Trivia #6 - by Symptomatic
Across
1 What method of marking
time was introduced in
October 1582? (9,8)
10 What can be found
roughly 15 miles above
the Earth's surface, and
60 miles above Venus'
surface? (5,5)
11 What is the (French) term
for the playing pieces
used in the game
pétanque? (6)
13 What kind of computer
memory sits inside the
CPU and communicates
directly with the
computer's RAM? (5)
14 What chemical is used to
treat anaphylaxis, often
by use of an auto-
injector? (11)
15 A region that straddles
Germany, Poland, and
Czechia, what area of
Europe was conquered 35 Who wrote Götz von
by Prussia in 1742? (7)
16 What language, spoken
36 What legless lizards,
by over 7 million people
worldwide, is thought to
be a creole of Dutch? (9)
18 What material are the
surfaces of human teeth
Down
made out of? (6)
20 What medical condition
could be classified as
inguinal, femoral,
umbilical, or incisional?
(6)
23 What film title links the
directors Delmer Daves
and King Vidor? (4,2,8)
28 In its short form, what
kind of weapon sharezs
its name with an alter ego
of the fictional Rick
Jones? (1-4)
29 The study of the culture
and linguistics of ancient
Mesopotamia is also
known as what? (11)
30 Which language,
invented by a Polish
ophthalmologist, has
Slavic grammar and
Romantic word roots? (9)
32 In poetry, what kind of
four-line stanza is
characterised by
hendecasyllabic verses?
(7)
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10
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26
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30
35
Berlichingen? (6)
native to Eurasia, are also
known as "deaf adders"?
(10)
1 According to the nursery
rhyme, to where did Dr.
Foster travel? (10)
2 A stiff neckline of a
garment, typically a shirt,
is also known as what?
(4,6)
3 What now-obsolete
qualification was offered
to fifth-form
schoolchildren in the
UK? (1,6)
4 "______ the men would
fight very well if properly
officered, although they
are an exceedingly dirty
and nasty people." --
George Washington
(1,4,3)
5 From the Greek word
νοηtικ ς, which English
adjective refers to the
mind or intellect? (8)
6 What is the chemical
symbol for astatine? (2)
7 For the operating system
Linux, what milestone
occurred on Thursday
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27
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31
36
January 1, 1970 at
midnight (UTC)? (5)
8 As of March 2019,
Lhamo Thondup holds
what position? (5,4)
9 What single English
word can be split into
two Latin phrases,
meaning (in order)
"things" and "in and of
themselves"? (8)
12 Which musician died in
November 2001 after
battling lung cancer?
(6,8)
17 What is the common
name for the two
flowering plants
Anigozanthos flavidus
and Macropidia
fuliginosa? (8,3)
19 Which city in Scotland
lent its name to the city
of Dunedin, Florida? (9)
21 A term that has become
synonymous with "flying
saucer", what is the
acronym for airborne
objects that are hard to
classify? (4)
22 What English word can
mean to tax, or to start a
war? (4)
24 What types of objects are
Jackson-Pratts and
swales? (6)
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25
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25 In its abbreviated form,
what is another term for a
stock market launch? (3)
26 Native to India, what tree
is known for its nocturnal
white flowers and red
timber? (6)
27 Which creature is
mentioned in the Qur'an
in the story of King
Solomon as being a
faithful and smart
creature? (6)
31 The extinct Eostrix was
what kind of bird? (3)
33 In English, what is the
only personal pronoun -
subjective or objective -
that is also a possessive
pronoun? (3)
34 In its short form, what is
the mathematical term
for the inverse of the
secant function? (3)