Classroom Answers

Tell me what the Devil’s Dictionary defines as the hinder factor in the progress of the human race.

1. Villains.

Between A and B…which line seems longer…?

1. They're the same.

Between music, theater, and chariot racing, which sport did Nero win when he participated in the Olympics?

1. All of Them.

Ann needs help with what the phrase “my country, right or wrong” is meant to convey.

1. You unquestioningly support it.
2. You have a duty to correct it.

Do you know the name of the theorem named after this number?

1. Four color theorem.

Multi-part question about breaking down the word “wunderkind.”

1. Wonder.
2. Child.
3. A prodigy.

So what’s the literal translation of the phrase “femme fatale”?

1. Fatal Woman.

You know what period Yoshitsune was active in, don’t you?

1. The Heian Period.

What do we call the phenomenon where believing in a treatment’s power is enough to improve your condition?

1. The placebo effect.

Which famous artist of the Edo period is said to have moved residence over 100 times?

1. Hokusai Katsushika.