Yes, they certainly make the amethyst I wear look a wee bite pathetic :)Quote:
Originally Posted by D-Type
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Yes, they certainly make the amethyst I wear look a wee bite pathetic :)Quote:
Originally Posted by D-Type
new Q gadj
No. schmenke said before me.
It's his turn
Quickie: Match the cities to their altitude:
A) Caracas, Venezuela
B) Nairobi, Kenya
C) Bern, Switzerland
D) Santa Fe, USA
E) Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
F) Calgary, Canada
G) Kathmandu, Nepal
1) 1,728m
2) 513m
3) 2,213m
4) 1,298m
5) 909m
6) 1,046m
7) 1,284m
G = 3Quote:
Originally Posted by schmenke
D = 1
C = 4
E = 7
A = 5
F = 2
B = 6
Wild guesses all.
got a feeling it is not as obvious as it seems i.e. most people would guess Kathmandu as highest.
1728 = Nairobi
513 = Bern
2213 = Santa Fe
1298 = Kathmandu
909 = Caracas
1046 = Calgary
1284 = Ulaan Baatar
Well done afield. All correct. Yep, I never realized Santa Fe was at such an altitude, and Bern was so low.
Told you it was a quickie :p: .
I would have expected Kathmandu to be higher than Nairobi
I had a perfect score going until I got one right. Damn!!
Kathmandu and Ulaan Baatar were a guess, I knew their altitudes where almost the same, and Sanat Fe was the only one left that could have been at 2213
Oops it was me every one was waiting for DOH!!
Which national flag(s) have the most colours on it (them)
South Africa, Seychelles, Comores, Antigua, Central African Republic.....
they ONLY have 5 colours each, good effort, but more colours please
South Africa has 6. :stareup:
How about:
I don't know what the answer is but I know why.
Logic tells me that it's got to be some flag with a whack-job shield on it.
Officially San Marino has 12 colours on its flag.
Mexico might have as many as 16 on its flag.
Fiji has anywhere between 7 and 16 on its flag.
Belize? I have no idea. It's got to be 12 plus.
If anfield5 has the answer, I want to know why.
The answer I have is Mexico with 16. Why do I know, I looked it up and cross referenced with several different sources and this is the answer I came up with :)
so we waited ages for question and now we got one, it's already been answered before I even saw it? :erm:
Where is the shortest street in the world?
I heard something about this recently. I think it is basically a doorway to a hotel somewhere, and it is shorter than the height of the door.... something like that, have to think about the where for a bit.
something is in the dark recesses of my mind that it is named after a Dickens character????
Good question Rollo, I'll guess The Vatican.
I do know where the shortest dirt road is, it's on Uranus (not yours)!
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Originally Posted by anfield5
This is the closest anyone has got.Quote:
Originally Posted by anfield5
Ebenezer Place, Wick.
http://www.mackayshotel.co.uk/Home.aspx
The owner of the hotel was instructed by the council to put a street name on the shortest side of the building for postal purposes; so, they put it on the side with the front door. Ebenezer Place, which only has one address, is 6ft 9in long.
Where has anfield disappeared?
(That's not a geography Q).
Sorry guys n gals, been really unwell for the last 5 days. Thought it was just something I ate, but 5 days later I still can't hold any food or fluids (other than water) down. :(Quote:
Originally Posted by gadjo_dilo
I will think of a question asap.
Name the seven hills of Rome
Happy, Bashful, Sneezy, Sleepy, Dopey, Grumpy and Doc?Quote:
Originally Posted by anfield5
Axlerod, Bartholomew, Cornelius, Dexter, Eustace, Ferdinand and George?
John, Paul, George, Ringo, Huey, Dewey and Louie?
Ha ha no.
Romanus septem montibus:
Collis Quirinalis, Collis Viminalis, Collis Capitolinus, Collis Esquilinus, Collis Palatinus, Collis Caelius et Collis Aventinus.
Collis Vaticanus non Collis Roma.
Isn't that one also known as Vesuvius?Quote:
Originally Posted by Rollo
Well done Rollo :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Rollo
:eek:
How many lakes are in the Lake District?
supplementary:
How many boards would the Mongols hoard if the Mongol hordes got bored?
wild guess, 57 ?
(I have been to the Lake District on my only ever trip to the UK, so I should know better :( )
Which Lake District? There are several.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rollo
One?
I am going for the angle its a trick question. The other bodies of water are called something else.
most of the 'lakes' are not called lakes, they are called waters ot tarns. I think Steve is correct with 1 (Bassenthwaite Lake)
Ha. I thought I had heard that somewhere. :D
God, now the pressure of thinking of a question.
I don't have much time these days. so an easy one.
Which country has the oldest national flag still in use? (Bonus points if you know how old it is)
I was only agreeing with you mate, I didn't set the question, Rollo did :)Quote:
Originally Posted by steveaki13
also 'mere' ala Windermere?Quote:
Originally Posted by anfield5
Sorry Anfield and Rollo. My bad.
If I am right, just take the flag question. As I wont be around for a while.
Sorry guys:p
The answer is one and it is Bassenthwaite Lake and because it has the same water lever all over and isn't intruded by seawater, it's also technically the only actual lake in the Lake District.Quote:
Originally Posted by steveaki13