On a highway, what is an off-ramp used for?
AnswerLeaving the highway
An off-ramp, or exit ramp, lets drivers leave a highway and join local roads.
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Exit facts & stats
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The basics
What is the push bar that unlatches an emergency exit door commonly called?
AnswerA panic bar
A panic bar, or crash bar, opens the door when pushed, so people can get out quickly in a crowd.
Going deeper
The Latin word 'exit' literally means what?
AnswerHe or she goes out
In Latin, exit is a verb meaning 'he or she goes out', which is why it became a stage direction.
What does the stage direction 'Exeunt' mean?
AnswerThey leave the stage
Exeunt is Latin for 'they go out', used when two or more characters leave the stage.
In theatre, 'stage left' means which side?
AnswerThe performer's left when facing the audience
Stage directions are given from the actor's point of view facing the audience, so stage left is the audience's right.
Expert level
The famous stage direction 'Exit, pursued by a bear' appears in which Shakespeare play?
AnswerThe Winter's Tale
In The Winter's Tale, the character Antigonus leaves the stage with this well-known direction.
In computing, what does a program's exit code of 0 conventionally mean?
AnswerIt finished successfully
By convention an exit status of 0 signals success, while nonzero values indicate errors.
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