6 questions, easy to hard, then Ivy's pick. Here is every answer, and why.
Answer: Jack the Ripper. Five murders in Whitechapel, hundreds of suspects, and a book industry ever since. The 'From Hell' letter, which came with half a kidney, may or may not be genuine.
Answer: Superman. Creators Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster sold the rights for $130. A copy of that issue sold for over $6 million in 2024.
Answer: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Hollywood called it 'Disney's Folly' and expected it to bankrupt him. Walt received an honorary Oscar for it with seven miniature statuettes lined up beside the full-size one.
Answer: Igor Stravinsky. The audience jeered and fought while Nijinsky shouted the counts to his dancers from the wings. Within a year it was applauded in concert, and Disney later used it in 'Fantasia'.
Answer: Stanford prison experiment. Stopped after six days instead of two weeks. Later reporting showed the guards had been coached to be harsh, and the experiment is now a textbook case of bad method as much as of cruelty.
Answer: Gallium. It melts at about 30 °C, so a gallium spoon dissolves in a cup of tea, a favourite magic trick. Mercury is a liquid long before you touch it and is not safe to handle at all.
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