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Trivia For May 29, 2026
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Question 1:
Ahab is the captain of the whaling ship Pequod in this 1851 epic novel by Herman Melville.
Ahab wears a prosthetic after a white whale bit off his leg on a previous voyage. Consumed with revenge, the captain forces his crew to support his fanatical mission to capture the whale. Ahab and his pursuit of the whale have come to evokes themes of monomania and relentless vengeance, often directed at a powerful, elusive symbol.
Question 2:
Fill in the blank: In medicine, NSAID stands for Nonsteroidal Anti-___ Drugs.
NSAIDs work by blocking COX enzymes, which are responsible for producing prostaglandins, chemicals that cause inflammation. Common examples include ibuprofen, aspirin and naproxen.
Question 3:
In 1864 this general ran for U.S. president against Abraham Lincoln, who had previously removed him as the Commander of the Union Army.
Post-war, Mclellan would be elected to be Governor of New Jersey in 1877 and serve a single four year term before retiring from public life.
Question 4:
Cefalù is a city located on this Mediterranean island.
The area was originally inhabited by the Sicels in the fourth century BC.
Question 5:
Fill in the blank: __ butchering is a form of fraud in which a scammer fakes a romantic relationship with their victim before persuading them to invest money in a fraudulent scheme.
The term references an agricultural practice of fattening a pig before slaughter. It is a translation of a Chinese phrase (shāzhūpán), referencing the slow cultivation of trust before swindling the victim.
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