I am hoping the FT genuises can help me again this week please. I am stuck on a few. These are the ones that have me cross eyed!

7 Who were the first people to measure the year?
Hittites, Harrapans, Babylonians, Assyrians, Chinese, Egyptians
11 How many carbon atoms are there in the phenol molecule?
Two, Four, Five, Six, Eight, Ten, ( I think it is 6? but I am not 100%sure)

15 What is the French equivalent of the America's West Point and Britain's Sandhurst?
St Cloud, St Nazaire, Limoges, St Etienne, St Cyr, St Denis, Fort Vaux

18 According to Scandinavian mythology what sort of bird flew round the world every day and reported its sightings to Odin?
Eagle, Crow, Hawk, Falcon, Dove, Raven

Thanking you all in advance! PF

Odin's sacred bird is the raven. Go here.

No problem!

It looks like the French Military Academy is St Cyr.

Try this site.

Phenol, aka Carbolic Acid, is C6H5OH- you were correct all along Read all about it here.

Thank you both very much! I have one other question:

16 Which English word means literally, from the original Latin, to leap on?
Attack, Deride, Insult, Berate, Threaten, Belabour, Rape

Again thanks! PF

From dictionary.com. Your word is 'insult'

\In"sult\, n. [L. insultus, fr. insilire to leap upon: cf. F. insulte. See Insult, v. t.] 1. The act of leaping on; onset; attack. [Obs.] --Dryden.

Thank you thank you! Now all I need is #7 and I shall be all done! PF

I found this, but not sure if it conclusively points to the Egyptians.

Quote:

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year

Heb. shanah, meaning "repetition" or "revolution" (Gen. 1:14; 5:3). Among the
ancient Egyptians the year consisted of twelve months of thirty days each, with
five days added to make it a complete revolution of the earth round the sun.
The Jews reckoned the year in two ways, (1) according to a sacred calendar, in
which the year began about the time of the vernal equinox, with the month Abib;
and (2) according to a civil calendar, in which the year began about the time
of the autumnal equinox, with the month Nisan. The month Tisri is now the
beginning of the Jewish year.

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I also found this

Quote:

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\Year\, n. [OE. yer, yeer, [yogh]er, AS. ge['a]r; akin to OFries. i?r, g?r, D. jaar, OHG. j[=a]r, G. jahr, Icel. [=a]r, Dan. aar, Sw. [*a]r, Goth. j?r, Gr. ? a season of the year, springtime, a part of the day, an hour, ? a year, Zend y[=a]re year. [root]4, 279

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But have no idea what it all means

YIKES! I have no idea what that means either! I will try the Egyptian one and let you know if it works! I never would have thought to look up the meaning of year!
Your amazing! PF