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1. My first signal flag represents the phonetic letter that takes its name from a nymph of Greek myth who was cursed to repeat only the last word that had been spoken. Which phonetic name does it bear?
2. The next letter that I select takes its phonetic name from a month toward the end of the year, and which was named for its position in the old Roman calendar. Which month could this be?
3. Our third flag shares its name with a Shakespearean character; the female protagonist and youngest member of Shakespeare's Capulet family. Which female name does this flag bear?
4. This next flag shares its name with a great Irish literary genius and a character known to be something of a 'grouch'. By which phonetic name is this flag known?
5. My next selection is a brightly coloured flag which shares its name with the slang moniker by which the citizens of the United States are known all over the world. Which phonetic letter does this flag represent?
6. If I hoist this flag next, I am intending to represent the letter 'D' or 'Delta'. True or false?
7. Next is a red and white quartered flag, which is named for something worn by a police officer, a pilot, and me! When flying it warns other ships that they are heading towards danger of some form or another. How is this letter represented in the phonetic alphabet?
8. Which flag is next? It has already made an appearance earlier in my message and is blue and white in colour. What response does it convey when flown from a vessel?
9. You might at first mistake this one for the national flag of France, but in fact it shares its name with an erotic and passionate dance from another country - Argentina. Which phonetic alphabet flag have I hoisted in my message to you?
10. This flag shares its name with a Shakespearean character described as a male 'star crossed lover', a member of the Montague family. By what name is this letter represented phonetically?
11. To which large and populous Asian country would my ship need to sail in order to reveal this flag's phonetic title?
12. The next flag in our sequence could be named for the Greek goddess Nike, and is similar to one of the constituent parts of the flag of the United Kingdom. 'To be sure', how is this letter represented phonetically?
13. I have needed to select a duplicated flag for the second time in my message! This yellow and black flag represents this repeated letter, but what directional instruction would it give if displayed alone?
14. This flag is a different shape from the all of the others. My assistant says "There are two flags here; this blue and white one and this red flag". "Put the red one away, it's the blue and white that we need" I say. Commonly used with the Greek word 'omega' in a popular expression, which of the following phonetic letters does this flag, the last in this message to be hoisted, signify?
15. I'll tell you what this last flag means - it means 'answer'. So can you answer one last question? As the signal officer of the other ship, could you understand the letters of my message? If so, you should be able to spell (using the initial letters of each answer) what you do when you log on to your favourite website!
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