Chapter and Verse — Answers

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Today’s Answers

River Bou Regreg at Rabat.
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Subverse the verse!

One

Camerlengo Patrick McKenna was played by whom in a 2009 film?

Answer: Ewan McGregor,

In Angels & Demons (2009), which was based on Dan Brown’s 2000 novel of the same name, Ewan McGregor portrayed Father Patrick McKenna, the Camerlengo. In the Catholic Church, the Camerlengo (Chamberlain) is the official responsible for the temporal and administrative affairs of the Vatican and the Papacy during the period when the office of the Pope is vacant (sede vacante), following a Pope’s death and before a successor has been elected.

Two

What make of car has a name which comes from the Latin meaning ‘roll, cause to roll’?

Answer: Volvo.

The name Volvo is derived from the Latin verb volvere, which means “to roll” or “to turn.” This root gives the car brand its connection to rolling motion.

volvo, volvere, volvi, volutus:

Verb · 3rd conjugation · variant: 1st · Transitive

roll, cause to roll; travel in circle/circuit; bring around/about; revolve;

— Oxford Latin Dictionary

Three

What eight-letter noun describes any one of these three historic figures: Jacques Cartier, Edward John Eyre and Henry Hudson?

Answer: Explorer.

Jacques Cartier became the first European to venture inland across North America, asserting French authority over the territory he surveyed in 1534. Edward John Eyre was an English explorer of the Australian continent, colonial administrator, Lieutenant-Governor of New Zealand’s New Munster province, and Governor of Jamaica. Henry Hudson explored what is now New York and northeastern Canada. Today he has both a river and bay named after him.

Four

Sitting at the mouth of the river Bou Regreg on the Atlantic Ocean this capital city of an African country is one of that country’s four imperial cities. It was founded in the 12th century by the Almohad dynasty and became the official capital in 1956 after the country gained independence from France. What is this city?

Answer: Rabat.

Rabat, founded by the Almohads in the 12th century, is Morocco’s capital and the Rabat-Salé-Kénitra region’s centre. On the Atlantic at the Bou Regreg rivermouth, it became the French protectorate’s administrative hub in 1912 and the capital in 1956.

Five

If an airport runway is designated 18 in which direction is it orientated?

Answer: South

Runway 18 is oriented south, meaning that aircraft taking off or landing on it are heading in a southerly direction. The opposite end of this runway would be designated as Runway 36, which points north. These numbers refer to south being 180º on a compass and north 360º.

Bonus Question

The first letter of each answer, assuming you have answered the five questions correctly, will form a word which is the maiden name of a character in Dutch translations of Harry Potter; the first, second and fifth characters are the same as that used in the English language versions. What character?

Answer: (Any of) Lily Potter, Lily Evans or Lily Evers.

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