“Mixed Bag” Questions September 2016 – Answers

1. the gums

2. Brazil

3. The major daily Russian newspaper during the Communist era. It means “Truth”.

4. A solitaire-like card game

5. Jack Ruby

6. Locally known as “greenstone”, but we’ll accept jade.

7. the nose

8. Egypt

9. Barry Sheen

10. South Africa; it ignored international sanctions regarding its hiring of overseas celebrity performers during the Apartheid era.

HARDER:

11. The Boston Strangler

12. Caraway

13. Raymond Chandler

14. 601 / 602

15. Mad Hatter, March Hare, Dormouse, Alice, White Rabbit (briefly)

16. 0872

17. (a) Jack Kelly, James Garner, Roger Moore; (b) Warner Brothers; (c) Mel Gibson

18. The Merry Wives of Windsor, Henry IV Part 1, Henry IV Part 2, Henry V

19. 1907

20. Random Access Memory