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Each of these is a quiz question in its own right, but the answers connect to a common theme, which could be anything from plumb straightforward to bizarrely lateral.

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3. An Egyptian water lily much depicted in Egyptian art with the botanical name Nymphaea caerulea goes by what other name? What is the common name for the visible path of a meteoroid as it enters the atmosphere, becoming a meteor? In all, they number about 44 species, including bathydemersal, benthopelagic, demersal, pelagic and

4. reef-associated ones, and are responsible for occasional attacks off Egypt’s resort city of Sharm Al Shaikh. What are we talking about? With reference to the Dutch airline KLM, what is its

5. flight number from Paramaribo, Suriname to Amsterdam? Which island in Antarctica’s Ross Archipelago is so named for its lack of snow?

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