Tuesday’s Answers

Monday’s questions were:

1. What’s a mugwump?

2. Who wrote Book Book?

3. Who said,  “I was only doing my job boss, looking after my mates”?

4. The song is Po Atarau in Maori, what is it in English ?

5. What is paihamu?

Gravedodger got four right, though gave only a partial answer to #1, he gets 2 bonuses for expanded answers to the others, and sympathy on the loss of his dog.

Samo got four right too, and a bonus for the creative answer to #2.

Paul got three right, was on the right track with #1 and earned a bonuse for his creative answer to #2.

Tuesday’s answers follow the break:

1. A neutral or uncommitted person, especially in politics, a fence sitter; also a group of Republicans who switched support to the Democrat candidate in 1884. It’s derived from the Indian word meaning leader then came to mean someone who was self important, holier than thou,  or a bigwig.

2. Fiona Farrell – grew up in Oamaru, now lives on Banks Peninsular.

3. Willy Willie Apiata, on being told by his commanding officer that he had been awarded the Victoria Cross.

4. Now is the Hour.

5. Possum – renamed by people marketing possum & merino.