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— 1. Is it true or false that the occipital nerves originate from the heels of the feet?

2.What is the name for the young of swans?

3. One's "mien" is one's ...

4. Gum from the latex of the sapodilla tree is known by what six-letter word beginning with the letter "c"?

5. On what legal body did Hugo Black replace Willis Van Devanter?

6. A "telemark" is a movement in what sport?

7. In poetry, who goes with Winken and Nod?

8. "Tuck-shop" is a British expression for what?

9. Is it true or false that a snowflake falls at a speed of about 1,200 feet an hour?

Answers

1. False. They originate from the upper spinal cord.

2. Cygnet

3. Manner, or way of carrying himself

4. Chicle

5. Supreme Court, in 1937

6. Skiing

7. Blinken

8. A bakery or confectionery shop, especially one near a school

9. False; it drops at a rate of about 3 miles an hour.

Family, Pages 38 on 10/24/2007

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