QUIZ

EGAD! WEEK ELEVEN! DOUBLE ONE (That makes 2 - or eleven - depending on how you se things!) Would you rather this were week 2 or week 11?

1. What animal were the Greeks in the Aegean islands gathering?

2. What sea has no land boundries?

3. What term is used for a "jewel"which is caused to form by the introduction of an irritant?

4. What term is used for a ritual that marks a change of status?

5. What "line" is usually meant now-a-days in "Crossing the line" ceremonies?

6. What is the name for the area of the Atlantic which is "known" for mysterious happenings?

7. What term is used for the ailment that affects divers when bubbles form in the blood usually from too rapid ascents?

8. What organ has been modified among the deep diving Bajau?

9. In what part of the world did modern interest in tatooing in the west, begin?

10. What animal may be responsable for stories about "sea serpents"?

ANSWERS TO THE LAST QUIZ

1. What animal does the saying say shouldn't be eaten in months without the letter "R"?
ANSWER: oysters

2. What term is used for stories believed to be true and sacred?
ANSWER: myth

3. What term is used for animals which are born in salt water but spawn in fresh water?
ANSWER: catadromous

4. What is the atmospheric phenomenon which causes a glow to appear on objects?
St. Elmo's Fire"

5. Which animal is thought to be the motivation for the idea of mermaids?
ANSWER: manatee

6. What is an example of a half human half animal where the animal part is a horse?
ANSWER: centaur

7. What term is used for a religious prohibition against doing something like the eating a specific food?
ANSWER: tabu or taboo (either spelling)

8. What people, who did ice fishing in Greenland, were met by the Vikings, who failed to learn the necessary techniques to save themselves.
ANSWER: "Inuit" (current term) or "Eskimo" (earlier term) or "skraelings" (the Viking term)

9. Folkore about the ocean contains many ghost ships. Name one of the most famous (which became the subject of an opera). (English will do)
ANSWER: The Flying Dutchman is the English Der fliegende Holländer is the German (original) title.

10. What did the Japanese lack that made them more dependent on the ocean for food?
ANSWER: arable land