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Answer for 4/8:
On this day in 1820, a peasant farmer named Kentrotas found this now-renowned work of art, buried in a niche within ancient city ruins on the Aegean island of Melos. What did he find?
The statue called The Venus de Milo, also known as The Aphrodite of Milos. The statue was in two main parts, the upper torso and lower legs, and was found with other pillars and fragments of her left arm and hand, which was holding an apple, and an inscribed plinth.
53 players answered correctly.
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Question for 4/9:
This word, taken from the Czech word for "forced labor", made it's public debut in 1921, appearing in Karel Capek's play "R.U.R." What is this word?
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Updated: Wednesday, April 9, 2008 9:43 AM EDT
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