Trivia
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Try your hand at these brain-busting trivia questions. Remember, please, that you may not google or use any reference sources for the first 24 hours of this thread.
-1. Who or what are Doomstead, Skinfaxi and Sleipnir? -2. Who or what are a dromond, a xebec and a proa? -3. Who or what are the bongo, the nyala and the sitatunga? -4. Who or what are Atropos, Clotho and Lachesis? -5. Who or what are lonsdaleite, chaoite, and schwarzite? -6. Who or what are Aglaia, Euphrosyne and Thalia? -7. Who or what are Mimas, Telesto and Thrym? -8. Who or what are Alekhine, Capablanca and Tal? -9. Who or what are the chiaramedda, the surdulina and the zampogna? -10. Who or what are Elman, Heifetz and Milstein?
The moon is actually more useful than the sun since the moon gives us light at night when it's dark. The sun only gives us light during the day when it's already bright out.
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Re: Trivia
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niteowl, that's close enough! Those are the three forms of carbon. The rest are correct! According to E. Cobham Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, Doomstead was the horse of the Norns (Fates); Skinfaxi (“shining mane”) was the steed that pulled the car of day; and Sleipnir was Odin’s eight-legged gray horse.
The moon is actually more useful than the sun since the moon gives us light at night when it's dark. The sun only gives us light during the day when it's already bright out.
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4. the three Moirai in Greek Mythology.
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Re: Trivia
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Good answer, Gail! Aka the three Fates. Clotho spins the thread of life; Lachesis casts lots as to its length; and Atropos cuts it at the indicated point, bringing death. Atropos is the eldest; her name gives us the word atropine, the toxic substance in the plant deadly nightshade.
The moon is actually more useful than the sun since the moon gives us light at night when it's dark. The sun only gives us light during the day when it's already bright out.
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