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01What is the name for a word formed from the initial letters of other words and pronounced as a single word?
02What is the name for the hypothetical elementary particle that is its own antiparticle?
03Which self-taught Indian mathematician made substantial contributions to mathematical analysis, number theory, and infinite series, despite having almost no formal training?
04What was the codename for the top-secret American project to build a supersonic reconnaissance aircraft in the 1950s, which resulted in the SR-71 Blackbird?
05Mohenjo-daro, one of the largest settlements of the ancient Indus Valley Civilization, is located in which modern-day country?
06Who directed the influential 1927 German expressionist science-fiction film "Metropolis"?
07What was the name of the major intellectual center during the Islamic Golden Age in Baghdad, known for its massive library and translation movement?
08The boundary that separates the Oriental and Australian biogeographical realms, passing between Bali and Lombok, is known as what?
09What was the name of the first general-purpose electronic digital computer, completed at the University of Pennsylvania in 1945?
10In which city were the first modern Olympic Games held in 1896?
11Which Roman emperor was the last of the "Five Good Emperors" and is known for his Stoic philosophical writings?
12What is the term for the point in the orbit of a planet, asteroid, or comet at which it is closest to the sun?
13The disastrous 1914 Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, where the ship was trapped and crushed by pack ice, was led by which explorer?
14Which 17th-century philosopher, known for his rationalist views, earned a living by grinding optical lenses?
15Which chemical element is named after the Titan who stole fire from the gods in Greek mythology?
16What is the name of the supercontinent that formed and broke apart before Pangaea, existing roughly between 1.1 billion and 750 million years ago?
17What is the name of the world's highest uninterrupted waterfall, located in Venezuela?
18Who wrote the 1897 science fiction novella "The Invisible Man"?
19What is the world's largest permanent desert lake, located in the northern part of Kenya's Great Rift Valley?
20The Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with lacquer dusted with powdered gold, silver, or platinum is known as what?