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Sorry about the delay, what is acrophobia a fear of?

Fear of heights.
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What is a Monotreme and how many?

bob2s wrote: ↑

Tue May 30, 2023 12:39 am

What is a Monotreme and how many?

They are your egg-laying mammals, aren't they? Like the Platypus and the Echidna; and there may be another, if there is, its name escapes me.

Karearea wrote: ↑

Tue May 30, 2023 5:49 am

bob2s wrote: ↑

Tue May 30, 2023 12:39 am

What is a Monotreme and how many?

They are your egg-laying mammals, aren't they? Like the Platypus and the Echidna; and there may be another, if there is, its name escapes me.

correct, the only ones are as per your answer, There are the Platypus and Echidna of which there are a few species.
All yours Karearea.

Thank you, bob2s

Q. Bucephalus was a what? and belonged to whom?

He was a horse and Roman Senate nominee belonging to (I think) Caligula.

Edit: Oops, not Caligula's. Still open.

Alexander the Great's horse.

Fox3WheresMyBanana wrote: ↑

Wed May 31, 2023 7:54 am

Alexander the Great's horse.

Correct.

You have the reins

Thanks.

If you travel "South until the butter melts, then turn right", where will you end up?

Fox3WheresMyBanana wrote: ↑

Wed May 31, 2023 8:07 am

If you travel "South until the butter melts, then turn right", where will you end up?

Skegness

I suspect you have margarine, not butter.
Quite a bit further south.

Somewhere on the west coast of the Atlantic?

I have heard it in connection with sailing.

It may be a line from a book but I am not sure.

Right general area, could you get a little more specific?

I'll go for somewhere in the West Indies but, if it is from a book, then, perhaps, it is a specifc harbour.

No doubt Mr Google has the answer but I consider that cheating.

The West Indies is quite correct.
The saying reputedly dates back to the early Transatlantic crossings, and was a guide on where to pick up the Trade Winds, south of the Canaries.
And I can personally confirm that it works, as I kept some butter out to check, and it started to melt the very day all the modern goodies told me it was the right time to turn.

All yours!

At least one person should know this.

What is haar?

talmacapt wrote: ↑

Wed May 31, 2023 4:26 pm

At least one person should know this.

What is haar?

Sea-fog?

More than that, it is correctly a sea mist on the North East coast of Scotland and Northern England. Specific to that location.

I think Wodrick wins the prize.

Well done, your turn.

When I lived to the north of Aberdeen, it surprised me that at this time of the year the haar occurred often, compared to the rest of the year.