In some places, the despotic Maria Kiselyova will reveal who is the “weakest link”

Not so long ago, the legendary program “The Weak Link” triumphantly returned to television. For those readers who want to try their hand at an uncompromising intellectual duel, but would not like to hear from Maria Kiselyova her crown “you are the weakest link”, we have prepared a list of intricate questions from this show.





The weakest link

1. Does the parallel or meridian divide the Earth into the Western and Eastern hemispheres?
2. According to statistics, 52% of people do it in bed, 14% in the bath, 9% on the beach. What is it?
   
   
   
3. What popular ornamental material in Russia in the old days was called kidney stone?
4. To whom is the Alexander Column dedicated in St. Petersburg?
   
   
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5. What celestial body is Monday named after in English?

What is the name of a word or expression that reads equally in both directions? Scientists have found that on the satellite of Neptune Triton is what Vivaldi wrote in 1723. What is it?


What is the name of a corner grinder and a resident of a European country? What English word, relatively recently penetrated into the Russian language, causes headaches in men and is completely safe for women? What is left at the bottom of Pandora’s Box?


Is distilled water a conductor or a dielectric? Which islands gave the name to knee-length tight pants?


GettyImages What object, the invention of which is usually attributed to Venetian masters, was used by judges in ancient China so that no one could understand the expression of their faces? What color will a litmus test turn if immersed in acid? What is the Latin word for a person who hides his name?

Answers to questions

1. In the Western and Eastern hemispheres, our planet is divided by the zero meridian. Its choice, unlike the equator, which divides the surface of the Earth into the southern and northern hemispheres, has no physical meaning and is a convention. 194573
   
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   In 1884, a conference in Washington determined a geographical reference line that runs through the Royal Observatory in Greenwich. Today you can see a monument that indicates the exact place where the zero meridian passes.
   
   
2. No, it's reading.
3. The mineral of the group of amphiboles with a characteristic fibrous structure was called jade, since in ancient times it was believed that it cures kidney diseases well. For the same reason, it is called a “kidney stone”. By the way, it was from the Siberian jade that the sarcophagus of Tsar Alexander III was completely carved.
   
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4. The Alexander Column was erected on the Palace Square of St. Petersburg in memory of the victory of Emperor Alexander I over Napoleon.
5. In honor of the only satellite of our planet. Monday (Monday) comes from the Moon.

Palindrome self-testing information. Perhaps the most famous palindrome in Russian we remember thanks to the fairy tale of Alexei Tolstoy “The Adventures of Buratino”. It says, “And the rose fell on the paw of Azore.”


Seasons. The participant of the show mistakenly answered the Hungarian, but it is, of course, Bulgarian.


It's shopping. Opening the box sent by the gods to Earth, the curious Pandora unleashed disasters, diseases and human vices. Terrified, she slammed the lid, leaving only hope inside. We all know that water and electricity are a deadly combination. Distilled water is considered a dielectric. In order to become a conductor, it must contain charged particles, which are usually mineral salts. Bermuda. The first thing that comes to mind is a mask, but the correct answer is dark glasses. The ancient Chinese used them not to protect themselves from the sun, but to hide the emotions of judges. The litmus paper will turn red. A funny mnemonic rule will help to remember this: “The indicator of litmus red acid will indicate clearly. Indicator litmus blue - alkali here, don't be a difference. When neutral, it is always purple.”


Incognito from Latin incognitus (unrecognized, unknown).

I hope you were able to give the correct answer to most of our questions, and you will not face the sentence "weakest link". But in any case, do not be upset. It is never too late to engage in self-education, and amazing discoveries await us on the way to knowledge!

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