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Here you go pal

Quiz 292

1.  In what year did Hair the musical first hit the world stage? 1968

2.  Who did Muhammad Ali beat when he first became world champion? Sonny Liston

3.  What two actors have refused their Oscars? George C Scott & Marlon Brando

4.  What is Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy more commonly known as? Mad Cow Disease

5.  On what road did Nellie the Elephant meet the head of the herd? The road to Mandalay

6.  What was Dirty Harry's surname? Callahan

7.  How much does a litre of water weigh? 2.2 lbs or 1 Kg

8. What is the golfer Tiger Wood's real first name? A) Caleb B) Eldrick C) Timothy ‘B'

Nice and easy this week

Marc

Plus a note from the quiz master from last week:

Of all the bloody cheek questioning my answers, how dare you, this is just not cricket, :-)

No probs dear chap, but I had to do some research after you questioned my answer and the following is what I have found:

The word caviar entered English via Italian or Turkish; it is ultimately derived from Persian, from khaya "egg" (from middle Persian) khayak "egg," from Old Iranian *qvyaka-, diminutive of *avya-, from pie *owyo-/*oyyo- "egg") + dar "bearing

So there you go, dig the bones out of that lot, and I didn't quite catch the name Sweden in there anywhere:-)

• 5. What language do the words kiosk, tulip and caviar come from? Persian - You sure about that Marc? I'm not certain myself, but I thought it was something like Sweden

Sorry!