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1. Clio, typically holding a scroll, is the ancient Greek muse of: History; Poetry; Tragedy; or Comedy ?
2. The French-English word 'torchon' refers to what French-style household item: Fondue cooker; Candle-stick; Table-lamp; or Tea-towel ?
3. What word appears before tilt, flood, face, house, and length, to produce five different terms ?
4. The North Atlantic Drift ocean current over NW Europe starts as what at the US Florida Strait ?
5. What two-faced Roman god of beginnings and transitions is a name for a word which has two opposite meanings, and the derivation of the first month of the year ?
6. Serpula lacrymans is the technical name for what affliction of wood, notably in buildings ?
7. What gambling game is also a term for a perforating tool/process, e.g., to sheets of postage stamps ?
8. Lentils grow on: Trees; Bushes; Grasses; or Water ?
9. Which country since the late 1900s has governed/overseen the increasing independence of the New Caledonia archipelago, east of Australia ?
10. Chordata, Echinodermata, Anthropoda, and Anelida are four phyla (subgroups) of: Animals; Worms; Birds; or Plants ?
11. Cassia refers to variants of which spice ?
12. Which people originated the game lacrosse: Dutch; Scottish; Native Americans; or Chinese ?
13. The main purpose of a bowline knot is to produce a: Loop (at a rope-end); Join (to another rope); Join (to a ring or post); or Stop (in roller/retaining devices) ?
14. What British army bugle call used at funerals originally signalled the end of the military day after final inspection ?
15. Which word, broadly synonymous with 'typeface', derives from French 'to melt' ?
Answers will be provided next Thursday evening after 21:00.
1. Clio, typically holding a scroll, is the ancient Greek muse of: History; Poetry; Tragedy; or Comedy ? History
2. The French-English word 'torchon' refers to what French-style household item: Fondue cooker; Candle-stick; Table-lamp; or Tea-towel ? Tea-towel
3. What word appears before tilt, flood, face, house, and length, to produce five different terms ? Full
4. The North Atlantic Drift ocean current over NW Europe starts as what at the US Florida Strait ? Gulf Stream
5. What two-faced Roman god of beginnings and transitions is a name for a word which has two opposite meanings, and the derivation of the first month of the year ? Janus
6. Serpula lacrymans is the technical name for what affliction of wood, notably in buildings ? Dry rot
7. What gambling game is also a term for a perforating tool/process, e.g., to sheets of postage stamps ? Roulette
8. Lentils grow on: Trees; Bushes; Grasses; or Water ? Bushes
9. Which country since the late 1900s has governed/overseen the increasing independence of the New Caledonia archipelago, east of Australia ? France
10. Chordata, Echinodermata, Anthropoda, and Anelida are four phyla (subgroups) of: Animals; Worms; Birds; or Plants ? Animals
11. Cassia refers to variants of which spice ? Cinnamon
12. Which people originated the game lacrosse: Dutch; Scottish; Native Americans; or Chinese ? Native Americans
13. The main purpose of a bowline knot is to produce a: Loop (at a rope-end); Join (to another rope); Join (to a ring or post); or Stop (in roller/retaining devices) ? Loop
14. What British army bugle call used at funerals originally signalled the end of the military day after final inspection ? Last Post
15. Which word, broadly synonymous with 'typeface', derives from French 'to melt' ? Font
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