1 – What colour is azure?
2 – Thursday, February 16th is the inaugural “Third Thursdays”, a local initiative to have an evening of what at various downtown venues?
3 – A cactus appears on the national flag of which country? a) Australia b) Chile c) Mexico
4 – Lieutenants Doug Booth, Gary Capp and Brad Law were honoured recently for their years of service and dedication with what Point Edward organization?
5 – The song “Seasons of Love” from the musical “Rent” states that there are 525, 600 minutes in one what?
6 – Words and phrases that read the same forwards or backwards—for example, “racecar” and “nurses run”—are called what?
7 – What is the only natural predator of the blue whale?
8 – What gas is used to extinguish fire? a) Argon b) Carbon Dioxide c) Nitrogen
9 – What Italian car company has been using Neptune’s trident as its logo since 1920?
10 – After astronomers’ recent discovery of 12 new moons orbiting this planet, the total number of its moons is now 92. What planet?
– Tom St. Amand (Column #381)
ANSWERS: 1 – Blue; 2 – Music by local bands; 3 - c) Mexico; 4 – The Point Edward Fire & Rescue Service; 5 – Year; 6 – Palindromes; 7 – The killer whale/Orca; 8 - b) Carbon Dioxide; 9 - Maserati; 10 – Jupiter