Initial Answers II — Answers

Here are the answers to today’s questions.

Today the first question relates to today’s date, May 24th. The following questions follow a theme which is explained here but is basically the same as yesterday. 

Theme

• The gist of today’s quiz is that the first question results in you having three five-letter words in the answer.
• One of those words supplies the initial letters for the remaining questions. 
• After discounting the initial letter which has already been used the remaining four letters supply the initial letters to the answers to the remaining questions but they will not necessarily be in the correct order. 
• Once you have answered all the questions you should be able to take the initial letters of the five questions, rearrange and have one of the words from the answer to question one.

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One

Mike … was …; while Cameron was …; and Eddie was a bit of an ass.
Three five-letter names are missing from the above statement. What are they?

Answers: Myers; Shrek and Fiona.

Shrek (2001), an animated fantasy comedy film, follows an ogre’s quest to reclaim his swamp from banished fairy tale creatures. Mike Myers voices Shrek and Cameron Diaz is Princess Fiona. Eddie Murphy was the voice of Donkey. 

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Two

The nurse shark pictured above is accompanied by a fish of the family Echeneidae. What is the common six-letter name of the smaller fish?

Answer: Remora.

Remoras, or suckerfish, are eight species of marine fish known for attaching to larger marine animals and ships using a specialised sucking disk. They typically range from 30 to 90 cm in length and feed on leftovers or parasites.

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Three

This UNESCO World Heritage Site, which is 15 miles (25 km) long by 7 miles (12 km) wide, is one of the world’s remotest places. It is 1,200 miles (1,900 km) from the nearest inhabited island and almost 2,200 miles (3,500 km) from the nearest continent. Where is it?

Answer: Easter Island.

Easter Island, a special territory of Chile in the eastern Pacific Ocean, is renowned for its nearly 1,000 moai statues created by the early Rapa Nui people. Originally called Rapa Nui, the island has a mixed population predominantly of Polynesian descent. In 1995, UNESCO named Easter Island a World Heritage Site, with much of the island protected within Rapa Nui National Park.

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Four

What is the most abundant element in the known universe?

Answer: Hydrogen.

Hydrogen is the simplest chemical element, a colourless, odourless, flammable gas. It is the most abundant element in the universe and is used industrially to make ammonia and hydrogenate compounds.

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Five

The name of which unicameral national legislature means ‘gathering’ or ‘assembly’ in Hebrew?

Answer: Knesset.

The Knesset, Israel’s unicarmel parliament, is responsible for passing laws, electing the president and prime minister, approving the cabinet, supervising the government, and electing the state comptroller. It has the authority to waive member immunity, remove officials, dissolve the government or itself, and call elections. Members are elected through proportional representation in Jerusalem. The term Knesset originates from the ancient Knesset HaGdola, or Great Assembly, a group of 120 scribes, sages, and prophets from the end of Biblical prophets to Rabbinic Judaism’s development, around 200 BCE. Despite the name, there is no organisational continuity; the ancient Knesset was unelected and religious.

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Explanation

Answers

In full, the first part of question one read ‘Mike Myers was Shrek; while Cameron was Fiona; and Eddie was a bit of an ass.’

1. Myers; Shrek and Fiona = S
2. Remora = R
3. Easter Island = E
4. Hydrogen = H
5. Knesset = K
   S R E H K 🔄 SHREK

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