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TGV Trivia Game #286 - 07-02-2025

Question 1: Where did the tango dance style originate?

The tango originated in the 1880s along the Río de la Plata, the natural border between Argentina and Uruguay. It was born in the impoverished port areas of these countries, where natives mixed with slave and European immigrant populations.


Question 2: Which fashion house was founded by Coco Chanel?

Coco Chanel founded her eponymous fashion house in 1910. She revolutionized women's fashion with her iconic designs like the little black dress and Chanel No. 5 perfume.


Question 3: How many chambers are in the human heart?

The human heart consists of four chambers - two atria and two ventricles. The right atrium receives deoxygenated blood while the left atrium receives oxygenated blood. The ventricles pump the blood out to the body and lungs.


Question 4: How many words are in Shakespeare's longest play?

Shakespeare's longest play is Hamlet. At 30,557 words, it takes over 4 hours to perform in its entirety. His shortest play, The Comedy of Errors, has 14,369 words.


Question 5: What is the term for the fear of being alone?

Monophobia is derived from the Greek words 'monos' meaning alone and 'phobos' meaning fear. It is an irrational fear of being alone and isolated, which can severely impact a person's daily functioning and quality of life.


Question 6: Who composed the opera "The Marriage of Figaro"?

The Marriage of Figaro is a comic opera composed in 1786. The libretto was written by Lorenzo Da Ponte and was based on a stage comedy by Pierre Beaumarchais. It is one of the most frequently performed operas worldwide.


Question 7: When did the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche first use the phrase "God is dead"?

Nietzsche first introduced the phrase "Gott ist tot" (God is dead) in his 1882 collection The Gay Science (Die fröhliche Wissenschaft). He expanded upon the concept in later works like Thus Spoke Zarathustra.


Question 8: How many keys are there on a standard piano?

The 88 keys on a standard piano are made up of 52 white keys and 36 black keys. The white keys represent the musical tones A, B, C, D, E, F and G, and the black keys represent the half step intervals between those notes.


Question 9: Why was the company Apple originally named Apple?

Steve Jobs said he chose the name Apple because it sounded "fun, spirited and not intimidating." He also said the name would come before Atari in the phone book, an early competitor.


Question 10: Which greenhouse gas is most abundant in Earth's atmosphere?

While carbon dioxide is often the focus when discussing greenhouse gases, water vapor is actually the most abundant. It's estimated that water vapor accounts for about 60-70% of the Earth's greenhouse effect.


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Question 9: Why was the company Apple originally named Apple?​

Apple was named after Steve Jobs' favorite fruit and his experience on an apple farm. He was on a fruitarian diet and thought "Apple" sounded fun, spirited, and not intimidating, wanting a name that stood out from the more technical names of other computer companies at the time.
 

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