Thursday’s quiz

1. Which country does this quote refer to and who said it: “. . . the cradle of the human race, the birthplace of human speech, the mother of history, the grandmother of legend, and the great grandmother of tradition.”?

2. In which part of the human body are the smallest bones?

3. What is the largest carnivore on earth?

4. For what is an Apgar score used?

5. Which is the closest star to earth?

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5 Responses to Thursday’s quiz

  1. LesterPK says:

    1. India but cant remember who said it.
    2. In the ear.
    3. Thinking tiger but then hippos are known to kill people.
    4. Health of a baby immediately after birth.
    5. ?

  2. Andrei says:

    (1) T’is Mark Twain about India and it is not really true

    (2) The ear

    (3) The Blue Whale

    (4) Assessing the wellbeing of new borns

    (5) Proxima Centauri, a red dwarf

  3. Roger says:

    5 The Sun

  4. ihstewart says:

    1 Probably be Ethiopia
    2 Ear, Malleus, Incus & Stapes ( Dad was an ENT surgeon )
    3 Elephant seal if you are excluding the sea otherwise the krill eater
    4 Unfortunate second name
    5 it is eight light minutes away or 143 900 380 kilometers and yes I did google the kilometers.

  5. grantaviuskennarius says:

    1. Mark Twain, Chapter 38 of “Following the Equator – A journey around the world” 1897. I have my great-grandfather’s copy, autographed by Twain in 1902.
    2. The ear.
    3. Killer Whale.
    4. Baby health. Appearance, Pulse, Grin, A?, Respiration. Covered in the medics course, but never used by me!
    5. The sun.

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