Compass Companion's Quiz Answers

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Quiz No.1 Here's the answers, good luck!
1: What is the Distress Signal in the United States (i.e. how many whistle blasts or torch flashes)? 1: Three blasts of a whistle, torch flashes or gunshots etc. (the International Distress Signal is six blasts etc.)
2: How many Welsh Peaks are over 3000 feet? 2: There are 14 peaks over 3000 feet in Wales. (the challenge is to climb them all in 24 hours).
3: What is a 'Brocken Spectre'? 3: Gigantic shadows of yourself seen on the surface of mist below (first observed on Brocken, Germany)
4: What causes 'Lyme Disease'? 4: Deer ticks (see http://www.lymenet.org)
5: Who compiled the original list of Scottish Munro's (peaks over 3000 feet)? 5: Sir Hugh Monro in 1891
6: What year was the SOS Distress Signal discontinued? 6: Feb. 1999
7: There is only one stretch of water in the Lake District actually a 'Lake', the rest are called 'Waters' or Mere's which is it?  7: Brassenthwaite Lake (the rest are 'Waters' or Mere's)
8: If giving a Grid Reference do you give the 'Northings' or 'Eastings first'? 8: Eastings are always given first
(to help you remember, 'along the corridor and up the stairs')
9: What is 'Naismith's Rule'? 9:A rule for estimating the time it takes to travel a certain distance on the map. (3 mph + half an hour for every 1,000 ft. height climbed)
10: What is the Ordnance Survey map symbol for a Youth Hostel? 10:A Red triangle
Quiz 2
1. "Walk on by" - Dione Warwick 2. "Walking back to happiness" - Helen Shapiro
3. "Walk like an Egyptian" - The Bangles 4. "Walking on the Moon" - Police
5. "Walk Tall" - Val Doonican 6. "Walk on the wild side" - Lou Reed and 
Velvet Underground
7. "Walk right back" - The Everly Brothers , Perry Como and others 8. "Walk like a man" - Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons
9. "Walk Away" - Celine Dion 10. "Walk away Renee" - Four Tops
11. "Walking after Midnight" - Patsy Cline 12. "Walking in Memphis" - Elvis
13. "Walking on the Milky Way" - OMD 14. "Walking The Dog" - Rolling Stones
15. "Walk hand in hand" - Mario Lanza 16. "Walk this way" - Aerosmith
17. "Walking my Cat named Dog" - Norma Tanaka 18. "Walking Spanish" - Tom Waites
19. "Walkabout" - Robert Gray 20. "Walk of life" - Dire Straits
21. "Walking on Sunshine" - Katrina and the Waves 22. "Walk" - Pantera
23. "You'll never walk alone" - Gerry Marsden and the Pacemakers 24."Walk Don't Run" - The Ventures
25."Walk in My Room" - The Searchers 26."Walk Hand in Hand with Me" - Gerry Marsden and the Pacemakers
27."Walk 'em off Blues"  -Touchton, Peck/Sunset Wranglers 28."Walkin' on Top of the World" - Touchton, Peck
29."Walk Between Raindrops" - Mel Tormé 30."Walk in My Shoes" - Pat  Travers
31. Walking in the Rain - Johnny Ray  
Please, E-mail us if you find any mistakes or if you want to add to this list.
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