From: gromit82@hotmail.com   
      
   On 12/15/2024 4:45 PM, Erland Sommarskog wrote:   
   > 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.   
   >   
   >   1. Baloo, Bagheera and King Louie are characters from which popular movie   
   >      from the 1960s?   
      
   "The Jungle Book"   
      
   >   2. How many women served as head of state of Russia in the 18th century?   
      
   1   
      
   >   3. If you find yourself in Kashgar, in the western fringes of which   
   >      country are you?   
      
   Pakistan   
      
   >   5. Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham has been in the news recently. Why?   
      
   they are the group that has taken over the government of Syria   
      
   >   6. Old Prussian is an extinct language. Name any of the languages existing   
   >      today that it is most closely related to.   
      
   German   
      
   >   7. The Finnish city of Rovaniemi prouds itself to be the home of   
   >      which mythical figure?   
      
   Santa Claus   
      
   >   9. Which artist turned the summer of 2024 into a brat summer?   
      
   Charli XCX   
      
   > 11. In computing, what does the abbreviation VPN stand for?   
      
   virtual private network   
      
   > 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   
      
   Harrods (?)   
      
   --   
   Joshua Kreitzer   
   gromit82@hotmail.com   
      
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