Sorry, got a day behind, as feared. I am home late today, so I may still be playing catch-up.
I also apologize since I have been in a more wordy, more difficult mood lately.
Questions
In the town of Târgu Mureș, Romania, you can find a monument depicting a pseudosphere - a surface with a constant negative Gaussian curvature, though having the same volume as a sphere, which of course has a constant positive curvature. I don’t expect you to understand that, because I do not, but I do want you to know to whom is the monument shown dedicated? This man (ethnically not a Romanian, but born near Târgu Mureș), developed the concept of absolute geometry - a kind of geometry that does not assume Euclid’s parallel postulate, allowing for mathematicians, among other things, to explore in new ways the world proposed by the discoveries of 20th century physics.
The best known version of the song “La fille ave toi” was recorded in 1962. It begins with a hum and a “oh...”, followed by what monosyllabic word, repeated another seven times?
In 2019, the BBC ran a poll for composers, where they voted on the composers that they felt were the “greatest of all time.” The highest that a living composer finished on that list was at 17. Unfortunately, that composer has since passed away, leaving Steve Reich, per that list, as the “greatest living composer.” But who is that deceased composer, known for works such as the operas L’Amour de loin and Innocence, the orchestral piece Orion, and Graal théâtre, a piece for violin and orchestra?
Since the NBA Finals are still happening, I will ask another question about the Dallas Mavericks and their increasingly flimsy changes for winning the title. If they were to win, they would be the first team seeded fifth to win the title since the NBA moved to a 16-team playoff format forty years ago. In fact, only one team seeded higher than fourth has won the title under that format. Which franchise, seeded sixth that particular post-season, accomplished such?
Through August, the Art Institute of Chicago is holding a retrospective on which artist? As part of the Chicago Imagist school, she was best known for works which show cropped - disembodied, if you will - portions of the female body, as done through her particular style of acrylic painting. Two examples, Loose Beauty and Bound Hand, are shown below.
Shown is a particular fruit, split open. Called in many American markets the custard apple, what is its usual name, reflecting its South American (and probably Incan) origin? Its creamy texture, along with its well-regarded taste, is how it came to be known by its alternative American name.
A distinctive mountain (shown first) is holy to the followers of at least four religions, with a rock formation at its summit suggestive of a footprint. Stories about that footprint’s origins made the mountain a pilgrimage site. Buddhists says this is where Buddha himself left a footprint, Hindus say it is the footprint of Shiva, and Christians say it is the footprint of St. Thomas. The mountain thus has many names, but the name it is best known by reflects a story that Muslims believe, about how God chose to punish a certain man. What is that name for this mountain?
The musical 42nd Street opened on Broadway on August 25, 1980. Following a lengthy curtain call, the show's producer, Davis Merrick, went onstage to announce that what man, the show's director, had died that day? An actor and a choreographer as well, he won a posthumous Tony Award for 42nd Street for his choreography. That would be his eighth Tony, with other notable wins including one for Bye Bye Birdie (choreography) and two for Hello, Dolly! (choreography, direction).
In one context, it is a world famous tourist attraction, with its fully-restored Mutianyu portion being the most popular place for international travelers to see it. In another context, it is a term used by astronomers to describe several large-scale cosmic superstructures that can extend trillions of light years in just a single dimension, with the Hercules-Corona Borealis, Sloan, and BOSS being particular examples. What two-word term?
Shown is the “Invertocat,” the logo for what platform, which allows software developers to manage and share their code? Launched by Tom Preston-Werner, Chris Wanstrath, P.J. Hyett, and Scott Chacon in 2008, it is thought to be the world’s largest host for source code.