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#OnThisDay - August 20, 1975, the robotic U.S. spacecraft Viking 1, built to explore the surface of Mars, was launched and nearly one year later landed on Chryse Planitia, a flat lowland region in the northern hemisphere of the planet
Sunday, 20 August, 11am
Answers for August 19:
Questions: A-Name of the largest artery in the human body? B-Which of these is the odd one out? Bister, Buff, Beryl or Brunette C-What structure in the back of the brain governs motor control? D-Dirk, poniard, and stiletto are all types of what? E-What city is nicknamed Auld Reekie? F-Which 1992 alternate history novel by Robert Harris is set in a world where Germany won World War II? G-Word meaning friendly and cheerful? H-Singer who wrote and performed the number 1 hit ‘Hey, Good lookin’? I-Characters where a word is represented by a picture, are called what? J-Which of these films was released first? Jumanji, James and the Giant Peach or Jackie Brown? K-In late 17th or early 18th century, a smaller version of this was called a filibeg? L-Wales’ longest station name? M-Which word created by JK Rowling gained entry into The Oxford English Dictionary in 2003? N-Which American rock band was formed by singer and guitarist Kurt Cobain in 1987? O-2001 film, directed by Steven Soderbergh, starring George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts? P-Place where the 1966/67 programme The Prisoner was filmed? Q-What is another word for “A witty remark”? R-Whose ‘Variations On a Theme by Paganini’ is a standard part of the piano repertoire? S-Which country has the most pyramids in the world? T-Dendrophobia is a fear of what? U-Which South American country has the world’s longest national anthem? V-What name is given to the left hand side of a book? W-What profession might encounter component parts called Bezels, Crystals, Lugs, and Pushers? X-What musical instrument gets its name from the Greek words for 'wood' and 'sound'? Y-The collective noun for oxen is a team or a …? Z-What word is Spanish for fox?
Answers: A-Aorta B-Beryl - all of the others are related to the colour brown C-Cerebellum D-Daggers E-Edinburgh F-Fatherland G-Genial H-Hank Williams I-Ideograms J-Jumanji K-Kilt L-Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch M-Muggle N-Nirvana O-Ocean’s Eleven P-Portmeirion Q-Quip R-Rachmaninoff S-Sudan T-Trees U-Uruguay V-Verso W-Watchmaker X-Xylophone Y-Yoke Z-Zorro
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