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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 679 Views
I knew seven out of ten. Annoyed with myself for not guessing number 2. - 21/04/2010 04:44:38 PM 375 Views
I was going to ask for opinions. - 21/04/2010 04:53:33 PM 368 Views
Re: I was going to ask for opinions. - 21/04/2010 04:55:47 PM 394 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 172 Views
Why can't it be both? - 21/04/2010 05:22:30 PM 399 Views
I like your way better. - 21/04/2010 04:56:08 PM 363 Views
+1 *NM* - 21/04/2010 06:43:44 PM 183 Views
Why put your answers, though? - 21/04/2010 04:55:47 PM 380 Views
8 out of ten - 21/04/2010 04:53:26 PM 327 Views
A solid 8 - 21/04/2010 05:02:34 PM 366 Views
THANK YOU! - 21/04/2010 05:05:33 PM 455 Views
Heh, well, it's pronounced strangely. - 21/04/2010 08:04:48 PM 442 Views
I always heard "Selco". - 21/04/2010 08:05:55 PM 402 Views
Silje makes fun of my "L"s, so maybe you hear it the same way - 21/04/2010 08:10:28 PM 414 Views
No, no, it's pronounced just as it is spelled. - 21/04/2010 08:41:58 PM 404 Views
Yeah, that Scot Hamilton talks too fast. - 21/04/2010 10:23:10 PM 449 Views
Mmm... ice-skating jumps. - 24/04/2010 01:13:48 AM 474 Views
I missed 3, 9 and 10, so a nice seven for me *NM* - 21/04/2010 06:39:30 PM 204 Views
Same, actually. - 21/04/2010 08:10:30 PM 519 Views
I think his surname was "Sax" - 21/04/2010 10:35:56 PM 365 Views
Funny, that's just one letter difference from my middle name *NM* - 22/04/2010 08:45:56 AM 194 Views
Sux? - 22/04/2010 10:09:03 AM 376 Views
Saxe-Coburg und Gotha? *NM* - 22/04/2010 10:47:39 AM 187 Views
Didn't get the musical instrument right. - 21/04/2010 08:38:03 PM 361 Views
7. *NM* - 21/04/2010 08:41:02 PM 191 Views
Missed #3 and #9. - 21/04/2010 09:33:23 PM 447 Views
Seven is kinda OK, not great. - 21/04/2010 10:17:08 PM 322 Views
7, missed 3, 4 and 10. *NM* - 21/04/2010 10:40:22 PM 181 Views
9, but I would quibble with Credo Reference! - 22/04/2010 04:25:08 AM 527 Views
9 - missed #10 *NM* - 24/04/2010 01:57:07 AM 188 Views

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