“Mixed Bag” Questions January 2016 – Answers

1. Ian McShane / Lovejoy; George Cole / Minder; Arthur Lowe / Dad’s Army

2. a. 8 Tentacles on an Octopus
b. 12 Numbers on a Clock Face
c. 12 Eggs in a Dozen
d. 6 Wives of Henry the Eighth
e. 2 Wrongs Don’t Make a Right

3. Development of penicillin

4. Doris Day

5. Arthur Calwell

6. Kennedy

7. New South Wales

8. (Johnny) Diesel

9. Perth, Western Australia

10. Tin Tin

HARDER:

11. Having three (or more) nipples

12. There are two possible answers: Cardinal Wolsey commissioned it; King Henry VIII wanted to use it after Wolsey was disgraced, but died before his tomb was completed.

13. The Northern Territory (next is June 24 2016)

14. Romanadvoratrelundar

15. Canberra

16. Prince Charles Edward or The Duke of Albany or The Duke of Saxe Coburg & Gotha

17. The Stawell Gift (Australia’s premier annual foot race for professional sprinters)

18. Davis Base, Antarctica

19. Paraguay

20. Georgia

THe Australian Skeptic’s Guide to Cold Reading

This article first appeared as a Vic Skeptics discussion pamphlet, and was previously posted on this site in 2010.
The full range of our discussion pamphlets can be downloaded here: http://www.skeptics.com.au/resources/educational/
or by clicking on the “Useful Info” link at the top of this page.

Have you ever bought something that you didn’t really want, because the salesperson was so nice, so persuasive, so helpful? Chances are that the salesperson (whether they knew it or not) was using some of the techniques of a skilled Cold Reader.

“Cold Reading” is a term invented by stage magicians. It refers to psychological techniques used by certain people to influence the beliefs and behaviour of other people. View More THe Australian Skeptic’s Guide to Cold Reading

Special Event – Dinner with Ross Balch

 

Ross Balch speaking at 2015 Australian Skeptics Convention
Ross Balch speaking at 2015 Australian Skeptics Convention

Ross Balch BAppSc(MedSc) BAppSc(Microbiol) is a medical researcher, currently studying genetic diversity in dengue virus.

A skeptical activist, Ross is President of the Brisbane Skeptic Society. He is also a Science Populariser, Podcaster, Musician and Photographer.

Vic Skeptics will host Ross at a Dinner where he will speak and perform. His topic will be Emerging Viruses.

“Emerging viruses continue to be a significant challenge for health authorities around the world. In this presentation I examine 3 case studies of emerging viruses; Ebola, Dengue and SARS. I will describe the circumstances that contribute to the spread of each virus, what we can do to limit future out break and what features make a virus more likely to be emergent than others. If you would like some more skepticism I can also discuss some of the pseudoscience that has followed these outbreaks.”

Monday 14th December

La Notte Restaurant, 140 Lygon Street Carlton,

The Club Room, 6:30 for 7:00 pm

$10 entry at the door then meal and drinks at normal prices.

You can see and hear Ross at https://www.youtube.com/user/rossbalch

December Puzzles

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The
DECEMBER 2015 SKEPTICAL CROSSWORD PUZZLE
has CHARLES DARWIN as its theme, and is an early reminder of the celebrations that usually occur on and around February 12 each year.

Click here for

DECEMBER 2015 LOGIC & MATHS PROBLEMS

with more PICTURE PUZZLES and MIXED BAG (trivia) QUESTIONS at the top of the PUZZLES PAGE

Enjoy!