20-Jun-2024 Theme: 'Rum'

(1) In what year was the Rum Rebellion military coup in NSW?

Answer: 1808.

(2) Where was the 12th century Sultanate of Rum located?

Answer: Modern Turkey.

(3) In what year did the British Navy stop issuing a daily ‘rum ration’ to its sailors? (a) 1880 (b) 1910 (c) 1940 (d) 1970 (e) 2000.

Answer: (d) 1970.

(4) Who wrote the original chorus lyrics to the purported pirate song “Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum”?

Answer: Robert Louis Stevenson (in Treasure Island).

(5) What is the difference between rumba and rhumba?

Answer: Rumba is a style of music, whilst rhumba is a dance.

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