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What was the original meaning of the word 'clue'? | What was the original meaning of the word 'clue'? | ||
*A: A ball of thread or yarn, with reference to the one Theseus used as a guide out of the Labyrinth, which makes the concept of | *A: A ball of thread or yarn, with reference to the one Theseus used as a guide out of the Labyrinth, which makes the concept of unravelling a clue all the more meaningful. | ||
==8th December== | |||
What is poliosis? | |||
*A: The graying of the hair. It comes from 'polios', the Greek word for 'grey'. The disease poliomyelitis was so named because it involves the inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord. | |||
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1st December
What are you afraid of if you have pogonophobia?
- A: Beards, or men wearing beards.
2nd December
In Gaelic, what is the literal meaning of the name 'Campbell'?
- A: 'Crooked Mouth'.
3rd December
What was the original meaning of the Latin word 'musculus', meaning 'muscle'?
- A: 'Little mouse'.
4th December
What language gave us the word 'honcho', for 'big shot' or 'boss'?
- A: Japanese. Hancho means 'squad commander' in Japanese.
5th December
What does the name 'Jonah' mean when translated from Hebrew?
- A: 'Dove'.
6th December
What flower's name means 'nose-twitching' in Latin - a name bestowed on it because of its pungent aroma?
- A: The nasturtium
7th December
What was the original meaning of the word 'clue'?
- A: A ball of thread or yarn, with reference to the one Theseus used as a guide out of the Labyrinth, which makes the concept of unravelling a clue all the more meaningful.
8th December
What is poliosis?
- A: The graying of the hair. It comes from 'polios', the Greek word for 'grey'. The disease poliomyelitis was so named because it involves the inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord.
