Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) On average, which organ accounts for 12% of an adult's weight?

2) In ancient Egypt, this animal was fed wine and cakes. When it died, not only was it embalmed, it was decorated with gold rings and placed on scales. What animal was it?

3) Peasants were not permitted to hunt in medieval England. To get around these obstacles and indulge their yen to hunt, what did they do?

4) A call known as "Last Post" has been sounded over British army soldiers' graves since 1885. In the U.S., "Taps" is played for the same function, but what was the initial purpose of playing "Taps"?

Answers:

1) the skin (Yes - the skin is an organ!)

2) The Nile Crocodile

3) The peasants resorted to training pigs as pointers and retrievers.

4) "Taps" began as a signal to extinguish lights, sounded at the end of each day. The graveside use is a metaphorical exension of the original intent.