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1. What is the smallest country on mainland Africa ?
2. What is the term, of French origin, loosely translated 'into mouth', for using facial muscles and shaping the lips for the mouthpiece to play a woodwind or brass musical instrument ?
3. Which European country found itself without a government from June 2010 into 2011 because of failed coalition talks between its seven political parties ?
4. In science, and heating particularly, what does BTU stand for ?
5. Which book of the Bible features Noah's Ark ?
6. A 'salt eel' is a nautical term for the end of a what ?
7. How many vertices (corners) has a regular dodecahedron (a dodecahedon is a 3D form with 12 faces) ?
8. English 17th century 'Hearth Money' was a tax on which part of a house ?
9. The Salmon River in Idaho USA is known by what nickname, (also the name of a 1954 film, whose title soundtrack was recorded by each of its stars, Marilyn Monroe and Robert Mitchum) ?
10. The reproduction method serigraphy, said to be based on the Japanese art of katazome, is better known by what name ?
11. Which prolific 18th century German-British composer created Water Music, Music for the Royal Fireworks and the opera Serse ?
12. An English folk name for the green woodpecker, based on an aspect of its behaviour is a: Baffle; Yaffle; Waffle; or Snaffle ?
13. First made in 18th century France, a bergere (correctly bergère, confusingly meaning shepherdess), is what type of furniture ?
14. Brougham, Hackney, Buckboard, and Phaeton are horse-drawn vehicles with how many wheels each: Two; Three; Four; or Six ?
15. A papal cross has how many horizontal sections ?
Answers will be provided next Thursday evening after 21:00.
1. What is the smallest country on mainland Africa ? The Gambia
2. What is the term, of French origin, loosely translated 'into mouth', for using facial muscles and shaping the lips for the mouthpiece to play a woodwind or brass musical instrument ? Embouchure
3. Which European country found itself without a government from June 2010 into 2011 because of failed coalition talks between its seven political parties ? Belgium
4. In science, and heating particularly, what does BTU stand for ? British Thermal Unit
5. Which book of the Bible features Noah's Ark ? Genesis
6. A 'salt eel' is a nautical term for the end of a what ? Rope
7. How many vertices (corners) has a regular dodecahedron (a dodecahedon is a 3D form with 12 faces) ? 20
8. English 17th century 'Hearth Money' was a tax on which part of a house ? Chimney
9. The Salmon River in Idaho USA is known by what nickname, (also the name of a 1954 film, whose title soundtrack was recorded by each of its stars, Marilyn Monroe and Robert Mitchum) ? The River of No Return
10. The reproduction method serigraphy, said to be based on the Japanese art of katazome, is better known by what name ? Silk-screen printing
11. Which prolific 18th century German-British composer created Water Music, Music for the Royal Fireworks and the opera Serse ? George Frideric Handel
12. An English folk name for the green woodpecker, based on an aspect of its behaviour is a: Baffle; Yaffle; Waffle; or Snaffle ? Yaffle
13. First made in 18th century France, a bergere (correctly bergère, confusingly meaning shepherdess), is what type of furniture ? Chair
14. Brougham, Hackney, Buckboard, and Phaeton are horse-drawn vehicles with how many wheels each: Two; Three; Four; or Six ? Four
15. A papal cross has how many horizontal sections ? Three
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