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Friday, April 22, 2011

The Friday Brain-teaser from Credo Reference - April 22, 2011

The Friday Brain-teaser from Credo Reference - this week: Pink. "This week's brainteaser is about things - and even people - that are pink or that have "pink" in their names." Answers here.

1. What is the meaning of the phrase "in the pink"?
2. What are "pink elephants"?
3. Which English rock group had record albums called "Dark Side of the Moon" and "The Wall"?
4. What kind of fruit is a "pink lady"?
5. Which 1938 book by Graham Greene centres on a young hoodlum called Pinkie?
6. What are pinking shears?
7. What is the correct name for the condition called "pink eye", in which the tissue surrounding the eye is inflamed?
8. Does Shakespeare's line "I am the very pink of courtesy" occur in "Romeo and Juliet", "Hamlet" or "Henry V"?
9. Who composed the theme tune for the "Pink Panther" film?
10. What is the real name of the US pop singer and songwriter who calls herself "Pink"?

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