- 1. What state territory is named in Latin, meaning 'New Scotland' ?
- 2. Brad, finish, clout, casing and horseshoe are types of what ?
- 3. In mathematics, a Markov chain is a sequence in which each event is determined by the: Immediately preceding event; Previous two events; Previous total sequence; or Next event ?
- 4. The Kabbalah wristband, in Yiddish 'roite bindele', is normally what colour ?
- 5. What creatures are T S Eliot's characters Mr Mistoffelees, Mungojerrie, Rumpelteazer, and Bustopher Jones, and what musical was inspired by the poem book in which they feature ?
- 6. In a block and tackle lifting system, what is a sheave: Pulley; Rope; Hook; or Brake ?
- 7. What two letters do not appear in any symbols of the official list of chemical elements ?
- 8. 'Normal' or Gaussian distribution in a graph is informally called a what shape ?
- 9. Name the four basic types of human/animal bodily tissue ?
- 10. The term 'brogued' technically refers to a shoe with: Perforations; Leather soles; Layered uppers; or Between 8-12 lace-holes ?
- 11. What is the least densely populated country or dependency in the world ?
- 12. What colour traditionally is the Michelin Guide for hotels/restaurants ?
- 13. What single word does the French 'Clair de lune' mean in English ?
- 14. Toothpaste, turtle, oxblood, oilie/oily, ade, and swirly are types of what ?
- 15. The word bucolic refers to pleasant/positive aspects of: Human mood; Religious authority/duty; Food digestion; or Countryside/life ?
Answers will be provided next Thursday evening after 21:00.
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