Mythological Monsters | The Science of Art | Chess | Movie from Taglines | "Pass" / "Fail" |
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What is the Minotaur?
A headstrong monster from Greek mythology with an excellent sense of direction.
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What are Red, Yellow, and Blue?
According to color theory, these 3 colors are the primary pigment colors.
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What is a promotion?
When a pawn reaches the 8th rank, it gets this.
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What is Ghostbusters?
"Who you gonna call?"
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What is a password?
A string of characters, usually used to confirm the identity of a user.
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What is a Yeti?
A monstrous creature from Himalayan folklore that shares similarities with Bigfoot and the Abominable Snowman.
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What is the Golden Ratio?
Known to Renaissance artists as the "Divine Proportion," this mathematical concept is used to create aesthetically pleasing art.
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What is 0-0-0?
This is how castling queenside is indicated in algebraic chess notation.
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What is Jaws?
"You'll never go in the water again."
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What is fail-safe?
A design feature or practice used in the event of a specific type of defect.
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What is a Dullahan?
The Headless Horseman is this kind of monster, originating from Irish folklore.
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What is India?
Chess is believed to have originated in this country during the 6th century.
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What is The Social Network?
"You don't get to 500 million friends without making a few enemies."
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What is a Wendigo?
An evil spirit from First Nations folklore which is said influence humans to invoke acts of murder, greed, and cannibalism.
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What is 12?
In their 1981 book, "The Illusion of Life: Disney Animation," Ollie Johnston and Frank Thomas introduce this many basic principles of animation.
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What is International Olympic?
The International Chess Federation is a member of the this Committee, which can be considered recognition of chess as a sport.
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What is 12 Angry Men?
"Life is in their hands -- Death is on their minds."
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What is the Tarasque?
A legendary monster that is a dragon-like hybrid from Provence, tamed in stories about Saint Martha.
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What is the Immortal Game?
The name given to this chess game played by Adolf Anderssen and Lionel Kieseritzky in 1851 encapsulates how it has "lived on" as one most famous chess games of all time.
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What is The Fly?
"Be afraid. Be very afraid."
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