1 - Which museum in Paris is the most visited museum in the world?
2 - Sarnian Eric Corda, a Registered Massage Therapist, will be working with Athletics Canada at what major sporting event in Lima, Peru from July 26 to Aug. 11?
3 - In a French restaurant, what is le miel?
4 - What hamlet just north of Corunna got its name by combining the first two names of the Talfourd brothers, who founded and developed it in the 1830s?
5 - What Irish golfer won the recent British Open championship?
6 - Who wrote the poems on which the musical “Cats” is based?
7 - A study out of Switzerland recently proposed that the planting of a trillion trees is the most effective method to fight what problem?
8 - The name of what Central American country means “rich coast” in Spanish, a name given to it by a 16th century explorer?
9 - In cooking, the term “lyonnaise” indicates what particular vegetable is used in a dish?
a) Carrot b) Onion c) Pepper
10 - Over 70% of the mass of the Sun is made up of what gas?
- Tom St. Amand (column # 253)
ANSWERS: 1 - The Louvre; 2 - Pan Am Games; 3 – Honey; 4 – Froomefield (or Froomfield); 5 - Shane Lowry; 6 - T. S. Eliot; 7 - Global Warming; 8 - Costa Rica; 9 – Onion; 10 – Hydrogen.