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[Nannie1959]

The following question is in the general knowledge section of a quiz I'm doing. I have searched around and can't come up with an answer that fits. Every answer seems to point along the lines to the name of a person. Can anyone out there give me a clue to where I should be looking, any help very much appreciated, Thanx in advance.

Q: What is BLAISE?

[Quizmonkey]

Capitals suggest an acronym - Chambers only gives British Library Automated Information Service.

[douglas9401]

Not sure about the spelling but blaes has long been used as part of the foundation of roads. It's the waste by-product left over after extracting paraffin from shale. Heaped in massive mounds known as bings in and around West Lothian, probably other places too.
Hope this helps.

[factor-fiction]

I thought of Modesty Blaise initially
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modesty_Blaise
There's also this guy: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blaise_Pascal

Blaise is the name of a castle: http://www.bristol.go.../blaise-castle-estate

It's also the name of a saint:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Blaise
It's also a software: http://www.blaise.com/

Also: http://harrypotter.wi...om/wiki/Blaise_Zabini

[tearinghair]

It was Pascal's first name, but that wouldn't answer the 'What' part.

[Quizmonkey]

I repeat: it's in capitals.

[douglas9401]

Be Less Assertive In Suggesting Error?

[cathfromsaron]

British-Library-Automated-Information-Service

[Nannie1959]

Thank you all for your input......... I'm tending to pick the acronym as in my mind that is the only one that fits the question