Here are today’s answers.
One
An alphabetical list begins with the numbers 2, 6 and 21. The surname “2” starts with “A” and includes “John” somewhere in the name. What is the subject of this list and which names (their full names as commonly known) are associated with these three numbers in this context?
Answer: Presidents of the US. John Adams, John Quincy Adams and Chester A. Arthur
The second, sixth and twenty-first presidents of the US listed alphabetically by their surnames, ie, Adams, Adams and Arthur.
Two
Tanner, Bob, Florin and … were names for various coins used in pre-decimal currency in the UK. The fourth coin in this ascending list is missing but it’s the sum of two already listed. Can you name it and give the face value in old pence (d) for each of the four coins?
Answer: Half-crown. 6d, 12d, 24d and 30d
Tanner (aka sixpence) 6d (2.5p)
Bob (shilling) 12d (5p)
Florin (two bob or two shillings) 24d (10p)
Half-crown (two shillings and sixpence or 2/6 (pronounced ’2 and 6’)) 30d (12.5p)
Old British currency was known as pounds, shillings and pence or ’l.s.d.’ from Latin librae ( ‘pounds’), solidi, denarii (both denoting Roman coins).
Three
Arrange these capital cities by latitude from north to south: Baku, Azerbaijan; Beijing, China; London, UK; Ottawa, Canada; and Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
Answer: London, UK; Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia; Ottawa, Canada; Baku, Azerbaijan and Beijing, China
London Coordinates: 51°30′26″N
Ulaanbaatar Coordinates: 47°55′19″N
Ottawa Coordinates: 45°25′29″N
Baku Coordinates: 40°23′43″N
Beijing Coordinates 39°54′24″N
Four
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon; Gosford Park; and The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
These films were all nominated for the Best Picture Academy Award but none of them won it. Put them in chronological order of the year of their release?
Answer: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Gosford Park, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon was released 2000; Gosford Park, 2001 and The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers in 2002.
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