Quiz answers...

Here's the quiz again, with answers:

(Does anyone want me to keep up the pub quiz thing - only with, say, ten EASIER questions?!)

1. Not including the write-in option, how many candidates are there on this year's ballot? (apparently this means presidential ballot) 8
2. What differentiates a herb from a spice? Herbs are from leaves, spices are from anything else
3. what is the most remote capital city in the world? Wellington, New Zealand
4. Which of the seven deadly sins is behind the evil eye? Envy
5. Raqs sharque is the Arabic term for which type of dance? Belly dancing
6. What does a philomath like? learning
7. Carnatic music is a style of classical music from which country? India
8. What port contains Sydney Harbour and the Sydney Harbour Bridge? Port Jackson
9. What youth organisation awards the silver antelope, silver beaver and silver buffalo? Boy Scouts of America
10. Who wrote "The Secret Life of Bees"? Sue Monk Kidd
11. On what day of the week did the wall Street crash of 1929 start? Thursday (October 24, 1929)
12. Humphrey Osmond, a British psychiatrist, coined what word for a class of drugs used to treat mental health patients? Psychedelics
13. The Larry Shorts are two animated shorts that led to the production of which primetime animated series? Family Guy
14. Burt's Bees started ouf manufacturing what? Candles
15. Benjamin Franklin published Poor Richard's Almanac under what pseudonym? Richard Saunders
16. Which animal was described as "the beast which passes all others in wit and wisdom"? Elephant
17. How often is the US census taken? Every 10 years
18. Founded in 1786, what is North America's oldest brand of beer? Molson
19. The Old Testament was written in Hebrew and which other language? Aramaic
20. The virtual wall is an online memorial to veterans of which war? Vietnam War
21. The Analects are a record of the teachings of which ancient philosopher? Confucius
22. Orlando Pirates and Free State Stars are soccer teams in which country? South Africa
23. In Greek mythology, Daedalus built the labyrinth to contain which creature? Minotaur
24. The Charge of the Light Brigade was between which two countries? England and Russia
25. A plant called a xerophyte is found in what sort of climate? Arid
26. The governor of every state in the US is Democrat or Republican except for the North Mariana Islands. What party does their governor belong to? Covenant Party (and yes, I know it's not a real state, but for legal purposes it's treated as such)
27. Who was the first woman in space in 1963? Valentina Tereshkova
28. Male sheep are either rams or wethers. What's the difference? Rams aren't castrated
29. Riots in which country sparked the Spanish Civil War in 1898? Cuba
30. What is Charlton Heston's first and last name in Planet of the Apes? George Taylor
31. London-based WRI is an anti-war organisation. What does WRi stand for? War Resistors International
32. Which B-vitamin is thiamine? B1
33. UNIAMK is the UN interim administrative mission in which country? Kosovo
34. What was the name of the first submarine used in combat during the American Revolution? Turtle
35. What controversial comedian was awarded a posthumous pardon in 1993, overturning his obscenity conviction 37 years after his death? Lenny Bruce
36. What flavour was the original filling in a Twinkie? Banana
37. Moby Dick was first published as a 3-volume edition under what title? The Whale
38. The Tri-Nations is a bridge between Ontario and New York. What is the third nation? Mohawk
39. The Star of Bombay is a 182-carat gem of what kind? Sapphire
40. What is Joe the Plumber's full name? Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher

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Your result for What's your key signature?...

A Major

I hope you know how to boogie.

Congratulations, you’re A Major, and you got them blues! A Major is an ideal key for playing blues in, due to its decreased number of sharps when played with flat 3rds and 7ths. Guitar players love this key, and several have actually made careers of playing A, D and E chords over and over again in that oh so cliché I IV V progression we all know and love. Being a bluesy key is a blessing, since you can be emotive and soulful out the ass. All that’s missing is a few blue notes and you’re golden.

So you may not have the blues, you say? Well this key isn’t really about sadness, it’s about being individualistic and emotive, with enough soulfulness to go around. You can’t help but be an emotional person, but that’s a great thing. Just don’t stay on the metaphorical blue notes too long, eventually dissonance gets a wee bit obnoxious.

SONG EXAMPLE: Lady Madonna by The Beatles.

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* Despite clarinets being tuned in B Flat, a good number of Mozart’s clarinet based works are written in sharp key signatures, notably including a lot of A Major. I guess he had some sort of grudge against the poor clarinetist he hired.

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