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Which city, named for the Hellenist god of wisdom, is home to the flea market neighbourhood Monastiraki, the Arch of Hadrian, and the administrative region Attica? The artwork pictured was painted by my favourite ninja turtle Raphael - and is called The School of ______. (the capital city fills the blank). In it, we see many scholars and philosophers of the city, including the father of cynicism, the father of Geometry, and the father of Stoicism. It also hosted the Olympics Games twice - 108 years apart.

ATHENS

2

Which 2019 folk horror film written and directed by Ari Aster stars Florence Pugh and Jack Reynor as an American couple who are drawn into a violent cult? 

The film is named for a Swedish festival celebrated in late June, and seems to have been culturally important since the Neolithic era, with many ancient monuments throughout Eurasia and the Americas aligned with sunrise or sunset on the summer solstice.

MIDSOMMAR / MIDSUMMER

3

The musical SIX tries to mention which historical figure as little as possible, instead shedding light on the extremely influential and powerful women he is often associated with?

The SIX, members of a pop band, are styled on (in order of appearance):

Catherine of Aragon: Beyoncé, Jennifer Hudson
Anne Boleyn: Avril Lavigne, and Lily Allen
Jane Seymour: Adele, Sia, and Celine Dion
Anne of Cleves: Nicki Minaj and Rihanna
Katherine Howard: Britney Spears and Ariana Grande
Catherine Parr: Alicia Keys and Emeli Sandé

HENRY VIII

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Yes, I know. Fiendish. The answer I'm looking for is particularly associated with the Tusculum Bust, a Mexican salad, a host in the Hunger Games, and an ape that is together... strong...

Julius CAESAR

5

Aimed at an older audience than the teenage-focussed Dolly - which Australian monthly women's magazine was founded in 1972? The founding editor was Ita ButtroseIt, and grew in popularity partly because of their mix of seemingly controversial content, including the first nude male centrefold.

The name of the mag likely comes from the first four letters of the last active ruler of Ptolemaic Egypt - which literally mean "Glory" in ancient Greek. 

CLEO

6

What is the name of this tie knot being demonstrated in the picture? The name of the knot has something similar with the town Kitchener in Canada (used to be Berlin), Alsatians (which used to be German Shepherds), Liberty Cabbage (formerly sauerkraut), and this... which used to be House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. 

WINDSOR

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Slaying the Nemean lion,
Slaying the nine-headed Lernaean Hydra,
Capturing the Ceryneian Hind,
Capturing the Erymanthian Boar,
Cleaning the Augean stables in a single day,
Slaying the Stymphalian birds,
Capturing the Cretan Bull,
Stealing the Mares of Diomedes,
Obtaining the girdle of Hippolyta, queen of the Amazons,
Obtaining the cattle of the three-bodied giant Geryon,
Stealing three of the golden apples of the Hesperides,
Capturing and bringing back Cerberus

This is a list of 12... what's... undertaken by Heracles to appease the murder of his wife and children (which he did so accidentally under a disguise by the vindictive and spiteful Hera?) His cousin, Eurystheus, originally assigned him 10, but because of "cheating" gave him another two impossible tasks - claiming that slaying the Hydra did not count (because Iolaus helped Heracles), neither did cleaning the Augean Stables (either because he was paid for the job or because the rivers did the work). 

Heracles 12 LABOURS

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"Niksen" is the Dutch art of doing... what? It's a word that appears in a Dire Straits song with a Sting cameo, and a minimalist electronics brand founded by Carl Pei.

It's also the answer to the classic riddle:
A rich man needs it, a poor man has it, if we eat it, we die. What is it?

NOTHING

9

What links these cities?
Chamonix
St. Moritz
Lake Placid
Garmish Partenkirchen
Oslo
Cotrina D'Ampezzo
Squaw Valley

I'm looking for a word that is one of 4 of a group of Vivaldi violin concertos. The violin concertos, if it helps, have the same name as a pizza topping, most often made by adding artichokes, tomatoes or basil, mushrooms, and ham, prosciutto or olives to four separate sections of the pizza.

WINTER Olympics Cities

10

What links these things?
The Letter 'L',
Magnesium,
Pig/Boar,
U.S. President Zachary Taylor,
Pete Conrad, Alan Bean, and Richard F. Gordon Jr.,
Capturing and bringing back Cerberus

They are the TWELFTH in their respective lists: TWELVE / 12

11

What is the mystery theme that links all 10 answers?

Might need to give you Bardic Inspiration on this one! 

Sorry for the rushed nature of this quiz - my last week has been a Comedy of Errors!

WORDS IN SHAKESPEARE TITLES