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VGL
A) Vaibhav Global Limited
B) Visionary Gems and Luxury
C) Vishwas, Gagandeep, and Luwak (the middle names of the founding members)
A) Vaibhav Global Limited
What is the average amount of time a newborn sleeps in a 24-hour period?
A) 4 - 6 hours
B) 9 - 12 hours
C) 16 - 17 hours
C) 16 - 17 hours
This Italian city considered banning roller bags because of tourists, but never went through with the policy.
A) Verona
B) Vicenza
C) Venice
C) Venice
Predating true photography, what is Camera Obscura?
A) A fictional magic box that was purported to steal your likeness so it could be worn by the box’s owner.
B) The process of light passing through a pinhole, projecting an image onto a surface, albeit upside-down.
C) The name of a rowdy travelling band that some argue invented punk culture in the 13th Century
B) The process of light passing through a pinhole, projecting an image onto a surface, albeit upside-down.
Which gemstone exclusively comes from outer space?
A) Moldavite
B) Martianite
C)Vesuvianite
A) Moldavite
OTO
A) One to Own
B) Outstanding Treasure Opportunity
C) One Time Only
C) One Time Only
Which sense is most developed in newborns at birth?
A) Hearing
B) Touch
C) Smell
A) Hearing
Famed Italian dessert tiramisú literally translates to what?
A) Put that down
B) Pick it up
C) Pick me up
C) Pick me up
“Photo 51” refers to the photograph that helped reveal the double-helix structure of DNA. Who took the photo?
A) James Watson
B) Francis Crick
C) Rosalind Franklin
C) Rosalind Franklin
Larimar is a portmanteau of which two words?
A) A lariat (ropes used for mining) and Marissa (daughter of the person who discovered the gem)
B) Larissa (daughter of the person who discovered the gem) and mar (Spanish for “sea”)
C) Larry (son of the person who discovered the gem) and margem (latin for volcanic activity)
B) Larissa (daughter of the person who discovered the gem) and mar (Spanish for “sea”)
NPS
A) Net Profit Stability
B) Nominal Payment Scheme
C) Net Promoter Score
C) Net Promoter Score
Which of the following are newborns born without?
A) An appendix
B) Kneecaps
C) Tonsils
B) Kneecaps
Some Italian Police drive or ride what?
A) Lamborghinis are used by police to transport organs for transplant
B) A risciò—an Italian version of a rickshaw pulled by the person they just arrested to shame them
C) Officers under 150cm and 65kg are eligible to train to ride St. Bernards while patrolling the Alps
A) Lamborghinis are used by police to transport organs for transplant
There are 12 Hasselblad Cameras left behind where?
A) The South Pole
B) The Moon
C) A portion of the Paris Catacombs deemed too structurally unsound to reenter, abandoned by photographers who mistook the shifting bones for ghosts.
B) The Moon
The Black Prince’s Ruby is prominently featured in the Imperial State Crown of the United Kingdom. What is the gemstone?
A) Ruby
B) Rubellite
C) Red Spinel
C) Red Spinel
PBT
A) Profit Before Tax
B) Processing Batch Transactions
C) Premium Buying Time
A) Profit Before Tax
Human adults typically have 206 bones. Approximately how many bones are newborns born with?
A) 198
B) 215
C) 270
C) 270
In 2011, Italian Maria Assunta left her entire estate worth over €10 million to whom or what?
A) Her husband’s mistress
B) Her cat
C) The baker at the local shop she bought her daily baguettes from
B) Her cat
The largest camera ever built was the 3200-megapixel Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) Camera. Where is it located?
A) The Rubin Observatory in Cerro Pachón, Chile
B) The Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico
C) It’s currently passing Jupiter
A) The Rubin Observatory in Cerro Pachón, Chile
Which of the following families of gemstone only includes a single color?
A) Zoisite
B) Diaspore
C) Olivine
C) Olivine
PCI
A) Processing Compliance Implementation
B) Payment Card Industry
C) Profit Capital Interest
B) Payment Card Industry
What is the name of the fine hair that covers a newborn’s body (and usually falls off within the first few weeks)?
A) Lanugo
B) Nugola
C) Golanu
A) Lanugo
If someone tells you “In bocca al lupo,” what do they mean, and how should you respond?
A) It’s similar to the English phrase “break a leg,” and you should reply “Crepi il lupo” (I will eat the wolf).
B) It means you look as hungry as a wolf. You must violently insist otherwise lest you are forcefully brought to a 3-hour family dinner.
C) It’s a nonsense phrase charlatans use to lure gullible tourists into buying a cheap bottle of wine that they will attempt to charge you €1000 for. Keep walking; don’t even make eye contact.
A) It’s similar to the English phrase “break a leg,” and you should reply “Crepi il lupo” (I will eat the wolf).
Which is NOT true of George Eastman’s mansion? (the founder of Kodak.)
A) Eastman’s parrot is still rumored to “haunt” the mansion. It has not been seen since 2012, but visitors insist they can hear it (it’s favorite phrase is “say cheese.”)
B) The mansion now hosts a museum, which some have criticized because the tour includes the room in which George Eastman killed himself, as well as a detailed account of his death.
C) A nuclear reactor was found in one of the mansion’s basements, complete with 3.5 pounds of highly enriched uranium.
A) Eastman’s parrot is still rumored to “haunt” the mansion. It has not been seen since 2012, but visitors insist they can hear it (it’s favorite phrase is “say cheese.”)
Which gemstone is known for having birefringence?
A) Turkizite
B) Sphene
C) Moissanite
B) Sphene