Day 9 Biology
1. What organ does the adjective "hepatic" refer to? Liver
2. Where in the body would you find the "Bowman's capsule" and the "Loop of Henle"? Kidney
3. How many lobes comprise the human brain? 6 (frontal, parietal, occipital, temporal, limbic and insular cortex)
4. Where would you find the oval window (hint: the answer isn't Playschool)? Inner ear
5. Including wisdom teeth, how many teeth does a human adult have? 32
6. What are phalanges? Finger/toe bones


Day 10 Food
1. From which fish does caviar traditionally come? Sturgeon
2. What is used to make soba noodles? Buckwheat
3. What is a "spurtle" used for? Stirring porridge
4. From which plant is saffron obtained? Crocus
5. What is a truffle? Fungus
6. What shape is "Lumache" pasta? Snail shell (I didn't accept "shell" as there are a bajillion different types of shell shaped pasta)


Day 11 Robots
1.

Cylon (Battlestar Galactica)

2.

ED209 (Robocop)

3.

Number 5/Johnny 5 (Short Circuit)

4.

Marvin the paranoid android (Hitch Hiker's Guide tot he Galaxy)

5.

Nono (from Ulysses 31)

6.

Sgt Major Zero (Terrahawks)


Day12 General Knowledge 2
1. By what name was William Frederick Cody better known? Buffalo Bill
2. What is a "Mondegreen"? Misheard phrase, commonly a song lyric. "Beelzebub has a devil for a sideboard".
3. How many inches are there in a hand (used for measuring the height of horses)? 4
4. Which Japanese word literally means "empty orchestra"? Karaoke
5. In Naval tradition, what action follows an order to "Splice the mainbrace"? Distribution of the rum ration
6. What would you keep in an apiary? Bees



So with a lead of just four points Normski is awarded the prestigious title of Wamp Quizmas Pudding! Many thanks to those who took part with a special shout to Marko for making it such a close race. I didn't add up the scores until the very end so I had no idea which of you two was going to win.

Look out for more quizzes in the member's area as and when the mood takes me.