Answers To Those Brain Teasers
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jazzy_dave1/ The link is that all these people are named "Vans" in the middle -
Vincent van Gogh - only sold one painting in his lifetime.
Ludwig van Beethoven - only wrote one opera which was Fidelio.
Martin Van Buren - the eighth US president from 1837 to 1841.
Edwin van der Sar - a Dutch footballer who is a goalie and scored only one goal in his lifetime. He played for Ajax, moved to Italian club Juventus, and then to the Uk, first for Fulham and then to Manchester United. He scored a penalty for Ajax to complete an 8–1 victory over De Graafschap in the 1997–98 season.
2/ This was about breeds of cats: the 'King of Beasts' is of course the lion, the greatest cat of them all, and he has much smaller cousins all distinguished by the epithet 'rex' or Latin for King. The California rex, Devon rex, Cornish rex, German rex and Selkirk rex are all popular breeds of the domestic cat.
Vincent van Gogh - only sold one painting in his lifetime.
Ludwig van Beethoven - only wrote one opera which was Fidelio.
Martin Van Buren - the eighth US president from 1837 to 1841.
Edwin van der Sar - a Dutch footballer who is a goalie and scored only one goal in his lifetime. He played for Ajax, moved to Italian club Juventus, and then to the Uk, first for Fulham and then to Manchester United. He scored a penalty for Ajax to complete an 8–1 victory over De Graafschap in the 1997–98 season.
2/ This was about breeds of cats: the 'King of Beasts' is of course the lion, the greatest cat of them all, and he has much smaller cousins all distinguished by the epithet 'rex' or Latin for King. The California rex, Devon rex, Cornish rex, German rex and Selkirk rex are all popular breeds of the domestic cat.
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