Sailing to Philadelphia

A boat load of stray cargo to amuse you today.

Blue whale mother and young.
Image Whale Expeditions.

One

What is the young of a whale called?

Two

What were the first names of Mason and Dixon, after whom the Mason-Dixon Line is named?

Three

What eight letter word means ‘the study of Chinese language, history, customs, and politics’, and from what does the first three letters of the word ultimately derive?

Four

In the northern hemisphere, what astronomical season ends at the vernal equinox and what three months form the equivalent meteorological season?

Five

Ours is essentially a tragic age, so we refuse to take it tragically.

The opening words of which English novel, first published in Florence Italy in 1928, are quoted above. What is the novel’s title and who is the author?

Good luck! I’ll post the answers later.

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As a retired trivia writer, editor and quiz compiler, I wholeheartedly agree with Bertrand Russell’s quote: “There’s much pleasure to be gained in useless knowledge.” Trivia of all sorts has always fascinated me, and for many years, I’ve written and compiled trivia for various media, including traditional TV and radio quiz shows, newspapers and magazines, apps, and other digital platforms.

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