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Quiz for Mr. Druid. nossy Send a noteboard - 21/04/2010 04:36:53 PM
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1. A scale for expressing the magnitude of earthquakes, named after an American seismologist (first name Charles). The scale ranges from 0 to 10.
Richter scale.
2. An engine, or a vehicle driven by one, or a heavy mineral oil, named after the German engineer (first name Rudolf) who designed the engine.
Diesel
3. A dessert consisting of meringue topped with fruit and whipped cream, named after a Russian ballerina (first name Anna).
Pavlova.
4. A shallow, circular dish, usually of glass, used especially for growing bacteria, etc., named after a German biologist.
Petri dish.
5. A woodwind musical instrument with a brass body, keys, and a single reed mouthpiece, invented by a Belgian whose first name was Adolphe.
Saxophone.
6. A nervous disorder characterized by spasms of the facial muscles, shoulders, and extremities, sometimes accompanied by grunts, barks, or words, especially obscenities, named after the French neurologist who described it.
Tourette's syndrome (or Tourette's disease, Tourette syndrome).
7. A high-jumping technique whereby the jumper clears the bar headfirst and backwards, named after the winner of the men's high jump at the Mexico Olympics in 1968, who perfected the technique.
Fosbury flop.
8. A popular term for any minor error, or muddle, in speech or writing that appears to reveal an unconscious wish or preoccupation, named after an Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist.
Freudian slip.
9. A city and port in Macedonia (northern Greece) named after his wife by Cassander, one of Alexander the Great's successors.
Thessalonica.
10. In ice skating, a jump where the skater takes off from the inside back edge of one skate, spins up to three times in the air, and lands on the outside back edge of the other skate, named after a Swedish skater (first name Ulrich) who devised it.
Salchow.
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Quiz for Mr. Druid. - 21/04/2010 04:36:53 PM 744 Views
I knew seven out of ten. Annoyed with myself for not guessing number 2. - 21/04/2010 04:44:38 PM 435 Views
I was going to ask for opinions. - 21/04/2010 04:53:33 PM 427 Views
Re: I was going to ask for opinions. - 21/04/2010 04:55:47 PM 454 Views
Do you have a good reason, or were you just trying to get me back for the nagging? *NM* - 21/04/2010 05:19:58 PM 203 Views
Why can't it be both? - 21/04/2010 05:22:30 PM 463 Views
I like your way better. - 21/04/2010 04:56:08 PM 421 Views
+1 *NM* - 21/04/2010 06:43:44 PM 203 Views
Why put your answers, though? - 21/04/2010 04:55:47 PM 434 Views
8 out of ten - 21/04/2010 04:53:26 PM 388 Views
A solid 8 - 21/04/2010 05:02:34 PM 426 Views
THANK YOU! - 21/04/2010 05:05:33 PM 510 Views
Heh, well, it's pronounced strangely. - 21/04/2010 08:04:48 PM 498 Views
I always heard "Selco". - 21/04/2010 08:05:55 PM 449 Views
Silje makes fun of my "L"s, so maybe you hear it the same way - 21/04/2010 08:10:28 PM 472 Views
No, no, it's pronounced just as it is spelled. - 21/04/2010 08:41:58 PM 468 Views
Yeah, that Scot Hamilton talks too fast. - 21/04/2010 10:23:10 PM 503 Views
Mmm... ice-skating jumps. - 24/04/2010 01:13:48 AM 560 Views
I missed 3, 9 and 10, so a nice seven for me *NM* - 21/04/2010 06:39:30 PM 225 Views
Same, actually. - 21/04/2010 08:10:30 PM 570 Views
I think his surname was "Sax" - 21/04/2010 10:35:56 PM 421 Views
Funny, that's just one letter difference from my middle name *NM* - 22/04/2010 08:45:56 AM 217 Views
Sux? - 22/04/2010 10:09:03 AM 434 Views
Saxe-Coburg und Gotha? *NM* - 22/04/2010 10:47:39 AM 211 Views
Didn't get the musical instrument right. - 21/04/2010 08:38:03 PM 412 Views
7. *NM* - 21/04/2010 08:41:02 PM 213 Views
Missed #3 and #9. - 21/04/2010 09:33:23 PM 506 Views
Seven is kinda OK, not great. - 21/04/2010 10:17:08 PM 375 Views
7, missed 3, 4 and 10. *NM* - 21/04/2010 10:40:22 PM 201 Views
9, but I would quibble with Credo Reference! - 22/04/2010 04:25:08 AM 574 Views
9 - missed #10 *NM* - 24/04/2010 01:57:07 AM 207 Views

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