03-Nov-2022 Theme: 'Buff'

(1) What colour is buff?

Answer: Light brownish yellow.

(2) What is the common name of the invasive weed Cenchrus ciliaris.

Answer: Buffel grass.

(3) What is NOT a meaning of buff? (a) enthusiast (b) polish (c) unkempt (d) fit (e) unclad.

Answer: (c) unkempt.

(4) What ancient game features a blindfolded child trying to tag others?

Answer: Blind man’s buff.

(5) Who first wrote and recorded the song ‘Buffalo Soldier’? (bonuses: who were the Buffalo Soldiers, and whom did they fight?)

Answer: Bob Marley (bonuses: (i) African American regiments in the US cavalry in the 1860s, (ii) native americans).

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