Yesterday's Answer: 
(Actually this was Saturday's; I'm catching up the last three days):


Aristotle Contemplating the Bust of Homer, which currently hangs in New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art, was painted by Rembrandt.

Today's Question:


Fill in one word in the quotation, exactly as it originally appeared: A little ________ is a dangerous thing (Pope).


(Sources: American Mensa, email transmission, May 21, 2012; http://www.metmuseum.org/Collections/search-the-collections/110001844;www.metmuseum.org/; http://www.abcgallery.com/R/rembrandt/rembrandt.html)


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Yesterday's Answer, Today's Question

Yesterday's Answer:


Amharic is the native/official language of Ethiopia.

Today's Question:


Who painted "Aristotle Contemplating the Bust of Homer," which hangs in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, in NYC?


I haven't a clue.


(Sources: American Mensa, email transmission, May 19, 2012; http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Amharic; https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/et.html; http://www.dailyfunny.org; http://www.metmuseum.org/)


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Yesterday's Answer, Today's Question

Yesterday's Answer:


Salem, Massachusetts is the American city that was known for executing witches.

Today's Question: 


In which country is Amharic the native/official language?


I do not know this one.


(Sources: American Mensa, email transmission, May 18, 2012; http://kiwidutch.wordpress.com/)


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Yesterday's Answer, Today's Question

Yesterday's Answer:


The correct surname for Shakespeare's character, Juliet, is Capulet.

Today's Question:


Name the American city known for executing witches.


I'm pretty much certain this question refers to Salem, Massachusetts.


(Sources: American Mensa, email transmission, May 17, 2012; http://www.shakespeare.mit.edu; http://romeoandjul.blogspot.com/)


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Yesterday's Answer:


The last book of the Pentateuch was Deuteronomy.

The sort of reason I believe the Bible was more of a political ruling device than a fact record.

Today's Question:




What was the surname of Shakespeare's Juliet?




I know the feuding families were the Montagues and Capulets; I would guess Capulet because Montague sounds more masculine.




(Sources: American Mensa, email transmission, May 16, 2012; http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pentateuch; http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/5132-deuteronomy; http://truemiracleswithgenealogy.com; http://shakespeare.mit.edu/)


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Yesterday's Answer, Today's Question

Yesterday's Answer:

Although he never left the Anglican church, John Wesley is considered a key founder of Methodism.

Today's Question:

Which is the last book of the Pentateuch?

I hadn't even known what the Pentateuch is.

(Sources: American Mensa, email transmission, May 15, 2012; http://www.christianitytoday.com/ch/131christians/denominationalfounders/wesley.html; http://gbgm-umc.org/umw/wesley/shorthistory.stm; http://savannah.for91days.com; http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pentateuch)

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Yesterday's Answer, Today's Question

Yesterday's Answer:

The terms flory, saltire, fesse, sable, addorsed, guardant, bend, and caboshed are associated with the field of heraldry. 

Today's Question:

Although he never left the Anglican Church, John Wesley is considered a key founder of which Christian denomination? 

No guesses this time.

(Sources: American Mensa, email transmission, May 14, 2012; http://www.thefreedictionary.com/heraldry; http://www.internationalheraldry.com/)

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Yesterday's Answer, Today's Question

Yesterday's Answer:


The British-English term vest means a sleeveless undershirt in American-English.

Today's Question:


In what field would you find the following terms? Flory, saltire, fesse, sable, addorsed, guardant, bend, caboshed?


Sable makes me think of furs but I doubt that's the answer here.


(Sources: American Mensa, email transmission, May 13, 2012; http://www.bg-map.com/us-uk.html; http://madremiraqueluna.blogspot.com/2011_02_20_archive.html)


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Yesterday's Answer, Today's Question

Yesterday's Answer:


Winnie the Pooh was Christopher Robbins' teddy bear.

Today's Question:


Give the U.S. English translation for this British English term: Vest


I do not know this one, if only a Sutcliffe were here.


(Sources: American Mensa, email transmission, May 12, 2012; http://disney.go.com/pooh/home/; http://lelandswallpaper.com/store/Home:Show)


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Yesterday's Answer, Today's Question

Yesterday's Answer:


Tooth enamel is the hardest substance in the human body.

Today's Question: 


Who is Christopher Robin's teddy bear?


(This one is too easy if you are from my generation--that's of course, Winnie the Pooh)


(Sources: American Mensa, email transmission, May 11, 2012; http://www.webmd.com/oral-health/tooth-enamel-erosion-restoration; http://www.sciencephoto.com/media/309602/enlarge; http://www.150.si.edu/chap8/8teddy.htm)


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