Quizzes & Puzzles 22 *Some new problems with which to exercise the brain. But first a look at answers and solutions to* Quizzes & Puzzles 21*. New problems below the image (cartoon).* Answer to Quiz 21:1 … *In which country can we find the world's largest pyramid?* *Which country has more pyramids than Egypt?* The largest pyramid in the world is found in Mexico. It is The Quetzalcoatl Pyramid in Cholula de Rivadavia. Sudan has more pyramids than Egypt. In Meroë, once the…
Suggested Reading 28 *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 As some times before, we begin with @Jnavedan – his articles always inspire to thinking. I suggest What do you think of embedded supervision for DEFIs in the crypto market?, Getting out of the comfort zone, and Bitcoin Cash to the…
Quizzes & Puzzles 23 *Some new problems with which to exercise the brain. But first a look at answers and solutions to* *Quizzes & Puzzles 22**. New problems below the image (cartoon).* https://read.cash/@Mictorrani/quizzes-puzzles-22-a1643230 Answer to Quiz 22:1 We had a verse from Viridarium chymicum: *"A beautiful forest in India is found,* *Wherein two birds together are bound.* *One is snow-white, the other red.* *They bite each other until both are dead.”* *This is…
Quizzes & Puzzles 24 *Some new problems with which to exercise the brain. But first a look at answers and solutions to* *Quizzes & Puzzles 23**. New problems below the image (cartoon).* https://read.cash/@Mictorrani/quizzes-puzzles-23-43d5a3df Answer to Quiz 23:1 *If you eat fish, it is easy to believe that all fishes have bones... but have they?* *Actually, they have not. Bony fishes have bones, but there are also cartilaginous fishes, whose skeleton consists of cartilage.…
Quizzes & Puzzles 25 *Some new problems with which to exercise the brain. But first a look at answers and solutions to* *Quizzes & Puzzles 24**. New problems below the image (cartoon).* https://read.cash/@Mictorrani/quizzes-puzzles-24-43d3bd97 Quiz 24:1 *Natural (non-synthetic) colour pigments (extracted and used by humans) are normally derived from the plant kingdom or from minerals. However, a few pigments come from the animal kingdom. Most people know that genuine sepia…
Quizzes & Puzzles 26 *Some new problems with which to exercise the brain. But first a look at answers and solutions to* *Quizzes & Puzzles 25**. New problems below the image (cartoon).* https://read.cash/@Mictorrani/quizzes-puzzles-25-216290f3 **Answer to Quiz 25:1** *In the word naïve, what are the two dots (¨) called, and what do they mean?* The dots are called “diaeresis“, or “trema”, and they mark that the two consecutive vowels are not a diphthong - that is to say, they…
Quizzes & Puzzles 27 *Some new problems with which to exercise the brain. But first a look at answers and solutions to* *Quizzes & Puzzles 26**. New problems below the image (cartoon).* https://read.cash/@Mictorrani/quizzes-puzzles-26-941d80b9 **Answer to Quiz 26:1** *In the answer 25:1, in the question about diaeresis, I mentioned the term diphthong, which denotes two written vowels representing only one sound. I gave the example “Paul”. But what is it called if you write*…
Suggested Reading 29 *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 *I had intended to post new issues in this series more often, but unfortunately (and understandably), many well-writing members post much less than before and fewer interesting new members turn up. The result is that I find less…
Quizzes & Puzzles 28 *Some new problems with which to exercise the brain. But first a look at answers and solutions to* *Quizzes & Puzzles 27**. New problems below the image (cartoon).* https://read.cash/@Mictorrani/quizzes-puzzles-27-2288a9e6 **Answer to Quiz 27:1** *There is an old riddle: “Which weighs more, one kilogram lead or one kilogram feathers?” The answer, of course, is that, although feathers are light and lead is very heavy, they weigh the same, namely one…
Quizzes & Puzzles 29 *Some new problems with which to exercise the brain. But first a look at answers and solutions to* *Quizzes & Puzzles 28**. New problems below the image (cartoon).* https://read.cash/@Mictorrani/quizzes-puzzles-28-e6206c9f **Quiz 28:1** *Can you give examples of animals with exoskeleton?* @Danika answered “cockroaches, crabs, shrimps”, which is right. @Ling01 answered “spider”, which is also correct. https://read.cash/@Danika https://read.cash/@Ling01 An…
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