Luna Links—Answers

Here are the answers for the questions I posted earlier.

Some more random trivia for your enjoyment.

Apollo Landing Sites.
Image NASA.

One

What creature is missing from the title of this Nathaniel West novel: The Day of the ——?

Answer: Locust.

The Day of the Locust, a novel by Nathanael West from 1939, paints a picture of Hollywood’s darker side through the character Tod Hackett, a young artist. It really gets into how Americans feel let down when they realise the American dream is just out of reach, and it all comes to a head in a violent mob scene.


Two

Also, the oldest, who was the fifth Apollo astronaut to walk on the Moon?

Answer: Alan Shepard.


Three

200 million years ago all land on Earth was in one landmass, what name do scientists give to this super-continent?

Alan Shepard, a US astronaut and naval aviator, was the first American in space and the oldest person to walk on the moon. He commanded the Apollo 14 mission and was the only Mercury Seven astronaut to walk on the moon. He also hit two golf shots on the moon — hence the post name Luna Links.

Answer: Pangaea.

Pangea, a supercontinent that existed during the Early Permian Epoch, began breaking apart around 200 million years ago, eventually forming the modern continents.


Four

Who played Simon Templar in a 1997 film and what was the film?

Val Kilmer; The Saint.

The Saint is a 1997 action thriller film starring Val Kilmer as a high-tech thief and master of disguise. The film, loosely based on the character created by Leslie Charteris, was a modest financial success.


Five

In Judaism hat is the only insect which is considered kosher?

Answer: Locust.

 Locust is the only insect which is considered kosher. Specific extracts in the Torah, external state that four types of desert locust – the red, the yellow, the spotted grey, and the white – can be eaten.
— BBC


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