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chgk_11dde5ca0a
In the GDR, the slogan "How we work today is how we will live tomorrow" was popular. In an underground cartoon of that time, this slogan is uttered by a small animal. Name this animal.
Mole.
3
Before starting to dig a tunnel under the Berlin Wall.
null
[ "Biology", "History", "Film & Media Studies", "Political Science" ]
[ "sarcasm", "lateral thinking" ]
[ "german" ]
chgk_97c230bd00
In the book "Pushkin and the Decembrists," there are verses by Pushkin in which he asks his friend to delight him not with an Arabian tale, but with HER. Name HER with two words.
Russian Truth.
3
Pushkin's friend in Kishinev, Nikolai Alekseev, was well acquainted with Pestel, the author of the Decembrists' program.
null
[ "History", "Literature" ]
[ "poem", "metaphor" ]
[ "russian" ]
chgk_ad15296ada
The dark crimson color of this rose is not at all like a maiden's blush. Its scent is the usual fragrance of a classic rose. However, according to the author of the question, it is perfect for weaving wreaths. In honor of which woman was this rose named?
The Dark Lady [of the sonnets].
3
The Dark Lady of the sonnets is Shakespeare's muse, about whom, in particular, the following lines are written:     "With damask rose, red or white,     The shade of these cheeks cannot be compared.     And the body smells as a body should,     Not like the tender petal of a violet."
Dark Lady, Swarthy, Dark (answer to the question "which one").
[ "Biology", "History", "Literature" ]
[ "poem", "metaphor", "lateral thinking" ]
[ "english" ]
chgk_11f28f4576
The worst result was shown in 1950 by Thomas Wimmer, who needed a whole 19 strikes, while Christian Ude in 2006 managed with just two. Of which city were Wimmer and Ude mayors?
Munich.
3
This refers to the symbolic tapping of the first beer keg at Oktoberfest. And this is the first question of the round.
null
[ "Political Science", "History", "Anthropology" ]
[ "lateral thinking" ]
[ "german" ]
chgk_5157429933
The heroes of Johnny To's action movie, after lunch, engage in improvised HER. SHE was among Captain Hastings' hobbies, and one can assume why the author wanted it so. Name HER in two words.
Skeet shooting.
3
As is known, Christie hated washing dishes. [True, Christie doesn't have skeet shooting, it's only in the TV series, which, however, does not make the question incorrect.]
Shooting at plates.
[ "Physical Education & Sports", "Film & Media Studies", "Literature" ]
[ "lateral thinking", "commonsense reasoning" ]
[ "english", "chinese" ]
chgk_f94f17d304
When the young heroine of Kei Miller asked her father where the plane was heading, he invariably replied: "To Britain." Therefore, the heroine decided that Britain was an X. A famous X was invented and described by a Briton. Name X in two words.
Flying island.
3
The girl already knew that Britain was an island, but she was puzzled why it could only be reached by air. Therefore, she decided that Britain was located in the sky. The flying island Laputa is described by Swift.
null
[ "Engineering & Technology", "Literature", "Human Geography" ]
[ "lateral thinking", "analogy" ]
[ "english", "jamaican" ]
chgk_d4457e35b6
In 2006, in the Colombian city of Pereira, wars among local gangs noticeably decreased. One of the reasons for this, Kira Cochrane cites, was an unusual action by some of the city's residents. Name the woman she mentions in this context.
Lysistrata.
3
The wives and girlfriends of the warring gang members organized a "crossed legs strike," refusing intimacy with the men until they stopped killing each other, similar to the heroines of Aristophanes' comedy "Lysistrata."
null
[ "History", "Literature", "Sociology" ]
[ "analogy", "joke", "lateral thinking" ]
[ "greek", "colombian" ]
chgk_cf81bec394
The premiere of the "FIRST" in Russia took place on September 12, 1997. The "SECOND" is the title of an article on the "Kommersant" website about an important event in Russia's political life last week. Name the FIRST and SECOND in three words, if the SECOND differs from the FIRST only by the last word. Do not make a m...
Men in Black, Men in White.
3
"Men in Black" is a 1997 American science fiction comedy directed by Barry Sonnenfeld.
null
[ "Film & Media Studies", "Political Science" ]
[ "lateral thinking", "analogy" ]
[ "english", "russian" ]
chgk_d543243c34
One German builder in the 19th century tried many methods to reinforce plaster but was dissatisfied with them. Name his undeservedly little-known surname, which many of you have heard or seen.
Rabitz.
3
He was dissatisfied and invented a special mesh for reinforcing the plaster layer, which is today sold under the incorrect name "chain-link fence."
Rabitz, Rabitz.
[ "History", "Engineering & Technology" ]
[ "lateral thinking" ]
[ "german" ]
chgk_fb389ff15f
On a souvenir that the author of the question saw, a children's song about a loaf of bread of thiiis width is illustrated with an image of HIM. In whose honor is HE named?
Marcus Vitruvius Pollio.
3
The arms are spread wide, like those of the Vitruvian Man.
Vitruvius.
[ "Visual Arts", "Design & Architecture", "Music", "History" ]
[ "lateral thinking", "analogy" ]
[ "italian", "latin" ]
chgk_0632591c34
THEY are found in the notes of the honorable Washington Irving about a journey through the land of Al-Andalus. On Russian coins, THEY symbolized dependence on the Golden Horde. Name THEM with two words, and we will conclude our permitted speech.
Arabic legends.
3
Apparently, Arabic legends (that is, inscriptions) were placed on Russian coins in imitation of the Golden Horde's. The question itself is written in the style of an Arabic legend. Andalusia was a possession of the Arab Caliphate, so Arabic legends about those places have been preserved.
null
[ "History", "Literature", "Archaeology", "Languages & Linguistics" ]
[ "abstraction", "lateral thinking" ]
[ "english", "russian", "arabic" ]
chgk_1396e47563
From the history of architecture, it is known that with ITS disappearance, castles began to resemble fortresses less. The actions of some actors on stage or screen are aimed at ITS destruction. Name IT.
The fourth wall.
3
The "fourth wall" is an imaginary wall between actors and the audience in a traditional "three-walled" theater. An actor's action of addressing the audience directly from the stage or screen is called "breaking the fourth wall." When castles began to be built with only three wings, they ceased to resemble fortification...
null
[ "Design & Architecture", "Film & Media Studies", "Performing Arts" ]
[ "analogy", "abstraction", "lateral thinking" ]
[ "english" ]
chgk_d7c0c561f5
When Yevgeny Dvorzhetsky failed his entrance exams, his father demanded that he DO THIS. Website optimizer Sergey Chabotko decided to DO THIS to Google. What did we replace with "DO THIS"?
Change the surname.
3
Dvorzhetsky's father, Vaclav, also an actor, considered that his son had disgraced him. However, he quickly cooled down and did not insist. Sergey Chabotko decided to express his immense gratitude to Google in this way.
null
[ "Engineering & Technology", "Home Economics & Daily Life", "Sociology" ]
[ "lateral thinking", "commonsense reasoning" ]
[ "russian", "english" ]
chgk_03ca7569bd
The comic book heroine named Yoko is quite successful in fighting discrimination against women in Japan. Write the surname of this heroine.
Zuna.
3
In fact, she fights against the discrimination of women in sumo and defeats male champions. Yokozuna is the highest rank in sumo.
Zuna, Tsuna.
[ "Physical Education & Sports", "Film & Media Studies", "Sociology", "Anthropology" ]
[ "pun", "lateral thinking" ]
[ "japanese" ]
chgk_3d61875915
After the crushing defeat of "Manchester United" by "Manchester City" with a score of 1:6, to unwind and move on from the match, TV host Piers Morgan suggested watching a melodrama, in the title of which he changed one letter. Write the original title of the comedy.
"Sex and the City".
3
It turned into "Six and the City". Such a cruel joke...
"Sex and the City".
[ "Languages & Linguistics", "Physical Education & Sports", "Sociology", "Film & Media Studies" ]
[ "joke", "pun" ]
[ "english" ]
chgk_941b9425e5
In the film "Brest Fortress," the hero does not condemn the Soviet soldiers surrendering and says two words to them. Write them down.
To each his own.
3
The words turn out to be prophetic. "To each his own" is the inscription on the gates of Buchenwald, where, among others, Soviet prisoners of war were held.
To each his own.
[ "History", "Film & Media Studies", "Languages & Linguistics" ]
[ "lateral thinking", "historical reference" ]
[ "russian", "german" ]
chgk_04aaedb134
According to legend, the Dutch Admiral Tromp, having driven the English out of the English Channel, tied HER to the foremast of his flagship. Similar symbolism about a century earlier was attributed to HER... Who?
Oprichniki.
3
SHE is a broom, which symbolized that its owner sweeps enemies away.
null
[ "Art History & Visual Culture", "History", "Military" ]
[ "metaphor", "lateral thinking" ]
[ "dutch", "english", "russian" ]
chgk_c82eb663da
In the animated film "Imaginary Opera," one of the heroines sticks a pin into herself. Name this heroine.
Madame Butterfly.
3
As in Puccini's opera, the heroine stabs herself. But in the animated film, the heroine is depicted as a butterfly and pins herself to the backdrop.
Cio-Cio-San.
[ "Film & Media Studies", "Literature", "Performing Arts", "Music" ]
[ "pun", "lateral thinking" ]
[ "italian", "japanese" ]
chgk_9dd53802a6
Poet Valentin Berestov, who lived in Moscow for many years, wrote a parodic quatrain in which HE served as mayor. Name HIM with one word as he is called in the poem.
Gavrila.
3
An allusion to "Gavriliad" by Nikifor Lyapis-Trubetskoy from "The Twelve Chairs" and to the mayoralty of Gavriil Popov. Full text:     "In Moscow, Gavrila served as mayor,     Served until he got bored.     And allowed pensioners     Not to spend money on travel."
null
[ "History", "Literature", "Political Science" ]
[ "poem", "joke", "lateral thinking" ]
[ "russian" ]
chgk_80d795cd1e
In one of the internet newsletters, a dishwasher slogan was given: "Washes twice as well." In your answer, write the tfourhree words we omitted from this slogan.
Washes twice as well.
3
The slogan looks like this: "Washes washes twice twice as well as well."
In any order.
[ "Languages & Linguistics", "Business Studies" ]
[ "joke", "pun" ]
[ "english" ]
chgk_3a4b71c54d
Ernst Neizvestny recalls an episode when he, severely wounded, was considered dead, and they even managed to send a death notice to his family. Yet, Ernst returned from the war alive. Looking back, Neizvestny names as one of his main works the sculptural depiction created in 1962 of... Whom?
Orpheus.
3
The ancient Greek poet, like Neizvestny, returned from the realm of the dead; he failed to save Eurydice because he looked back.
null
[ "Visual Arts", "History", "Religious Studies" ]
[ "analogy", "lateral thinking" ]
[ "russian", "greek" ]
chgk_763caff118
In a political satire, Robert Burns wrote that SHE sank her claws into the Polish king, and called HER by a shortened name. Write this shortened name.
Cat.
3
Burns likened Catherine the Great to a cat.
null
[ "History", "Literature", "Political Science" ]
[ "metaphor", "lateral thinking" ]
[ "scottish", "polish" ]
chgk_4785c9d7b8
The heroine of Peter Høeg recounts that some Londoners, even during bombings, were passionately DOING THIS because they "wanted to see the last part of the sky." DOING THIS is recommended by the Alzheimer Society of Canada. What is "DOING THIS"?
Assembling puzzles.
3
Typically, puzzle pieces depicting the sky differ from each other very slightly. Assembling the sky is the hardest part, and the process is extremely engaging: many Londoners didn't even want to go to the bomb shelter until they finished the picture. Assembling puzzles develops fine motor skills.
null
[ "Physical Education & Sports", "History", "Literature", "Psychology" ]
[ "lateral thinking", "divergent thinking" ]
[ "danish", "english", "canadian" ]
chgk_fcb0d1f077
James Murphy uses this word to describe a type of game where the sides do not strive to defeat the opponent, but on the contrary, help each other, trying to keep the projectile in the air. Write this word in English.
Goodminton.
3
Badminton — supposedly BADminton.
Goodminton.
[ "Languages & Linguistics", "Physical Education & Sports" ]
[ "neologism", "pun" ]
[ "english" ]
chgk_e009cc279b
A year ago, a joke appeared about the British who had very unsuccessfully invested in the funds of a certain European country, saying that their FIRST turned into SECOND. Reproduce in the original language two words, differing by one letter, which we replaced with "FIRST" and "SECOND".
Cash, ash.
3
The money invested in the bankrupt Icelandic bank Icesave, figuratively speaking, turned into ash, which is also famous for another Icelandic "brand" — the Eyjafjallajökull volcano.
null
[ "Languages & Linguistics", "Economics", "Home Economics & Daily Life", "Human Geography" ]
[ "joke", "pun" ]
[ "english", "icelandic" ]
chgk_ccd32790fe
Heinrich Böll describes IT as follows: "If on the continent IT resembles a yellowed postal order form, then on the islands IT resembles the dark colors of Russian icons, through which gold shines — until IT is whitened, and then it takes on the color of the skin of an overfed infant." Name IT.
Tea.
3
In the second case, it refers to English tea with milk. The overfed infant indirectly hints at milk.
null
[ "Literature", "Home Economics & Daily Life", "Anthropology" ]
[ "metaphor", "lateral thinking" ]
[ "german", "russian", "english" ]
chgk_f8b78bef02
In the book "No Time for Dragons," during a clash with water mages, the hero, preparing to use air magic, anticipates an action opposite to what happens in the title of a certain work. Name this work.
"The Waves Extinguish the Wind."
3
null
null
[ "Literature", "Home Economics & Daily Life", "Chemistry" ]
[ "lateral thinking", "abstraction" ]
[ "russian" ]
chgk_b097520f80
In a fictional story about the problem of splitting a pi-meson, Alexander Bushkov first mentions Rutherford, then Kapitsa, and then two little-known Soviet scientists. With what animal are these two scientists compared?
Mouse.
3
Rutherford hit and hit, but did not break it, Kapitsa hit and hit, but did not break it... And we finally finished the package.
Mouse.
[ "History", "Literature", "Physics" ]
[ "joke", "analogy" ]
[ "russian", "english" ]
chgk_fded072889
Roger Bacon wrote that between HER bust, HER mother's head, and a horse, he once saw a "snail." What he saw later became the title of a novel. Name HER.
Andromeda.
3
"I saw in a concave mirror a star shaped like a snail. It is located between the navel of Pegasus, the bust of Andromeda, and the head of Cassiopeia." This is how Bacon describes the spiral galaxy Andromeda Nebula. "The Andromeda Nebula" is a novel by Ivan Efremov.
Due to numerous complaints about the hosts' intonation errors — The Andromeda Nebula.
[ "History", "Astronomy & Space Science", "Literature" ]
[ "analogy", "abstraction" ]
[ "english", "russian" ]
chgk_9d1f63fa1b
According to Sergey Dremov, the Russian Empire was established on the blood of one and ended with the blood of another. Name the patronymics of both.
Petrovich, Nikolaevich.
3
This refers to the tsareviches Alexei, sons of Peter I and Nicholas II, respectively.
In any order.
[ "History", "Languages & Linguistics" ]
[ "analogy", "abstraction" ]
[ "russian" ]
chgk_7e1b2d403c
In 1945, Alexei Tolstoy, Paul Valéry, and Zinaida Gippius passed away. Romain Gary and Neal Cassady ended their lives. The word we omitted in the previous sentence concludes the last verse of a song in a famous comedy. Write this word.
Bachelor.
3
In 1945, Gary (ended his life in 1980) married Lesley Blanch, Cassady (ended his life in 1968) married Lu Anne Henderson. The words "If I were a sultan, I would be a bachelor!" were heard in the film "Kidnapping, Caucasian Style".
null
[ "History", "Literature", "Music", "Film & Media Studies" ]
[ "lateral thinking", "abstraction" ]
[ "russian", "french", "english" ]
chgk_ad6e9c33f2
Arne Selmosson received the nickname X for his unusually light hair. An organization called X became famous thanks to Bruce. What word did we replace with "X"?
Moonlight.
3
Arne Selmosson, a well-known Serie A forward, had almost white hair, which earned him this nickname. And Bruce Willis starred in the popular comedy series "Moonlighting".
null
[ "Physical Education & Sports", "Film & Media Studies" ]
[ "lateral thinking", "analogy" ]
[ "swedish", "english" ]
chgk_e03afb154e
In one story, the eccentric artist Chaim Soutine agrees to paint an unusual picture for a fan, but warns: "When you decide to DO THIS, I will know that you no longer value my painting." Name the person who DOES THIS in a painting from the late eighteenth century.
[Jean-Paul] Marat.
3
Soutine offers to paint the picture on the fan's back. TO DO THIS is to lie in a bathtub. Marat is lying in a bathtub in David's painting.
null
[ "Visual Arts", "History", "Literature" ]
[ "lateral thinking", "analogy" ]
[ "french" ]
chgk_2a992cedd6
The real estate agency "Morton" created a series of creative advertising stickers, on which IT depicts either the tassel of an academic cap, or part of a pacifier, or a tie, or the handle of a spinning top. Name IT with one word.
Keyhole.
3
The real estate agency sells apartments. The keyhole, in its various manifestations, symbolizes the fact that everyone needs apartments.
null
[ "Design & Architecture", "Business Studies" ]
[ "lateral thinking", "analogy" ]
[ "russian" ]
chgk_ba0c438cc7
At the beginning of the dance called "Shenn Truvas," performers shake their legs, and the final part is characterized by wide movements. The appearance of the dance is associated with the lifting of a ban. A ban on what?
Wearing a kilt.
3
The beginning of the dance depicts the dropping of trousers. According to legend, the dance emerged at the end of the 18th century when the ban on wearing kilts was lifted. "Shenn Truvas" translates from Scottish as "unnecessary trousers."
By the word "kilt" or "skirt."
[ "History", "Performing Arts", "Anthropology" ]
[ "lateral thinking", "metaphor" ]
[ "scottish", "english" ]
chgk_37e4c1d9b3
In the computer game "Pharaoh," IT determines the well-being of residents for the next year. In an encyclopedic article titled "IT," "Shed" is also mentioned. Name IT with one word.
Flood.
3
The game "Pharaoh" is set in Ancient Egypt, where the flooding of the Nile significantly impacts the lives of citizens. In Sestroretsk Flood, besides the "Shalash" Museum, there was also a "Shed" Museum — Lenin lived in this shed for some time before moving to the Shalash.
null
[ "History", "Physical Education & Sports", "Anthropology", "Human Geography" ]
[ "lateral thinking", "abstraction" ]
[ "egyptian", "russian" ]
chgk_c1168e282c
In the film "Thunder of Heaven," the character played by Jean Gabin, referring to this work, explains to the curate that it is not about Lazarus, but rather about Mary Magdalene. Name the author of this work.
Leo Tolstoy.
3
This refers to "Resurrection" — the character justifies his concern for a prostitute, while the priest associates the unfamiliar title with the resurrection of Lazarus.
null
[ "Film & Media Studies", "Literature", "Religious Studies" ]
[ "lateral thinking", "abstraction" ]
[ "french", "russian" ]
chgk_f462f97e1e
From the epilogue of the last book about Harry Potter, we learned what he became 19 years after the described events. Recently, answering fans' questions, J.K. Rowling said that if she writes another book about him, she will call it "Harry Potter and THIS." Name THIS in two words.
Midlife crisis.
3
null
null
[ "Literature", "Psychology" ]
[ "lateral thinking", "commonsense reasoning" ]
[ "english" ]
chgk_4a35794a76
Late in the evening of October 31, the gold buttons on the uniform were replaced with pre-prepared brass ones. Name the owner of this uniform.
[Joseph] Stalin.
3
On the evening of October 31, 1961, Stalin's body was removed from the Mausoleum and buried in Red Square; in the Mausoleum's sarcophagus, Stalin's body was dressed in a generalissimo's uniform with gold buttons, which were replaced before burial—apparently so as not to waste good material; the word "owner" in the ques...
[Joseph] Dzhugashvili.
[ "History", "Political Science", "Military" ]
[ "lateral thinking", "abstraction" ]
[ "russian" ]
chgk_3ab0f362f1
In the film "Armed Resistance," dedicated to Soviet geologists, IT is called "the grave of the sky" for the sake of conspiracy. Name IT with two words.
Uranium deposit.
3
Uranus is the god of the sky.
null
[ "Film & Media Studies", "Earth & Environmental Science", "Religious Studies" ]
[ "metaphor", "lateral thinking" ]
[ "russian", "greek" ]
chgk_d0892a78ad
In the Battle of Tiberias, the Crusaders were utterly defeated by the Muslims. An Arab historian writes that after the battle, Saladin's army even lacked ALPHA. On a website about the origin of surnames, it is suggested that the nickname ALPHA could be given to a surveyor. What word did we replace with "ALPHA"?
Rope.
3
They lacked ropes to tie up the captured Christians. Surveyors used ropes with knots in their work.
null
[ "History", "Languages & Linguistics", "Engineering & Technology" ]
[ "analogy", "lateral thinking" ]
[ "arabic", "english" ]
chgk_e7b666d127
A character in Galsworthy's play recounts that in February, his father was about to be shot by rebellious workers. The interlocutor is surprised: at the mentioned moment, IT had not yet begun. Name IT with two words.
Hunting season.
3
It's all very English.
Hunting season.
[ "History", "Literature", "Performing Arts", "Anthropology" ]
[ "lateral thinking", "commonsense reasoning" ]
[ "english" ]
chgk_4bbce1e02b
In a classic operetta, an ancient plot is played out. First, there are two people on stage — a woman and her lover. Then a third appears — naturally, the husband. If you thought that at this moment the audience sees Troy, we suggest that this is not the case. Name all the participants in this episode by name.
Menelaus, Helen of Troy, Paris.
3
The operetta mentioned is Jacques Offenbach's "La Belle Hélène." The audience sees not Troy, but Sparta.
In any order.
[ "Literature", "Music", "Performing Arts", "Religious Studies" ]
[ "lateral thinking", "commonsense reasoning" ]
[ "french", "greek" ]
chgk_a6028f0e7d
When the hero of American folklore, Paul Bunyan, got to work, THEY were the size of a barn door. Reproduce the proverb that describes THEIR appearance.
When you chop wood, chips fly.
3
Where did he find such trees. :-)
null
[ "Literature", "Earth & Environmental Science" ]
[ "proverb", "lateral thinking" ]
[ "american", "english" ]
chgk_55e38babd4
Wits claim that Shakespeare once asked his wife if it was true that she was unfaithful to him. And he heard in response: "Oh, please don't...". Complete the phrase with a set expression.
"... make a tragedy out of it!".
3
Such a double meaning! :-)
"... make a tragedy!".
[ "Languages & Linguistics", "Literature", "Home Economics & Daily Life", "Performing Arts" ]
[ "idiom", "pun" ]
[ "english" ]
chgk_dd43dc5ed5
In one animated series, a newborn was given IT as a gift. In Hervé Bazin's novel, IT was at the heroine's thirtieth birthday. Name IT in three words.
Cake without candles.
3
The newborn was 0 years old, so there was nothing to blow out. The thirty-year-old birthday girl was spared a reminder of her age.
Cake without candles.
[ "Film & Media Studies", "Literature", "Sociology" ]
[ "lateral thinking", "abstraction" ]
[ "french", "english" ]
chgk_d0c8b6c40e
In the poem by Vladimir Burich, the SECOND is called a monument to the FIRST in plaster, and the FIRST is a monument to the SECOND in bronze. For the Nepalese, the FIRST and the SECOND are symbols of hope for the long existence of their country. What words did we replace with "FIRST" and "SECOND"?
Sun, Moon.
3
The Nepalese hope that their country will exist as long as the sun and the moon, which, by the way, are depicted on the country's flag.
null
[ "Astronomy & Space Science", "Literature", "Anthropology", "Human Geography" ]
[ "poem", "metaphor", "lateral thinking" ]
[ "russian", "nepalese" ]
chgk_e09090b910
According to the joke, it is best seen if you watch the flow of cars on the highway in the evening. Name IT with two words.
Doppler effect.
3
The light from oncoming cars is yellow, from cars moving away from you is red; if an object is moving away, its spectrum shifts to the red part.
null
[ "Engineering & Technology", "Physics" ]
[ "joke", "analogy" ]
[ "physics" ]
chgk_02170b4fa1
Between the previous question and this one is an X. In Isaac Asimov's story, "X" refers to the impossibility of understanding between generations. X can sometimes be seen on a phone screen. What did we replace with "X"?
No connection.
3
null
null
[ "Engineering & Technology", "Literature", "Communication" ]
[ "analogy", "abstraction" ]
[ "english" ]
chgk_1f34453933
Saint Edmund, King of East Anglia, fell into the hands of the Danes and accepted a martyr's death. Describing Edmund's death, his early biographer Abbo of Fleury compares Edmund to an X, as well as to another saint. X, who became the mascot of a famous company, initially wore "Speed Shoes" sneakers. Name X.
Hedgehog.
3
Edmund was tied to a tree and then "shot with arrows, as if for fun, until he was covered with arrows, like a hedgehog, similar to Sebastian." Sonic the Hedgehog, the mascot of the company "Sega," is known for his speed, which is reflected in the name of his shoes.
null
[ "Physical Education & Sports", "History", "Literature", "Sociology" ]
[ "analogy", "lateral thinking" ]
[ "english", "danish" ]
chgk_d49cb7a732
At the beginning of the year, on the ORT channel's show "Yesterday Live," a parody of the program "Good Night, Little Ones!" was performed, as if it were being broadcast in an Asian country. A puppet, consisting of balls and sticks, started crying, and when asked why, it complained that it was poor, which is why it was...
Enrich.
3
The puppet represented a so-called "uranium molecule," and the parody played on the current realities for Iran.
null
[ "Film & Media Studies", "Physics", "Political Science", "Anthropology" ]
[ "joke", "pun", "lateral thinking" ]
[ "russian", "persian" ]
chgk_f805da29f3
The name given to one of the three at baptism is unknown, but she received her nickname for her bright coloring. Write this nickname.
Pinta.
3
"Pinta" is the nickname of one of Columbus's three ships. "Pinta" means "Spotted." This word is related to the Spanish word "pintura" (painting), the English "paint," the Latin "pictus," and so on.
null
[ "History", "Languages & Linguistics" ]
[ "lateral thinking", "analogy" ]
[ "spanish", "english", "latin" ]
chgk_016e8c1d6c
Scientists from the University of Hawaii managed to prove the sequence of volcanic eruptions on Earth. In the description of this process, an X was mentioned, which enveloped the entire planet. Name the surname of the person under whose leadership 72 kilometers of X were created in 1834 in Tuckingmill.
Bickford.
3
X is a Bickford fuse.
null
[ "History", "Engineering & Technology", "Earth & Environmental Science" ]
[ "lateral thinking" ]
[ "english" ]
chgk_10565a81de
Criticizing Arnold Schwarzenegger, visitors to a sports forum call him an X. Name the composer who was also an X.
[Alexander Porfiryevich] Borodin.
3
X is a chemist.
null
[ "Physical Education & Sports", "Music", "Chemistry" ]
[ "lateral thinking" ]
[ "english", "russian" ]
chgk_f7a44ed37d
The hero of a science fiction work, upon learning that the bright sun on the planet will hinder the operation of a weapon, suggests DOING THIS. Answer in four words what we replaced with "DOING THIS".
Fight in the shade.
3
The hero "quotes" a Spartan warrior who declared: "If the Medes darken the sun, we can fight in the shade."
Battle in the shade; wage war in the shade; combat in the shade.
[ "History", "Literature", "Military" ]
[ "analogy", "lateral thinking" ]
[ "greek" ]
chgk_6dc50f2ce0
"Build a boat and sail," advises Konstantin Karasyov in one of his poems to those rare few who see life in love. Which two hydronyms does he mention right away?
Amur and Kama.
3
Not only gods of love, but also great Russian rivers.     And what to say to those rare few,     Who see life in love?     Amur and Kama — rivers,     Build a boat and sail!
In any order.
[ "Literature", "Human Geography" ]
[ "poem", "lateral thinking" ]
[ "russian" ]
chgk_5c3b5e294d
The two-meter-tall footballer Jan Koller, in one of the matches, brought victory to his team by scoring, in the words of Artem Lokalov, an X. What word did we replace with "X"?
Three-pointer.
3
Jan Koller has the height of a basketball player, and a victory in a football match is awarded three points.
null
[ "Languages & Linguistics", "Physical Education & Sports" ]
[ "pun", "analogy" ]
[ "czech", "english" ]
chgk_b5447f271d
Leonid Kuravlyov, playing one character, according to his own words, lost NOT HALF, but at least three-quarters of his acting abilities. Name the surname of this character.
Aisman.
3
The absence of one eye deprives more than half of the acting abilities.
null
[ "Biology", "Film & Media Studies", "Performing Arts" ]
[ "lateral thinking", "hyperbole" ]
[ "russian" ]
chgk_fc612ad30e
This question is asked by Yevgeny Yevstigneyev.     Translator Vladimir Kozarovetsky writes that he DID THIS not out of vanity, but because he was dissatisfied with the work done by Marshak. Perhaps, in a fit of anger, a simple city woman named Anne allowed herself to DO THIS. What did we replace with the words "DO T...
To dare to take on Shakespeare.
3
The question "Isn't it time, my friends, for us to take a swing at William, you know, m-m, our Shakespeare?" is asked in the film "Beware of the Car" by the director of an amateur theater, played by Yevgeny Yevstigneyev. The city woman Anne is Anne Hathaway, Shakespeare's wife.
Take a swing at William Shakespeare; take a swing at Shakespeare.
[ "Languages & Linguistics", "Literature", "Performing Arts", "Film & Media Studies" ]
[ "lateral thinking", "commonsense reasoning" ]
[ "russian", "english" ]
chgk_5ae3993583
Sergey Anisimov writes that Stalin once jokingly suggested renaming the First Ukrainian Front to the First SUCH Front — there were commanders like Konev, Gusev with Kurochkin, Korovnikov with Baranov, and even Grechko. Zhukov, who was present, wanted to support the joke and call himself SUCH AN X, but was afraid. What ...
Pest.
3
Stalin jokingly suggested renaming the First Ukrainian Front to the First Agricultural Front, and Zhukov, continuing the theme, wanted to call himself an agricultural pest, but thought it was not advisable in Stalin's presence.
null
[ "Earth & Environmental Science", "History", "Military", "Political Science" ]
[ "joke", "lateral thinking" ]
[ "russian" ]
chgk_0818d25c38
In Stanley Kubrick's film "Lolita," viewers can see Mrs. Haze showing Humbert HER, saying that it is Lolita's father. The last HER is dated 1977. Name HER as precisely as possible.
A photograph of [Vladimir] Nabokov.
3
Mrs. Haze, showing Humbert the photograph, says that it is Mr. Haze, her late husband and Lolita's father. In reality, the photograph of a young Nabokov hangs on the wall. Nabokov died in 1977.
null
[ "History", "Film & Media Studies", "Literature" ]
[ "lateral thinking", "abstraction" ]
[ "american", "russian" ]
chgk_b60bcc4bc0
On November 2, 2011, in Podolsk, an intoxicated driver exceeded the speed limit and resisted arrest, dragging a traffic police officer for several kilometers. Notably, the offender turned out to be the full namesake of a Russian who became the first... Who?
Formula 1 driver.
3
The offender was a Moldovan citizen named Vitaly Petrov. This is also the name of the first Russian Formula 1 driver.
In terms of meaning.
[ "Engineering & Technology", "Physical Education & Sports", "Law & Criminology", "Human Geography" ]
[ "lateral thinking", "analogy" ]
[ "russian", "moldovan" ]
chgk_24a0c9bddf
On March 1, 2002, the supermarket chain "Tesco" announced the upcoming sale of a specially bred variety of carrot that loudly whistles to signal its readiness, thanks to holes on the sides. What word did we replace in the previous sentence?
April.
3
The announcement of this strategic development was published not on March 1, but on April 1 — it was, of course, a prank.
null
[ "Earth & Environmental Science", "Business Studies", "Performing Arts" ]
[ "joke", "lateral thinking" ]
[ "english" ]
chgk_9aaacac231
The hero of Nabokov is vacationing at an alpine resort. While talking about a souvenir shop, he mentions how the ITEM bristled, flaunting its brazen innards. Name the ITEM with two words.
Pocket knife.
3
null
Swiss knife, folding knife.
[ "Literature", "Home Economics & Daily Life", "Human Geography" ]
[ "metaphor", "lateral thinking" ]
[ "russian", "english", "swiss" ]
chgk_567f81d154
Let's continue the theme. Kimi Räikkönen recalled that his first car was "IT," which he and his father found ready for disposal. After restoring and repainting it themselves, Kimi became enamored with it. According to him, it was a good car that almost never broke down. Name IT.
"Lada."
3
It's amusing that the great racing driver started with a "Lada," which, moreover, never broke down. "Became enamored" is a clue, as Lada is the goddess of love in Slavic mythology.
null
[ "Engineering & Technology", "Physical Education & Sports", "Religious Studies" ]
[ "lateral thinking", "commonsense reasoning" ]
[ "finnish", "russian", "slavic" ]
chgk_3cbe81c9ad
In a modern American TV series, the characters perform a skit about Ancient Rome. One of the characters uses X as a rating for a beautiful girl, and another, agreeing with him, gives him HALF-X. Answer as briefly as possible, what did we substitute with "HALF-X"?
V.
3
In this question, X is not a substitution. The characters use Roman numerals — the first highly rates the girl on a ten-point scale and calls her X, and the second agrees with him and gives him five, calling it "high V," also in the spirit of Ancient Rome. :-)
null
[ "History", "Film & Media Studies", "Languages & Linguistics" ]
[ "lateral thinking", "pun" ]
[ "english", "latin" ]
chgk_ff01a9c805
In the English language, there is an expression "let the cat out of the bag," which means "to reveal a secret." According to one version, this expression arose because of a cat with nine lives. What word did we replace with "lives"?
Tails.
3
With the help of a whip called the "cat-o'-nine-tails," confessions were extracted from guilty sailors on ships.
null
[ "History", "Languages & Linguistics", "Military" ]
[ "idiom", "pun" ]
[ "english" ]
chgk_54e836dbcb
Upon opening a package received from the South, Beecher Stowe was horrified to find THIS inside. THIS is the second half of the title of a literary work. Name THIS.
Black ear.
3
Malicious plantation owners sent her a severed ear of a black man. The work is "White Bim Black Ear."
null
[ "History", "Literature", "Sociology" ]
[ "lateral thinking", "abstraction" ]
[ "english", "russian" ]
chgk_268cf57860
Listen to the excerpt taken from the beginning of Edmond Rostand's play "Chantecler":     "Nature itself stages a magical spectacle for us;     The speckled cuckoo rules the forest tale;     Let's have the curtain! Let the hall fall silent:     [blank] has already given us three knocks."     Name the one ment...
Woodpecker.
3
The missing words are "the woodpecker's strong beak"; both Chantecler and the cuckoo are birds, the woodpecker simply continues the logical sequence.
null
[ "Biology", "Literature" ]
[ "poem", "lateral thinking" ]
[ "french" ]
chgk_ef1d4ccd39
Scientists from the University of Exeter suggested that the carvings on stones left by this people are not just ornamentation. Name this people.
Picts.
3
Scientists continue to carefully analyze the so-called Pictish stones — stelae covered with intricate carvings. If the applied ornamentation is indeed writing, then it is essentially pictographic.
null
[ "History", "Languages & Linguistics", "Archaeology" ]
[ "lateral thinking", "pun" ]
[ "scottish" ]
chgk_e96d1f245c
The plowman from Robert Southey's ballad utters these words:     For thousands, like this fellow,     Fell for a glorious victory. Quote the phrase spoken in a similar situation by a character from a work by Southey's compatriot.
"Poor Yorick."
3
The character lifts a skull dug from the ground.
"Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio; a fellow of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy; he hath borne me on his back a thousand times" etc.
[ "Literature", "Performing Arts" ]
[ "analogy", "lateral thinking" ]
[ "english" ]
chgk_27b358ec5b
In a fairly well-known song, IT is prepared by the white and the black. And in a cartoon in the magazine "Bich" from March 1917, IT was pierced by a bayonet. Name IT in two words.
Tsar's throne.
3
"White army, black baron / Once again prepare for us the tsar's throne."
Throne of the tsar.
[ "History", "Literature", "Music", "Political Science" ]
[ "lateral thinking", "metaphor" ]
[ "russian" ]
chgk_3efb76475d
According to the bill adopted in the first reading in October, the new Russian list may include both old designations and new ones, for example: B, BE, M, Tm, Tb, etc. How many elements are in this list now?
Five.
3
It refers to the introduction of ten new categories and five subcategories of driver's licenses instead of the existing five categories.
null
[ "Engineering & Technology", "Law & Criminology", "Political Science" ]
[ "abstraction", "lateral thinking" ]
[ "russian" ]
chgk_e3c360d37f
In the finale of the play directed by Pyotr Fomenko, based on a work by Pushkin, the main character cannot take flowers from the audience because of HER. Name HER in one word.
Straitjacket.
3
In the finale of "The Queen of Spades," Hermann ends up in an insane asylum, so the actor comes out for bows with his hands tied.
Straight jacket, fever jacket, restraining shirt, restraining jacket, fever shirt.
[ "Literature", "Performing Arts", "Psychology" ]
[ "lateral thinking" ]
[ "russian" ]
chgk_96438d4372
On a humorous website, in the explanation of the phrase "I am on the side of the whites, but I defend the reds," there was a word of Greek origin. Reproduce it.
Leukocyte.
3
Leukocytes are white blood cells that play an important role in human cellular immunity, protecting, among other things, red blood cells—erythrocytes.
null
[ "Biology", "Languages & Linguistics" ]
[ "joke", "pun" ]
[ "greek" ]
chgk_39da60d6fc
The hero of the film "The Fall" tells a girl a story and, to help her better imagine IT, asks the girl to close her eyes and rub her eyelids. "IT" was written in 1889. Name IT with two words.
Starry Night.
3
In 1889, Van Gogh painted "Starry Night".
"Starry Night".
[ "Visual Arts", "History", "Film & Media Studies" ]
[ "lateral thinking", "abstraction" ]
[ "english", "dutch" ]
chgk_81d01835b6
Director Alfred Hitchcock said: "In feature films, the FIRST is the SECOND; in documentaries, the SECOND is the FIRST." Name the FIRST and the SECOND.
Director, God.
3
"In feature films, the director is God; in documentaries, God is the director."
In any order.
[ "Film & Media Studies", "Religious Studies" ]
[ "lateral thinking", "analogy" ]
[ "english" ]
chgk_d9f84aa3cb
According to one version, Peter I disagreed with a well-known assertion and therefore chose a coat of arms for St. Petersburg similar to that of the Vatican. Name in two words what Peter tried to prove the existence of.
Fourth Rome.
3
Two Romes have fallen, the third stands, and there will not be a fourth.
null
[ "History", "Political Science", "Religious Studies" ]
[ "lateral thinking", "analogy" ]
[ "russian", "latin" ]
chgk_5f5221317a
Etrog is a type of citrus. On the panel of the Ghent Altarpiece, a woman holds an etrog in one hand and an X, also of plant origin, in the other. Name X with two words.
Fig leaf.
3
This is Eve. Etrog, according to one version, is the very fruit of the tree of knowledge. Having known shame, Eve immediately covered herself with a fig leaf.
null
[ "Art History & Visual Culture", "Literature", "Biology", "Religious Studies" ]
[ "lateral thinking", "abstraction" ]
[ "hebrew", "flemish" ]
chgk_6f5c47128c
In an episode of a documentary film dedicated to HER, SHE says: "The filming was on that mountain," and then mockingly asks not to be misunderstood. Name HER.
[Leni] Riefenstahl.
3
Riefenstahl, constantly accused of ties with fascism, notes that she was just pointing at the mountain. And not raising her hand in a fascist salute.
null
[ "History", "Film & Media Studies", "Political Science" ]
[ "sarcasm", "lateral thinking" ]
[ "german" ]
chgk_a49f0a5125
On March 7, 2011, employees of an English TV channel built a thirty-two-inch tower out of THEM, thereby entering the Guinness Book of Records. Interestingly, the record was set on the first attempt. Name THEM.
Pancakes.
3
The tower was built for Pancake Day, which is also known as Shrove Tuesday.
null
[ "Physical Education & Sports", "Film & Media Studies", "Home Economics & Daily Life", "Anthropology" ]
[ "divergent thinking" ]
[ "english" ]
chgk_4a76ad270e
An excerpt from a poem by Igor Guberman:     "For centuries, power rummages through souls,     but despite all efforts     the human spirit is an X,     elusive to the hand."     A character by Boris Akunin saw in the bare skull of a mobile gentleman a resemblance to X. What two words did we replace with the word ...
Mercury ball.
3
"For centuries, power rummages through souls,     but despite all efforts     the human spirit is a mercury ball,     elusive to the hand."     Mercury is mobile.
Mercury ball.
[ "Literature", "Psychology", "Chemistry" ]
[ "poem", "analogy", "lateral thinking" ]
[ "russian" ]
chgk_451066a405
According to Stanislav Govorukhin's recollections, Vladimir Vysotsky did not know how to play chess at all. However, Mikhail Tal claimed that they did play one game with Vysotsky. What word did we replace?
Billiards.
3
Govorukhin lamented that due to Vysotsky's inability to play billiards, there were problems during the filming of the famous "Meeting Place" episode. And Tal did not play cards with Vysotsky, but he did play billiards.
null
[ "Physical Education & Sports", "Film & Media Studies", "Music" ]
[ "lateral thinking" ]
[ "russian" ]
chgk_2d262560bc
Showing Watson a finely crafted porcelain dish, Holmes says that even through X such skillful items never passed. X is the surname of Archibald, who divorced his wife in 1928. Write this surname.
Christie.
3
Holmes is referring to an auction. Archibald Christie was the first husband of Agatha Christie.
null
[ "Visual Arts", "History", "Literature" ]
[ "lateral thinking", "commonsense reasoning" ]
[ "english" ]
chgk_eaaebd9c71
When a piece of poplar fluff got stuck under the question author's acquaintance's glasses arm, the author remembered a literary character who, however, did not wear glasses. Name this character.
[Erast Petrovich] Fandorin.
3
The stuck fluff resembled a graying temple.
null
[ "Literature" ]
[ "analogy", "lateral thinking" ]
[ "russian" ]
chgk_3d1556db2d
To calculate whether THIS PHRASE is true under the optimal strategy, it is predicted to take several more centuries. THIS PHRASE serves as the title of a forum dedicated to the alternative history of Russia at the beginning of the twentieth century. Write THIS PHRASE of four words.
White to play and win.
3
When computers can calculate all possible developments of a chess game, it will be possible to determine whether white wins with correct play from both sides. The forum discusses what would have happened if the Whites had won the Civil War.
null
[ "History", "Physical Education & Sports", "Engineering & Technology" ]
[ "analogy", "abstraction" ]
[ "english", "russian" ]
chgk_4940fd2cf6
In the opinion of the Frenchman, HE was Spanish. In the opinion of the Dutchman, HE was French. In the opinion of the Englishman, HE was German. In the opinion of the Spaniard, HE was English. In the opinion of the Italian, HE was Russian. But who was HE really?
An orangutan.
3
null
A monkey.
[ "Biology", "Anthropology" ]
[ "lateral thinking", "commonsense reasoning" ]
[ "french", "dutch", "english", "spanish", "italian", "russian" ]
chgk_3a4063a9fd
The program of astronomical observations at the observatory near Indianapolis was discontinued in 1967. The reason for this can be described in two words, which are the title of a comedy film. Write this title.
"City Lights."
3
The program ended when the lights of the nearby city of Indianapolis became too bright and interfered with the long exposures needed to obtain quality photographic plates. "City Lights" is a comedy by Charlie Chaplin.
null
[ "Astronomy & Space Science", "Film & Media Studies", "Human Geography" ]
[ "lateral thinking", "analogy" ]
[ "english" ]
chgk_4c3d41d865
Embracing his wife for the last time before being exiled, Ovid recalls a certain Metius. How was Metius executed, if the same fate later befell Saint Hippolytus?
Torn apart by horses.
3
Ovid's family is torn into two parts, one remaining in Rome and the other going into exile. The name "Hippolytus" translates to "one who unharnesses horses" and, ironically, hinted at his demise.
Regarding being torn apart by horses.
[ "History", "Literature", "Religious Studies" ]
[ "analogy", "lateral thinking" ]
[ "latin", "roman" ]
chgk_c346e42405
Once, one hockey commentator asked another:     — How many goals would Richard score if he played in our time?     — About 25 or 30 goals per season, — the other replied.     — That's all? — the first was surprised.     — Don't forget, — noted the second, — that Richard...     Finish the remark by mentioning ...
"... is already 64 years old."
3
"64" is the name of a chess magazine.
"64" etc.
[ "Physical Education & Sports", "Film & Media Studies" ]
[ "joke", "lateral thinking" ]
[ "english", "russian" ]
chgk_014a648d62
IT became the title of an article about the recognition by the authorities of Khabarovsk of the merits of speed skater Skobrev. Sergey Kuznetsov jokes that in the Kenyan edition of the "Divine Comedy" there is also IT. Name IT.
Lap of honor.
3
Speed skater Skobrev, skating on an oval track, was recognized as an honorary citizen of the city; Kenya is widely known for the achievements of its runners.
null
[ "Physical Education & Sports", "Literature", "Human Geography" ]
[ "joke", "pun", "lateral thinking" ]
[ "russian", "italian", "english", "swahili" ]
chgk_1a60b41d56
The character from Schwartz's fairy tale, the kindest wizard in the world, constantly misses the beat at the ball. The fact is, the wizard once had to perform a certain action. Name the hero who performed a similar action, but not on himself.
Odysseus.
3
"In his kindness, he cannot refuse anyone, no matter what they ask of him. Evil people took such terrible advantage of his kindness that he plugged his ears with wax."
null
[ "Literature", "Religious Studies" ]
[ "analogy", "lateral thinking" ]
[ "russian", "greek" ]
chgk_dc0164d4f0
Writer Nikolai Krotov writes that dizzying success and a rapid career rise can kill a person, and mentions HER. The word from which HER name is derived means "box" in French. Name HER with two words.
Caisson disease.
3
Caisson disease is an illness that occurs when rapidly transitioning from an environment with high air pressure to one with lower pressure (during caisson and diving work). Caisson (French caisson — box) is a structure for creating a work chamber underwater or in water-saturated soil, free from water.
null
[ "Languages & Linguistics", "Literature", "Engineering & Technology", "Medicine & Health Sciences" ]
[ "analogy", "lateral thinking" ]
[ "russian", "french" ]
chgk_a8a64d5ff2
The famous anthropologist Louis Leakey assigned three of his students—Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, and Birutė Galdikas—to study the lives of chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans. Becoming famous, Goodall, Fossey, and Galdikas received the common nickname "LEAKEY'S Xs." What word did we replace with "Xs"?
Angels.
3
Practically "Charlie's Angels." In the series and film "Charlie's Angels," there are also three women conducting investigations on behalf of the mysterious Charlie.
null
[ "Film & Media Studies", "Sociology", "Anthropology" ]
[ "analogy", "joke" ]
[ "english", "swahili" ]
chgk_27c00ad533
Fyodor Chaliapin DID THIS twice — in 1915 and in 1933. The first time, the audience could not fully appreciate his voice, and for many years the singer did not even want to talk about a possible repetition. But in 1933, everything was completely different. What words did we replace with "DID THIS"?
Acted in films.
3
The silent film "Ivan the Terrible," where the audience could not appreciate the singer's voice at all, did not satisfy Chaliapin, and he decided to repeat the experiment only with the advent of sound cinema — in the 1933 film "Don Quixote."
null
[ "History", "Film & Media Studies", "Music" ]
[ "lateral thinking", "abstraction" ]
[ "russian", "english" ]
chgk_689df5e784
A repeatedly reproduced portrait of a minor character from a Soviet film fills the surface of a photo collage. Over these rows, the name of a famous album is applied. Name the album and the character.
"The Wall", Brick.
3
The album "The Wall" by Pink Floyd. Another Brick in the Wall is inserted—a frame from the film "The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed".
null
[ "Visual Arts", "Film & Media Studies", "Music" ]
[ "lateral thinking", "analogy" ]
[ "russian", "english" ]
chgk_9378d8e63a
Starting your own business is a risky endeavor and usually requires a lot of money. The simplest way to finance such a venture in professional jargon is called "Triple F," that is, "triple F." This means borrowing money from friends, relatives, or... Who else?
Fools.
3
It was mentioned that it's a risky endeavor.
Fools, simpletons, and all synonymous translations.
[ "Languages & Linguistics", "Economics", "Business Studies" ]
[ "joke", "idiom" ]
[ "english" ]
chgk_f1d907ebaf
Dmitry Lukyanov believes: what was created with the help of this company's products had more right to be considered art because it existed in a single copy. Name this company.
Polaroid.
3
It's about instant cameras.
Polaroid.
[ "Visual Arts", "Engineering & Technology" ]
[ "lateral thinking", "abstraction" ]
[ "english" ]
chgk_094e18beda
In Dina Rubina's book, an art expert, having finished work, neatly folded THEM, like a deceased person's hands. Name THEM.
Temples [of glasses].
3
null
Temples; glasses.
[ "Visual Arts", "Literature", "Physics" ]
[ "analogy", "lateral thinking" ]
[ "russian", "english" ]
chgk_d79d2a5b45
The character from a fantasy novel initially drank for company, then to gain courage in talking to a girl. Eventually, he started drinking alone, and that's when he encountered a problem. Guessing who this hero was, answer as precisely as possible what he failed to do.
Clink glasses with his reflection.
3
He was a vampire and did not have a reflection in the mirror. However, he drank blood, not alcohol.
Drink with his reflection, etc.
[ "Literature", "Religious Studies" ]
[ "lateral thinking", "joke" ]
[ "english" ]