Linked Up 2 Trivia Quiz

Answer: Fish

Fish and chips is a classic British take-away option. The fish is battered in a mixture of water, flour, baking soda, and vinegar. Sometimes other ingredients like beer are added for taste, particularly on pub menus. In Britain, chips are usually thickly cut and very soft on the inside. The first fish and chip shops opened in England in the second half of the 19th century.

Answer: A volcano

Arthur's Seat sits on the outskirts of Scotland's capital city, Edinburgh. The mountain was once an active volcano, but it hasn't been active for millions of years. Now, it's a great place to hike up and experience the stunning views of the city below. Just over a mile away on the other side of the city centre, Castle Rock is also a remnant of volcanic activity.

Answer: A tree

Pooh Bear was introduced to the world in 1924 when A.A. Milne wrote about the bear in a poem in "When We Were Very Young". The first collection of stories about Pooh and his friends in the Hundred Acre Wood was called "Winnie-the-Pooh". The illustrations by E.H.

Shepherd show that Pooh's house was built into the roots and trunk of a tree, and had a sign saying "Mr Sanders" above the door. The woodland setting was inspired by Ashdown Forest in East Sussex, England.

Answer: Sphinx

Although it is commonly seen in the deserts of Egypt, the sphinx features in Greek myths, too. The legendary creature terrorised the people of Thebes. It posed this riddle to travellers: "Which creature has one voice and yet becomes four-footed, two-footed and three-footed?" If the traveller couldn't answer, it ate them. According to legend, Oedipus was the first person to give the correct answer.

The answer was "a man" - as a baby they crawl on all fours and then learn to walk on two feet. In their old age they need a walking stick, which is their 'third foot'.

Answer: Corpse

Occasionally, things can go wrong for actors, TV presenters, and other performers. Usually, they're expected to maintain a straight face and carry on as though nothing untoward has happened. It's not always possible, however! 'Corpsing' is when a performer laughs uncontrollably or breaks character, usually because something unexpected has happened.

Answer: Cobbler

In cooking, a cobbler is similar to a pie but instead of being encased in pastry, there is baked dough on top of the filling. Cobblers can be savoury (like those with meat fillings), or sweet (usually with fruit fillings). A cobbler is someone who makes or mends shoes, too.

It's also the name of an alcoholic drink, the common name of at least two different species of fish, and a mountain in Scotland. What a versatile word!

Answer: Eagle

Quite a few national flags have animals incorporated into their design. Kazakhstan had an eagle in flight under a yellow sun, but it's not the only national flag to feature an eagle. The flag of America Samoa had a bald eagle holding a war club in its claws.

The Egyptian and Mexican flags had eagles in their centre, though the Mexican one also had a snake on it. Some flags, like those of Montenegro and Albania, had a two-headed eagle on them.

Answer: A boat

A catamaran is a type of watercraft that has two parallel hulls. They range in size from small catamarans designed to carry one sailor, to larger ferry-sized boats that can carry many passengers and road vehicles. At the end of the 20th century, catamarans were used to transport passengers between the south coast of mainland England and the Isle of Wight.

They were still used well into the 21st century, too.

Answer: Triangle

Eight-ball pool is played on a table with 16 balls and a cue stick. The starting position of the balls on the table is roughly the same at the beginning of each game. The cue ball (the only completely white one) can be placed anywhere behind the head string. The other balls are placed in a triangle formation, often with the help of a triangular rack, at the opposite end of the table. The black 8 ball should be at the centre of the triangle. One of the back corners should have a striped ball and the other should have a solid ball, but all of the others can be placed in any order.

These set-up rules are fairly common, but pool has many variations depending on country and, in some cases, drinking establishment. Bars, pubs, and other venues may have 'house rules' that differ from the ones mentioned above, but I have never come across a rectangular, spherical, or cube-shaped rack!

Answer: Yoga

The common bond was 'yoga', a discipline that has its roots in Hindu spiritualism. It is often practised as a form of exercise, which explains the clues in the introduction. The answers for the other questions are the English names of different yoga poses.

The volcano (Q2), tree (Q3), eagle (Q7), and triangle (Q9) are standing poses. Cobbler's pose (Q6) and boat pose (Q8) are seated. The fish (Q1), sphinx (Q4), and corpse (Q5) poses are performed while lying down.