The Wednesday Quiz comes between Habakkuk and Haggai

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The Wednesday Quiz, in its third incarnation, is basically the same old weekly game of knowledge, intuition, inductive reasoning, and willingness to risk public embarrassment in a friendly and moderately supportive environment!!  With a minor twist that will probably make it rather difficult at first!  


Traditionally, it is a closed-book quiz.

It is very possible that answers will come out over the weekend.

1. Fans often lament that this writer only published five novels, although a sixth, Maurice, was published posthumously in 1971. Who is this famous Britith author?

2. The reputation of Belgiam's most famous painter suffers because he painted less, and less inovatively, as he aged. On the other hand, he seems to have spent his later years enjoying his life, which should count for something. Who painted "The Entry of Christ into Brussels" and this one, "Dangerous Cooks"?

3. It seems to account for about a quarter of all that exists in the universe (whereas the ordinary matter that seems so important to you and me is only represents about 5% of the universe). We first suspected its existence in 1934, and we still have only the vaguest idea of its nature. But it seems like it might be important. What is it?

4. He said "Do not do to others what you do not want done to yourself." In about 500 B.C., he was the Justice Minister of the State of Lu. And ever since, people have differed over whether his legacy is religious or philosophical in nature. Who was this influential thinker?

5. The 8th most populous country in the world is also one of the most densely populated. It has more people than either Russia or Japan, and packs them into an area roughly the size of Louisiana. What is this crowded place?

6. So, this concept is nebulous and argued over in musicological circles, but let's say it refers to music that does not have a key (e.g. C minor) -- that, unlike most music that we're familiar with, it is not constructed around a single pitch or set of pitches.

7. It comes between Habakkuk and Haggai.

8. When he saw the Wasach Front, he said "This is the place."

9. What is the Greek name for this letter? [Note: this question subverts Quiz conventions.]

10. This is not one of the best known pieces of its 20th Century American artist, but it is fairly typical of his approach. Who's the artist?

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Put your answers, and your five novels, in the comments.