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  • A Pear-fect Fit—Answers

    Here are the answers to my earlier questions.

    Today we have a mixed orchard supplying a variety of questions.

     

    Pear tree.
    Image Wikimedia Commons

    One

    What is the alcoholic drink that is made from the fermented juice of pears?

    Answer: Perry.

    noun (plural perries) [mass noun] an alcoholic drink made from the fermented juice of pears. 
    origin Middle English: from Old French pere, from an alteration of Latin pirum ‘pear’.
    — Oxford English Dictionary 

    Two

    Which Avril Lavigne album cover features her with a red ‘X’ on her sleeve?

    Answer: Under My Skin.

    Avril Lavigne’s second studio album, Under My Skin, was released in 2004 and debuted at number one on the Canadian Albums Chart and US Billboard 200. The album, produced by Raine Maida, Don Gilmore and Butch Walker, received mixed to positive reviews and is considered a classic that defined pop-punk in the early 2000s.

    Three

    —— was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank, and of having nothing to do: once or twice she had peeped into the book her sister was reading, but it had no pictures or conversations in it, ‘and what is the use of a book’, thought —— ‘without pictures or conversation?’

    What name is missing twice from, and what book opens with, the above quote?

    Answers: Alice; Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.

    Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, a children’s novel by Lewis Carroll, follows a girl named Alice who falls through a rabbit hole into a fantasy world. The novel, known for its literary nonsense genre, has had a lasting influence on popular culture and literature.

    Four

    List all the countries and their capital cities where that city stands on the River Danube.

    Answers: Vienna, Austria; Bratislava, Slovakia; Budapest, Hungary and Belgrade, Serbia.

    The Danube, Europe’s second-longest river, flows through Central and Southeastern Europe, connecting ten countries and serving as a vital trade route. Flowing from the Black Forest to the Black Sea, it is navigable for 2,415 km and supports various fish species, including carp and sturgeon.

    Five

    How many playing squares does a Scrabble board have?

    Answer: 225.

    Alfred Mosher Butts invented Scrabble in 1931. It is a word game played on a 15×15 grid of 225 squares. It is produced by Hasbro in the US and Canada—Mattel elsewhere—with 150 million sets sold worldwide.

  • A Pear-fect Fit

    Today we have a mixed orchard supplying a variety of questions.

     

    Pear tree.
    Image Wikimedia Commons

    One

    What is the alcoholic drink that is made from the fermented juice of pears?

    Two

    Which Avril Lavigne album cover features her with a red ‘X’ on her sleeve?

    Three

    —— was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank, and of having nothing to do: once or twice she had peeped into the book her sister was reading, but it had no pictures or conversations in it, ‘and what is the use of a book’, thought —— ‘without pictures or conversation?’

    What name is missing twice from, and what book opens with, the above quote?

    Four

    List all the countries and their capital cities where that city stands on the River Danube.

    Five

    How many playing squares does a Scrabble board have?

    Good luck! I’ll post the answers later.

  • Gallimaufry VII—Answers

    Today we have a mixed bag of trivia with no theme.

    Tom kha kai soup.
    Image Pinterest

    One

    Tom kha kai is a Thai soup made with which milk?

    Answer: Coconut

    Tom kha, a Thai soup originating around 1890, evolved from tom kha pet (duck and galangal) to tom kha kai (chicken) and tom kha kung (shrimp). It is distinguished from tom yam by its coconut milk base.

    Two

    In which country is Punta Gallinas, the northernmost part of mainland South America?

    Answer: Colombia

    Punta Gallinas, also known as Cape Gallinas or Cape Hens, is a northern Colombian headland in the Caribbean Sea.  Situated in Uribia Municipality within La Guajira Department, it marks the northernmost point on South America’s mainland and is one of the continent’s extreme points.

    Three

    Caspian, Indian, and monocled are species of which snake?

    Answer: Cobra

    The Caspian cobra, a highly venomous snake endemic to Central Asia, and the monocled cobra, found in South and Southeast Asia, are both known for their potent venom and are responsible for numerous snakebite incidents. The Indian cobra, native to the Indian subcontinent, is one of the ‘big four’ species responsible for the most snakebite cases in Sri Lanka and India.

    Four

    In what game was a character renamed in 2023 as Boden ‘Boddy’ Black Jr?

    Answer: Cluedo/Clue.

    In the 2023 update of Cluedo/Clue, Boden “Boddy” Black Jr. finally aligns the British Dr. Black with the American Mr. Boddy.

    Five

    Where in Ireland is the cultural region of Connemara?

    Answer: County Galway.

    Connemara, a region in western County Galway, Ireland, is renowned for its traditional Irish culture. It’s Ireland’s largest Gaeltacht, a district where Irish is the predominant language, and boasts mountains, peninsulas, coves, islands and small lakes. Clifden serves as its largest settlement.

  • Gallimaufry VII

    Today we have a mixed bag of trivia with no theme.

    Tom kha kai soup.
    Image Pinterest

    One

    Tom kha kai is a Thai soup made with which milk?

    Two

    In which country is Punta Gallinas, the northernmost part of mainland South America?

    Three

    Caspian, Indian, and monocled are species of which snake?

    Four

    In what game was a character renamed in 2023 as Boden ‘Boddy’ Black Jr?

    Five

    Where in Ireland is the cultural region of Connemara?

    Good luck! I’ll post the answers later.

  • Words or Numbers | Answers

    Regular triskaidecagon or tridecagon, see #4.
    Image Wikipedia

    The answers to my earlier post are shown below.

    One

    From which Asian language does the word ’jungle‘ originate?

    Answer: Sanskrit (Hindi is a close second)

    jungle /ˈdʒʌŋɡl /
    ▸ noun
    1 an area of land overgrown with dense forest and tangled vegetation, typically in the tropics:
    we set off into the jungle
    [mass noun] the lakes are hidden in dense jungle.

    • a wild tangled mass of vegetation or other things:
      the garden was a jungle of bluebells.
    • a situation or place of bewildering complexity or brutal competitiveness:
      it’s a jungle out there.

    2 [mass noun] (also jungle music) a style of dance music incorporating elements of ragga, hip-hop, and hard core and consisting of very fast electronic drum tracks and slower synthesized bass lines, originating in Britain in the early 1990s.

    – PHRASES the law of the jungle the principle that those who are strong and apply ruthless self-interest will be most successful: power politics reflected the law of the jungle.
    – DERIVATIVES jungled adjective
    – ORIGIN late 18th century: via Hindi from Sanskrit jāṅgala ‘rough and arid (terrain)’.
    — Oxford English Dictionary

    Two

    A Scrabble board has how many squares to place tiles in?

    Answer: 225

    Scrabble, invented in 1931 by Alfred Mosher Butts, is a word game played on a 15×15 grid. Hasbro produces it in the US and Canada, while Mattel holds the rights for international production.

    Three

    In four English-speaking countries, a specific word is used to describe a particular capacity, ranging from as low as 237 millilitres to as much as 250 millilitres. What is this term?

    Answer: Cup

    A measure of capacity used in cooking. In the US and Canada it is equal to half a US pint, therefore 8 fluid ounces or 237 millilitres. In the UK it is 10 fluid ounces or 284 millilitres and Australia it is 250 millilitres.

    Four

    A triskaidecagon, or tridecagon, has how many sides?

    Answer: Thirteen

    In geometry, a tridecagon, also known as a triskaidecagon or 13-gon, is a thirteen-sided polygon, see image above.

    Five

    What ‘H’ is an alphabet containing the word ‘qoph’?

    Answer: Hebrew

    Qoph is the nineteenth letter of the Semitic abjads, including Phoenician qōp 𐤒, Hebrew qūp̄ ק‎, Aramaic qop 𐡒, Syriac qōp̄ ܩ, and Arabic qāf ق‎. It is also related to the Ancient North Arabian 𐪄, South Arabian 𐩤, and Ge’ez ቀ.

    — Wikipedia

  • Words or Numbers

    All About words and numbers today.

    Jungle.
    Image Wikipedia

    One

    From which Asian language does the word ’jungle‘ originate?

    Two

     A Scrabble board has how many squares to place tiles in?

    Three

    In four English-speaking countries, a specific word is used to describe a particular capacity, ranging from as low as 237 millilitres to as much as 250 millilitres. What is this term?

    Four

    A triskaidecagon, or tridecagon, has how many sides?

    Five

    What ‘H’ is an alphabet containing the word ‘qoph’?

    Good luck! I will post the answers later today.

  • R is for… | Answers

    The answers to my earlier post are shown highlighted below.

    One

    Fair fa’ your honest, sonsie face,
    Great chieftain o’ the pudding-race!
    Aboon them a’ yet tak your place,
    Painch, tripe, or thairm:
    Weel are ye wordy o’a grace
    As lang’s my arm.

    – the opening stanza of Address to a Haggis
    Reproduced from Burns Country.

    Identify the poet who wrote the above, and who, or what is the ‘Great chieftain o’ the pudding-race!’ that is referred to?

    Answer: Robert Burns and Haggis

    Address to a Haggis is a Scots language poem by Scottish poet, Robert Burns. One of the more well known Scottish poems, the title refers to the national dish of Scotland, haggis, which is a savoury pudding. The poem is most often recited at Burns suppers, a Scottish cultural event celebrating the life of Robert Burns where everybody stands as the haggis is brought in on a silver salver whilst a bagpiper will lead the way towards the host’s table. The host or a guest will then recite the poem while slicing open the haggis at the right moment with a ceremonial knife. The full poem is available, with translations to English and other languages, on Burns Country.

    Robert Burns, Scottish poet and lyricist.
    Portrait by Alexander Nasmyth.
    Image Wikipedia

    Two

    In what urban location do the games in the Resident Evil series take place?

    Answer: Raccoon City

    Raccoon City, the setting of the Resident Evil series, was chosen to evoke a sense of American horror. Inspired by George A. Romero’s zombie films, the name was intended to connect with the Western audience.

    Three

    Hydrophobia is defined as 

    extreme or irrational fear of water, especially as a symptom of _ in humans.

    What word is missing from the above definition?

    Answer: Rabies

    Rabies is a viral disease causing encephalitis in humans and mammals, characterised by fever, abnormal sensations, and later, fear of water, confusion and loss of consciousness. The incubation period is usually one to three months but can vary.

    Statue of Robin Hood in Sherwood Forest.
    Image Wikipedia

    Four

    Sir Guy of Gisbourne is featured in the legends of which English folk hero?

    Answer: Robin Hood

    Originally, Sir Guy of Gisbourne, a hired assassin, attempted to kill Robin Hood but was defeated in a fight. Later depictions portray him as a romantic rival for Maid Marian’s love.

    Five

    Max Cady, a character in the 1991 film Cape Fear, was played by…

    Answer: Robert De Niro

    Max Cady, the antagonist in John D. MacDonald’s novel The Executioners, is a criminal with a grudge against attorney Sam Bowden, who sent him to prison for rape. After his release, Cady terrorises Bowden and his family, seeking revenge for his imprisonment and the loss of his wife and child. The character was played by Robert Mitchum in the 1962 film of the same name.

  • R is for…

    The alphabet theme continues with some questions where all the answers begin with ‘R’.

    One

    Fair fa’ your honest, sonsie face,
    Great chieftain o’ the pudding-race!
    Aboon them a’ yet tak your place,
    Painch, tripe, or thairm:
    Weel are ye wordy o’a grace
    As lang’s my arm.

    Identify the poet who wrote the above, and who, or what is the ‘Great chieftain o’ the pudding-race!’ that is referred to?

    Two

    In what urban location do the games in the Resident Evil series take place?

    Three

    Hydrophobia is defined as 

    extreme or irrational fear of water, especially as a symptom of _ in humans.

    What word is missing from the above definition?

    Four

    Sir Guy of Gisbourne is featured in the legends of which English folk hero?

    Five

    Max Cady, a character in the 1991 film Cape Fear, was played by…

    Good luck! I will post the answers later today.