Hannibal and Tempest

Question 1

Which novel first introduced the character Hannibal Lecter?

Accepted Answer

Red Dragon

Answer

American Psycho

Answer

Hannibal

Answer

The Silence of the Lambs

Question 2

Which scale classifies tropical cyclones by sustained wind speed?

Accepted Answer

Saffir–Simpson

Answer

Beaufort

Answer

Fujita

Answer

Richter

Question 3

Which Roman general defeated a Carthaginian commander at Zama?

Accepted Answer

Scipio Africanus

Answer

Gaius Marius

Answer

Lucius Sulla

Answer

Pompey Magnus

Question 4

In Shakespeare’s canon, what is the name of Prospero’s daughter?

Accepted Answer

Miranda

Answer

Desdemona

Answer

Portia

Answer

Ophelia

Question 5

Who directed the 1991 film The Silence of the Lambs?

Accepted Answer

Jonathan Demme

Answer

Ron Howard

Answer

Ridley Scott

Answer

David Fincher

Question 6

Which NBA team is named after a severe meteorological phenomenon?

Accepted Answer

Oklahoma City Thunder

Answer

Miami Heat

Answer

Orlando Magic

Answer

Toronto Raptors

Question 7

Who composed the overture known as The Hebrides (Fingal’s Cave)?

Accepted Answer

Felix Mendelssohn

Answer

Richard Wagner

Answer

Hector Berlioz

Answer

Ludwig van Beethoven

Question 8

Who invented the first practical mercury barometer in the 1640s?

Accepted Answer

Evangelista Torricelli

Answer

Anders Celsius

Answer

Daniel Fahrenheit

Answer

Blaise Pascal

Question 9

Which Alpine pass is famous for rescue dogs and a mountaintop hospice?

Accepted Answer

Great St Bernard Pass

Answer

Simplon Pass

Answer

Brenner Pass

Answer

Gotthard Pass

Question 10

Which 1609 shipwreck near Bermuda is often cited as an inspiration for Shakespeare’s The Tempest?

Accepted Answer

Sea Venture

Answer

Mary Celeste

Answer

Golden Hind

Answer

Mayflower