England
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Fibula:Tibia::Radius: (a.sternum b.ulna c.femur d.mandibular)
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b.ulna
ulna is the corollary to the radius in the arm as the fibula is the correlative bone to the tibia in the leg |
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Claustro:Closed Spaces::(a.geno b.hydro c.mastigo d.xeno):Strangers
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d.xeno
xeno-is the prefix for people as Claustro is the prefix for closed spaces |
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Sununu:(a.Bush b.Reagan c.Meese d.Ford)::Panetta:Clinton
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a. Sununu was the chief of staff under Bush as Leon Panetta was the chief of staff under Clinton
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Nile:Africa::(a.Yangtze b.Hwang Ho c.Yellow d.Ashikaga):China
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a.Yangtze
The Nile is the longest river in Africa and the Yangtze is the largest river in China |
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Livy:Polio::Turner:(a.Limerick b.Influenza c.Prescott d.Moffit)
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c. is correct because Turner and Prescott were Old Western historians and contemporaries like the ancient Roman historians like Livy and Polio
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Maori:New Zealand::Yanomami:(a.Argentina b.Egypt c.Micronesia d.Brazil)
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d. Yanomami is an indigenous tribe in Brazil and the Maori is an indigenous tribe in New Zealand
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Planck:(a.rocketry b.physics c.quantum physics d.calculus)::Euclid:Geometry
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c.Planck is considered the father of quantum physics as Euclid is considered the father of Geometry
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Monticello:(a.Adams b.Franklin c.Jackson d.Jefferson)::Falling Water:Wright
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d. Monticello was established by Jefferson as Falling Water was established by Frank Lloyd Wright
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Prado:(a.Rome b.Madrid c.Sante Fe d.Prague)::Guggenheim:New York
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b. the Prado museum is in Madrid as the Guggenheim museum is located in New York
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Franklin:America::(a.Goethe b.Baudelaire c.Le Corbusier d.Voltaire) : France
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d.Voltaire is considered the leading French Enlightenment theorist, similar to Benjamin Franklin in America
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philatelist:stamps::Lepidopterist: (a.minerals b.butterflies c.coins d.clocks)
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b. Lepidopterist is a collector of butterflies
minerals-lapidist coins-numismatist clocks-chronometist |
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George H.W.Bush:Ronald Reagan::Andrew Johnson : (a.John Q Adams b.Abe Lincoln c.Rutherford B. Hayes d. Andrew Johnson)
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b.Andrew Johnson was Abe Lincoln's vice president as George H.W.Bush was Ronald Reagan's
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Hindi:India :: (a.Spanish b.English c.Portugese d.French):Peru
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a.Spanish
Spanish is the main language of Peru as Hindi is the main language of India |
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Rupee:India :: Lira:(a.Egypt b.Greece c.Italy d.Spain)
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c.Italy
Italy's basic monetary unit is Lira India's basic monetary unit is Rupee |
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Bibliophile: (a.bibles b.religion c.books d.music) :: Anglophile:England
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c. bibliophiles have an interest in books as anglophiles have an interest in England
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Sri Lanka : Ceylon :: (a.Zimbabwe b.Zaire c.Ghana d.Uruguay):Belgian Congo
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b.Zaire is the new name for the Belgian Congo as Sri Lanka is the new name for Ceylon
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Melodious:Cacophonous :: (a.dry b.petulent c.sweet d.succulent) : Arid
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d.succulent (filled with water) is the opposite of arid as Melodious (full of harmony) whereas cacophonous is discordant sound
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