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It's funny, but Nurlan Saburov spends most of his performance sitting. What is the common genre he works in?
Answer: Stand-up comedy.
Comment: Although the genre name suggests that he should be standing.
"Nine" in Japanese is "kyu," and "three" in Japanese is "san." What does the number 39 mean in Japanese slang?
The answer is "Thank you."
Comment: "San Kyu" sounds similar to the English thank you.
The popular library of one of the programming languages contains many useful tools, but it is inferior in some tasks to more narrowly focused programs. Name the item that compares this library.
Answer: a Swiss knife.
Comment: both the NLTK library for natural language processing and the Swiss knife are multifunctional, although they can perform certain tasks worse than narrowly focused tools.
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Here is the name of a development that makes it easier for students to meet the standard of coursework. A feature of the development is the barely noticeable difference in width. What two words did we miss on the handout?
Answer: Times, Roman
Comment: Times Newer Roman is a font that looks like the usual Times New Roman; however, the text typed by it takes up more space on the page so that the required number of sheets can be written in fewer characters.
According to current research, when ants gather in large numbers, they act in concert so that even in the largest and most crowded populated anthills, THEY do not arise. Name THEM in one word.
Answer: traffic jams
Comment: when tens of thousands of ants gather, they do not think about how to get to the goal faster but about how the whole group can successfully overcome the path. So they choose the best routes and save everyone time. The tactics of the ants can be used to solve the problem of traffic jams in the cities of the future.
Analyzing the advantages of different languages, one internet user notices that X has at least two advantages. After guessing what we mean by advantages, name X.
Answer: [Programming language] C++.
Comment: "Every programming language has its own advantages; even C++ has two."
Harrison Ford believes that fighting in movies helps express a character's character. According to him, it is much more important for the audience to see the actor's face during a fight than the back of his head... Finish his thought.
The answer: His understudy (дублер, каскадер).
Comment: By the word "understudy" or "stuntman."
Eminem's song "Rap God" lasts only a little over six minutes, but it is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the song with the most. Name it.
Answer: the number of words.
Credit: the number of words; by mentioning words without incorrect clarifications.The song contains fifteen hundred and sixty words
US President Donald Trump actively uses X. After studying his messages, users suggested that Trump usually DOES THIS from five to ten in the morning. Answer in one word: what will he do?
Answer: sleeping
Comment: The President of the United States uses Twitter so often that it is easy to notice he sleeps.
In a series of promotional posters by the charity foundation, one child tries to be an astronaut, the other a firefighter. The slogan of the advertisement calls for not letting HER die. Name it in one word.
Answer: dream
Comment: many children dream of becoming astronauts or firefighters. The Foundation calls for helping to realize a child's dream so that the same cosmonaut or firefighter does not die in every child.
Here is a photo of a pendant that we have hidden from you. Name it in two words.
Answer: Four-leaf clover.
A Japanese engineer has created a robotic version of a famous puzzle that DOES THIS in less than a minute. We are not asking you to name this puzzle. Answer with words starting with the same letter. : What is it THAT DOES THIS?
Answer: collects himself [independently].
Comment: A Rubik's cube programmed by a Japanese engineer can assemble itself on its own.
In the 1970s, in one country, people carried bags with them to buy a loaf of bread. But the problem wasn't the amount of bread. Name the economic phenomenon in one word
Answer: inflation (hyperinflation)
Comment: prices were rising so fast that bundles of money were needed
King Leopold II of Belgium really wanted to DO THIS, so he made an offer, for example, to circuses. Everyone refused the king, and he took IT and DID IT in India. Which two words have we replaced with DO IT?
The answer is to buy an elephant.
Comment: Leopold II was obsessed with the idea of buying an elephant, so he even sent money offers to circuses.
In the 1970s, Tehran was very modern, while other cities in Iran were poor and undeveloped. Scott Anderson figuratively writes that at that time the distance between Tehran and the most backward cities of the country was several hundred kilometers. Which word did we replace in the previous sentence
Answer: years
we replaced the word "years" with the word "kilometers". At that time, Teherans lived in prosperity and comfort. At the same time, residents of the most remote and inaccessible cities did not have access to basic amenities and, in fact, lived in the Middle Ages. Therefore, Anderson figuratively writes that the distance of Tehran from such cities was several hundred years.
When power formally belongs to the people, but decisions are made by a narrow group of people, they talk about THEM. Name the term
Answer: oligarchy
A screwdriver rusts in lemonade. A screwdriver doesn't burn in fire. These phrases are taken from a Wikipedia article. The screwdriver doesn't appear in the title of this article. What does appear?
Answer: Rock, paper, scissors.
Explanation: The screwdriver, lemonade, and fire are elements of an extended version of the game. Therefore, lemonade defeats the screwdriver, and the screwdriver defeats fire.
By order of the marketing department of a well-known financial company, the confectioners created branded macaroni cookies. Cookies have two flavors—citrus and red apple. Name this company.
Answer: Mastercard
The Mastercard logo is two circles, red and orange. Macaroni cookies have a round shape.
Paradoxically, a hundred years ago, something was not popular in India. Manufacturers did not even use the organization of special breaks in production facilities in order to increase ITS consumption. What is this?
Answer: tea
Comment: Despite popular belief, tea is not a traditional drink in India. In between jobs, people often drink tea all over the planet.
TikTok star Xabi Leim recently signed a deal worth almost a billion dollars with a company developing artificial intelligence-based products. Under the contract, Habi transferred the rights to something to the company, which made it possible for Internet users to say that the Tiktoker was literally DOING THIS.
Answer: He sells his face.
Comment: the expression "face" is used in relation to influencers who earn only on their fame. Habi Leim sold the company the right to generate his digital twin and use it for commercial purposes; that is, he literally sold his face.
According to Wikipedia, SHE is "a symbol of the age of interaction, the realization of a dream as old as human intelligence and the Library of Alexandria." Name HER in one word.
Answer: Wikipedia
Comment: This is how Wikipedia describes Wikipedia in
A Ghanaian proverb says that it's pointless to tell a fool about THEM. Name THEM.
Answer: proverbs.
Comment: Don't tell a fool about proverbs, or you'll end up explaining their meaning.
Adolf Hitler is credited with the phrase "Give me 5 years and you won't recognize Germany." Later, a poster with this phrase was placed on THEM by Berlin. Name THEM in one word.
Answer: ruins
Comment: After the war, a poster with this quote was put on the ruins of the bombed capital. Indeed, Germany was unrecognizable.
In one novel, the couple are far from each other, and the relationship between them is cold. What does the husband call his part of the bed, and what does the wife call it?
Answer: The North and South Poles.
Comment: The characters themselves are like two poles, cold and far from each other.
The Snickers bar has a very high calorie content and also weighs little and takes up little space in the bag. Initially, Snickers was created for THEM. What was the name of THEIR ancient Roman patron saint?
Answer: Mars
Comment: Initially, Snickers was created as a food for the military—thanks to it, you can easily get calories; it weighs little and takes up little space in a backpack. The patron saint of the military in ancient Rome was the god Mars.