Winner: the Driver, then Jacqui, Frank the sports guy and Matt (way in the back, Mistress Daphne)
This time the Driver held on for the win. A group of players at a rear table were charged with collusion, but they finished far back, so that must have been just a delusion.
We had most members of the village board sitting at the bar tonight and they made such a racket we couldn’t hear the questions. At least, that’s the excuse some of us used.
Good Question!: What type of bird has the largest wingspan of all surviving species?
Choices: a. eagle b. condor c. albatross d. great white pelican
Answer: albatraoss
An albatross aloft can be a spectacular sight. These feathered giants have the longest wingspan of any bird—up to 11 feet! The wandering albatross is the biggest of some two dozen different species. Albatrosses use their formidable wingspans to ride the ocean winds and sometimes to glide for hours without rest or even a flap of their wings.
Because of their tameness on land, many albatrosses are known by the common names mollymawk (from the Dutch for “foolish gull”) and gooney. In calm air an albatross has trouble keeping its stout body airborne and prefers to rest on the water surface, though the position makes them vulnerable to aquatic predators. Like other oceanic birds, albatrosses drink seawater. Although they normally live on squid, they also are seen to accompany ships to feed on garbage.
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
The word albatross is sometimes used metaphorically to mean a psychological burden that feels like a curse. It is an allusion to Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s poem The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (1798). In the poem, an albatross starts to follow a ship — being followed by an albatross was generally considered a sign of good luck. However, the titular mariner shoots the albatross with a crossbow, which is regarded as an act that will curse the ship (which indeed suffers terrible mishaps). The albatross is then literally hung around the mariner’s neck by the crew to symbolize his guilt in killing the bird.
How far can an albatross fly?
10,000 miles
Scientists believe they have finally worked out how the mighty albatross – a seabird capable of travelling 10,000 miles in a single journey and circumnavigating the globe in 46 days – manages to fly without expending almost any energy. Find out HERE.
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Tuesday Night Bar Exam 