*From Derry Quai we sailed away,On the 23rd of May.We were taken on board
by a pleasant crew,Bound for*
THE SOUTHWORTH PLANETARIUM
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70 Falmouth Street Portland, Maine 04103
43.6667° N, 70.2667° W
Founded January 1970
THE DAILY ASTRONOMER
Friday, March 11, 2016
Quiz: Irish Jeopardy
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"NIGHT OF EIRE"
Wednesday, March 16
6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
at the Southworth Planetarium
A celebration of ancient Ireland in myth, stones and stars.
(We strongly suggest making reservations!)
For more information: http://usm.maine.edu/planet/night-eire-2
"RADIO ASTRONOMY"
Astro photographer Kirk Rogers is our guest on today's "Radio Astronomy." a
weekly astronomical discussion program broadcast every Friday at 1:00 p.m.
on WMPG, Southern Maine's community radio station. www.wmpg.org
To learn more about "Radio Astronomy" and to listen to archived episodes,
please
consult our "Radio Astronomy" web-page:
http://usm.maine.edu/planet/radio-astronomy-radio-program
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St. Patrick's Day is this coming Thursday! The single day in which
everybody wears green and celebrates their Irish heritage. We honor
this holiday with Irish Jeopardy, which sounds a lot like, but isn't, the
Irish sweepstakes. Instead of posting questions and a series of possible
answers, we post the answer and you have to supply the question. This
Jeopardy quiz is wholly focused on Irish culture, myth and history.
For those unfamiliar with the "Jeopardy" format, we'll offer an example
-Five metric tons of sugar and dabbles of food coloring.
"What are the essential ingredients in a box of Lucky Charms?"
As St. Patrick's Day is March 17th, we've decided to post 17 questions, or,
actually, 17 answers. We remind players that their responses MUST be in
the form of a question. Then, again, how the devil will I know?!
Best o' luck to ya!
1. This is the second largest city in the Republic of Ireland
2. This Irishman wrote "Man and Superman"
3. This headless spirit rides on a horse and visits those about to
die. He is said to use a human spine as a whip.
4. Ireland consists of this many traditional counties
5. St. Patrick was said to have originated from this city.
6. The Twelve Bens are these types of objects.
7. The circle in the center of a Celtic Cross represents this.
8. This alcoholic beverage is used in Irish coffee
9. The children of Lir were transformed into these.
10. This tragic event occurred between the years 1845 - 1849.
11. He was said to be the first High King of Ireland.
12. In 1988, the city of Dublin celebrated this birthday.
13. This is the northernmost Irish county.
14. This is a fairy woman reputed to wail and cry at the impending
death of members of certain families
15. It was considered an omen of death when these flew over the house.
16. Paul David Hewson is the given name of this Irish rock band's lead
singer.
17. St Patrick was reputed to have expelled these creatures from Ireland
ANSWERS
1. What is Cork?
2. Who is Bernard Shaw?
3. Who is the Dullahan?
4. What is 32?
5. What is Rome?
6. What are mountains?
7. What is the Sun?
8. What is whiskey?
9. What are swans?
10. What is the Irish potato famine?
11. Who is Brian Boru?
12. What is the 1000th?
13. What is Donnegal?
14. What is a Banshee?
15. What are crows?
16. What is U2?
17. What are snakes?
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