01-Feb-2024 Theme: 'Moloch'

(1) What is the common name of the iconic Australian desert reptile Moloch horridus?

Answer: Thorny devil.

(2) What sacrifices did ancient Canaanites supposedly offer to the god Moloch?

Answer: Children.

(3) The Morlocks are a troglodyte species in what science fiction novel by HG Wells?

Answer: The Time Machine.

(4) What is a mullock heap?

Answer: The spoil heap from a gold mine.

(5) In the Mull of Kintyre song by Paul McCartney, what is a mull?

Answer: Headland.

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