Saturday, July 16, 2016

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Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Jul 15 04:06PM +0100


> 1 A lack of calcium in the diet causes what bone disease?
 
Osteoperosis
 
> 2 Along with Faith and Hope, which Christian saint was martyred in the
> second century AD?
 
Charity
 
> 3 The city of Mandalay is located in which south east Asian country?
 
Thailand?
 
> 4 What two-word term both describes visual acuity and a form of the
> sport of cricket?
 
Twenty20
 
> 5 Louis Armstrong International Airport is located in which American
> city?
 
New Orleans
 
> 6 Linke and gauche are the German and French equivalents of which
> English word?
 
Left
 
> 7 The dramatised version of which 1976 Alex Haley novel is one of the
> most watched TV series of all time?
 
Roots
 
> 8 Which English mathematician and inventor is credited with having
> designed the world's first general-purpose computer in 1837?
 
Babbage
 
> 9 What insect shares its name with a cocktail which includes Crème de
> Menthe and Crème de Cacao?
 
Grasshopper
 
> 10 Not to be confused with a card game, what is the nickname for the
> New Zealand men's lawn bowls team?
 
The Black Jacks, I assume. If it isn't, it bloody should be.
(Or the All Jacks, I guess. That works too)
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