Pub Quiz

[KILO NOVEMBER]

I like puzzles, e.g. crossword puzzles.
As I teetered on the edge of sleep the other day a thought popped into my head.
100 useless points to the first person to give the correct answer.

What do these things have in common?:
1) The mathematical symbol for square root
2) A radish
3) Angela Davis

 

[Frunobulax]

I like puzzles, e.g. crossword puzzles.
As I teetered on the edge of sleep the other day a thought popped into my head.
100 useless points to the first person to give the correct answer.

What do these things have in common?:
1) The mathematical symbol for square root
2) A radish
3) Angela Davis

#1 and #3 are radicals. Not sure where the radish fits in, except for the "rad."

 

[AbbaDatDeHat]

#1 and #3 are radicals. Not sure where the radish fits in, except for the "rad."

Darn Fruno that’s some scientific commonalities!
“rad”ish
B

 

[KILO NOVEMBER]

"radical" and "radish" come from the Latin word "radix", meaning root, and what, after all, is a radish?

It seems that the term "radical", in a political sense, has subtly shifted meaning over time. Where once it described a position or person who wanted to address some social ill by attacking the "root cause", it has come to mean an extreme position or person holding extreme views.

Thanks for playing along and 50 useless points to Frunobulax.

 

[Frunobulax]

"radical" and "radish" come from the Latin word "radix", meaning root, and what, after all, is a radish?

It seems that the term "radical", in a political sense, has subtly shifted meaning over time. Where once it described a position or person who wanted to address some social ill by attacking the "root cause", it has come to mean an extreme position or person holding extreme views.

Thanks for playing along and 50 useless points to Frunobulax.

I'll try not to spend them in one place!