Vowels and bowels: answers

February 25, 2011 in Gilligan's, Quizzes

Here are the answers to the questions posted yesterday.

By the by, I forgot to mention that my team won out on the night. We scored 83 out of 94, leaving us six clear of second place.

Anyways, to begin, here are those two questions we got right:

What two parts of the body are anagrams of each other? A> Elbow and bowel
Which tree’s name features all five vowels and just two other letters? A> Sequoia

It was entertaining to see how the room behaved when asked that question about the body parts. You’d have sworn that everyone was miming Heads, shoulders, knees and toes. 🙂

Main answers:

Who is the new Garda Commisioner? A> Martin Callinan
If a month starts on a Sunday, what will it have that no other month has? A> Friday 13th
What is the literal meaning of the word “eskimo“? A> Eater of raw meat
What is the current Irish minimum wage? A> €7.65 per hour
The Swaythling Cup is played for in which sport? A> ~~Scrod~~ Table tennis
Epistaxis is the medical term for what common complaint? A> Nosebleed
Four words in the English language end in -dous. Tremendous, stupendous, and horrendous are three. What is the other? A> Hazardous
Name either of the two words in the English language which contain all five vowels and in the right order. A> Facetious or abstemious *
What word signifies the existance of more than one form of an element e.g. carbon can be graphite, diamond etc? A> Allotropy
Which Italian city was once home to the Stradivarius** family? A> Cremona