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 Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2010 1:05 pm
12~What is calcium carbonate normally known as?
It needs another name? Lime, shell, antacid are all forms of CaCO3, depending on its use or source.
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Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2010 1:13 pm
13~Who commanded the Allied forces, which invaded Europe on D-Day?
Gee whiz, I'm not that old and not a history or WWII buff. My husband would know.....Patton or Eisenhower? I looked it up and it is General Eisenhower. I was only one general away from naming the three principle leaders of the American forces.
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Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2010 1:15 pm
14~What word do we use to describe the Asexual reproduction of a genetic carbon copy of an animal or plant?
cloning!
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Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2010 10:40 am
15~What is the state capital of Alaska?
Juneau
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Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2010 10:44 am
16~Which land did Puff The Magic Dragon live in?
Puff the magic dragon lived by the sea
and frolicked in the autumn mists
in a land called Honalee......
or at least that's what it sounds like. Print versions of the lyrics I could find spell it 'honah lee'.
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Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2010 10:48 am
17~Which Spaniard is known for his hallucinatory paintings?
Well, Salvador Dali fits as 'hallucinatory' and Spanish.
If Vincent van Gogh were Spanish he would fit, also....he was Dutch, though.
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Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2010 10:50 am
18~In the USA what name was given to a seller of illegal alcohol?
Let's see....a moonshiner makes the stuff but a bootlegger sells it.
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Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2010 10:53 am
19~What word means gradually getting louder and louder? I was thinking this was 'fortissimo' but that specifies a louder volume rather than a changing one. Dynamics in Wikipedia says 'crescendo' is the term.
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Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2010 11:16 am
20~Which country voted to keep the Queen in 1999?
Hmmmm. I didn't know you could vote her in or out. Somehow I don't think it was Great Britain so let's see how many Commonwealth countries I can think of: Canada, Australia, South Africa, India.....Okay, Wiki here I come!
Australia!
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Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2010 11:20 am
21~Will Smith played the part of Steven Hiller in the film 'Independence Day'. What was his codename?
yow. no clue and I've seen the movie a bunch of times. Wikianswers here I come! 'Dutch 3' was his codename.
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Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2010 2:52 pm
22~What does a soldier keep in a frog?
lol, is this a canary in a cage?
WikiAnswers to the rescue! a military frog is a sheath for a bayonet....who would have thought.
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Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2010 2:55 pm
23~Yale University is named after Mr. Yale. What nationality was he?
Elihu Yale was British. He gave mucho $ so it got named for him. I thought 'Elihu' was a weird name so I looked that up - obscure Bible character.
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Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2010 2:57 pm
24~In mythology what was minerva the Goddess of?
Minerva is the Roman version of the Greek Athena, though in a somewhat more domesticated form. Rather than a battle Goddess she was the virgin goddess of poetry, medicine, wisdom, commerce, weaving, crafts, magic, and the inventor of music.
thank-you Wiki!
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Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2010 2:59 pm
25~Two main London railway stations have the word "Cross" in their names. Name both?
Let's see, Charing Cross I could remember. The other is King's Cross (which I had to look up).
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Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2010 3:00 pm
26~In the Hans Christian Andersen story, which little girl was found inside the petals of a flower?
Thumbelina!
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