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February 2012 Twenty Questions

We at Questions Unlimited wish you well this school year, and invite you to play Twenty Questions once a month.

We reserve the right to grade only one submission per school, so it's best to work as a team. Remember, get all 20 right (or in some cases 19 out of 20), and your team qualifies for the 30th annual National Academic Championship. Note that the "changing of the guard" seldom happens at midnight on the last day of the month - we may post the new months' questions the evening before or the morning after.

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Please note that anyone is welcome to play "Twenty Questions," but that due to time constraints only scores from high and middle schools students and teams will be posted. We will only score one entry per school per month.

Note: By the very nature of this monthly competition, we cannot and do not prohibit the use of reference materials.

1. Who painted it?













2. In what country will you find the Magdeburg Water Bridge?
















3. What do we call this big support structure for launching spacecraft?
















4. What's the title of this movie?












5. Who won a token settlement from his libel suit against John Ruskin after that critic had panned this painting?













6. Name this piece of equipment that's gained popularity in gyms.












7. Last month, a Russian tanker slogged through sea ice behind a Coast Guard icebreaker, bringing 1.3 million gallons of emergency gasoline and diesel to what place?













8. Name this plant.














9. Who is this actress?













10. This painting is called “Landscape with the Marriage of …” what pair?




















11. Name this tomb.


















12. These shoes are used in what sport?














13. You’re looking at the most expensive aircraft ever built, at $2 billion apiece. What letter and number identify this stealth bomber?














14. The cruise ship Costa Concordia hit a reef off the coast of what country, then toppled over, partially sinking the vessel?


















15. I want you to identify the school of art associated with German painter Ernst Ludwig Kirchner. Influenced by Van Gogh and primitive art, he used simplified form and color to convey intense energy and emotion

















16. Name this rodent-like lemur.















17. Faced with budget cuts, officials in what nation plan to make monuments and archaeological sites more attractive to foreign film crews and advertising companies by lowering the cost of permits?















18. In a recent survey, what car brand was ranked No. 1 in customer loyalty; that is, more people would buy the car again?














19. This animal is also known as the Mexican hog, but it’s comfortable living anywhere from Texas to Paraguay. In Latin America, its leather is tanned and made into gloves. What’s it called?














20. Look at this painting, War on the Plains. Which American artist painted it?














If you would like to know how you scored, please give us the following information before you push the submit button. Anyone is welcome to play, but due to volume of response, only scores of High and Middle Schools competitors listing valid e-mail addresses will be posted. Correct answers will be posted here along with next month's quiz.

1. What is your e-mail address? (We must have this if you want us to score the quiz).

2. Which of these best describes you?

3. Your first and last names.

4. The name of your school.

5. Your school address, city, state, and ZIP code.

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