The Questions…
1. What is cynophobia?
2. Only once, in 1972, has a professional football team gone undefeated the entire season and then won the Super Bowl. What team was it?
3. The Canary Islands, located off the west coast of Africa, is a territory of what country?
4. Petrology is the scientific study of what?
5. What is the world's largest lizard?
The Answers…
1. Cynophobia is the fear of dogs. Curiously, the word is pronounced syno, not kyno, although derived from kyon, the Greek word for dog. Kyon, also curiously, is pronounced cue-on.
2. The Miami Dolphins.
3. Spain. The Canaries are a major tourist destination due to the balmy weather, pristine beaches, and spectacular mountains and forests. The islands, population about two million, get over 12 million visitors a year.
4. Sorry, nothing to do with fuel. Petrology is the branch of geology that studies the formation of rocks. The Greek word petros means rock.
5. The Komodo dragon.
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