I'll agree, insomnia is both a symptom (often a side effect of several medications) and a disorder. Senility/dementia should be acceptable as they can also be both a symptom and a side effect.
I tried Alzheimer's, dementia, and forgetfulness, all of which seemed to fit even after seeing the answer. Insomnia is difficulty falling or staying asleep, amnesia is partial or total loss of memory...yeah, okay. But just because I couldn't remember the correct answer doesn't mean I have amnesia. I agree with nycbarb, there could be a better analogy.
Alzheimer's/dementia are illnesses of the brain that affect memory, mood, behavior, even motor function and language, because the entire brain gradually breaks down (apologies if this doesn't sound very scientific). Amnesia is often caused by a blow to the head and results only in a temporary memory loss, while all other functions of the brain remain intact. It is entirely reversible, - as is insomnia - whereas brain illnesses are not. That's why amnesia is the correct answer.
I dunno, I thought the clue was perfect and unambiguous. I immediately thought of amnesia, and only of amnesia.
If I am unable to sleep when I normally should, I have insomnia.
If I am unable to remember when I normally should, I have amnesia. I may have other afflictions, which may or may not affect my memory, but saying that "I can't remember" doesn't automatically mean I have dementia or alzheimers. It DOES automatically mean, however, that I have amnesia.
Yakuza is both the name of the organisation and the name of an individual within that organisation. Whereas mafia is the name of the organisation and mafioso is a member of that organisation. Your suggestion is a valid analogy, but no more or less than the one in the quiz.
Scratched my head for Gato is to Cat as _ is to Bull. Thought about cracking a joke here about "What do cats have to do with cake anyway?" Got it in the end, because of the answer to Schumacher (there is a team with that as the name). The one I was longest stuck with was "_ is to ring bearer". This ring bearer thing is a little more culture-specific than you might think. In Britain (and most other Christianity-based countries, I imagine) the best man bears the ring. I got it in the last seconds by imagining a little girl with a bouquet, and the phrase popped into my head.
I mean cmon. The consensus of people in the world, when you think of a taxi, you immediately think of the yellow taxis that are ubiquitous in new york city. If someone said "tulips" youd think of Netherlands even though there are tulips elsewhere. Its the most famous
Actually the electron does not exactly orbit around the nucleus, so the analogy with the Solar system is incorrect. While we are always able to locate the Earth when orbiting around the Sun, we can only identify a region where the electron is likely to be...
Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay always agreed that they were very co-dependent when it came to the ascent of Everest and any quiz that depends on the idea of the first ascent of Everest should credit them jointly.
The Obama is to Biden one has two right answers now. He is either Obama's vice president, in which the answer of Bush is correct, or he is the successor to Obama's successor, in which case Clinton would be a correct answer (i.e., Clinton followed Bush, who followed Reagan).
Well, whatever your take on his divinity, Jesus was a real guy. I won't bore you with the scholarship, but pretty much every academic agrees there was a preacher named Jesus chilling in first century Judea.
If you need a jumping off point for research, you could always check the citations on wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sources_for_the_historicity_of_Jesus, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historicity_of_Jesus, or read up on the works of someone like Prof. Bart Ehrman at UNC. Reza Aslan's "Zealot" is also an engaging read, though without a ton of original research.
I understand the impulse to reject what can feel like pretty "out there" religious claims, especially when you have a deep affinity for science, but it is important to be honest about the historical roots of human culture too. You don't have to accept the theological claims of religious figures to recognize their impact on the world and fairly explore their histories, people are interesting enough on their own!
Don't get how Samson compares to Herakles.. except for their physical strength, maybe, but their relationship — hence relevance — to the book seems quite different to me
Same here. I answered "Jesus", because Herakles was the son of a powerful god too, then I searched who in the Bible had to make it through many challenges and I couldn't find anyone who fitted… I even tried Lucifer because well, Herakles was a nice dude first and became mad and went to hell, but still no luck…
Then I saw the answer and searched for the explanation, because I still had no clue what it was about. Honestly, apart from killing a lion, there's no specific analogy between those two. Being strong and suffering betrayal is common to virtually everyone in Greek tradition and in the Bible. Actually, one could argue that as an extra-strong warrior with weak spot, Samson is closer to Achilles than to Herakles.
I didn't get it either, so I looked it up just now, and it seems to be legit.
Apparently Samson is the Israelite adaptation of the Greek character of Herakles, especially to wit. the heroic cycle. He underwent several changes in the transposition, obviously, but it seems that the core is still there.
Several attributes are common between both. Most especially the 12 (originally 10, but 2 were added) labours of Herakles → Samson's 10 feats of strength. Note that there are episodes common to both (e.g.: slaying the lion).
There's more, but, well, if you care you can Google it yourself. 🙂
Like I said, I wasn't aware of this parallel either (this was the only question I couldn't get) until I looked into it just now.
Left bank/west bank - not at all analagous. The left bank is an integral part of Paris. The West Bank is independent of Jordan, you need to go through a border crossing to get from one to the other and I don't know anyone who thinks Jordan has any actual authority over what happens in the West Bank (and I live in Israel).
Good quiz but I also think amnesia is sort of weird here. I mean, use insomnia and amnesia in similar sentences. Example: "I haven't been able to sleep this week. I'm having a bout of insomnia." That makes sense. Now: "I can't seem to remember what you told me yesterday. Sorry. I must be having a bout of amnesia." Or: "Sorry, I don't know why I've been so forgetful lately."
Um... according to the Silmarillion, the honoured maiden who holds the ring for Frodo is named Thiccfoot Bumbleberry, but this quiz wouldn't take the type-in.
I guess Samson is the 'Biblical strongman' in the way Heracles is the 'Greek strongman', but I still don't see it as much of an analogy. Still, great quiz, this is a minor gripe.
If I am unable to sleep when I normally should, I have insomnia.
If I am unable to remember when I normally should, I have amnesia. I may have other afflictions, which may or may not affect my memory, but saying that "I can't remember" doesn't automatically mean I have dementia or alzheimers. It DOES automatically mean, however, that I have amnesia.
(okay, the test was fairly easy)
If you need a jumping off point for research, you could always check the citations on wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sources_for_the_historicity_of_Jesus, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historicity_of_Jesus, or read up on the works of someone like Prof. Bart Ehrman at UNC. Reza Aslan's "Zealot" is also an engaging read, though without a ton of original research.
I understand the impulse to reject what can feel like pretty "out there" religious claims, especially when you have a deep affinity for science, but it is important to be honest about the historical roots of human culture too. You don't have to accept the theological claims of religious figures to recognize their impact on the world and fairly explore their histories, people are interesting enough on their own!
Regardless of them being real of fictional, my reasoning was:
Herakles is the son of God according to greek legend,
... is the son of God according to the Bible.
Tried Jesus several times, couldn’t understand why it didn’t work.
Then I saw the answer and searched for the explanation, because I still had no clue what it was about. Honestly, apart from killing a lion, there's no specific analogy between those two. Being strong and suffering betrayal is common to virtually everyone in Greek tradition and in the Bible. Actually, one could argue that as an extra-strong warrior with weak spot, Samson is closer to Achilles than to Herakles.
Apparently Samson is the Israelite adaptation of the Greek character of Herakles, especially to wit. the heroic cycle. He underwent several changes in the transposition, obviously, but it seems that the core is still there.
Several attributes are common between both. Most especially the 12 (originally 10, but 2 were added) labours of Herakles → Samson's 10 feats of strength. Note that there are episodes common to both (e.g.: slaying the lion).
There's more, but, well, if you care you can Google it yourself. 🙂
Like I said, I wasn't aware of this parallel either (this was the only question I couldn't get) until I looked into it just now.