Posing Questions Referencing Selected Trivia — Answers

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Here are the answers to the questions posted earlier.

Continuing the alphabetical theme with today’s questions having answers beginning with the letters from P to T, with each letter being used only once. Please note they are not in alphabetical order. If a question has more than one part it is only the first that conforms to the theme.

See question four. Muggle quidditch or quadball.
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One

In Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, by what twelve-letter word does Éowyn, a noblewoman of Rohan, describe herself?

Answer: Shieldmaiden

Éowyn, a noblewoman of Rohan and shieldmaiden, kills the Witch-King of Angmar in the Battle of the Pelennor Fields, fulfilling a prophecy. Her brief courtship by Faramir is seen as influenced by Tolkien’s experience with war brides. In Nordic folklore and Norse mythology Shield-maidens are female warriors.

Two

What three words completes this sentence from Encyclopædia Britannica: ’At the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere, around June 21, the Sun attains its greatest declination north and is directly over the …’
At what latitude does the above answer lie?

Answers

Tropic of Cancer.
23°26’

The Tropic of Cancer, the northernmost circle of latitude where the Sun can be seen directly overhead, is currently 23°26′09.2″ north of the Equator. Its position changes due to the tilt of Earth’s axis. The Tropic of Capricorn is its southern equivalent.

Three

Which fairy tale features a miller, his daughter, a king and the transformation of straw into gold?

Answer: Rumpelstiltskin.

Rumpelstiltskin, a gnomelike man, spins straw into gold for a miller’s daughter in exchange for her firstborn child. When the miller’s daughter, now the queen, begs for her child’s release from the bargain, he gives her three days to guess his name.

Four

In 2022, the sport formerly known as muggle quidditch changed its name to what?

Answer: Quadball.

Quadball, formerly known as muggle quidditch, is a team sport inspired by the Harry Potter series. Two teams of seven players compete to score points by passing a ball through hoops while defending their own.

Five

Cobblepot: does he live in a rookery?

Answer: Penguin.

Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepot, aka The Penguin, a Gotham City criminal and Batman adversary, is known for his distinctive appearance and criminal activities centred around his nightclub, the Iceberg Lounge. Created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger, he is one of Batman’s most enduring enemies and has been featured in various media adaptations. Penguin colonies are known as rookeries.