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  • ABC | Answers

    Chinchilla (See question 5).
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    The answers to my earlier post are shown in bold below. I have included the question simply for your information.

    1. Founded in the 1990s, WestJet is the second-largest airline in which Commonwealth country?
      • Canada—WestJet, founded in 1994 and headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, is Canada’s second-largest airline. It operates scheduled, charter and cargo air service to over 100 destinations across North America, the Caribbean, Europe, Asia and Central America. WestJet is not a member of any major airline alliances but utilises codeshare and interline agreements.
    2. The first geological period of the Paleozoic Era has a Latin name connected to Wales. What is it?
      • Cambrian—The term Cambrian is derived from the Latin version of Cymru, the Welsh name for Wales, where rocks of this age were first studied. Adam Sedgwick named it in 1835. The Cambrian is the first geological period of the Paleozoic Era, lasting 51.95 million years. It witnessed the Cambrian explosion, producing the first representatives of most modern animal phyla. The Cambrian is characterised by the assembly of Gondwana and the development of new plate boundaries.
        Frontispiece, 1889 edition A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court
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    3. In Mark Twain’s novel, Hank Morgan is the titular Yankee. What word is missing from the title: A … Yankee in King Arthur’s Court?
      • Connecticut—A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court is a satirical novel by Mark Twain. The story follows Hank Morgan, a Yankee engineer transported back in time to King Arthur’s court, where he uses his knowledge to modernise the past and challenge feudalism and monarchy.
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    4. Which of these was a mythical hero whom Thetis dressed as a girl and hid with King Lycomedes of Skyros?
      • Achilles—To protect Achilles from the war, Thetis hid him disguised as a princess at the court of Lycomedes. Odysseus, disguised as a pedlar, discovered Achilles’ true identity and convinced him to join the Greek campaign against Troy.
    5. What animal is pictured at the top of this post?
      • Chinchilla—native to the Andes mountains in South America, are known for their dense fur and are related to viscachas and chinchilla rats. Historically hunted for their fur, most chinchillas today are farm-raised for the fur industry, while domestic chinchillas are sometimes kept as pets.

  • ABC

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    Today’s questions have answers which begin with A, B or C.

    1. Established in the 1990s, WestJet is the second-largest airline in which Commonwealth country?
      • Australia
      • Barbados
      • Canada
    2. The first geological period of the Paleozoic Era has a Latin name connected to Wales. What is it?
      • Aquitanian
      • Burdigalian
      • Cambrian
    3. In Mark Twain’s novel, Hank Morgan is the titular Yankee. What word is missing from the title: A … Yankee in King Arthur’s Court?
      • Appalachian
      • Baltimore
      • Connecticut
    4. Which of these was a mythical hero whom Thetis dressed as a girl and hid with King Lycomedes of Skyros?
      • Achilles
      • Basilisk
      • Chiron
    5. What animal is pictured at the top of this post?
      • Agouti
      • Bushbaby
      • Chinchilla

    Good luck! I will post the answers later today.

  • Finders keepers | Answers

    The answers to my earlier post are shown in bold below. I have included the question simply for your information.

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    The Rolling Stones, 1965.
    Left to Right: Charlie Watts, Bill Wyman, Mick Jagger, Brian Jones, Keith Richards
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    1. Brian Jones, born 1942, was a guitarist and founder member of what band?
      • Rolling Stones—Brian Jones, founder of the Rolling Stones, initially played slide guitar and later sang backing vocals and played various instruments. After developing alcohol and drug problems, his role in the band diminished, leading to his dismissal in 1969 and subsequent drowning at age 27.
        Shishapangma, Tibet.
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    2. Which of these is NOT found in the Andes?
      • Shishapangma—aka Shishasbangma or Xixiabangma, is the 14th highest mountain in the world, standing at 26,335 feet (8,027 metres) above sea level. It is the lowest 8,000-metre peak and is entirely situated within the Tibetan Plateau. Notably, Shishapangma was the final eight-thousander to be conquered in 1964. Aconcagua and Cotopaxi are both in the Andes; Aconcagua is the highest mountain that is not in Asia, while Cotopaxi is a stratovolcano.
        Ferdinand von Wrangel.
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    3. Of which of these was explorer Ferdinand von Wrangel founder?
      • Russian Geographic Society—Baron Ferdinand Friedrich Georg Ludwig von Wrangel was a Russian-German explorer and officer in the Imperial Russian Navy. He is known as the chief manager of the Russian-American Company and governor of Russian settlements in present-day Alaska.
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    4. How many sides would be found on a polygon described as an icosagon?
      • 20—In geometry, an icosagon, or twenty-sided polygon, has a sum of 3240 degrees in its interior angles.
        Russell viper.
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    5. The big four venomous snakes found on the Indian subcontinent are those responsible for causing the greatest number of medically significant snake bites on humans. Which of these is one of the big four?
      • Russell’s viper—The Big Four venomous snakes—Russell’s viper, common krait, Indian cobra and Indian saw-scaled viper—are responsible for the majority of medically significant snakebites on the Indian subcontinent. A 2020 study found Russell’s viper accounted for 43% of snakebites in India, followed by kraits (18%), cobras (12%), and other species. In 2023, the World Health Organisation published worldwide estimates showing that each year, 5.4 million people are bitten by snakes, resulting in 1.8 to 2.7 million envenomings and 81,410 to 137,880 deaths.

  • Finders keepers

    A few questions all of which simply feature either the word found or founder!

    Brian Jones.
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    1. Brian Jones, born 1942, was a guitarist and founder member of what band?
      • Fleetwood Mac
      • Rolling Stones
      • The Hollies
    2. Which of these are NOT found in the Andes?
      • Aconcagua
      • Cotopaxi
      • Shishapangma
    3. Which of these was explorer Ferdinand von Wrangel a founder of in 1845?
      • National Geographic Society
      • Russian Geographic Society
      • Swedish Geographic Society
    4. How many sides would be found on a polygon described as an icosagon?
      • 20
      • 25
      • 30
    5. The venomous snakes found on the Indian subcontinent that are responsible for causing the greatest number of medically significant snake bites on humans are known as the big four. Which of these is one of the big four?
      • Black mamba
      • Russell’s viper
      • Many-banded krait

    Good luck! I will post the answers later today.

  • Who, What, When, Where, Why and How IV | Answers

    The answers to my earlier post are shown in bold below. I have included the question simply for your information.

    Eric Liddell.
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    1. Who was a British Olympic gold medal winner died in a Japanese civilian internment camp during the Second World War and whose story was told in Chariots of Fire?
      • Eric Liddell—a Scottish sprinter, rugby player, and Christian missionary, was born in China to Scottish missionary parents. He won the 400 metres at the 1924 Paris Olympics after refusing to run in the heats for the 100 metres as they were held on a Sunday. These events were recounted in the film Chariots of Fire. He became a Congregational minister in 1932, and served as a missionary teacher in China until his death in a Japanese civilian internment camp in 1945.
        Flyer for the 1979 stage production at the ICA of The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy.
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    2. What author wrote, “In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move“?
      • Douglas Adams—The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy is a comedy science fiction franchise that began as a BBC radio series. The story follows Arthur Dent, the last human who hitched a ride off Earth before its destruction.
        The X-Men, Volume 1
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    3. When did the Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters make its first appearance In Marvel Comics?
      • 1963—The X-Mansion, located in Westchester County, New York, is the base of operations for the X-Men and houses the Xavier Institute for Higher Learning. The mansion has undergone several name changes and relocations, reflecting significant events in the X-Men’s history.
        Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
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    4. Where did Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire come in the Harry Potter book series?
      • Fourth—Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is the fourth novel in the Harry Potter series, following Harry’s fourth year at Hogwarts. The book, published simultaneously in the UK and US in 2000, won a Hugo Award and was adapted into a film and video game.
        Eastern glass lizard.
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    5. Why is the glass lizard, such as the eastern glass lizard (Ophisaurus ventralis), so called?
      • Their tails break off—Anguinae, a subfamily of legless lizards in the Anguidae family, commonly known as glass lizards, glass snakes, or slow worms, are native to North America, Europe, Asia, and North Africa. Their tails easily break or snap off, earning them their first two common names.
        Depiction of Rip Van Winkle by John Quidor.
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    6. How long does Rip Van Winkle sleep in Washington Irving’s short story?
      • 20 years—Rip Van Winkle is a short story by Washington Irving about a Dutch-American villager who falls asleep in the Catskill Mountains and awakens 20 years later to a changed world. The story was inspired by a conversation on nostalgia and published in 1819

  • Who, What, When, Where, Why and How IV

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    1. Who was a British Olympic gold medal winner who died in a Japanese civilian internment camp during the Second World War and whose story was told in Chariots of Fire?
      • Arthur Lumsden
      • Eric Liddell
      • Hector Lynch
    2. What author wrote, “In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move“?
      • Douglas Adams
      • Isaac Asimov
      • Terry Pratchett
    3. When did the Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters make its first appearance In Marvel Comics?
      • 1937
      • 1949
      • 1963
    4. Where did Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire come in the Harry Potter book series?
      • Third
      • Fourth
      • Fifth
    5. Why is the glass lizard, such as the eastern glass lizard (Ophisaurus ventralis), so called?
      • They are diaphanous
      • They are mirror-like
      • Their tails break off
    6. How long does Rip Van Winkle sleep in Washington Irving’s short story?
      • 10 Years
      • 15 years
      • 20 years

    Good luck! I will post the answers later today.

  • Terrible Twos | Answers

    The answers to my earlier post are shown in bold below. I have included the question simply for your information.

    Pratchett’s Night Watch at the top and Rembrandt’s The Night Watch below.
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    1. Willem van Ruytenburch, dressed in yellow, is depicted in a 1642 Rembrandt painting titled similarly to a Discworld novel by Terry Pratchett. What two words which form the novel’s title are also present in the painting’s title?
      • Night Watch—Rembrandt’s The Night Watch depicts a civic guard company, while Terry Pratchett’s novel follows Sir Samuel Vimes and the Ankh-Morpork City Watch.
        Jane Seymour, 1994.
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        Jane Seymour, Henry VIII’s third wife.
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    2. One was the Bond girl Solitaire, and the other was Henry VIII’s third wife. What was their shared name, first and last?
      • Jane Seymour—Jane Seymour, Henry VIII’s third wife, died of postnatal complications after giving birth to Edward VI. Jane Seymour, born Joyce Frankenberg, is a British actress known for roles in film and television. A Bond girl, she played psychic Solitaire in Live and Let Die (1973).
        Nutcracker (Nucifraga_caryocatactes).
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        First performance of The Nutcracker in Mariinsky Theatre
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    3. What crow is also the name of a Tchaikovsky ballet?
      • Nutcracker—The nutcracker genus, Nucifraga, comprises four species of passerine birds in the Corvidae family. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s 1892 ballet, The Nutcracker, is based on Alexandre Dumas’s short story and features a nutcracker doll. The ballet’s score, particularly its use of the celesta, has become famous and is widely performed.
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        Purdey (Joanna Lumley).
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    4. What name links a London gunmaker, which is over 200-years old, and a character in The New Avengers, a British television series from the 1970s?
      • Purdey—James Purdey & Sons, a British gunmaker based in London, specialises in high-end bespoke sporting shotguns and rifles. The company holds Royal Warrants of appointment as gun and rifle makers to the British and other European royal families. Purdey, played by Joanna Lumley, was a spy working for British Intelligence in The New Avengers, a British television series in the seventies.
        Snoopy vs. The Red Baron.
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        Snoopy as a zero gravity indicator.
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    5. The Royal Guardsmen’s song “_ vs. the Red Baron” peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 in December 1966. The fictional character missing from the song title became a mascot for aerospace safety in 1969 and has often since been associated with NASA. Can you name the character?
      • Snoopy—The Royal Guardsmen are an American band with several snoopy related hits. Snoopy has been associated with NASA since the Apollo era, inspiring generations to dream big about space exploration. During Artemis I, Snoopy will serve as the zero-gravity indicator, symbolising the journey to the Moon. This partnership continues to promote STEM education and excitement about space exploration. (Snoopy/NASA)

  • Terrible twos


    Today’s trivia features a variety of questions without multiple-choice options, requiring you to come up with the answers yourself.

    Mrs Henry VIII, the third.
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    1. Willem van Ruytenburch, dressed in yellow, is depicted in a 1642 Rembrandt painting titled similarly to a Discworld novel by Terry Pratchett. What two words, which form the novel’s title, are also present in the painting’s title?
    2. One was the Bond girl Solitaire, and the other was Henry VIII’s third wife. What was their shared name, first and last?
    3. What crow is also the name of a Tchaikovsky ballet?
    4. What name links a London gunmaker, which is over 200-years old, and a character in The New Avengers, a British television series from the 1970s?
    5. The Royal Guardsmen’s song “_ vs. the Red Baron” peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 in December 1966. The fictional character missing from the song title became a mascot for aerospace safety in 1969 and has often since been associated with NASA. Can you name the character?

  • Continuing the theme, some more true or false | Answers

    The answers to my earlier post are shown in bold below. I have included the question simply for your information.

    Laurel and Hardy.
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    1. True or false MCMXCIX is the Roman numeral for 1999.
      • True—MCMXCIX is 1999. M=1,000; C=100; X=10; I=1.
        M + (M – C) + (C – X) + (X – I) = MCMXCIX. There are various online resources explaining this, but here is well-explained one.
    2. True or false, Morecambe and Wise reached number 2 in the UK Singles Chart in 1975 with The Trail of the Lonesome Pine.
      • False—Laurel and Hardy reached number 2 in the UK Singles Chart in 1975 with The Trail of the Lonesome Pine. The song was from Laurel and Hardy’s 1937 film Way Out West and was performed by Laurel and Hardy with The Avalon Boys.
        The first page of the edition of the Domenica del Corriere, an Italian paper, with a drawing by Achille Beltrame depicting Gavrilo Princip killing Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria in Sarajevo.
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    3. True or false, Gavrilo Princip assassinated US President William McKinley.
      • False—It was Leon Czolgosz who assassinated President McKinley in 1901. On 28 June 1914, Gavrilo Princip assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir presumptive to the throne of Austria-Hungary, and his wife Sophie, Duchess von Hohenberg, in Sarajevo. Their deaths led to the outbreak of World War I.
        Margay in Costa Rica.
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    4. True or false, a margay is a small monkey native to Madagascar.
      • False—a margay is a small wild cat native to the Americas, ranging from Mexico to Uruguay and northern Argentina.
        Procol Harum, 1967.
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    5. True or false, “Turned cartwheels ‘cross the floor” is a line from Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody.
      • False—it is the second line of the first verse, from Procol Harum’s 1967 number 1 A Whiter Shade of Pale. See quote below.

    A Whiter Shade of Pale

    Procol Harum

    (1967)

    We skipped the light fandango
    Turned cartwheels ‘cross the floor
    I was feeling kind of seasick
    But the crowd called out for more
    The room was humming harder
    As the ceiling flew away
    When we called out for another drink
    The waiter brought a tray

    And so it was that later
    As the miller told his tale
    That her face, at first just ghostly
    Turned a whiter shade of pale

    She said, “There is no reason
    And the truth is plain to see”
    But I wandered through my playing cards
    And would not let her be
    One of sixteen vestal virgins
    Who were leaving for the coast
    And although my eyes were open
    They might just as well have been closed

    And so it was that later
    As the miller told his tale
    That her face, at first just ghostly
    Turned a whiter shade of pale

    And so it was that later
    As the miller told his tale…

    Lyrics from AZLyrics.

  • Continuing the theme, some more true or false

    Morecambe and Wise.
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    Here are a few questions which are related to today’s date,

    1. True or false, MCMXCIX is the Roman numeral for 1999.
    2. True or false, Morecambe and Wise reached number 2 in the UK Singles Chart in 1975 with The Trail of the Lonesome Pine.
    3. True or false, Gavrilo Princip assassinated US President William McKinley.
    4. True or false, a margay is a small monkey native to Madagascar.
    5. True or false, “Turned cartwheels ‘cross the floor” is a line from Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody.

    Good luck! I will post the answers later today.