17-Oct-2024 Theme: 'Morse'

(1) Where in Australia would you find Morse fern (Taenitis pinnata)?

Answer: Far North Queensland / Northern Territory.

(2) Who wrote the Inspector Morse series of novels (and appeared as a cameo character in most of the original 33 TV episodes)?

Answer: Colin Dexter.

(3) What animal (Odobenus rosmarus) was known as a ‘morse’ in old English?

Answer: Walrus.

(4) What letter in the Morse alphabet is represented by a single dot?

Answer: E.

(5) When did Samuel Morse first invent Morse code? (a) 1830s (b) 1850s (c) 1870s (d) 1890s (d) 1900s

Answer: (a) 1830s.

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