Trivia Newsletter CCVIII Submission Form

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Question #1 - Blaise Pascal's search for a perpetual motion machine did not succeed (spoiler alert). But his efforts are credited with providing the basic technology used in WHAT game, the name of which is derived from the language Pascal spoke?

Question #2 - The French children's television show known by the shorthand name Miraculous has become an international hit, featuring two teenagers with secret superhero identities. WHAT is the identity of the show’s female protagonist, named first in the show's subtitle and the film adaptation released in France in 2023?

Question #3 - When George Orwell volunteered to fight in the Spanish Civil War, as described in Homage to Catalonia, he ended up affiliated with the Partido Obrero de Unificación Marxista (POUM), a group often described as Trotskyist. He fought in intra-factional combat in Barcelona, fighting against Moscow-aligned groups. Among Orwell's allies in that combat were members of the Confederación Nacional del Trabajo (CNT). WHAT English word describes the philosophy of the CNT?

Question #4 - Track star Carl Lewis was such an athletic talent that in 1984 he was selected in 12th round of the NFL draft, by the Dallas Cowboys (though he had not played college football). That same year, he was also selected with the 208th pick of the NBA draft, though he had not even played high school basketball. WHAT team -- that made a more consequential choice at #3 that year -- drafted Lewis?

Question #5 - The western meadowlark is the official state bird of six states, but WHAT bird has been named the state bird by seven contiguous states?

Question #6 - WHAT novel, published in 1830, is suggested by today’s theme? Al Gore, playing somewhat against stereotype, has called it his favorite novel. *

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