Suggested Reading 35 In this series, I have assumed the role of a reader instead of a writer, discussing articles by other writers... things I recommended. Unfortunately, Read.cash has lost most of its authors the latest time and the number of published articles per day is only a fraction of what it was before; there is not much enough material for a series like this anymore. So, just like my other series, “Quizzes & Puzzles”, I have decided to let this series end here; this…
Quizzes & Puzzles 67 With the changes of Read,cash and the subsequent disappearance of a large part of my followers here, I have decided to let the series “Quizzes & Puzzles” come to an end. Consequently, there will be no new questions this time, only a presentation of the answers to Quizzes & Puzzles 66. https://read.cash/@Mictorrani/quizzes-puzzles-66-ca7bbe43 I want to thank everyone who actively participated in this series. You are too many to mention, but you know…
Quizzes & Puzzles 66 Some new problems with which to exercise the brain. But first a look at answers and solutions to Quizzes & Puzzles 65. New problems below the image (cartoon). https://read.cash/@Mictorrani/quizzes-puzzles-65-72258a71 Answer to Quiz 65:1 Who was Charlie Rivel? What was his profession? Charlie Rivel (1896-1983) was a circus clown, one of the few clowns reaching truly international fame. Answer to Quiz 65:2 I think of two empires (at least countries with an…
Quizzes & Puzzles 65 Some new problems with which to exercise the brain. But first a look at answers and solutions to Quizzes & Puzzles 64. New problems below the image (cartoon). https://read.cash/@Mictorrani/quizzes-puzzles-64-05b44fca Answer to Quiz 64:1 What is a prefix? @Sashaa, @Ling01, and @Duvinca knew this. @Duvinca's answer explains it exactly: “A prefix is a particular before the root of a word that changes the meaning of that word.“ https://read.cash/@Sashaa…
Quizzes & Puzzles 64 Some new problems with which to exercise the brain. But first a look at answers and solutions to Quizzes & Puzzles 63. New problems below the image (cartoon). https://read.cash/@Mictorrani/quizzes-puzzles-63-5da410fa Answer to Quiz 63:1 Does the fly agaric belong to the plant kingdom? No, the fly agaric is a poisonous mushroom. Mushrooms are not plants, they are fungi, which is a separate kingdom. Read more about this in The Third Kingdom.…
Quizzes & Puzzles 63 Some new problems with which to exercise the brain. But first a look at answers and solutions to Quizzes & Puzzles 62. New problems below the image (cartoon). https://read.cash/@Mictorrani/quizzes-puzzles-62-b13bc2ab Answer to Quiz 62:1 Who succeeded Adolf Hitler (after his suicide) as head of state, and who signed German capitulation in World War II? The question refers to two different individuals. Karl Dönitz succeeded Hitler as head of the German…
Quizzes & Puzzles 62 Some new problems with which to exercise the brain. But first a look at answers and solutions to Quizzes & Puzzles 61. New problems below the image (cartoon). https://read.cash/@Mictorrani/quizzes-puzzles-61-68e9e41f Answer to Quiz 61:1 Two sovereign states have flags showing a dragon - which two states/countries? One is Bhutan, which @TheGuy and @Sashaa knew. @TheGuy also suggested Wales, and it is right that they have a dragon on their flag, but Wales…
Quizzes & Puzzles 61 Some new problems with which to exercise the brain. But first a look at answers and solutions to Quizzes & Puzzles 60. New problems below the image (cartoon). https://read.cash/@Mictorrani/quizzes-puzzles-60-991f0a46 Answer to Quiz 60:1 Cats of a certain colour have better health than other cats - and on an average, they live longer. Which colour (of cats) are we talking about? The answer is black cats. I quote from my article Black Cats, Heralds of…
Vincent Van Gogh, Artist & Wise Madman - Quotes & Comments Vincent van Gogh (1853 – 1890) is one of the most remarkable artists of European art history. Poor and unhappy, he never sold a single painting; today his paintings belong to the most valuable ones, and are sold for millions. His difficult life, including his madness, made him grow considerable wisdom, which is reflected in many quotes from him. Here I want to focus on that, rather than his art. Let's jump right into…
Quizzes & Puzzles 60 Some new problems with which to exercise the brain. But first a look at answers and solutions to Quizzes & Puzzles 59. New problems below the image (cartoon). https://read.cash/@Mictorrani/quizzes-puzzles-59-4bceee10 Answer to Quiz 59:1 How many faces has a tetrahedron? It has four faces. @Lixten knew that. https://read.cash/@Lixten Answer to Quiz 59:2 What is the difference between British English and American English citation marks, and how to put them…
Suggested Reading 34 In this series, I assume the role of a reader instead of a writer, discussing articles by other writers... things I recommend. https://read.cash/@Mictorrani/index-over-my-articles-at-read-cash-5f7c1e34#suggested-reading We start this issue with @Jnavedan and two of his posts: The unfinished Bitcoin war and Is the Crash of the crypto market the end of the Web? As usual from this author,thought-worthy articles. https://read.cash/@Jnavedan…
Quizzes & Puzzles 59 Some new problems with which to exercise the brain. But first a look at answers and solutions to Quizzes & Puzzles 58. New problems below the image (cartoon). https://read.cash/@Mictorrani/quizzes-puzzles-58-164a4001 Answer to Quiz 58:1 One of the greatest novels in literature is ”War and Peace”. But which war does the title refer to? French Emperor Napoleon's war with Russia. Answer to Quiz 58:2 A long-haired Siamese cat is normally called something…
Quizzes & Puzzles 58 Some new problems with which to exercise the brain. But first a look at answers and solutions to Quizzes & Puzzles 57. New problems below the image (cartoon). https://read.cash/@Mictorrani/quizzes-puzzles-57-55e75a7f Answer to Quiz 57:1 The Rococo period effectively came to an end with the French revolution, but which design style was before the Rococo? The right answer is the Baroque, a heavier, more serious and strict style. It was also dominated by…
Quizzes & Puzzles 57 Some new problems with which to exercise the brain. But first a look at answers and solutions to Quizzes & Puzzles 56. New problems below the image (cartoon). https://read.cash/@Mictorrani/quizzes-puzzles-56-ff5a9aee Answer to Quiz 56:1 The so-called “War of the Roses” was fought between two branches of the English royal family in the Middle Ages. What were these two branches called? Lancaster and York, the two branches of the English royal family at the…
Quizzes & Puzzles 56 I'm aware that this issue of “Quizzes & Puzzles” comes late. I'm sorry for that, but certain events in my offline life interfered, and might continue to do so for some time. I will continue posting here, but I'm not sure I can keep my previous posting frequency over the nearest few weeks. We will see... Anyway, I assure fans and friends of Quizzes & Puzzles that the series continues. Some new problems with which to exercise the brain. But first a look at…
Suggested Reading 33 In this series, I assume the role of a reader instead of a writer, discussing articles by other writers... things I recommend. https://read.cash/@Mictorrani/index-over-my-articles-at-read-cash-5f7c1e34#suggested-reading Let's begin this issue with a reminder by @Tomi-Ajax that The internet isn't infallible! It's easy to take technology for granted, but don't become too dependent on it - eventually all technology breaks at some time.…
Quizzes & Puzzles 55 Some new problems with which to exercise the brain. But first a look at answers and solutions to Quizzes & Puzzles 54. New problems below the image (cartoon). https://read.cash/@Mictorrani/quizzes-puzzles-54-7298e138 Answer to Quiz 54:1 How many nucleobases are there in DNA? There are four: adenine, thymine, guanine, and cytosine. In this context, it is quite interesting that Pythagoras claimed: "the quaternity defines all earthly possibilities". Answer…
Quizzes & Puzzles 54 Some new problems with which to exercise the brain. But first a look at answers and solutions to Quizzes & Puzzles 53. New problems below the image (cartoon). https://read.cash/@Mictorrani/quizzes-puzzles-53-371602b1 Answer to Quiz 53:1 What is the name of the criminal genius, who appears as an enemy of Sherlock Holmes in some of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's stories? In “The Final Problem” (published 1893), this man is introduced for the first time. Sherlock…
Quizzes & Puzzles 53 Some new problems with which to exercise the brain. But first a look at answers and solutions to Quizzes & Puzzles 52. New problems below the image (cartoon). https://read.cash/@Mictorrani/quizzes-puzzles-52-a81096e5 Answer to Quiz 52:1 If you have many disulphide bonds in your hair, what is the visible result? The visible result is curls. @Sylv_Sylv knew this. https://read.cash/@Sylv_Sylv You can read more about hair in my old article Human Hair: Source…
Quizzes & Puzzles 52 I have been asked to make some questions somewhat easier and I will try to accommodate that wish. It doesn't mean that the difficult questions will disappear, just that all of them will not be like that. The obvious problem then is to know what's very difficult and not, since, to some extent, that differs from person to person. However, I will try, even if I will not make anything too simple - after all, these quizzes should be a challenge. If you feel…
Quizzes & Puzzles 51 Some new problems with which to exercise the brain. But first a look at answers and solutions to Quizzes & Puzzles 50. New problems below the image (cartoon). https://read.cash/@Mictorrani/quizzes-puzzles-50-c8ecf374 Answer to Quiz 50:1 If you compare these fonts, the letters at the bottom have a small line at the end of the strokes - what is such a little line called? It is called a “serif”. A font without serif is called “sans serif”. @Sylv_Sylv knew…
Quizzes & Puzzles 50 Some new problems with which to exercise the brain. But first a look at answers and solutions to Quizzes & Puzzles 49. New problems below the image (cartoon). https://read.cash/@Mictorrani/quizzes-puzzles-49-e1778711 Answer to Quiz 49:1 Picasso, at one stage of his long life, was one of the two artists who invented and developed cubism. Who was the other one? Cubism was invented about 1907, by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque. So, the right answer is…
Quizzes & Puzzles 49 Some new problems with which to exercise the brain. But first a look at answers and solutions to Quizzes & Puzzles 48. New problems below the image (cartoon). https://read.cash/@Mictorrani/quizzes-puzzles-48-7ea70278 Answer to Quiz 48:1 In which way does the pupil of a cat differ from that of a human? A cat's pupil is a slit, becoming round when dilated maximally. A human pupil is round all the time, with only the size changing. The reason for having a…
Suggested Reading 32 In this series, I assume the role of a reader instead of a writer, discussing articles by other writers... things I recommend. https://read.cash/@Mictorrani/index-over-my-articles-at-read-cash-5f7c1e34#suggested-reading The crypto market is in a situation where it is hard to predict the next step. The circumstances are not really the same as they have been in previous drops. Is it Time To Rethink Your Crypto Income Strategy?, wonders @SapphireCrypto.…
Quizzes & Puzzles 48 The last couple of weeks of this series, I have received more response on an average, in form of comments with answers, than I had before. Perhaps my questions have not been as difficult as before, I don't know. Anyway, I hope this trend will continue. I am also glad to see that it is obvious that most of you who have been answering, and that goes for the whole series so far, have been doing so without using Google. That makes this so much more fun for…
Quizzes & Puzzles 47 Some new problems with which to exercise the brain. But first a look at answers and solutions to Quizzes & Puzzles 46 . New problems below the image (cartoon). https://read.cash/@Mictorrani/quizzes-puzzles-46-9acc0875 Answer to Quiz 46:1 Name of dog and previous planet? The answer is Pluto. @Mhizutty and @fantagira knew that. https://read.cash/@Mhizutty https://read.cash/@fantagira The dog of Mickey Mouse is named Pluto. As for the previous planet, Pluto…
Quizzes & Puzzles 46 Some new problems with which to exercise the brain. But first a look at answers and solutions to Quizzes & Puzzles 45 . New problems below the image (cartoon). https://read.cash/@Mictorrani/quizzes-puzzles-45-ec383113 Answer to Quiz 45:1 Gymnopédie is a peculiar little piece of music. Who composed it? Gymnopédie 1-3 (Trois Gymnopédies) is a suite for piano, composed by Eric Satie in 1888. The most famous one is Gymnopédie No. 1:…
Quizzes & Puzzles 45 Some new problems with which to exercise the brain. But first a look at answers and solutions to Quizzes & Puzzles 44. New problems below the image (cartoon). https://read.cash/@Mictorrani/quizzes-puzzles-44-5de18e55 Answer to Quiz 44:1 In navigation, what is a sextant used for? It is used to measure the angle between the horizon and a celestial body. This is essential in determining one's position. Not needed today, all navigators still must know how to…
Quizzes & Puzzles 44 Some new problems with which to exercise the brain. But first a look at answers and solutions to Quizzes & Puzzles 43. New problems below the image (cartoon). https://read.cash/@Mictorrani/quizzes-puzzles-43-af94b72f Answer to Quiz 43:1 Titania and Oberon are the largest of something – of what? The planet Uranus has 27 moons, as far as we know today. Titania and Oberon are the largest of them. They were also the first two to be discovered, which happened…
Quizzes & Puzzles 43 Some new problems with which to exercise the brain. But first a look at answers and solutions to Quizzes & Puzzles 42. New problems below the image (cartoon). https://read.cash/@Mictorrani/quizzes-puzzles-42-1c8887a9 Answer to Quiz 42:1 Which king had a stinking chronic infection in his mouth too such a degree that it affected his court protocol (nobody was allowed to come close to the king)? At the time, this king was the most powerful monarch in…
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