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DID YOU KNOW ...

Before the advent of Wi-Fi, the spectrum of radio frequencies used by Wi-Fi were referred to by some as “the garbage bands”—for being largely useless.





1. Harissa is a paste used for flavouring. It is made with which primary ingredient?

a. - Soy beans

b. - Horseradish

c. - Chickpeas

d. - Chili peppers

2. The jaws of Deinonychus were lined with lots of small serrated teeth. These teeth were curved backwards. Why?

3. Which 1984 movie starred Tom Hanks and Daryl Hannah ?

4. Tare has a couple of meanings. One of them is a weed plant that typically grows in cornfields. What else can tare be?

a. - an article of clothing

b. - a unit of measure

c. - Both

d. - Neither

5. Which television show did Michael J Fox have to retire from because of his disease?

6. What in the world are "Maltesers"

7. Which chivalrous order does legend tell commenced life in an impoverished state with as little as nine knights?

a. - the Knights of the Round Table

b. - the Knights Templar

c. - Both

d. - Neither

8. Which Ancient Greek inventor and mathematician greatly aided in defending Syracuse from the Romans besieging it in 213-212 BC by designing powerful and versatile war machines?

a. - Pythagoras

b. - Euclid

c. - Pericles

d. - Archimedes



TRUTH OR CRAP ??

Apart from being a common species of duck, the Mallard is also a well-known British steam engine, famous for setting a land speed record.

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1. - d

2. to stop the escape of struggling prey

3. "Splash"

4. - b

5. 'Spin City "

6. Malt Chocolate Balls (okay, I'll accept "Candy")

7. - b

8. - d



TRUTH !!

The Mallard was built in 1938 and set the world speed record for steam trains in that year at 126mph. In service until 1963, it covered over 1.5m miles and is now part of the National Railway Museum's collection in York. The Mallard was one of 35 locomotives in the Pacific A4 class, of which 6 are in preservation.
 
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