Quiz Whiz #1

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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  1. What is the nickname - actually, a man’s name - by which an English shilling became known in the 1800’s
  2. Which game is played with rackets and shuttlecocks (also called birdies)?
    3.What does the Latin phrase aqua vitae mean?
  3. Who in mythology travelled in a galley named Argo in search of the Golden Fleece?
  4. Offenders were once punished with a whip that had nine lashes. What was this called?
  5. In cards, what is the two called?
  6. What is the Golden Rule?
  7. What is the name of Mr. and Mrs. Darling’s faithful sheepdog in J.M. Barrie’s book Peter Pan
  8. What is the condition of someone said to be down in the doldrums?
  9. What land term is an inept or awkward sailor called?

Enjoy

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  1. Bob

  2. Badminton

  3. Water of life

  4. Jason

  5. Cat o’ nine tails

  6. Deuce

  7. Do unto others as you would have others do unto you

  8. Nana

  9. Apathy

  10. Landlubber

Do I win anything?

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I thought (9) was depression, not apathy?

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:: Fret rummages through the garbage for the beat-up dictionary she just threw away while cleaning out the closet :: Damn, it’s a Spanish dictionary. Hmm, it says “estar abatido” :: looking up “abatido” on the other side of the dictionary :: “Dejected, downcast.” Well, OK, you win.

Stupid dictionary. It’s going straight back in the garbage.

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If you lived in Ottawa you would :slight_smile:
Get a dose of Quiz Whiz in the paper every Saturday.
I only knew 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, and 10.

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Mmmmmm… aqua vitae…