-1. Which is the only South American country to have shores on both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans?
-2. What is the more common name for Hansen's disease?
-3. Which 3rd century Greek mathematician wrote Elements of Geometry?
-4. Who played Jason Colby in The Colbys?
-5. How many carats are there in pure gold?
-6. In the Bee Gees, who were the twins?
-7. Which actress was the first wife of Ronald Reagan?
-8. In the New Testament, at whose request did Herod Antipas behead John the Baptist?
-9. Which computer language was invented by John Backus?
-10. Ludwig Von Kochel catalogued the works of which composer?
-11. Which women's tennis player became, age 16, the youngest player to win the U.S. Open?
-12. In close-up, what is this?

1. Chile

Bernie

6. Maurice and Robin

Good call, Bernie - I thought it was Colombia, but that seems to be the Pacific and the Caribean sea

Yes, jb!

2. leprosy

12. ball point pen tip?

Good calls, ladies!

5. 24

Indeed!

7. Jane Wyman

My mother got their autographs at a golfing tournament when she was 16 years old. I still have it here in the house.

Wow!

What is really strange is that years later, when my mother was in her forties, she and my father were invited to a backyard barbecue at the governor's mansion in Sacramento, California, with Reagan being the governor. What are the odds of that? My father knew him at the time. Anyway, your question sure brought back memories.

10. He cataogued Mozart's music using his own KV system. (I listen to a classical music station quite a bit.)

He did indeed, Lady K

8. Salome, the first recorded "exotic dancer."

3. Euclid

11. Tracy Austin

8 .... I thought it was Salome's Mother .... but I expect I'm wrong as I so often am

SD, manxman, Fil - all good (At least, they agree with mine!)

Mad - interesting. Had a scratch around and came up with a coupla things from the Gospels saying "After consulting with her mother, the girl is said to have asked for the head of John the Baptist. " (Mark)

9. Fortran

According to the synoptic Gospels, Herod, who was tetrarch, or sub-king, of Galilee under the Roman Empire, had imprisoned John the Baptist because he reproved Herod for divorcing his wife (Phasaelis, daughter of King Aretas of Nabataea) and unlawfully taking Herodias, the wife of his brother Herod Philip I. On Herod's birthday, Herodias' daughter (whom Josephus identifies as Salome) danced before the king and his guests. Her dancing pleased Herod so much that in his drunkenness he promised to give her anything she desired, up to half of his kingdom.

OK. After reading that, Urban Worrier, I checked what Wikipedia had to say and found this :-


When Salome asked her mother what she should request, she was TOLD to ask for the head of John the Baptist on a platter.

Which is probably what I remember being taught in Bible Class .... a million years ago !!

4. Charlton Heston

Thanks, folks!