Tuesday 10th October 2023
Difficulty: Very easy
The Ship of Theseus (Quiz #326)
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The Ship of Theseus is a thought experiment about whether an object which has had all of its original components replaced remains the same object. Each year, the Athenians commemorated the exploits of Theseus by taking his ship on a pilgrimage to Delos. The question is: after several centuries of maintenance, if each individual part of the Ship of Theseus was replaced, one at a time, was it still the same ship?
1. In which country is the proverb of "Lajos Kossuth's pocket knife" told, where the knife has had its blade and its handle replaced many times?
2. Which UK trio went through three changes of lineup, before being reformed in 2011 with the original members?
3. The term "Ship of Theseus" has now been largely replaced in the UK by a two-word term originating from which sitcom?
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