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chgk_9167316482	In the film by Thomas Carter, the coach, due to the low academic performance of the college basketball team, decided to hold a session outside the gym. Reproduce the four-word question that arose from this among the players.	"How do you get to the library?"	3	The athletes rarely visited the library.	null	[ "Physical Education & Sports", "Film & Media Studies", "Education" ]	[ "lateral thinking", "commonsense reasoning" ]	[ "english" ]
chgk_8f229d2b79	One lady would put on shoes and a hat upon THEIR appearance. In a note about visiting the residence of Kysh-Babay, it is said that Kysh-Babay does not like THEM. Name THEM in two words.	Uninvited guests.	3	If the guest is pleasant to her, the lady will exclaim: "Oh, how fortunate, I just arrived!". If unpleasant: "Oh, what a pity, I must be leaving". To visit the residence of the Tatar Santa Claus, one must book in advance.	null	[ "Sociology", "Anthropology" ]	[ "lateral thinking", "idiom" ]	[ "tatar" ]
chgk_cfe9878f9b	Naturalist Edward Gee was skeptical when he was told about a tiger whose length reached almost four meters. As a joke, he attributed an external feature to the tiger that connects it with another animal. Name the animal.	Sleipnir.	3	To support its weight, the animal would need additional legs. The horse Sleipnir had eight legs.	null	[ "Biology", "Religious Studies" ]	[ "joke", "lateral thinking" ]	[ "english", "norse" ]
chgk_ba1b7e501e	In William Styron's novel, during the winter trial of the leader of an American slave rebellion, an elderly black woman appears and simply performs her household duties. What does she do?	Adds a log to the stove.	3	This echoes the well-known story about Jan Hus and the old woman who added a bundle of kindling to his pyre. Hus exclaimed, "Oh, holy simplicity!" (the word "simply" is a hint). The trial takes place in winter, and the room needs heating.	Adds a log to the fire; adds kindling to the stove/fire; the same with the words "throws, tosses, adds"; heats the stove; stokes the stove.	[ "History", "Literature", "Anthropology" ]	[ "analogy", "lateral thinking" ]	[ "english", "czech" ]
chgk_73db64944b	In one episode of the series "Evangelion," the main character comes to in a hospital. In another episode from the same series, he falls asleep in a new place of residence. One of the titles of this series is "Unknown X." Name X with one word.	Ceiling.	3	Waking up in the hospital, the first thing the hero sees is the ceiling. He looks at it again when he falls asleep. In both cases, he is in a new place for himself and sees an unfamiliar ceiling. We have reached the last question of the set, but we hope that we are still far from the ceiling of our creativity. :-)	null	[ "Film & Media Studies", "Literature", "Psychology" ]	[ "lateral thinking", "abstraction" ]	[ "japanese" ]
chgk_b7faccb5fa	In the novel by Ann Granger, when describing the face of a prim Englishwoman, ALPHA is mentioned. According to legend, ALPHA is a small road. What four words did we replace with ALPHA?	A thin red line.	3	In Ann Granger's novel, a thin red line refers to pursed lips. In the second case, it refers to the legend of a geographical map.	null	[ "History", "Literature", "Human Geography" ]	[ "metaphor", "idiom" ]	[ "english", "scottish" ]
chgk_ee5385bb51	Maksim Nemtsov translated Salinger's book, selecting a modern Russian equivalent to Caulfield's narrative style and adding vivid slang words. Mikhail Idov compares Nemtsov's approach to a contemporary trend, against which, in particular, Maryana Bykova has spoken out. What is this trend?	Colorizing old films.	3	"Vivid slang words" is a hint. Maryana Bykova, daughter of Leonid Bykov, even filed a lawsuit against the illegal colorization of the film "Only Old Men Are Going to Battle".	In terms of meaning.	[ "Languages & Linguistics", "Literature", "Film & Media Studies", "Anthropology" ]	[ "analogy", "lateral thinking" ]	[ "russian", "english" ]
chgk_251f7bc6b2	In the film, IT is mentioned immediately, but in the literary source, the hero first plans to cross the Central, Southern, and Midwestern states. Name IT in two words.	Canadian border.	3	Quote from O. Henry: "That's enough," says Bill. "In ten minutes I will cross the Central, Southern, and Midwestern states and easily make it to the Canadian border." Both the story and the adaptations make it clear that the action does not take place in the northern USA.	null	[ "Literature", "Film & Media Studies", "Human Geography" ]	[ "lateral thinking" ]	[ "english" ]
chgk_06b43cf6ba	Roger Federer DID THIS on August 8, 2008. The hero of El Greco's painting DOES THIS in the spring. What does "DO THIS" mean?	Carry the cross.	3	Roger Federer carried the flag of Switzerland (a white cross on a red background) at the opening of the Olympic Games. El Greco's painting depicts a biblical scene.	Carry one's cross.	[ "Visual Arts", "History", "Physical Education & Sports", "Religious Studies" ]	[ "lateral thinking", "analogy" ]	[ "english", "spanish" ]
chgk_75560d1a99	While reading a collection of works by Hafez, the author of the question discovered after just fifteen minutes that he had reached the last poem. Name the surname of the Muscovite he quoted after this.	Vishnevsky.	3	If fifteen questions, or perhaps the entire tournament, flew by unnoticed for you, then we hope it's because you enjoyed the set. "Oh, how suddenly the sofa ended!" said the author, referring to the characteristic collection of Eastern lyrical poetry.	null	[ "Literature", "Anthropology" ]	[ "lateral thinking", "poem" ]	[ "persian", "russian" ]
chgk_f531c44818	In Paris, Thomas Jefferson was presented with a gift made by French craftsmen from African materials. The gift has survived to this day, although not completely: two elements are missing. Perhaps they were not lost but deliberately removed to avoid putting the official representative of the young republican state in an...	The white and black kings.	3	Jefferson was given a set of chess pieces made from ivory.	Chess kings, two kings, kings, crowns [of chess] kings.	[ "Visual Arts", "History", "Physical Education & Sports", "Political Science" ]	[ "lateral thinking", "abstraction" ]	[ "french", "american", "african" ]
chgk_3b209de566	One of the creators of THIS said that the idea came to him when he once saw mannequins in a shop window on Tverskaya. And his co-author claims that the idea of THIS was born after reading not a foreign, but a domestic novel. Name this novel.	"We".	3	One of the creators of the first Russian reality show "Behind the Glass," Ivan Usachev, thought, upon seeing the mannequins, why not put people in the windows instead of mannequins. Another creator, Grigory Lyubomirov, during copyright disputes with the company "Endemol" (whose show "Big Brother" was very similar to "B...	null	[ "Literature", "Film & Media Studies", "Psychology" ]	[ "lateral thinking", "analogy" ]	[ "russian" ]
chgk_f923f903d8	It is reported about the upcoming premiere of the new animated film "The Lion King" that the king of beasts does not think standardly. What five words did we replace in this question?	Steps out of the plane.	3	The release of "The Lion King" in 3D is scheduled for September 16, 2011.	null	[ "Languages & Linguistics", "Film & Media Studies", "Performing Arts" ]	[ "pun", "lateral thinking" ]	[ "english" ]
chgk_867fd3da51	According to Terry Pratchett, a certain animal is content with surpassing a lettuce leaf in one parameter. Name the mentioned parameter.	Speed.	3	Although the speed of a tortoise is low, it is still capable of catching up to a lettuce leaf, and that is enough for it.	null	[ "Biology", "Literature" ]	[ "joke", "lateral thinking" ]	[ "english" ]
chgk_3f7fe324c6	According to the ironic opinion of historian Alain Decaux, this Mediterranean landmark became famous thanks to two people, one of whom was never there, and the other never existed. Scholars still debate who the first one really was. The second is a literary character. Name the landmark in question.	Château d'If.	3	The first is the prisoner "The Man in the Iron Mask." He was never an inmate of Château d'If, although this misconception is quite common. The second is Edmond Dantès, also known as the Count of Monte Cristo.	null	[ "History", "Literature", "Human Geography" ]	[ "lateral thinking", "commonsense reasoning" ]	[ "french" ]
chgk_405829b6e8	In Wodehouse's novel, the owner of a dilapidated castle jokes that he cannot provide a room for the guest, but if she wishes, she can simply go up to the top floor. Write the word we omitted in the question text.	Bathroom.	3	In the dilapidated castle, the roofs are also leaky: "But if she is willing to make do with a shower, she can stand under the leak in the upper corridor."	Shower room.	[ "Design & Architecture", "Literature", "Performing Arts" ]	[ "joke", "lateral thinking" ]	[ "english" ]
chgk_54e08f3a89	Maximilian Voloshin's mother always treated him like a child—even when he was quite an adult. One day, as he sat motionless on a bench by the house, she sternly remarked, "Max, don't rock the bench!" Meanwhile, about a hundred kilometers from Voloshin, under similar circumstances, two people almost lost... What?	[The penultimate] chair.	3	The Crimean earthquake of 1927 was beginning.	null	[ "History", "Literature", "Earth & Environmental Science" ]	[ "lateral thinking" ]	[ "russian" ]
chgk_2b29dfaf8a	One of ITS signs is dreams of winter. In the books of the Scandinavian writer Tove Jansson, IT is symbolized by the Groke — a creature that grows larger in winter, suppresses all warmth, and extinguishes fire by sitting on it. Name IT.	Depression.	3	The word "depression" comes from a Latin word literally meaning "suppression." In Scandinavian countries, there is a very high level of seasonal depression, and, according to biographers, Jansson herself suffered from depression.	Seasonal depression, melancholy.	[ "Languages & Linguistics", "Literature", "Anthropology", "Psychology" ]	[ "abstraction", "analogy" ]	[ "latin", "scandinavian" ]
chgk_af9afbdb28	In a Roman saying, a bad chicken and something else are mentioned. In the Russian language, there is also a proverb with a similar meaning. In this regard, the author of the question noted that this Roman saying has traveled the path... Complete the author's thought with four words.	From egg to apple.	3	The Romans said: "Bad chicken — bad egg." We say: "The apple doesn't fall far from the tree." A Roman meal began with an egg and ended with an apple.	null	[ "History", "Languages & Linguistics", "Home Economics & Daily Life" ]	[ "proverb", "lateral thinking" ]	[ "latin", "russian" ]
chgk_bdd3662b37	In the novel by Cecelia Ahern, even with the help of their parents, the children could not assemble the puzzle with HIS image. Name HIM.	Humpty Dumpty.	3	All the king's horses and all the king's men also could not put Humpty Dumpty together again.	Humpty Dumpty.	[ "Literature" ]	[ "idiom", "lateral thinking" ]	[ "english" ]
chgk_27367399c3	In a modern series, Sherlock Holmes boasts that he can even predict ITS content. According to one version, IT appeared thanks to the creator of the Tea Garden in San Francisco. Name IT in two words.	Fortune cookie.	3	The creator of the Tea Garden, Makoto Hagiwara, served buns with words of gratitude inside at his tea house: other restaurateurs built on his success and started placing predictions in cookies.	Cookie with prophecy.	[ "History", "Literature", "Home Economics & Daily Life", "Sociology" ]	[ "lateral thinking", "analogy" ]	[ "english", "japanese" ]
chgk_d60ce54aaa	Shortly after Yesenin's death in the winter of 1925, the author of one article insisted that even if the poet had a crisis, his creative powers had not run dry and would have manifested abundantly in new poems a few months later. Further in the text, the main ingredient of the wine "BerSo" was mentioned. Name this ingr...	Birch sap.	3	In our opinion, "birches" is one of the first associations with the phrase "Yesenin's poetry." Leonid Leonov also wrote that Yesenin could have done much more, as his creative juices had not yet run dry and would have emerged in the spring like "the bright and sweet sap on a birch cut." "BerSo" is a wine based on birch...	null	[ "Biology", "History", "Literature", "Anthropology" ]	[ "analogy", "lateral thinking" ]	[ "russian" ]
chgk_705bd512be	In the scenario of a role-playing game written by the author, a fictional city in Arabia is mentioned. According to the game's scenario, near this city, battle spells summoning fire spirits were used for the first time. Write the name of this city, consisting of three letters.	Ifr.	3	According to the scenario, ifrits — demons or fire spirits in Arabic mythology — were supposedly named so because they were first used in battle conditions near the city of Ifr. By analogy with Ypres-mustard gas in the real world.	null	[ "History", "Physical Education & Sports", "Religious Studies" ]	[ "analogy", "lateral thinking" ]	[ "arabic" ]
chgk_262f5d0b2c	Judging by the name, the alcoholic cocktail "X" hits the head hard. Designers came up with a mug with a handle styled as X. What word did we replace with "X"?	Brass knuckles.	3	null	null	[ "Design & Architecture", "Languages & Linguistics", "Home Economics & Daily Life" ]	[ "pun", "lateral thinking" ]	[ "english" ]
chgk_967643bca3	In one series, wolves live in IT, abandoned in the forest. At the end of a famous play directed by Grigory Tovstonogov, ITS sounds are heard. Name this play.	"Woe from Wit."	3	Wolves are the forest's sanitarians. After Chatsky's words "A carriage, a carriage for me," the siren of an "Ambulance" carriage is heard. Apparently to a madhouse.	null	[ "Literature", "Performing Arts", "Anthropology" ]	[ "lateral thinking", "abstraction" ]	[ "russian" ]
chgk_4353a8a606	The heroine of the novel "The Mistress of Death" mentions a white chrysanthemum in a glass of pink wine. By the glass, SHE is meant. Name HER.	Bathtub.	3	As can be inferred from the title, the plot is "tied" to death. The heroine plans to lie in the bathtub and slash her veins with a knife. The chrysanthemum refers to the heroine herself. Yes, yes, completely white. And not hot.	null	[ "Art History & Visual Culture", "Literature", "Psychology" ]	[ "metaphor", "lateral thinking" ]	[ "english" ]
chgk_2bd7d35629	The title of one of Ilf and Petrov's feuilletons from the thirties consists of only one letter. Write this letter in a minute.	M.	3	The feuilleton was written in 1935 — the year the Moscow Metro was launched.	null	[ "History", "Literature", "Engineering & Technology" ]	[ "abstraction", "lateral thinking" ]	[ "russian" ]
chgk_69fd81f825	In the novel by the Englishman George Orwell, THEY are compared to little sentries, whitening at the closed entrances. Name THEM with two words.	Milk bottles.	3	Which are set out by the milkman early in the morning.	Milk bottles.	[ "Literature", "Home Economics & Daily Life" ]	[ "analogy", "metaphor" ]	[ "english" ]
chgk_bbca26f4af	In the fairy tale by Antonia Byatt, written on a common plot, the hero frees the princess and then uses one of the resulting Xs as a weapon. What four words did we replace with "X"?	Shards of the coffin.	3	The hero breaks the glass coffin in which the princess was sleeping, and then also stabs the evil wizard who came to check how she was sleeping with a long shard of the coffin.	Fragments of the coffin; glass/crystal/ice shards/fragments.	[ "Literature", "Religious Studies" ]	[ "lateral thinking", "abstraction" ]	[ "english" ]
chgk_131b289d24	On a poster dedicated to anti-gravity systems, there are depicted a native of the canton of Uri and a native of Lincolnshire. Name both.	[Wilhelm] Tell, [Isaac] Newton.	3	Tell shoots at a falling apple, and it, not having time to fall on Newton's head, ends up nailed to the tree trunk.	In any order.	[ "History", "Literature", "Physics", "Religious Studies" ]	[ "lateral thinking", "analogy" ]	[ "german", "english" ]
chgk_a8f3b95677	As noted by Zach Galifianakis, getting fat is lousy, especially if you have IT. Name IT with a two-root word.	Claustrophobia.	3	The fatter you are, the closer the walls. :-)	null	[ "Medicine & Health Sciences", "Performing Arts", "Psychology" ]	[ "joke", "pun" ]	[ "english" ]
chgk_c7c3bd44bd	For the first time, Fred Lebow did this in 1970, spending a little over four hours. In 1992, he did it for the last time — already in five and a half hours. With which character was Fred Lebow compared on the website acasa.ro?	With Forrest Gump.	3	Did this — ran the New York Marathon. Lebow himself is considered the founder of the New York Marathon. Lebow is bearded, and Forrest Gump also grew a beard during his runs.	null	[ "History", "Physical Education & Sports", "Film & Media Studies" ]	[ "analogy", "lateral thinking" ]	[ "english", "romanian" ]
chgk_117da5fc73	It was invented at the end of the 19th century in Tiflis. Before being introduced for mass sale in the USSR, a trial batch of IT was sold on the territory of the Main Botanical Garden of the Academy of Sciences. Name IT.	"Tarkhun."	3	Tarkhun is not only the name of a drink but also a Caucasian herb, so selling it on the territory of the botanical garden is quite logical. Its creation story is similar to that of "Coca-Cola": "Tarkhun" was invented in 1887 by the Tiflis pharmacist Mitrofan Lagidze.	Tarkhun.	[ "Biology", "History", "Chemistry", "Home Economics & Daily Life" ]	[ "lateral thinking", "commonsense reasoning" ]	[ "georgian", "russian" ]
chgk_832a812d93	In the film "Mogambo," the characters travel through Africa. A sarcastic lady, upon seeing HER in the distance, mocks her companion, emphasizing that he would like to see such slender legs in his office. Name HER.	Secretary bird.	3	The legs of Clark Gable's character's secretaries lacked this slenderness.	null	[ "Biology", "Languages & Linguistics", "Film & Media Studies" ]	[ "sarcasm", "pun" ]	[ "english" ]
chgk_0dc9d4cb85	In the operetta by Savile Clarke, this episode, unlike in the literary original, did not appear so sad. Two villains fell asleep, spirits of the deceased appeared on stage, dancing the mazurka and jig and singing. To one of the sleepers were addressed, in particular, the words: "You fooled us for a long time, to dip in...	Carpenter.	3	The operetta is based on "Alice Through the Looking-Glass," the villains are the Walrus and the Carpenter, and the spirits of the eaten oysters danced.	null	[ "Literature", "Music", "Performing Arts" ]	[ "lateral thinking", "analogy" ]	[ "english" ]
chgk_3609f27a6b	The Formula 1 driver Jarno Trulli often performs well in qualifying races, so during the initial stage of the main races, commentators began using the term "TRULLI X". At the end of a 1967 work, another X says the phrase: "It's time to go. After all, we'll be late...". What did we replace with X?	Little train.	3	The term "Trulli train" is used to describe a situation where, due to a high starting position, Jarno holds back a group of faster drivers, preventing them from overtaking. The little train from Romashkovo at the end of the cartoon is already afraid of being late to the station, so it urges the passengers, who are admi...	Train.	[ "Languages & Linguistics", "Physical Education & Sports", "Film & Media Studies" ]	[ "analogy", "lateral thinking" ]	[ "italian", "russian" ]
chgk_981035033f	The hero of Herman Melville is an ambitious man, but has not yet achieved great success in life. Name in two words what Melville compares the harpoon that this hero carries everywhere with.	Marshal's baton.	3	Everything is in accordance with the Napoleonic saying about an ambitious soldier carrying a marshal's baton in his knapsack.	null	[ "History", "Literature", "Military" ]	[ "metaphor", "proverb" ]	[ "english", "french" ]
chgk_a131ffb234	In 2007, a certain Vasily Zakrenichny quarreled with an interlocutor and killed him with a knife. According to Vasily, the cause of the quarrel was disagreements about "which icon according to the Holy Scripture is stronger." In Alexander Kuklev's LiveJournal, in connection with this, a person canonized by the Catholic...	[Blessed] Augustine.	3	According to d'Artagnan, the reason for their duel with Aramis was "a passage from Blessed Augustine, about which we disagreed."	null	[ "History", "Literature", "Religious Studies" ]	[ "lateral thinking", "analogy" ]	[ "russian", "english" ]
chgk_c82846bfd0	Henry Morton writes that the horse seen in the historical museum more closely resembled another animal. Name this animal, about whose origin another Englishman wrote somewhat earlier.	Armadillo.	3	It was not a live horse, but a mannequin for demonstrating horse armor. Rudyard Kipling has a tale "How the Armadillos Came to Be."	null	[ "Biology", "History", "Literature" ]	[ "lateral thinking", "analogy" ]	[ "english" ]
chgk_5b30bdf40a	Liliana Lungina, in the preface to a famous work, writes that the people are those who do not detach from the earth. She further notes that under the ruler's power, the people did not live sweetly. Name this work.	"The Adventures of Cipollino".	3	The good characters there are mostly fitting. And under the rule of Prince Lemon, one cannot live sweetly.	"Cipollino".	[ "Literature", "Political Science", "Anthropology" ]	[ "lateral thinking", "metaphor" ]	[ "russian", "italian" ]
chgk_19af1f5e86	Filipp Chapkovsky writes that in the mountains of Dagestan there are neither hotels nor inns. Travel is only possible from acquaintance to acquaintance. According to the journalist, this is IT. Name IT with two words.	Social network.	3	Without any Internet.	null	[ "Engineering & Technology", "Sociology", "Human Geography" ]	[ "analogy", "lateral thinking" ]	[ "russian" ]
chgk_3ee854ec4e	During his travels in the USA, Heinrich Schliemann met a Secretary of War, in whose name he saw a good omen. Name the first and last name of this Secretary.	Ulysses Grant.	3	The future president of the USA with the name of Odysseus.	Ulysses Simpson Grant.	[ "Political Science", "History", "Religious Studies" ]	[ "analogy", "lateral thinking" ]	[ "german", "english", "greek" ]
chgk_ba2d177eaa	In 1922, the first separate edition of the novel "Ulysses" was published. According to its plot, an Irishman, having left home, wandered through the surrounding world, pined for his beloved, sometimes clashing with enemies. The author of another novel, also published in 1922, was born near Ancona. Name this novel.	"Captain Blood's Odyssey."	3	Rafael Sabatini was born in the town of Jesi, near Ancona. In his novel, the Irishman Peter Blood also embarks on his odyssey.	null	[ "History", "Literature", "Human Geography" ]	[ "analogy", "lateral thinking" ]	[ "english", "italian", "irish" ]
chgk_2d4bf8a1d7	Vasya Vasin, a fan of strong language, claims that his texts contain a lot of the FIRST, unlike other groups, which have a lot of the SECOND. Name the FIRST and the SECOND.	Alcohol and water.	3	null	null	[ "Languages & Linguistics", "Chemistry" ]	[ "pun", "lateral thinking" ]	[ "russian" ]
chgk_536955e023	The branched antlers do not help the old deer butt heads with the younger ones, but they command respect. The hero of Michel Tournier compares the antlers of the old deer to IT. IT is 30-40 centimeters long and is mentioned in a famous aphorism. Name IT in two words.	Marshal's baton.	3	A marshal is also unlikely to go into battle himself, so the baton is unnecessary for that, but it commands the respect of opponents. Every soldier carries a marshal's baton in his knapsack.	null	[ "Art History & Visual Culture", "History", "Literature" ]	[ "analogy", "proverb" ]	[ "french", "english" ]
chgk_b24c62b8b9	On the signs of some European establishments, you can see the image of a snail. Name in two words the movement that emerged in 1986, which these establishments support.	Slow food.	3	These establishments are restaurants that, in contrast to fast food, promote not as quick but healthy eating. A snail is indeed very slow food.	Slow food.	[ "Business Studies", "Home Economics & Daily Life", "Anthropology" ]	[ "lateral thinking", "analogy" ]	[ "italian", "english" ]
chgk_4e497c8c3a	According to a joke, at birth, HE was surrounded by cows, goats, donkeys. HE was founded in the 16th century. Name HIM with three words.	Society of Jesus.	3	In the first case, "society" means "environment," "being together with someone" (Jesus was born in a manger for livestock). In 1534, the Jesuit order was founded (official name — "Society of Jesus").	null	[ "History", "Languages & Linguistics", "Religious Studies" ]	[ "joke", "pun", "lateral thinking" ]	[ "english", "latin" ]
chgk_a4fca55431	According to one aphorism, the wider IT is, the more it resembles a blot. "IT" is the name of an optics store. Name IT in three words.	Point of view.	3	The wider the point of view, the more it resembles a blot. A store, in other words, is a point of sale.	null	[ "Languages & Linguistics", "Business Studies", "Physics" ]	[ "joke", "analogy" ]	[ "english" ]
chgk_95151321fc	In a book, the hero called Murzilka a rosy-cheeked comrade who playfully bites fingers and dozes nearby on cool nights, squinting sleepy pink eyes. Restore the word we replaced in the question text.	Campfire.	3	"Murzilka" and "Koster" are Soviet children's magazines; the character Murzilka was known for his rosy cheeks. :-)	null	[ "History", "Literature", "Film & Media Studies" ]	[ "metaphor", "lateral thinking" ]	[ "russian" ]
chgk_b8067730ae	To stay afloat, water polo players use a special technique of leg movements. Speaking about this technique, the sports encyclopedia mentions HIM. Characters in the fairy tale about preparing for a birthday danced to his buzzing. Name HIM.	Mixer.	3	A water polo player is vertically in the water, rotating their legs in opposite directions, like a mixer. The characters in the fairy tale are sugar and butter, who danced when they were whipped by a mixer.	Blender.	[ "Physical Education & Sports", "Literature", "Home Economics & Daily Life" ]	[ "analogy", "lateral thinking" ]	[ "english" ]
chgk_c9cafe675c	THEY were the reason for the success of the British team at the 1936 Olympic Games. According to one site, many of them would prefer a moose or a beaver. Name THEM.	Canadians.	3	The British ice hockey team at the 1936 Winter Olympics was essentially composed of Canadians (except for one player). Approximately 40% of Canadians believe that a beaver or a moose best symbolizes their country.	null	[ "History", "Physical Education & Sports", "Anthropology", "Human Geography" ]	[ "lateral thinking", "commonsense reasoning" ]	[ "english", "canadian" ]
chgk_315e9c0b95	In the poem from the late 1930s "Lullaby for SUCH HIM" by Olga Bergholz, she asks not to be afraid of the airplane's roar. Valery Ganichev called General de Ribas SUCH HIM of Russia. What two words did we replace with "SUCH HIM"?	Spanish son.	3	Bergholz's poem was written in 1937, when there were many Spanish refugees in the USSR, including small children who had lost their parents in the Civil War. De Ribas was of Spanish origin.	null	[ "History", "Literature", "Political Science" ]	[ "poem", "abstraction" ]	[ "russian", "spanish" ]
chgk_82ab4545d5	In the story titled "In the Webs of Espionage," an ordinary civilian suit is called HER. Name the one who was saved by holding onto HER.	Odysseus.	3	A spy in civilian clothes is like a wolf in sheep's clothing. Odysseus escaped from Polyphemus's cave by tying his companions to the rams, while he held onto the fleece with his hands.	null	[ "Political Science", "Literature", "Religious Studies" ]	[ "analogy", "lateral thinking" ]	[ "greek" ]
chgk_b154897c57	Søren Kierkegaard writes that the universal can coexist beautifully with the individual characteristics of a person without destroying them. At the same time, Kierkegaard compares the universal to one of the natural elements, and the individual characteristics, using an ancient image, to HER. Name HER with two words.	Burning bush.	3	The natural element is fire.	null	[ "Philosophy", "Literature", "Religious Studies" ]	[ "analogy", "abstraction" ]	[ "danish", "hebrew" ]
chgk_7049344c87	Leonardo da Vinci noted that a painter should turn to the real world and literally be the FIRST of nature... He also said: "No one should ever imitate the manner of another, because then he will be called the SECOND, not the FIRST of nature...". The editor of the tour is the FIRST and the SECOND, but has no FIRSTS, let...	Son, grandson.	3	Apparently, the logic is as follows: nature is the mother of all things, one who worthily depicts it is its son, and one who copies the son is the grandson.	null	[ "Visual Arts", "Philosophy", "Literature" ]	[ "analogy", "abstraction" ]	[ "italian", "english" ]
chgk_0f91133112	At the beginning of the 20th century, when recruiting people for his team, the Japanese Shirase Nobu required candidates to be able to crack a plum pit, even though plums were not part of the team's diet. The person who first achieved the goal set by Nobu later tragically died. Name this person.	[Roald] Amundsen.	3	Nobu believed that in Antarctica, they would most likely have to eat thoroughly frozen food, and the expedition members would need strong teeth and jaws. Peary is not suitable, firstly because he died a natural death, and secondly, it is unknown if he was the first at the North Pole.	null	[ "History", "Medicine & Health Sciences", "Human Geography" ]	[ "lateral thinking", "commonsense reasoning" ]	[ "japanese", "norwegian" ]
chgk_256b08113f	If you believe the Dutch folk omen and do some simple calculations, about a third of all Pisces should be short-legged, and about two-thirds... Of whom?	Aquarius.	3	According to the Dutch folk omen, those born in February are short-legged because February is shorter than other months. Approximately the first two-thirds of February fall under the zodiac sign of Aquarius, and one-third under Pisces.	null	[ "Mathematics", "Religious Studies", "Anthropology" ]	[ "lateral thinking", "analogy" ]	[ "dutch", "astrology" ]
chgk_e329e80cb5	The sleep disorder specialist Roman Buzunov recommends that married couples have ALPHAS in the bedroom. Anne of Brittany, wishing to show the formal nature of her marriage to Charles VIII, brought ALPHAS to the wedding. What two words did we replace with ALPHAS?	Two beds.	3	Anne of Brittany wished to show in this way that she did not intend to sleep with her future husband, while Roman Buzunov recommends that couples sleep separately so as not to disturb each other.	null	[ "History", "Anthropology", "Medicine & Health Sciences" ]	[ "lateral thinking", "analogy" ]	[ "russian", "french" ]
chgk_0ed19e315c	Breeders have developed a variety of sunflower resistant to the impact of the moth that destroys seeds. The adjective in the name of this variety is also present in the name of the class that served in heavy armor. Name this adjective.	Armored.	3	The moth could not gnaw through the shell of the armored sunflower seeds. Armored boyars served in heavy armor.	null	[ "Biology", "History", "Earth & Environmental Science" ]	[ "analogy", "lateral thinking" ]	[ "english", "russian" ]
chgk_462755b64f	By what female name is a German submarine, which sank many enemy ships, called in one film?	Lorelei.	3	Lorelei is the Maiden of the Rhine, who lured sailors onto the rocks with her beautiful singing.	null	[ "History", "Film & Media Studies", "Religious Studies" ]	[ "metaphor", "lateral thinking" ]	[ "german" ]
chgk_9ca2f0d841	Dear players, imagine you are answering this question via email! Alexander Meipariani wrote a sequel to a classic work of Russian literature. The title of this sequel consists of nine letters. Answer, what is the name of the sequel.	"Re-Inspector".	3	The sequel begins with the final scene of "The Inspector General". Throughout the play, the officials interact with the real inspector.	"Reinspector", "Re: Inspector", "Re: Inspector".	[ "Literature" ]	[ "neologism", "pun" ]	[ "russian", "english" ]
chgk_231d48ff18	Marina Tsvetaeva recalled how during World War I she saw two peasants in front of a popular print depicting dead Germans and Cossacks prancing around them. One of the interlocutors asked where our dead were, to which the other replied that they were... Answer in four words: where?	On the German picture.	3	After all, depicting one's own dead on one's own picture is unpatriotic.	On the German picture, on the German print.	[ "Visual Arts", "History", "Psychology" ]	[ "lateral thinking" ]	[ "russian" ]
chgk_e555b3309f	Explaining the request of an eight-year-old boy, some readers and viewers compared him to a trapped mouse whose spine was broken by a mousetrap. A visitor to a forum, moved by the music of Remo Giazotto, replaced the last two words in this request. Specifically, the noun was replaced with the words "Adagio Albinoni." W...	Bury me.	3	The little hero of the now-famous book by Pavel Sanaev "Bury Me Behind the Baseboard" suffers from the insane love of his grandmother. The mouse described in the question appears at the beginning of the film adaptation, and its size is such that "behind the baseboard" is quite a suitable grave for it. It is now believe...	null	[ "Literature", "Music", "Film & Media Studies" ]	[ "analogy", "lateral thinking", "abstraction" ]	[ "russian", "italian" ]
chgk_2dc05515e7	In one animated series, a character whom the main hero agrees to shelter claims that the hero's last name does not correspond with the softness of his heart. Name the last name of the main hero.	Flintstone.	3	Flintstone — flint.	Flintstone.	[ "Film & Media Studies", "Literature", "Earth & Environmental Science" ]	[ "pun", "lateral thinking" ]	[ "english" ]
chgk_511a925767	The amorous hero of a modern TV series does not engage in serious relationships. Following his own rules, he does not allow women to shower at his place and does not have breakfast with them after spending the night. He also avoids meeting with girlfriends during the day. Name those with whom the hero compares the wome...	Gremlins.	3	Gremlins must be kept away from daylight, they cannot be fed after midnight, and under no circumstances should they be wetted.	null	[ "Film & Media Studies", "Sociology" ]	[ "analogy", "joke" ]	[ "english", "american" ]
chgk_645478ede7	For the Moon, THIS became a singular event. And for which hero of ancient myths was THIS a regular event?	Prometheus.	3	THIS is the arrival of the eagle. The lunar module of "Apollo 11," on which the first humans landed on the Moon, was called "Eagle." Later modules had different names. For stealing fire, Prometheus was chained to a rock and condemned to suffering: an eagle would come and peck out Prometheus's liver, which would grow ba...	null	[ "Astronomy & Space Science", "Religious Studies" ]	[ "analogy", "lateral thinking" ]	[ "greek", "english" ]
chgk_9e6de6fb22	Marcella Redmond writes that after a long winter, one must not lose vigilance: spring is still deceptive, and the air is as cold as a dagger's blade. Name the day to which her poem is dedicated.	The Ides of March.	3	On this day, conspirators stabbed Julius Caesar with daggers. In March, the Ides fall on the 15th according to the modern calendar.	March 15, March 16, the day of Caesar's death, the day of Caesar's assassination.	[ "History", "Literature", "Astronomy & Space Science" ]	[ "poem", "metaphor", "lateral thinking" ]	[ "english", "roman" ]
chgk_d8a499c4a9	In 2006, a court ruled that a Sudanese peasant must pay a fine of fifteen thousand dinars to the former owner of a goat. What word of Turkic origin did we replace?	Kalym.	3	After what this peasant did, he had to marry.	null	[ "Languages & Linguistics", "Law & Criminology", "Anthropology" ]	[ "lateral thinking", "idiom" ]	[ "arabic", "turkish" ]
chgk_a143b4eb3b	In the Russian language, this violation of hockey rules is always called the same, regardless of who is playing. In English, however, there are two different names, differing by one word. Write a quote from "Blue Bird" that, with accuracy to the translation, unites these two names into one.	Too many men and women.	3	If during a game one of the teams has more than six players on the ice at the same time, the team is penalized with a two-minute penalty for "too many players on the ice." In English, this same violation is called "too many men [on the ice]" or "too many women [on the ice]," depending on whether men's or women's teams ...	null	[ "Languages & Linguistics", "Physical Education & Sports", "Music" ]	[ "lateral thinking", "abstraction" ]	[ "russian", "english" ]
chgk_9cd649a2f1	Andrey Miroshnichenko called the crescent moon a curved blade from the RED MOWER. What two words did we replace with the words RED MOWER?	White bulat.	3	null	null	[ "Astronomy & Space Science", "Chemistry", "Literature" ]	[ "metaphor", "abstraction" ]	[ "russian" ]
chgk_e7ad9db2cc	What surname should be placed instead of the question mark?	Pushkin.	3	In various adaptations of Horace's "Monument," different comparisons of durability, hardness, and height are used. Shervinsky: I have created a monument more durable than cast bronze, rising higher than the royal pyramids... [1] Lomonosov: I have erected a sign of immortality for myself, higher than the pyramids an...	null	[ "History", "Literature", "Engineering & Technology", "Design & Architecture" ]	[ "analogy", "lateral thinking" ]	[ "russian", "latin" ]
chgk_96f9a65a7e	In the world invented by Bernard Werber, THIS was carried by sparrows. Name THIS with a short palindrome.	SMS.	3	Pigeons carried letters, and sparrows carried short messages.	SMS.	[ "Biology", "Literature", "Communication" ]	[ "lateral thinking", "abstraction" ]	[ "french", "english" ]
chgk_17d7e1c6ab	As early as the 1950s, literary critic Jan Parandowski wrote that THEY remained in the distant past. Name THEM with a word formed from a Latin root.	Futurists.	3	Even though their name points to the "future."	null	[ "History", "Languages & Linguistics", "Literature" ]	[ "neologism", "abstraction" ]	[ "polish", "latin" ]
chgk_ec9889f8a9	A newspaper advertises its electronic version like this: "Better in every way, except one." The hero of this advertisement unsuccessfully and to the detriment of his property tries to do something. Name the person who could do this to demonstrate his skill.	SandeLlo.	3	Now the newspaper is available in an electronic version, and the hero reads it on an iPad. Then he tries to kill a fly with this iPad, resulting in the iPad shattering to pieces (while the fly remains unharmed). As you know from question No. 35, SandeLlo could kill a fly with a throwing knife.	null	[ "Biology", "Engineering & Technology", "Physical Education & Sports", "Business Studies" ]	[ "joke", "lateral thinking" ]	[ "english", "italian" ]
chgk_017b16e78d	The hosts of the program "Morning of Russia" warn tourists against unacceptable liberties at foreign resorts: if in Bulgaria a moonlit walk only results in a reprimand, in Spain offenders will be fined up to 75 thousand euros, and in Turkey — imprisonment. In the text of the question, we replaced four words. Write the ...	Sex on the beach.	3	The cocktail name "Sex on the Beach" was replaced with the cocktail name "Moonlit Walk".	null	[ "Languages & Linguistics", "Law & Criminology", "Anthropology", "Human Geography" ]	[ "lateral thinking", "pun" ]	[ "russian", "bulgarian", "spanish", "turkish" ]
chgk_f5ce53eb8a	Describing the heroine's toilet, Alexander Pope notes: "The X and even steel / Will not protect from furious attacks." End of quote. In old engravings, X was given the appearance of a mane, a beard, or bushy eyebrows. Name X in one word.	Whalebone.	3	Petticoats in Pope's time were reinforced with a framework of whalebone or steel wire. And images of sperm whales in the seventeenth century were far from the original.	null	[ "Visual Arts", "History", "Literature", "Home Economics & Daily Life" ]	[ "abstraction", "metaphor" ]	[ "english" ]
chgk_cbf85e9ee5	In one of the plots of the humorous TV show "Six Frames," Lenin, shortly after the revolution, invites Inessa Armand to a restaurant the next day. But the secretary reminds him that tomorrow is Krupskaya's birthday. However, Lenin finds a way out and says: "But we still haven't...". Complete this phrase of Lenin's. The...	"... switched to the Gregorian calendar yet."	2	If you switch to the new style, several days will be skipped at once. And then Krupskaya's birthday can be ignored. Interestingly, there might indeed be a connection between Russia's switch to the new style and Krupskaya's birthday: Krupskaya's birthday is February 14th in the old style. And when Russia switched to the...	"... switched to the new style," "... living by the old style," etc., by meaning.	[ "History", "Film & Media Studies", "Astronomy & Space Science", "Performing Arts" ]	[ "joke", "lateral thinking" ]	[ "russian", "english" ]
chgk_b338b9556c	In the game "Virtua Tennis 4," instead of a tennis ball, a bomb is used: whoever ends up with the X on their side loses. Who created "X" in 1986?	The band "Europe."	2	Countdown. "Final Countdown" is a famous song and album by the band "Europe."	The band "Europe," Joey Tempest.	[ "Physical Education & Sports", "Music", "Sociology" ]	[ "lateral thinking", "pun" ]	[ "english", "swedish" ]
chgk_2d754cd17f	Once, a devil set out to harm the city of Aachen. On the way there, he met a woman who recognized him and, when asked if Aachen was far, replied that she herself was coming from there and that it was very far, presenting as proof an ITEM from her bag. According to one dream book, seeing an ITEM in a dream signifies nee...	Stale bread.	2	The woman explained that she had been traveling so long that the bread she took with her had gone stale. Stale bread is a sign of need and suffering, so the dream book's opinion is logical.	Moldy (mildewed) bread; old bread.	[ "Literature", "Psychology" ]	[ "lateral thinking", "analogy" ]	[ "german" ]
chgk_fb83da7f70	Two years ago, the widowed Queen of Belgium, Fabiola, received a message with a threat of assassination. Despite this, on Belgium's national holiday, she dared to appear in public holding a round object. Guessing what the queen appeared with, name the supposed weapon of the assassination.	Crossbow.	2	In 2009, the widowed Queen Fabiola was threatened to be shot with a crossbow during the national holiday. In response, Fabiola appeared in public with an apple as a target, but the assassination did not occur. Nevertheless, the security service asked the queen not to repeat this joke in the future.	Bow.	[ "Art History & Visual Culture", "History", "Law & Criminology", "Political Science" ]	[ "joke", "lateral thinking" ]	[ "belgian" ]
chgk_8cc75a1942	According to one version, the secret factory for the production of V-2 rockets in the Harz Mountains was called "SUCH construction" because it was located in the middle of Germany. In the USSR, the adjective "SUCH" became part of the name of an entire ministry, which also dealt with secret affairs. What word in the que...	Middle.	2	Mittelbau — "middle construction." In the USSR, there was the Ministry of Medium Machine Building, which dealt with atomic projects. And we have just reached the middle of our championship.	null	[ "History", "Engineering & Technology", "Political Science", "Languages & Linguistics" ]	[ "analogy", "lateral thinking" ]	[ "german", "russian" ]
chgk_56bdc07faa	At the beginning of the 11th century, the Islamic ruler Halim decided to destroy the Orthodox monastery of Saint Catherine. But the Bedouins warned the monks, and they managed to DO THIS in a few days. The approaching caliph's troops were forced to retreat in confusion. What three words did we replace with "DO THIS"?	Build a mosque.	2	A mosque was erected on the monastery grounds in the shortest time, and the caliph's troops did not dare to attack it.	In essence (build a minaret, etc.).	[ "History", "Religious Studies", "Design & Architecture" ]	[ "lateral thinking", "divergent thinking" ]	[ "arabic", "greek" ]
chgk_4bb4738973	According to one tour guide, the number is the last three digits of the writer's phone number. And since the writer was from Ukraine, [BLANK] is a Ukrainian word meaning you-know-who. We are not asking you to name the number and fill in the blank. Which work was the tour guide talking about?	"The Master and Margarita."	2	302-bis is the number of the building where the infamous apartment was located in Bulgakov's "The Master and Margarita."	null	[ "History", "Languages & Linguistics", "Literature" ]	[ "lateral thinking", "abstraction" ]	[ "ukrainian", "russian" ]
chgk_67ff7eecd6	The character in the novel "Orthography" considered his main task to be changing the world, and therefore considered himself a soldier of SUCH a regiment. According to the critic, SUCH a person is an adherent of the philosophy of rational egoism, a rationalist following Bazarov's formula: "Nature is not a temple, but a...	Preobrazhensky.	2	Khlamida considered his task to be the transformation of the world. The second sentence provides a characterization of Professor Preobrazhensky from "Heart of a Dog."	null	[ "Literature", "Philosophy" ]	[ "analogy", "abstraction" ]	[ "russian" ]
chgk_af1c79a9aa	One encyclopedia states that when the sheep population in Haiti began to decrease, the devil was blamed, although the wolf should have been blamed. What word did we substitute in this question?	Tasmania.	2	"When sheep were introduced to Tasmania and they began to be attacked by local predators, the devil was again blamed, although it was likely more the fault of the thylacine." Both the Tasmanian devil and the thylacine, at the time referred to in the question (the first half of the 19th century), inhabited only Tasmania...	null	[ "Biology", "History", "Physical Education & Sports", "Human Geography" ]	[ "analogy", "lateral thinking" ]	[ "haitian", "english" ]
chgk_f26e17577a	"Tremble with admiration... as I begin my transformations..." — do you remember this song by the wizard Suleiman from the movie "The Adventures of Little Mook"? According to the author of the question, one of the wonders the wizard describes in the third verse of his song emphasizes his religious affiliation — after al...	Cana [of Galilee].	2	Here is the text of the third verse: "You've never seen anything like it — I turn wine into water!". The author's assumption is based on the fact that Muslims are not allowed to drink wine, while water is used for ablutions before prayer. The reverse transformation of water into wine was performed by Jesus Christ at th...	null	[ "Music", "Human Geography", "Film & Media Studies", "Religious Studies", "Literature" ]	[ "lateral thinking", "analogy" ]	[ "turkish", "christian", "islamic" ]
chgk_ed1882c2ce	Sergei Parajanov recalled that when one of the prisoners did this, the "Mona Lisa" smiled. Some of you have done this repeatedly today. Answer, what did they do.	Raised their hands [up].	2	The prisoner had a tattoo of the "Mona Lisa"; when he raised his hands up, the skin stretched, and the Mona Lisa smiled. The captains of your teams have repeatedly raised their hands up today to submit answers.	Raised their hand [up].	[ "Visual Arts", "Sociology", "Psychology" ]	[ "lateral thinking", "analogy" ]	[ "armenian", "italian" ]
chgk_9ae523337d	The character of the Russian bylina, the hero Duke Stepanovich, arrived in Kiev, where he was challenged to a trial by the boyar Churilo. According to one of the retellings of the bylina for children, Churilo spurred his horse, but he only managed to DO THIS, while Duke not only surpassed Churilo's result by more than ...	Reach the middle of the Dnieper.	2	They competed to see whose horse could jump across the Dnieper River. Churilo landed in the middle of the Dnieper, but when Duke jumped, he cleared the river, took an extra verst of the bank, and pulled Churilo out of the Dnieper along the way. Unlike this retelling, the original bylina features not the Dnieper, but th...	null	[ "History", "Literature", "Human Geography" ]	[ "lateral thinking", "abstraction" ]	[ "russian", "ukrainian" ]
chgk_29e78ce1b7	It is said that once in an English county, there was an executioner who did his job with the same facial expression. Who was depicted on this executioner's coat of arms?	A cat.	2	The executioner, who lived in the city of Chester (Cheshire county), beheaded the condemned with a grimace of a smile on his face — supposedly this is how the expression "to grin like a Cheshire cat" came about, and from this, according to one version, the Cheshire Cat's smile in Carroll's work.	Cat.	[ "History", "Literature" ]	[ "idiom", "lateral thinking" ]	[ "english" ]
chgk_9222614631	Politician Reiner Haseloff, condemning the decision to impose on German police officers the duty to wear a patch with an identification number on their uniform, mentioned THEM. An acquaintance of the question's author calls tabloid heroes by THEM. Name THEM in two words.	Yellow stars.	2	Haseloff compared the police patches to yellow stars — a distinctive sign that the Nazis forced Jews to wear in Germany and in occupied territories.	null	[ "History", "Sociology", "Political Science" ]	[ "analogy", "lateral thinking" ]	[ "german", "english" ]
chgk_94152cc5a4	Walt Whitman in one of his poems mentions a black locomotive wrapped in "FIRST of copper and SECOND of steel." Name the FIRST and SECOND.	Gold, silver.	2	null	null	[ "Literature", "Chemistry" ]	[ "poem", "metaphor" ]	[ "english" ]
chgk_82013b6f2a	Ikue Otani voiced the "unknown to science beast" Cheburashka in the Japanese version. However, she gained the most fame for voicing a character about whom it is said in Absurdopedia that he can light several bulbs and fry an egg. Name this character.	Pikachu.	2	Pikachu does this with electricity.	null	[ "Physics", "Film & Media Studies", "Sociology" ]	[ "lateral thinking", "commonsense reasoning" ]	[ "japanese", "russian" ]
chgk_3a70c6733f	At the beginning of the 20th century, stonecutter Alexey Denisov-Uralsky created allegories of European countries in the form of animals: a turkey for Turkey, a she-wolf for Italy, a lion for Belgium... Britain was depicted as HIM. Interestingly, later Britain could quite possibly have faced "HIM." Name HIM.	Sea lion.	2	At the beginning of the 20th century, Britain was still the ruler of the seas. The lion was already taken by Belgium, but the master elegantly managed to keep the lion and hint at the ruler of the seas. The planned but unrealized fascist plan for landing on the British Isles was named "Seelöwe" ("Sea Lion").	null	[ "Visual Arts", "History", "Military", "Human Geography" ]	[ "analogy", "lateral thinking" ]	[ "russian", "english", "german" ]
chgk_30f34f425d	Korolenko believed that in reality HE, a powerful despot, longed for the simple conditions of life among nature, and this explains what happened to HIM. It is also known that in gentlemanly circles, HIS name was a curse. Name HIM.	Nebuchadnezzar.	2	According to the biblical legend, Nebuchadnezzar was condemned for his pride to go into the wilderness and eat grass. "Immediately the word concerning Nebuchadnezzar was fulfilled, and he was driven away from mankind and began eating grass like cattle, and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven, until his hair ha...	null	[ "History", "Literature", "Film & Media Studies", "Religious Studies" ]	[ "abstraction", "lateral thinking" ]	[ "russian", "english", "biblical" ]
chgk_be1a04df35	In Australia, there lives a special variety of spiders that also weave webs, but their method of hunting is different. For this, they were named with a word of Latin origin, although it would be more accurate to use another word of Latin origin. Name both of these words.	Gladiator, retiarius.	2	These spiders, called gladiators, throw webs over their prey. In a similar manner, gladiator-retiarii attacked opponents, fighting with a net and trident.	In any order.	[ "Biology", "History", "Languages & Linguistics" ]	[ "analogy", "lateral thinking" ]	[ "latin" ]
chgk_4d9418a47c	In the history of the ancient Roman Republic, there were situations when a young and excessively ambitious patrician, for career reasons, would ask some plebeian to adopt him — sometimes even while his father was still alive. By doing so, this youth would renounce the ancient aristocratic family name and take on a pleb...	Tribune of the People.	2	Only a plebeian could become one.	null	[ "History", "Languages & Linguistics", "Political Science" ]	[ "abstraction", "lateral thinking" ]	[ "roman", "latin" ]
chgk_27ad06614c	Poetic quote: Muse — woman. Music — woman. Poetry — woman. Life — woman. How can one not become a feminist? What word did we substitute in this poem by Vera Pavlova?	Lesbian.	2	null	null	[ "Literature", "Sociology" ]	[ "poem", "lateral thinking" ]	[ "russian" ]
chgk_9a3728dbb0	Somerset Maugham writes that Jane Austen only wrote about what she knew. For example, she never tried to reproduce X. A Russian film from 2010 is dedicated to X. What is its title?	"What Men Talk About."	2	X is a conversation in which only men participate.	null	[ "Literature", "Sociology", "Film & Media Studies" ]	[ "lateral thinking", "commonsense reasoning" ]	[ "english", "russian" ]
chgk_c6ce26601e	On one of the social advertising posters, several portraits of people are depicted. In most of the portraits, THIS is located in the corner, and in one, almost in the center. What does this advertisement urge you to do?	Fasten the seatbelt.	2	THIS is a black stripe. In the first three cases, it symbolizes a mourning ribbon, and in the second, a seatbelt.	Buckle up.	[ "Visual Arts", "Engineering & Technology", "Business Studies", "Psychology" ]	[ "lateral thinking", "metaphor" ]	[ "english" ]
chgk_2bfafc3fb1	The origin of THEIR name is not exactly known; according to one version, this word is related to a verb meaning "to catch with a net." In our time, THEY attack their victims, usually also via the Net. Name THEM.	Trolls.	2	Compare with the word "trawl," to trawl in English.	null	[ "Languages & Linguistics", "Sociology" ]	[ "analogy", "pun" ]	[ "english", "norwegian" ]

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