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Answer for the week of August 20, 2023

Dandelions get their name from what part of a lion?

Teeth.

What is the ball at the top of a flagple caled?

A truck or a finial.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flagpole

What University developed a precursor to modern computer networks named ALOHAnet which used experimental UHF for its operation?

The University of Hawaii.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ALOHAnet

The garden strawberry was first bred in what country?

France.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strawberry

In the battery-operated game Operation, what is the nickname of the patient?

Cavity Sam.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_(game)

The first handheld digital camera was developed in 1975 at what company?

Kodak.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kodak

Someone saw a surfer ‘hang ten’ on a wave. What does the ten refer to?

The surfer’s toes.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hang_Ten

This term refers to a cable that has its inner conductor and outer shield sharing a gemoetric access and is common to find in amateur radio setups.

Coaxial, or coax.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coaxial_cable

What star is closest to Earth?

The sun.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun

Which American band has earned the most Gold Album Record Awards?

KISS.

Question submitted by Bob Jordan (WB2JNQ).