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I knew the answer to q6. Q5 reminded me of the short story "Leiningen Versus the Ants" by Carl Stephenson.

I scored for q4. I was between Edgar Allan Poe for mystery and Edgar Rice Burroughs for adventure. Then I gave the final answer as mystery. And I have scored a point !

There's more. A Sri Lankan would not grind chili-peppers and lime together on the grinding stone. Never. They grind the chilies and other ingredients, and then put lime and mix it with a spoon. They consider grinding chilies and lime together on a stone is to curse someone to death/destruction.

They consider it extremely unlucky. If a cat crosses the path while walking, a majority would stop for a while and then go. Lol. But again, it's the same about a Buddhist priest too. While the Buddhists treat monks with utmost veneration, the same Buddhist would avoid meeting a monk in the...

I knew 3,4,&8. (Guessed 6 correctly.)

In Sri Lanka if someone runs over a cat the car(or whatever the vehicle) is sold immediately. The owner wouldn't drive that vehicle again.

I knew q1. My school, Kingswood College, Kandy was the first school in Sri Lanka to play rugby. One of the Houses is named Rugby after that school Rugby in England :D (It's also the first boys' school in Sri Lanka to employ a female teacher).

Bought a hosting package for my new website. Paid only for 3 months. 3 reasons: 1. It's a new hosting service I've never used before, so if it's not good I only lose 3.75USD, not the total 15 for the year. 2. It's a new control panel I've never used before. So I can change to a familiar...

I knew 4,5,and 8.

Internet price has gone up. It's funny what happened. And sad too. Airtel, an Indian company started giving very cheap internet. Dialog, the leader in Sri Lankan market started blocking Airtel calls from their network to discourage the users (When you make a call from Airtel to a Dialog number...

Honestly I thought it was a joke when I first saw this somewhere on the internet a few months ago. Now I know it's real. lol.

I knew 3, 4, 13, 14, and 15. I was sure my answer to 11 was correct, but no! I thought nitrogen because liquid nitrogen hardens stuff.

I read your blog. You have an interesting writing style. I like it :)

I knew q1. When we were little some kids used to tie a dragonfly to a string (sewing thread) and fly them. I hated that game. Some adults used to consider it "cute" that their kids did that.

I knew q3. Artemis I call her, you call her Diana, lol.

It's a bit gloomy for me today, I heard about the death of one of my far relatives, a really great friend of my father. And then I found that a friend remembered the death of his son 11 years ago, at the hands of justice system. Lovely people, it's a melancholic feeling today.

A good meal and a good rest are in order I guess :D

I knew none. I typed a nun joke here too, but deleted it in case it would offend anyone. :D