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Questions:

1. Which musical instrument takes its name from the French “hautbois”?
2. True or false: at the launch of the OS/2 Warp operating system in 1994, Patrick Stewart from Star Trek: The Next Generation was the Master of Ceremonies.
3. At the southern pole of inaccessibility, the point on Antarctica most distant from the Southern Ocean, there is a bust of which Soviet leader?
4. Which Roman emperor abolished crucifixion?
5. While on a protest strike against censorship, Australian government youth radio station Triple J played which NWA song on a continuous loop for 24 hours: Straight Outta Compton, Fuck tha Police, or Express Yourself?
6. Established in 1912, what is the longest surviving republic in East Asia?
7. Refined piperine, the compound which gives black pepper its piquant heat, is by weight about what percentage as hot as capasicin, the compound found in chilli peppers?
8. On what part of the body is the philtrum located?
9. What is the most popular cheese in the United States?
10. What does one usually store in a humidor?

Answers:

1. Oboe. (The modern spelling comes via the Italian word “oboè”.)
2. False. (At the last minute, Patrick Stewart was substituted with Kate Mulgrew from the then-upcoming series Star Trek: Voyager.)
3. Vladimir Lenin. (Although, due to differences in calculations, the precise coordinates identified as the pole may vary.)
4. Emperor Constantine I. (He was the first Christian emperor.)
5. Express Yourself.
6. The Republic of China (Taiwan). (The Republic of China was based in mainland China from 1912 until 1949; after the Chinese Civil War, it was reduced to a rump state governing Taiwan and other minor islands.)
7. One percent.
8. On the face, between the nose and the upper lip.
9. Mozzarella. (Cheddar, the most popular cheese in the United Kingdom, is second in the US.)
10. Cigars, cigarettes, or tobacco. (A humidor is a box or room with a constant humidity and ideal temperature.)