Quiz of the week
1) In which century was Charles Dickens born?
2) A clouded agaric is a form of what organism?
3) How many legs appear on the flag of the Isle of Man?
4) In music, what does the term Con sordino mean?
5) By what name is the lima bean more commonly known in the UK?
Riddle me this
I contain multiple diamonds, but have minimal worth. What am I?
1) 19th (1812) 2) Fungus 3) Three 4) [Play] with a mute 5) Butter bean. Riddle me this: A pack of cards
Cabinet of curiosities
by David Profumo
Fish barrel
IN the days before refrigeration, live fish were often transported in water barrels—thus the expression ‘shooting fish (or ).
