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1. In Egyptian mythology, frog-headed Heqet was the goddess of what? A) Fertility and childbirth
B) Fire
C) Music
D) Night
2. Which of these was a segment of “Schoolhouse Rock”?
A) “One Is the Loneliest Number”
B) “Two of Hearts”
C) “Five, Six, Pick-Up Sticks” D) “Naughty Number Nine”
3. Arthur Conan Doyle’s story “The Final Problem” involves a fight to the death at what location?
A) Barengraben in Bern
B) Lake Geneva C) Reichenbach Falls D) Wildegg Castle
4. In which location would you use an Oyster Card to pay fares on trains and buses?
A) Hong Kong
B) London
C)Paris
D) Zagreb
5. A bridge across the St. Lawrence River between Montreal and Longueuil, Quebec, is named for what explorer who charted the
A) Jacques Cartier B) Samuel de Champlain
C) James Cook
D) Henry Hudson
6. Which colored gemstone is a variety of the mineral beryl? A) Emerald
B) Lapis Lazuli C)Ruby
D) Sapphire
Answers
1) In Egyptian mythology, frog-headed Heqet was the goddess of fertility and childbirth.
2) “Naughty Number Nine” was a segment of “Schoolhouse Rock.”
3) Arthur Conan Doyle’s story “The Final Problem” involves a fight to the death at Reichenbach Falls.
4) You’d use an Oyster Card to pay fares on trains and buses in London.
5) A bridge across the St. Lawrence River is named for Jacques Cartier, who charted the St. Lawrence.
6) Emerald is a variety of the mineral beryl.
FACTS OF THE DAY
• When she wasn’t drawing Peter Rabbit and her other beloved storybook characters, Beatrix Potter was drawing fungi and beetles. Her lifelong devotion to nature studies (she was a great fan of mushrooms) is one reason that her illustrations, while inevitably charming, are also quite accurate. When her publisher balked at the colors in her drawing of a frog, Potter brought the real thing to his office to prove her depiction was correct.
• John S. Rock (18251866) packed a tremendous amount of achievement into his brief life. Denied admission to medical school because of his race, he became a dentist. Eventually, he graduated from medical school as well. Then he studied law, passed the bar in 1861 and worked for abolitionist causes throughout the Civil War. On Feb. 1, 1865, the day after Congress passed the 13th Amendment, he became the first African American admitted to argue a case before the U.S. Supreme Court. He died the following year, at age 41.