From: dtilque@frontier.com   
      
   On 8/5/22 11:34, Erland Sommarskog wrote:   
   > Not only are these quizzes very occasional. They are also highly irregular,   
   > so how you get a second one in a short time.   
   >   
   > This time is just twelve unassorted questions. There is a distinct   
   > element of current events, but as you will find, not all questions   
   > fit into that mould.   
   >   
   > As always, post your answers to the newsgroup and use only your knowledge.   
   >   
   > I plan to score the quiz and post answers on Wednesday 10th. Answers   
   > are accepted until I post the results.   
   >   
   > HAVE FUN!   
   >   
   >   
   > 1. Armando Duplantis recently became World Champion in pole vault, and   
   >     also set a new world record. Despite having grown up in Lafayette, USA,   
   >     he competes for Sweden, thanks to his mother being Swedish. His elder   
   >     brother Antoine recently is active in a different sport and recently   
   >     agreed to play for the Swedish national team in. Which sport is it?   
   >   
   > 2. Which artist wrote and recorded the a cappella song "Mercedes Benz"?   
      
   Joni Mitchell   
      
   >   
   > 3. Himars has been in the news recently. What is it?   
   >   
   > 4. Neom is one of these gargantuan projects that just makes you breathless.   
   >     This planned city is intended to cover an area of 26 500 m². One of the   
   >     features is "The Line" planned to be 500 m high, 200 m wide and 170   
   >     km long. In which country is this madness taking place?   
   >   
   > 5. At what sort of facility are you at, if you find yourself in a vehicle   
   >     from Cobus Industries?   
   >   
   > 6. While certainly disputable, "The Tale of Genji" by Murasaki Shikibu is   
   >     often considered to be the world's first what?   
      
   novel   
      
   >   
   > 7. Which European country dates its inception to 895 A.D.?   
      
   Iceland   
      
   >   
   > 8. The world of golf has experienced an upheaval lately due to the   
   >     appearance of the money-rich LIV tour, competing with the traditional   
   >     PGA tour. What does LIV stand for?   
   >   
   > 9. Tang ping was a fad(?) that arose in 2021. Explain it or just tell   
   >     what "tang ping" means.   
   >   
   > 10. In which country did I buy this T-shirt?   
   >      https://www.sommarskog.se/temp/tshirt.jpg   
   >   
   > 11. Explain why C# is a Db language!   
   >   
   > 12. A recently published research study suggests that if you are not able   
   >      to stand one leg for 10 seconds you run a 84 % higher risk to do what?   
   >      Be reasonably specific.   
      
   fall while descending stairs   
      
   (Of course, I had to see how well I could do this. I couldn't do it on   
   carpetted floor, but could on a harder surface. Probably would do better   
   with regular shoes, rather than sandals. Strangely, I was better at it   
   with my left foot even though I'm right footed.)   
      
   --   
   Dan Tilque   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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