Here are the answers to the questions I posted earlier.
One
Eight nations lie within the Arctic Circle. Can you name them?
Answer: Canada, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Russia, Sweden, United States
The Arctic Circle, an imaginary line at about 66.5° North latitude, marks the southern edge of the Arctic region. Several countries have land or territories within them. Alphabetically, they are:
Canada
Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and northern areas of several provinces, plus the islands in Canada’s Arctic Archipelago which is described by Wikipedia as:
Situated in the northern extremity of North America and covering about 1,424,500 km2 (550,000 sq mi), this group of 36,563 islands, surrounded by the Arctic Ocean, comprises much of Northern Canada, predominately Nunavut and the Northwest Territories. — Wikipedia
Finland
The Lapland region.
Greenland
Greenland, a vast autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark.
Iceland
Despite its name only a small part of Grímsey Island (off the north coast of mainland Iceland) lies within the Arctic Circle.
Norway
Northern mainland, for example, Finnmark; and the Svalbard Archipelago. Longyearbyen (Longyear Town) is the world’s northernmost settlement with a population greater than 1,000, and the capital and the largest inhabited area of Svalbard.
Russia
Russia has a massive Arctic region, including parts of Siberia, Murmansk Oblast and several Arctic islands. Murmansk is the largest city located above the Arctic Circle
Sweden
The northern part of the country, for example, Norrbotten County.
United States
The only US territory within the Arctic Circle is the northern part of the state of Alaska.
Two
In what 1996 film is Sherman Klump and various others played by the same actor and, who is that actor and how many roles do they play?
Answer: (film) The Nutty Professor; (actor) Eddie Murphy; (number of roles) Seven
The Nutty Professor (1996) Eddie Murphy seven roles
– Professor Sherman Klump ‘The Nutty Professor’
– Buddy Love
– Lance Perkins
– Cletus Klump, Sherman’s father
– Anna Pearl Jensen-Klump, Sherman’s mother
– Ida Mae Jensen, Anna’s mother and Sherman’s maternal grandmother
– Ernie Klump Sr., Sherman’s older brother
Three
… days after the war ended, my sister Laura drove a car off a bridge.
What number begins the opening line from Margaret Atwood’s The Blind Assassin?
Answer: Ten
The Blind Assassin, a historical fiction novel by Margaret Atwood, won the Booker Prize in 2000.
Four
In Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, the Fellowship of the Ring was formed at the Council of Elrond with the singular purpose of destroying the One Ring. How many members in total were in the Fellowship, and how was this number distributed among the various races?
Answer: (total) Nine. (comprising) One Wizard, two Men, one Elf, one Dwarf and four Hobbits
The Tolkien Gateway describe the members of the Fellowship of the Ring as follows:
Gandalf — One of the Wizards sent to Middle-earth by the Valar. He was the leader of the Fellowship.
Aragorn, son of Arathorn — The Chieftain of the Dúnedain and the last heir to the throne of Gondor and Arnor. He led the Fellowship after the loss of Gandalf.
Boromir, son of Denethor — Captain-general of Gondor and next-in-line to be the Ruling Steward of Gondor.
Legolas, son of Thranduil of Mirkwood — Emissary of the Elves of Mirkwood.
Gimli, son of Glóin — A Dwarf of the Lonely Mountain.
Frodo Baggins — A Hobbit from the Shire, chosen to carry the One Ring.
Samwise Gamgee — A Hobbit, Frodo’s gardener, servant and close friend.
Meriadoc “Merry” Brandybuck — A Hobbit and cousin of Frodo, best friends with
Peregrin “Pippin” Took — A Hobbit and also a cousin of Frodo, youngest of the Fellowship.
— The Fellowship by Pauline Baynes at The Tolkien Gateway
Five
The Hunting of the Snark, a poem by an English writer, is subtitled An Agony, in … Fits. What number is missing from the subtitle and who was the English author?
Answer: (number) Eight and (author) Lewis Carroll
The Hunting of the Snark is a nonsense poem by Lewis Carroll, published in 1876. The poem follows a crew’s hunt for the Snark, a creature that may be a dangerous Boojum, and explores themes of existential angst and the pursuit of happiness.
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