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  • Legs 11 | Answers

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

    Statue of Constantine the Great in the Capitoline museums.
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    1. Where, on 11 May 330, was dedicated as the “New Rome”? Byzantium—Constantine the Great renamed Byzantium as “New Rome” in 330 CE, later changing it to Constantinople. The city, founded in 657 BCE, was officially renamed Istanbul in the 20th century.
      Rhinoceros. Salvador Dali.
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    2. Which Spanish artist born today in 1904, at Figueras, Spain, also died there in 1989? Salvador Dali—Salvador Dalí was a Spanish surrealist artist known for his technical skill and striking, bizarre images. He joined the Surrealist group in 1929 and achieved commercial success in the United States in the 1940s. Dalí’s work influenced Surrealism, pop art and contemporary artists.
      Entrance to the German death camp Auschwitz I in Poland. The sign “Arbeit macht frei” translates as “Work makes you free”.
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    3. Former senior Nazi official Adolf Eichmann was captured by Israeli intelligence agents on 11 May 1960. Near what capital city was he captured? Buenos Aires, Argentina—Otto Adolf Eichmann, a German-Austrian Nazi official, was a key organiser of the Holocaust. He participated in the Wannsee Conference, where the Final Solution was planned, and oversaw the mass deportation of Jews to extermination camps. After the war, he escaped to Argentina but was captured by Mossad in 1960 and tried in Israel, where he was convicted and executed.
      Gary Kasparov vs Deep Blue, IBM Computer
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    4. On this day in 1997, Garry Kasparov was defeated in the final game of a six-game chess match. Which computer defeated him? Deep Blue—Deep Blue, a chess-playing supercomputer, was the first to defeat a reigning world champion under regular time controls. It first played Garry Kasparov in 1996, losing the match, but won a rematch in 1997.
      Gordon Brown.
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    5. 11 May 2010, saw the resignation of which British prime minister? Gordon Brown—James Gordon Brown, a British politician, served as Prime Minister and Leader of the Labour Party from 2007 to 2010. Prior to this, he was Chancellor of the Exchequer under Tony Blair, overseeing significant economic reforms and the longest period of economic growth in British history. After leaving office, Brown continued to serve as an MP and later became a UN Special Envoy and WHO Ambassador.

  • Legs 11

    Here are some questions related to today, 11 May.

    Adolf Eichmann.
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    1. Where, on 11 May 330, was dedicated as the “New Rome”?
      • Avignon
      • Byzantium
      • Cordoba
    1. Which Spanish artist born today in 1904, at Figueras, Spain, also died there in 1989?
      • Salvador Dali
      • Francisco Goya
      • Pablo Picasso
    2. Former senior Nazi official Adolf Eichmann was captured by Israeli intelligence agents on 11 May 1960. Near what capital city was he captured?
      • Buenos Aires, Argentina
      • Brasilia, Brazil
      • Santiago, Chile
    3. On this day in 1997, Garry Kasparov was defeated in the final game of a six-game chess match. Which computer defeated him?
      • Deep Blue
      • Deep Mind
      • Deep Thought
    4. 11 May 2010, saw the resignation of which British prime minister?
      • Gordon Brown
      • David Cameron
      • Tony Blair

    Good luck! I will post the answers later today.

  • Miscellany | Answers

    Here are the answers to the questions posted earlier today. The answers are shown in bold below.

    Bikini Atoll.
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    1. Bikini Atoll is in which island group?
      • Marshall Islands—Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands was used by the United States for atomic bomb testing from 1946 to 1958, contaminating the atoll and forcing the relocation of its 166 native inhabitants. Despite cleanup efforts, radiation levels remain too high for resettlement, though tourism is permitted.
        Bluetooth logo
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    2. Which king is credited with the unification of Denmark?
      • Harald Bluetooth—ruled Denmark from c. 958 to c. 986, during which time he unified the various tribes, introduced Christianity and consolidated his power. His rule in Norway was brief, likely lasting only a few years in the 970s. The Bluetooth wireless specification would unite devices and so was named after Harald, who united the tribes of Denmark. The Bluetooth logo incorporates his initials, H and B, in Younger Futhark bind runes.
    3. The word “Pundit” comes from which language where it means “learned man”?
      • Sanskrit—A pundit is an expert who offers authoritative opinions on a particular subject area, typically through the mass media. The term originates from the Sanskrit word “pandit,” meaning “learned man,” and has historical roots in India, referring to scholars and advisors to the king.
        One of Princess Anne’s Reliant Scimitar GTE’s— she had eight apparently!
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    4. A Scimitar GTE sports car was given to Princess Anne by her parents, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, as a 20th birthday present in 1970. Which British car manufacturer launched this model in 1968?
      • Reliant—a British company commonly known for their three-wheeled Robin produced this sports car from 1964 to 1986, during which time it evolved from a coupe to a sports estate and convertible. It featured a fibreglass body on a steel chassis and Ford engines. The Reliant Scimitar SE5, a sports estate hatchback, was designed in under a year and featured a new chassis, suspension, and fuel system. It was powered by a 3.0-litre Ford Essex engine and could reach over 120 mph. The SE5 was a success, with 4,311 units produced, and Princess Anne received one as a birthday present and reportedly owned eight or nine in total.
        Pipe-weed.
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    5. Two of these are real plants and one fictional, what is the fictional one?
      • Pipe-weed—is a fictional strain of tobacco from JRR Tolkien’s Middle Earth, with varieties such as Longbottom Leaf, Old Toby, Southern Star and Southlinch. In contrast, Polecat weed, also known as Symplocarpus foetidus or skunk cabbage, is a real low-growing plant found in eastern North American wetlands, characterised by its bruised leaves that emit a skunk-like odour. Additionally, Colic weed encompasses species like Aletris, Corydalis flavula and Dicentra.
    Merry and Pippin smoking pipe-weed.
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  • Miscellany

    Here are some questions with no link to anything other than general miscellany.

    Scimitar GTE.
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    1. Bikini Atoll is in which island group?
      • Marshall Islands
      • Solomon Islands
      • Wallis and Futuna Islands
    2. Which king is credited with the unification of Denmark?
      • Harald Greycloak
      • Harald Bluetooth
      • Sweyn Forkbeard
    3. The word “Pundit” comes from which language where it means “learned man”?
      • Mesopotamian
      • Egyptian
      • Sanskrit
    4. A Scimitar GTE sports car was given to Princess Anne by her parents, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, as a 20th birthday present in 1970. Which British car manufacturer had launched this model in 1968 ?
      • Jaguar
      • Lotus
      • Reliant
    5. Two of these are real plants and one fictional, what is the fictional one?
      • Pipe-weed
      • Colic weed
      • Polecat weed

    Good luck! I will post the answers later today.

  • The Cult of… What? | Answers

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

    Portrait of Maximilien de Robespierre, c. 1790.
    Anonymous, Musée Carnavalet, Paris.
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    1. 1. On 7 May 1794, the Cult of the Supreme Being was introduced by …
      • Maximilien Robespierre—a French lawyer and statesman, was a prominent figure in the French Revolution. He advocated for universal male suffrage, abolition of the slave trade, and other progressive policies. Robespierre, a Deist, disapproved of the anti-Christian movement and advocated for a civic religion centred around the Supreme Being.
        Mary, Queen of Scots.
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    2. The burning of Edinburgh by an English army on this day in 1544, was the first action in the…
      • Rough wooing—Henry VIII’s final years saw wars in France and Scotland, including the Rough Wooing, a brutal conflict aimed at breaking the Auld Alliance and forcing a marriage alliance between Mary, Queen of Scots, and Edward, Prince of Wales.
        Honda Ishirō at the National Museum of Nature and Science, in Tokyo, during the filming of Frankenstein Conquers the World.
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    3. The Japanese film director best known for his Godzilla movies was born 7 May 1911, in Asahi, Yamagata, Japan. He was…
      • Honda Ishirō—a Japanese filmmaker, directed Godzilla and its sequels, sparking Japan’s kaijū eiga craze. After directing over 40 films, he returned to assisting Akira Kurosawa.
        Official portrait of President Juan Domingo Perón accompanied with the First Lady, María Eva Duarte de Perón, ”Evita”, 1948.
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    4. María Eva Duarte was born today in 1919, who did she become better known as…
      • Evita—Eva Perón, or Evita, was an Argentine politician, activist, actress and philanthropist who served as First Lady from 1946 until her death in 1952. She championed women’s suffrage, founded the Female Peronist Party, and ran the Ministries of Labour and Health.
        “Our submarine boats in the harbour”
        (German caption), 1914.
        U-20, which sank RMS Lusitania, is second from left in front row.
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    5. On 7 May 1915, a German submarine sank a British ocean liner. The sinking resulted in the loss of 1,198 lives and played a part in the entry of the United States into World War I. The ocean liner was the…
      • Lusitania—The sinking of the British ocean liner Lusitania by a German U-boat in 1915, killing 1,198 people including 128 Americans, increased American support for entering World War I.
    RMS Lusitania, New York.
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  • The Cult of… What?

    Here are a few questions which are related to today’s date, 7 May.

    Godzilla in Godzilla, 1954
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    1. On 7 May 1794, the Cult of the Supreme Being was introduced by …
      • Cardinal Richelieu
      • Maximilien Robespierre
      • Jean-Jacques Rousseau
    2. The burning of Edinburgh by an English army on this day in 1544, was the first action in the…
      • Harsh courting
      • Rough wooing
      • Tough pursuing
    3. The Japanese film director best known for his Godzilla movies was born 7 May 1911, in Asahi, Yamagata, Japan. He was…
      • Honda Ishirō
      • Nissán Kenji
      • Toyota Masaki
    4. María Eva Duarte was born today in 1919, who did she become better known as…
      • Annie
      • Evita
      • May
    5. On 7 May 1915, a German submarine sank a British ocean liner. The sinking resulted in the loss of 1,198 lives and played a part in the entry of the United States into World War I. The ocean liner was the …
      • Aquitania
      • Lusitania
      • Mauretania

    Good luck! I will post the answers later today.

  • Here, there and everywhere | Answers

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

    View SE from the top level of the Eiffel Tower: the Champ de Mars, with Montparnasse Tower in the distance. The École Militaire is one third down from the top of the picture.
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    1. On 6 May 1889, the Eiffel Tower is officially opened to the public at the Universal Exposition, on the…
      • Champs de Mars, Paris—The Champ de Mars, a large public park in Paris, was originally a military parade ground. It hosted significant events during the French Revolution and later became a site for national expositions and world’s fairs.
        Coat of arms of Moravia.
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    2. Sigmund Freud, a neurologist and psychoanalyst, was born in Freiberg in Mähren (now Příbor) on this day in 1856. His birthplace was in …
      • Moravia—Moravia, a historical region in the Czech Republic, was the centre of the medieval Great Moravian kingdom before becoming part of Bohemia in the 11th century. It later was part of the Austrian-Hungarian Empire and then became part of Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic.
        Puente Nuevo de Ronda.
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    3. Actor Orson Welles was born today in 1915. He passed away in Los Angeles, California, in 1985, and two years later his ashes were interred at the home of his long-time friend, bullfighter Antonio Ordóñez, in Ronda…
      • Spain—Ronda, a municipality in Málaga, Andalusia, is known for its cliffside location and deep canyon. It has a population of about 35,000 and is part of the Sierra de las Nieves National Park.
        The Grand Palace, Bangkok.
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    4. Today in 1782, at the command of King Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke, construction began on the Grand Palace, the royal residence of the King of Siam. The palace was built in…
      • Bangkok—The Grand Palace in Bangkok, Thailand, is a complex of buildings built in 1782 as the official residence of the Thai kings. It covers 2.4 million square feet and includes over 100 buildings, the most notable being the Temple of the Emerald Buddha.
        Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland.
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    5. Tony Blair, British prime minister from 1997 to 2007, was born 6 May 1953, in the city of …
      • Edinburgh, Scotland—Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, is a city known for its historic Old Town and Neoclassical New Town, both designated a UNESCO World Heritage site. The city’s complex character, blending reserved exterior with warmth and gaiety, is reflected in its rich history, including religious conflicts, riots and the influence of its intellectual elite during the Neoclassical period of the 18th and 19th centuries. Edinburgh remains a major centre for finance, law, tourism, education and cultural affairs.

  • Here, there and everywhere

    Eiffel Tower
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    Here are a few questions which are related to today’s date, 6 May.

    1. On 6 May 1889, the Eiffel Tower is officially opened to the public at the Universal Exposition, on the…
      • Champs de Mars, Paris
      • Champs de Neptune, Paris
      • Champs de Venus, Paris
    2. Sigmund Freud, a neurologist and psychoanalyst, was born in Freiberg in Mähren (now Příbor) on this day in 1856. His birthplace was in …
      • Carinthia
      • Galicia
      • Moravia
    3. Actor Orson Welles was born today in 1915. He passed away in Los Angeles, California, in 1985, and two years later his ashes were interred at the home of his long-time friend, bullfighter Antonio Ordóñez, in Ronda…
      • Ecuador
      • Mexico
      • Spain
    4. Today in 1782, at the command of King Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke, construction began on the Grand Palace, the royal residence of the King of Siam. The palace was built in…
      • Amman
      • Bangkok
      • Colombo
    5. Tony Blair, British prime minister from 1997 to 2007, was born 6 May 1953, in the city of …
      • Cardiff, Wales
      • Edinburgh, Scotland
      • London, England

    Good luck! I will post the answers later today.

  • Commonwealth of trivia | Answers

    The answers to today’s questions are shown in bold below.

    Flag of Sierra Leone
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    1. The country represented by the flag pictured obtained its independence from Great Britain on 27 April 1961, when Milton Margai became the first Prime Minister and the country became a member of the British Commonwealth. What country?
      • Sierra Leone—Sierra Leone, a presidential republic in West Africa, gained independence from the UK in 1961. After a decade-long civil war ending in 2002, the country has experienced relative stability. Sierra Leone is culturally diverse, with English as the official language and Krio as the lingua franca.
        Ferdinand Magellan.
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    1. Where was Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan when he was killed in battle on April 27, 1521?
      • Mactan Island (Philippines)—Magellan secured an alliance with the King of Cebu, Rajah Humabon, who converted to Christianity. However, Magellan was killed in a battle on Mactan Island when his men attempted to Christianise the local population. Although he was killed in the Philippines, one of his ships continued westward to Spain, completing the first circumnavigation of the Earth. The Basque navigator Juan Sebastián del Cano successfully finished the voyage. The Philippines did not exist as a nation at the time of Magellan’s death.
        Mstislav Rostropovich at the White House, 1978.
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    2. Mstislav Rostropovich, Russian conductor and musician, died today in 2007. He was an acclaimed player of what instrument?
      • Cello—Mstislav Rostropovich, a Russian cellist and conductor, inspired and premiered over 100 pieces, expanding the cello repertoire. He was a human rights advocate and received numerous accolades, including a Polar Music Prize.
        Grainy image of the Sultana shortly before the explosion.
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    3. On this day in 1865, the steamboat Sultana exploded, becoming the worst maritime disaster in US history and claiming 1,864 lives. Where did this catastrophic event occur?
      • Mississippi River—The Sultana, a commercial steamboat, met a tragic end in 1865 when it exploded and sank on the Mississippi River. The disaster, the worst in US maritime history, claimed the lives of 1,864 people. Tragically, the Sultana was carrying 2,127 passengers, far exceeding its capacity of 376. Among them were 1,950 repatriated Union soldiers, who had been prisoners of war, that the captain had accepted in a deal.
        Betty Boothroyd.
        Official portrait of Baroness Boothroyd, 2018.
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    4. In British politics, Betty Boothroyd became the first woman to be elected speaker of the House of Commons on 27 April 1992. What was her occupation before entering politics?
      • Dancer—Betty Boothroyd was a dancer with The Tiller Girls from 1946 to 1952. A Member of Parliament (Labour), she served as the first and only female Speaker of the House of Commons from 1992 to 2000. She later sat in the House of Lords.
    The Tiller Girls (late 1950s).
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  • Commonwealth of trivia

    All of the following relate to today, 27 April.

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    1. The country represented by the flag pictured obtained its independence from Great Britain on 27 April 1961, when Milton Margai became the first Prime Minister and the country became a member of the British Commonwealth. What country?
      • Senegal
      • Sierra Leone
      • Suriname
    2. Where was Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan when he was killed in battle on April 27, 1521?
      • Mactan Island (Philippines)
      • Malendok Island (Papua New Guinea)
      • Mecherchar Island (Palau)
    3. Mstislav Rostropovich, Russian conductor and musician, died today in 2007. He was an acclaimed player of what instrument?
      • Cello
      • Oboe
      • Piano
    4. On this day in 1865, the steamboat Sultana exploded, becoming the worst maritime disaster in US history and claiming 1,864 lives. Where did this catastrophic event occur?
      • Chesapeake Bay
      • Lake Superior
      • Mississippi River
    5. In British politics, Betty Boothroyd became the first woman to be elected speaker of the House of Commons on 27 April 1992. What was her occupation before entering politics?
      • Dancer
      • Nanny
      • Teacher

    Good luck! I will post the answers later today.