60-POINT CHAIN SNAPPERS
Who was the Greek equivalent of the Roman god Vulcan?
Hephaestus
What kind of lens was invented by Benjamin Franklin?
bifocal lens (accept: bifocals)
In which month of the Gregorian calendar did the October Revolution of 1917 occur?
November
What does a deltiologist collect?
postcards
What composer’s Choral Fantasy may have inspired him to set a Friedrich Schiller poem to music in his “Ode to Joy”?
Ludwig van Beethoven
What type of handheld tool was wielded by figures such as Hephaestus and Thor?
hammers
To the nearest minute, how long does it take sunlight to reach the Earth?
8 minutes
What does a spermologer collect?
seeds (accept: trivia)
Which A-major Beethoven symphony did Richard Wagner call the “apotheosis of the dance”?
Symphony number 7 (accept: Beethoven’s 7th symphony)
In Civilization V [“five”], what is the primary resource used to construct buildings and units, represented by a hammer?
production
In what London square would you find Nelson’s Column?
Trafalgar Square
What does a phillumenist collect?
matchboxes (accept: matchbooks or matches)
Beethoven’s 14th piano sonata is given what nickname, referring to an object’s reflection in a lake?
Moonlight Sonata (or Mondlicht)
In Marxist philosophy, what name is given to the social class that owns the means of production?
bourgeoisie
If Bill C-210 is passed, what would be the new minimum voting age in Canada?
16
Christoph’s family rents a room in their house to Beethoven in what David Devine movie?
Beethoven Lives Upstairs
What fictional reptile is the best-known creation of author Paulette Bourgeois?
Franklin the Turtle