From: esquel@sommarskog.se   
      
   It's time for one my occasional quizzes again. 12 random questions without   
   any theme. As always, answer directly to the newsgroup, using only your   
   knowledge. Consult no sources, no spouses, no cats etc.   
      
   I plan to score this quiz on Thursday 19th.   
      
   Have fun!   
      
    1. Baloo, Bagheera and King Louie are characters from which popular movie   
       from the 1960s?   
      
    2. How many women served as head of state of Russia in the 18th century?   
      
    3. If you find yourself in Kashgar, in the western fringes of which   
       country are you?   
      
    4. Roja Stona won gold in the Olympics, but he has now signed a contract   
       for a team in another sport. Name any of the two sports. Be   
       sufficiently specific.   
      
    5. Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham has been in the news recently. Why?   
      
    6. Old Prussian is an extinct language. Name any of the languages existing   
       today that it is most closely related to.   
      
    7. The Finnish city of Rovaniemi prouds itself to be the home of   
       which mythical figure?   
      
    8. The American English word "rutabaga" origins from which language?   
      
    9. Which artist turned the summer of 2024 into a brat summer?   
      
   10. A month or two back, which world leader came to assistance on a   
       flight when they asked if there was a doctor on board?   
      
   11. In computing, what does the abbreviation VPN stand for?   
      
   12. What famous department store are these two pictures from? There is   
       of the exterior, and one from the interior you see as might you   
       step in from the street.   
       https://www.sommarskog.se/temp/P1020768.jpg   
       https://www.sommarskog.se/temp/P1020768.jpg   
      
   --- SoupGate-DOS v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)