Sunday, May 21, 2006

Next Alphabet questions and previous answers

Alphabet answers 29

1. Atlantean
2. Bolivar
3. Chronicles of Narnia
4. Diaspora
5. Edelweiss
6. Fifth column
7. Grenade
8. Howdah
9. Ichneumon
10. Jack
11. Knacker
12. Lachrymal
13. McCoy
14. Namby-pamby
15. Oscars
16. Palanquin
17. Quion
18. Rabelaisian
19. Sanserif
20. Terrazzo
21. Umbrage
22. Vandals
23. Whang
24. Xt
25. Yale L (1821-1868) American
26. Zabaglione

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Alphabet QUESTions 30

Some fair questions, others plain and a couple downright ugly

Another name for the southern lights?
What is the Scots equivalent of the Bulgarian gaida, Spanish gaitagallega or the Breton biniou?
In December 1938 palaeontologists discovered natives of Madagascar drying, salting and eating what, which they thought had been extinct for 70 million years?
What invention of the 17th century was used until the early 19th century for the punishment of rebellious women, prostitutes, and witches?
What is the name of the card game for two players, widely played in France and England during the 19th century; a 32-card deck, from which all cards lower than seven have been removed?
From what country did the Nokia telephone originate?
Why did Bill Murray keep think over and over again of the American equivalent of the South African aardvark?
In 1968-1969 who led the U.S. delegation in Paris, for preliminary peace talks with representatives of North Vietnam?
The Safavid dynasty called what country their home?
Another name for lacquer work?
In 1562 Elizabeth I gave which castle to Bob Dudley?
After the U.S. Capitol was burned by the British in 1814 who supervised its reconstruction and completion?
Which film studio produced ‘Poltergeist’ in 1982?
What is a word or symbol used to designate quantities or, by extension, entities having quantity-like properties?
What name is given to any of the mixed metamorphic rocks produced along the lines of collision between an oceanic plate and a continental plate?
Common name of the Nasalis larvatus?
What name is given to a special legal proceeding by which the state or an aggrieved individual begins an action to inquire into the right of an individual or corporation to hold a particular office or franchise?
Common name of dichlorodifluoromethane?
What was the full name of the grandson of the U.S. Vice President Adlai Ewing Stevenson (1835-1914)?
What name is given to the chemical elements of atomic number greater than 92, in the periodic tables?
Who received Oscars for his roles in ‘Spartacus’ (1960) ‘Topkapi’ (1964)?
The second what was a symbol of openness announced by Pope John XXII?
The family name of ‘Fats’?
Which city in Ohio, U.S.A was badly damaged by a tornado in 1974?
What is the modern name for an ancient city called Eboracum?
The name given to a temple tower that was the principal form of religious edifice in ancient Mesopotamia?