From the folks who brought you golf…

Turning (or “tossing”) the caber, a favorite event when Scottish highland games are held, involves a single athlete and a tree trunk. What does the athlete attempt to do with the tree trunk?

A) Throw it as far as possible
B) Throw it as straight as possible
C) Roll it to the top of a hill
D) Climb it as quickly as possible

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Pop quiz

The year 1929 saw the introduction of a new soft drink, impressively named “Bib-Label Lithiated Lemon-Lime Soda”. The beverage is widely available to this day, but is now sold under which of the following names?

A) 7 Up
B) Bubble Up (A Kiss of Lemon — Kiss of Lime)
C) Lemon/Lime Crush
D) Mountain Dew

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The pull of Octopush

In many parts of the world there exist clubs whose members have a shared interest in Octopush. What is it?

A) A card game similar to canasta
B) A form of team wrestling
C) An investment system that pools the resources of eight individuals
D) An underwater version of hockey

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Mrs. Earl

In the aristocracy of the United Kingdom, the third highest rank (after duke and marquess) is that of earl. What is the title of an earl’s wife?

A) Baroness
B) Countess
C) Dowager
D) Grandame

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Why “atlas”?

The word “atlas” to mean a collection of maps was first used by:

A) Roger Bacon
B) Gerardus Mercator
C) Claudius Ptolemaeus
D) Martin Waldseemuller

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Grisonable doubt

What type of animal is a “grison”?

A) Aquatic — the smallest member of the dolphin family
B) Domestic — any small house pet
C) Mythical — combining an eagle’s head and wings with a serpent’s body
D) South American — a relative of the weasel

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Where’s that layer?

Where would one find the “Appleton layer”?

A) In an atomic nucleus
B) In the Earth’s crust
C) In the upper atmosphere
D) In the outer reaches of the solar system

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Revolt against whom?

The 80 Years War, which took place from 1568 to 1648, was also called the Dutch Revolt. It ended with the formal recognition of Dutch independence from which nation?

A) England
B) France
C) Germany
D) Spain

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Ragin’ contagion

Since ancient times, untold numbers of lives have been lost to a devastating illness that is now called “Hansen’s disease”, but was formerly known by what other name?

A) Bloodbane
B) Consumption
C) Leprosy
D) Malaria

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Hamesucken

What is the meaning of the Scottish word “hamesucken”?

A) Assaulting a person in his or her own dwelling
B) Boiled candy flavoured with barley
C) Homelessness
D) Inheritance through the female line

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