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31. A thief stole a Roman calendar. How many months did he get?

From Quiz You're Having a Laugh...

Answer: Ten

A Roman calendar has ten months in its year, so the pun here is that by stealing the Roman calendar the thief literally got 'ten months'. To get to twelve months, January and February were added into the calendar written by Numa Pompilius - a King of Rome - in around 713 BC. This version is very similar to the commonly used Gregorian calendar. September, October, November and December - which correspond with seven, eight, nine and ten in Latin - were kept in the Numan and Gregorian calendars, however. This was despite their names being based on their original positions which had then been changed and were therefore obsolete! Some things never go out of date, it seems...

From Quiz Take Yet Another 50-50 Chance

Answer: bigger & b

Pupils can dilate for a variety of reasons, including the person being interested or stimulated by a particular object they are looking at; some types of drugs; and the darkening of a room. Interestingly, research has shown that people tend to be more attracted to photgraphs of others with dilated pupils than those that are smaller or non-dilated.

From Quiz Essential Trivia

Answer: Hannah Gordon

Hannah Gordon was born 9th April, 1941, in Edinburgh, Scotland. In the final episode of 'One Foot in the Grave', she accidentally killed the character of Victor Meldrew, played by Richard Wilson. Hannah played the character of Glynis Holloway, who had recently lost her own husband. Both Margaret Meldrew and Glynis had recently been widowed, which brought them together in grief, as close friends. This brilliant programme was written by David Renwick. One of the alternative answers was American actress Mercedes McCambridge. She dubbed the voice of Regan MacNeil, played by Linda Blair, in 'The Exorcist' (1973). This 12 year old child was possessed by the devil and sounded like she already had 'One Foot in the Grave!'.

From Quiz Stop It; You're Annoying Me!

Answer: "There goes John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt!"

"John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt" is an annoying earworm I learned as a child. The lyrics are repeated ad nauseam; here they are, as I learned them: "John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt, His name is my name, too, And whenever we go out, We can hear the people shout, 'There goes John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt!' Da-da-da-da-da-da-da!"

From Quiz Maybe You're Right

Answer: Wightman Cup

The Wightman Cup was a tennis tournament for women. The first match was played in 1923 and won by the United States 7-0.

From Quiz Mix Me Up No 9

Answer: Dragging a hand through a bowl of cheese casserole

Jabba the Hutt is a type of powerful crime lord featured in several of the "Star War" films. He's revolting in appearance, revolting in behaviour and revolting in character. He basically looks like a very large, wrinkled slug. His "work" involves dealings with every strata of criminal society. He also wallows in gambling, torture, slave girls and eating weird objects. In fact, he's one of the film industry's most revolting creations all up.

From Quiz Mix Me Up No 8

Answer: They were killed and thrown off cliffs.

This book is considered an important source of information from the early days of Greenland and the Icelandic peoples. It describes events such as the initial discovery of the island and its early settlements there. These settlements numbered more than 1,400. The book also details the history of various families. As well as this, it describes what crops were grown, the various famines that occurred, and the unfortunate consequences of famine for the vulnerable. Instant social security Norse style.

From Quiz Mix Me Up No 10

Answer: Black Death

The Black Death was at its most savage in the Middle Ages and killed up to sixty percent of the population of Europe. And why would scientists wish to reconstruct the DNA of this terrible disease? Because they're afraid, should there be a reoccurrence of it, that the plague will be resistant to modern drugs. This has already happened in one case in Madagascar in 1995. If you thought the plague had died out completely, you'd be as wrong as I was. From the mid-nineteenth to the mid-twentieth centuries, ten million people died in India alone from the Black Death. Even more frightening, in 1993, over three hundred cases of the plague were recorded in the United States.

From Quiz Mix Me Up No 3

Answer: Cattle tallow

Dental caries is a disease in which sugar, left on teeth from eating junk food etc (tsk, tsk), is turned into the acid which eats away at tooth enamel, eventually leading to holes and cavities in your chompers. Then the dreaded dental visit is upon you, and the awful, shuddering sound of that drill as it buzzes away in the recesses of your mouth. Olaflur is a substance containing fluoride which prevents these dental caries occurring. Too much of it however is toxic, if overuse takes place over long periods of time. However, don't stress. Calcium is the antidote should this happen - good old milk, for example. The production of olaflur begins with the tallow (beef fat) obtained from cattle, and after undergoing several chemical treatments, the end result helps protect your pearly whites. How amazing is that? You're cleaning your teeth with cow fat.

From Quiz Mix Me Up No 1

Answer: Tahiti

Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) went to Tautira, Tahiti in 1886 to recuperate from an illness and stayed in this area for two months. While he was living there, an old village chief took him under his wing. Stevenson was tended to by an elderly princess of rank, Princess Moe. (No, she didn't have a moustache, Johnny). She nursed him back to health on a diet comprising raw fish in coconut milk (shudder), lime juice, sea water and chilli. Oh my stars, that would have finished me off completely.

From Quiz Dull, But Informative!

Answer: Shakespeare

"Hobnob" (meaning to drink socially, or be sociable with others) was one of over a thousand words that Shakespeare invented by using different combinations of words that already existed. Marie Curie was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in Physics along with her husband Pierre in 1903. Bill Clinton was the 42nd President of the United States. Leonardo Da Vinci was one of the most successful artists of our time, credited with painting the "Mona Lisa".

From Quiz General Nuisance Six

Answer: Paris

A list of the rich, famous, and infamous buried there would take pages. It is one of the most visited spot in Paris. The grave of rock-star Jim Morrison is the most visited. The grounds are also adorned with statuary.

From Quiz Miscellaneous Madness XIV

Answer: They have "several-unit" sugars that our enzymes can't break down.

The culprits are oligosaccharides, or "several-unit sugars" that are used by the legumes to store energy. The human body doesn't have the enzymes to break these sugars down so they can be digested as simple sugars so they are digested in the colon by normal intestinal bacteria and it is the bacteria that produce these gasses.

From Quiz The Quiz With No "A"

Answer: J.K. Rowling

With Potter's friends like Ron, Hermione, with others too. The first book in the series touches on the Philosopher's Stone (or Sorcerer's Stone depending on where you live).

From Quiz It's a Woman's World

Answer: a rough sponge used to remove dry skin or dead skin cells

A "loofah" is used to remove dead skin cells. The "shower puff" is used to create the lather, the soft shoe is called a "loafer".

From Quiz Assorted General Trivia V

Answer: Grace Kelly

Grace Kelly married Prince Rainer III of Monaco in 1956, becoming Her Serene Highness, Princess of Monaco. She was tragically killed in a car accident in 1982 at the age of 53.

From Quiz More Easy Trivia

Answer: Typing

This sentence contains every letter of the English alphabet.

From Quiz You Can't Go Wrong With This Quiz!

Answer: Sydney Harbour Bridge

The Sydney Harbour Bridge was given the nickname the Coathanger due to its structural design. Chances are if you see a picture of Sydney, or Australia for that matter, the Harbour Bridge and Opera House will be featured. The Brooklyn bridge took 14 years to construct and opened in 1883. The graceful Golden Gate suspension was designed by Leon Moisseiff. He also designed the Benjamin Franklin Bridge and the Manhattan Bridge. The current London Bridge was opened in 1973 and is a box girder design.

From Quiz The Misfits

Answer: Napolean Dynamite

'Napoleon Dynamite' debuted at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival and was purchased by Fox Searchlight Pictures, Paramount Pictures and MTV Films. Despite having a budget of only $400,000 the film has developed a cult following, allowing viewers to embrace their inner geek. Jon Heder, who was paid only $1000 for the title role, won two MTV awards: one for Breakthrough Male Actor and one for Best Musical Performance.

From Quiz This and That

Answer: Veterinary

James Herriot (Alfred Wight) wrote amusing books about his experiences as a Yorkshire vet from 1930s. Two movies and a long running television show were made based on the books.

From Quiz The Misplaced General Knowledge Quiz Vol.4

Answer: Ayrton Senna

Ayrton Senna was a very skilled racing car driver who won the Formula One World Championship in 1988, 1990 and 1991. He was only 24 years old when he died while leading the San Marino Grand Prix in 1994. Many Formula One experts consider Senna to have been one of the greatest drivers ever. Sadly, Roland Ratzenberger died the previous day during qualification for the same race in which Ayrton Senna died. Stirling Moss and Michael Schumacher were famous drivers in different eras, who survived serious racing car crashes during their careers. Question submitted by Warrior100.

From Quiz The Sequel to Nothing in Particular

Answer: Catherine Parr

Catherine Parr outlived the King by a year. She was his sixth wife and nursed him during his bad health. She remarried and died of complications of childbirth. She helped Henry VIII reconcile with the daughters of his previous wives.

From Quiz All Sorts, But No Licorice

Answer: Sheffield

Sheffield in South Yorkshire takes its name from the River Sheaf which runs through the city. It is mentioned as a producer of knives in Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales", published in 1387, and by the early 17th century it was the second largest manufacturer of cutlery after London. In the 1740s advances in the steel process and the development of silver plating, known as Sheffield Plate, contributed to its growth. Sheffield was the maiden name of the wife of Prime Minister 2010-16, David Cameron.

From Quiz Patchwork Quilt 6

Answer: It is roughly the same height as its user

Longbows date right back to the Paleolithic age in Europe, and although different cultures manufactured these weapons from the wood of various trees over time, the most popular wood used after the Bronze age was yew. These long instruments lacked the distinctive curve of smaller bows and enabled the archer to have a fairly long draw back to their jaw. This increased the force of the shot considerably and made the longbow a formidable weapon both in hunting and during times of war. They were used with devastating effect by the English during the Hundred Years War with France (1337-1453), particularly so at the Battles of Crecy, Poitiers and Argincourt. Each bow was customised to the same height of the shooter, and was relatively easy to make. An experienced archer could create one in a few hours. The 1513 Battle of Flodden between England and Scotland, fought in Northumberland, was the last battle to be fought on English soil principally with the aid of the longbow. It gradually was replaced with cannon and firearms from this period. However, and very interestingly, the last time this weapon was used in battle was during the Second World War (1939-1945). "Mad Jack" Churchill, a British army officer, shot an enemy soldier with his longbow. He always took that weapon, a set of bagpipes and a broadsword with him into battle - regularly using all three. His life makes rather fascinating reading.

From Quiz The Misplaced General Knowledge Quiz Vol.3

Answer: Alice ("Alice's Adventures in Wonderland")

Alice has a pet cat called Dinah, it features in both the 1865 novel by Lewis Carrol "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and the 1951 Disney movie "Alice in Wonderland". Dinah had two kittens: Kitty and Snowdrop. In the Disney movie, Dinah's voice was provided by voice artist, the late Mel Blanc. Question submitted by Waitakere

From Quiz General Miscellany at Your Service

Answer: Basketball

Teresa Edwards, Lisa Leslie and Tamika Catchings all played basketball for the United States, the country that has dominated women's basketball at the Olympic Games since it was introduced in 1976 in Montreal, winning the majority of the available gold medals. Lisa Leslie played at every Olympic Games between Atlanta 1996 and Beijing 2008, where the United States routinely won gold. Tamika Catchings experienced a similarly golden 12 years, winning four from four between Athens 2004 and Rio 2016 inclusive, before retiring from international basketball. Teresa Edwards competed in five games between Los Angeles 1984 and Sydney 2000, winning four golds and one bronze; the Unified Team of the majority of the former Soviet republics won gold at Barcelona 1992 after a narrow 79-73 victory over the United States in the semi-final.

From Quiz They Caught My Attention

Answer: Poured into 1/2 acre lake to calm the rippling water

Ben was so sure of himself, he carried olive oil in his walking cane and would trick people as the occasion arose. Nothing like watching choppy water on a windy day become calm without explanation. Before Franklin made his way across the Atlantic to the New World, he performed this experiment in Mount Pond on Clapham Common, South London. This was his contribution to "surface chemistry" in natural science. Teachers often use this experiment in the classroom on a much smaller scale. Ben Franklin would have been a fun uncle!

From Quiz The Misplaced General Knowledge Quiz Vol.2

Answer: Hubert H. Humphrey Jr.

After Robert F. Kennedy was murdered, Hubert H. Humphrey Jr. became the Democratic presidential candidate in 1968. Robert F. Kennedy was shot by Sirhan Sirhan in the kitchen of the Ambassador hotel in Los Angeles, California, U. S. A., in June 1968. As with his bother John F. Kennedy there have been many conspiracy theories surrounding the murder and you can take your pick as to which one you believe. Question submitted by shipyardbernie.

From Quiz 10 Things I Never Learned in School

Answer: Testing the effects of space on geriatrics

Astronaut, engineer and US Senator, John Glenn (1921-2016) had a sterling career, there's no doubt about that. In 1962, he became the first American to orbit the earth (three times in fact), was a pilot in both World War II and the Korean War, and collected six Distinguished Flying crosses, eighteen oak leaf clusters, the NASA Distinguished Service Medal and the Congressional Medal of Honour along the way. You name it, he did it. Amazingly so, in 1998, at the age of seventy-seven, while still serving as a US Senator, John Glenn returned to space again as a payload specialist on the space shuttle Discovery. His inclusion in that flight met with some resistance, but it was justified on the grounds of doing long term effects on the life of astronauts, and also to study the effects of space travel of older people - on geriatric grounds, in other words. Well why not? If Captain James T. Kirk could do it, anyone could. When Glenn orbited the earth in his famous Friendship 7 flight in 1962, when so little was known about space and what lay out there, he carried a note with him that was written in several languages. Heading the short message, and rather comically so, were the words "I am a stranger. I come in peace. Take me to your leader".

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