Quiz yourself

1. Geography: Where is the Bay of Fundy?

2. Science: How much faster does sound travel in water than in air?

3. Math: What is the origin of the word “zero”?

4. Entertainers: Which famous comedian once trained as a boxer?

5. Anatomy: What part of the human anatomy contains a region called the macula?

6. Language: What is a “beau geste”?

7. Measurements: What does a gill measure?

Answers

1. Between the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia

2. Four times faster

3. Arabic, from the word “sifr,” which means empty

4. Bob Hope

5. The eye

6. A magnanimous gesture

7. Liquid, often one-half cup or one-quarter of a pint.