From Alfa to Echo — Answers

Here are the answers to my earlier questions.

Five questions with the answers beginning with the letters from A to E, with each letter being used only once, but they are not in alphabetical order.

One

Who wrote, produced, and directed Moulin Rouge (2001) and Australia (2008)? 

Answers: Baz Luhrman.

Baz Luhrmann is an Australian film director, producer, writer, and actor known for his Red Curtain Trilogy and other films like Australia, The Great Gatsby, and Elvis. He is also involved in opera, theatre, music, and the recording industries, with Grammy-nominated soundtracks and his own record label.

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Two

An absinthe-Champagne cocktail was invented by an author and shares its name with his 1932 non-fiction book about a sport in a southern European nation. Who is the author, and what is the book and cocktail’s shared name? 

Answers: Ernest Hemingway; Death in the Afternoon.

Death in the Afternoon, a 1932 non-fiction book by Ernest Hemingway, explores Spanish bullfighting, fear, and courage. Its namesake, a cocktail invented by Hemingway, is made with absinthe and Champagne. The drink, known for its decadence and high strength, can be made with absinthe alternatives like Absente or Pernod.

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Three

Which chemical element derives its name from the Latin for ‘coal’?

Answer: Carbon.

Carbon, symbol C and atomic number 6, a non-metal which has two main forms, diamond and graphite, and which also occurs in impure form in charcoal, soot and coal. It is the 15th most abundant element in Earth’s crust and the fourth most abundant in the universe.

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Four

Which small dog breed, which is not a terrier, is sometimes known as the monkey terrier?

Answer: Affenpinscher.

The Affenpinscher, a German toy dog breed, originated as a ratter and is now a popular companion worldwide. The breed, whose name is sometimes translated from German as ‘Monkey Terrier’, is believed to be ancestral to the Griffon Bruxellois and Miniature Schnauzer.

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Five

The Malawian city of Blantyre was named after the Scottish birthplace of which missionary and explorer (1813-73)?

Answer: David Livingstone

Blantyre, Malawi’s second-largest city and commercial centre, was founded in 1876 by the Church of Scotland. It grew rapidly due to its role in colonial trade and became a major manufacturing centre. The city’s development was influenced by various factors, including commerce, industry, and administration, and it was merged with Limbe in 1956.

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