22-May-2025 Theme: 'Veil'

(1) Bridal veil is listed as a Weed of National Significance in Australia. What is its genus name?

Answer: Asparagus (Asparagus declinatus).

(2) The ‘Veil of Trees’ is an art installation commemorating the loss of gum trees to European settlers in what city’s Botanic Gardens?

Answer: Sydney.

(3) Vale (meaning ‘goodbye’) was originally a Latin word. What was the equivalent Latin word for ‘hello’?

Answer: Salve.

(4) In the folk standard Long Black Veil, why didn’t the singer provide an alibi for the murder he was falsely accused of?

Answer: Because at the time he was “in the arms of his best friend’s wife”.

(5) Where in Australia would you find Canning Vale?

Answer: Perth (WA).

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