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Tom's Summer 2009 Quiz

Professor Tom Brewer has compiled another of his famous quizzes for you to get "stuck into" while you enjoy the summer heat. Tom doesn't make them too taxing, but they do get you thinking and they keep your brain well exercised.  

As the saying goes: "Our Tom knows his onions!" - and we're pleased to say that we agree wholeheartedly with that sentiment, Tom certainly knows his business when it comes to compiling a quiz or two!

The answer to each question can be found by clicking the "answer box" to the right of your selected question - but, don't cheat by clicking the box before you have worked out the answer - it's not really cricket you know!!

When you have read the answer, click the box again to close the answer, in case someone else reads it over your shoulder before they themselves attempt the quiz!

1/. What is a Widgeon?

2/. Of which North Atlantic island is Hamilton the Capital?

3/. Which animal is also call a Suricate?

4/. In a legal context, which word means "let it be done" ?

5/. The Egyptian god of the dead, Anubis, had the head of which animal?

6/. What is a Logophile?

7/. What is a bird's vocal organ called?

8/. Which country only has a border with Germany?

9/. What is a Socle?

10/. What is the capital of the Isle of Man?

11/. In botany, what word describes a smooth or hairless leaf?

12/. Which natural substance gives us Lanolin?

13/. Which fruit gives Calvados its flavour?

14/. Flint is a city in which U.S. state?

15/. In ornithology, what is a Halcyon?

16/. Which son of Queen Victoria married Alexandria of Denmark and was our monarch from 1901 to 1910?

17/. What salad leaf is also known as Aragula?

18/. What bodily feature is Lentigo?

19/. In what year did Henry the Eighth's ship sink?

20/. Which animal has the longest tail of all land animals?

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