Saturday, August 13, 2022

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Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Aug 13 12:19AM +0200

> 1. One of the skeletons is not real; it represents a mythical
> creature. Name the *kind of creature*.
 
Centaur

> 2. Koala.
 
19
 
> 3. Beaver.
 
16
 
> 5. Polar bear.
 
11
 
> 7. Hippopotamus.
 
20
 
> 8. Duck-billed platypus.
 
5
 
> 10. The only extinct animal in the group.
 
23

> named for a renowned Church of England minister and warden
> at Oxford, born 1844, who displayed a pronounced quirk when
> speaking passionately.
 
Spoonerism

 
> B2. This sub-microscopic unit of distance is named after the
> Swedish physicist who was a leading pioneer in spectroscopy.
> Name it.
 
Ångström

> her largesse and bravery. Her feast day was the shortest
> day of the year in the old reckoning. First colonized by
> the French, it was later a British possession.
 
St Lucia
 
 
> in the world. It is named for the 4th-century consort of
> Constantinus and mother of Constantine the First. She is
> the patron saint of archeologists and divorcees.
 
St Helena

> takeoff from either foot. It is named after the Norwegian
> skater who first performed the jump in 1882. This jump has
> an extra half-rotation in the air due to its forward takeoff.
 
Aksel

> inside edge and landing on the back outside edge of the
> opposite foot after one or more rotations in the air.
> It was named in 1909 after a Swedish skater.
 
Axel
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