13-Apr-2023 Theme: 'Heel'

(1) Is Heliothis (a) a Greek philosopher (b) an insect pest or (c) a dark spot on the Sun’s surface?

Answer: (b) an insect pest

(2) What is the scientific name for the heel bone?

Answer: Calcaneous

(3) Which heel gets its name from an Italian knife, derived from the Latin word for a thin pointed Roman writing instrument?

Answer: Stiletto from the Latin ‘Stilus’

(4) What type of dog could be a Blue, Red, Lancashire or Texas?

Answer: Heeler.

(5) What flowering plant shares its name with mineral aggregate also known as ‘Bloodstone’?

Answer: Heliotrope.

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