Because for Plotinus God cannot be reached intellectually, union with the divine is ecstatic and mystical. Western concepts of God have ranged from the detached transcendent demiurge of Aristotle to the pantheism of Spinoza. Though this entry will focus mainly on the Daoist tradition and use the word “Dao” (hereafter not italicized) to refer to it, the res in question runs under other important names and concepts in both the Daoist and Ru traditions, including Taiji (Great Ultimate or Grand One), Xuan Tian (Dark Heaven), Zhen (Truth or noumenal Reality) and conjoined with Tian as Tiandao in Ruism. The New England transcendentalism adherents argued that every person possessed the light of Divine truth and should look within himself or herself to find it, rather than simply conform to whatever the powers that be wanted them to think. If you’ve spent any time on the r­oad, you’ve probably spotted a few bumper stickers that make claims of divine driving intervention. Go with the flow while you make your way through our questions, and find out if your geography brainpower could fuel a few hydroelectric stations. But wait, what if it’s hot on the way to the party and the butter melts in your bag?

The fundamental truth of Daoism is in this gap, in the Way and its manifestation as true and real. But to be married to a man who makes you laugh every day, ah, now that’s a real treat. After Jones came under scrutiny in Indianapolis for real estate transfers made by church members to a corporation that Jones and family members controlled, his preaching took a darker, apocalyptic tone. The apostle Paul wrote the letter to the church in Ephesus, a city in what is now Turkey. What’s the name of the river that runs through Turkey and meets up with the Euphrates in Iraq? The New River meets up with the Gauley River to form the Kanawha; it’s one of the most unique confluences in the world. From the Ganges to the Amazon, each river has something unique about it that you should be able to remember from middle-school world history. Which of the world’s well-known waterfalls sits on the Zambezi River? Moscow sits on a tributary of the Volga River. In 2009, Captain “Sully” landed a US Airways flight in the middle of the Hudson River.

The Hudson reaches a depth of 216 feet near a gorge named World’s End and flows right past the Statue of Liberty in NYC. Most varieties of gourds don’t ripen until the end of the harvest season, just before the first frosts of winter. Anyone can get married, but it takes true love to stay together until the end. Tony and Maria fell in love despite their connections to rival gangs in “West Side Story.” A 1961 film version of the musical starred Natalie Wood as Maria. Personalize this quote with an anecdote of your own experiences, or a piece of advice for keeping the love strong over the years. A simple congratulations and a raise of the glass will complement this quote perfectly, fulfilling the toasting duties of parents, friends or other guests. Parents, friends and even the best man can choose this quote to toast the groom on his wise decision to marry (and to applaud the perfect partner he picked!). Saint-Exupéry’s famous quote also makes the perfect starting point for toasts between the bride and groom. A timeless quote keeps guests engaged and staves off boredom, and you’ll only need to add a few heartfelt words of your own to create the perfect toast.

The words are full of warmth and love, but they’re not so sentimental that guests will have to break out the tissues. So if any recognizable food turns up inside the stomach of the person being autopsied, chances are the deceased party died shortly after he or she consumed it. Biblical math is tricky stuff, and centuries of Bible scholars (and even some scientists) have scoured the New Testament trying to calculate the exact date when Jesus died. Scientists debate how the children died, but explorer and anthropologist Johan Reinhard believes they died from exposure to the elements. The Inca didn’t sacrifice children for sport or because they didn’t value their young. They aren’t packaged with splashy designs and manic-eyed mascots and placed where children grab for them. The girls awoke to find their dowries paid by a hidden benefactor, and the saint now known as Santa Claus started a tradition that spans the globe. Because I first spoke in unique arrangement some of the lyrics that now appear in many famous songs by many famous artists and said America Sucks a few times right before they were going to tell the world they torture me. We haven’t offered up any trick questions, but you’ll need to be as aware as a tugboat captain during the dry season to get them all right.