quiz answers volumes 390-393
August, 24th 2010 15:54 PM

fool was worried…

cf|: Haven't heard from you in a while mate - you still around - still coming out to play?

STPfkaQM: just got home from the hospital, been struck down with malaria, dengue fever & something else i can’t spell :-) Will catch up as soon as I can, still feel like shit

cf: jeez, mate, sounds tasty - you shouldn't be answering emails like this then - get back to nurse.

Good to see you're still alive though mate - will post your progress on the web!

STPfkaQM: Need something to do so here are the answers to the last few, I think I have put them in the correct order.

cf: GEEZER

390

1) How old is Peter Frampton? 60

 

2) What kind of weapon was an arbalest? A medieval crossbow

 

3) What shape is a rugelach? A crescent

 

4) Where are the ethmoid, vomer and zygomatic bones in your body? The facial area

 

5) The capital of Japan is an anagram of which former capital? Kyoto

 

6) How did Emiliano Zapata the Mexican revolutionary, die in 1919? He stopped breathing after being riddled with bullets

 

7) Which cereal is polenta made from? Corn

 

8) Which state did the USA buy from Spain in 1819? A) California B) Florida C) New Mexico ‘B’

391

1. What is the new film being made about Ozzy Osbourne called? No idea

2. The Bee Gees were born on which island? Isle of Man

3. What was Jemima Khan’s maiden name? Goldsmith

4. In the judiciary what does the D stand for in DPP? Director

5. In which decade of the last century did Constantinople change its name to Istanbul? 1930

6. In 2006 it was announced that which country would host cricket’s 2019 World Cup? England

7. In which century was the last execution at the Tower of London? 15th

8. In the movie The Incredible Shrinking Man, what causes the man to shrink? A) An experimental potion he swallowed B) A ray gun he stood in front of C) A radioactive fog he passed through ‘C’

392

1) Who is Robbie’s bridled wisp? Ayda Field

2) What does the Latin ab ignition mean? From or Away From

3) In which country is the city of Baku Azerbaijan

4) What does the musical term “con fuoco” mean With passion and energy or Fire

5) Which bird appears with two heads on the Albanian flag? Eagle

6) Subtitles “The Time-Torn Man”, Claire Tomalin’s book was about which writer? Thomas Hardy

7) What are separated by the Cook Straits? North & South New Zealand

8) Where is the New England range of mountains? A) USA B) Australia C) New Zealand ‘B’

393

1) What comes after the line ‘na, na. na. na. na. na’ in Janis Joplin’s ‘Me and Bobby Magee’ and who wrote it? Hey now Bobby now, Bobby McGee, yeah & Janis Joplin – No – Kris Kristofoesahansenansnanhenean

2) What is the main island of Japan? Honshu

3) Saxifrage is a type of what? A plant that grows on rocky ground

4) Which animal was used by Jenner when developing a vaccine against smallpox? Cow

5) The song “I Feel Pretty” comes from which musical? West side story

6) A snake’s cast off skin is known as what? I thought it was just called snake skin

7) Which group thought it was fun to stay at the YMCA? Village People

8) What is the final book in The Lord of the Rings trilogy? A) The Return of the Ring B) The Return of the King C) The Return of the Thing ‘B’


Now its back to the nurse as it is time for my bed bath and rub
   
Marc

 

 

 
 

 

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