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Come on Donkey! A clue would help :)
A clue?Quote:
Originally Posted by Sonic
He's already said it's in between 377 and 37000, and you only need to be within 10000.
You can cover that entire range (377-37000) with TWO guesses.
So my guess is TWO :p
clues?
135 Billion Euros within the next 3 years... would make it roughly 20 M€ per island ;)
to the nearest 1000 :o
begins with 6 :dozey:
link here http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8549793.stm to check your answers :vader:
over to mark in the shower... he was closest so far :up:
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OK
Time for a new question.
This one is about Unusual Borders
The following map shows 3 countries with an unusual border configuration.
Your job is to identify Country #1, #2 and #3
FYI North is at the top, as normal. Also, Bing and Mapquest show this configuration, but Google shows Country #2 as being even narrower...less than 200m in some places!
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...rd-borders.jpg
Israel, Lebanon, Syria?
Interesting guess, but not correct.Quote:
Originally Posted by CarlMetro
Clues will be forthcoming if no one gets close.
can't see the bloody image from work :(
Ghana, Togo, Benin?
Obviously it is
Uranus, Black Hole, Dark Matter
What?
OK I'll admit this is a bit of a toughie, so here is a clue:
Of the 3 countries on that map, 2 of them are among the 5 largest countries in the world.
I'll say China, North Korea and Russia.
Actually are they all real countries or is the middle one an enclave or something?
Hey you got it!Quote:
Originally Posted by Camelopard
Yes, the middle country is China, with N Korea on the left and Russia on the right.
China appears to own a river and its banks that separate the other 2 countries.
I found this on Google Earth while cruising along the N/S Korean border.
I spend a lot of time on wikimapia and had a look at this part of the world before. Lot's of time wasting fun, especialy when bored at work! The comment about 2 of the worlds largest countries was the clincher.
OK, question, I'm an island with which the following are associated, English county, penal settlement, bounty. Who am I.
Easter?
Finally been able to get back in!Quote:
Originally Posted by edv
No not Easter, further west and a close relationship with Pitcairn though.
Norfolk Island?
Yes, we have a winner! Descendants of the Bounty moved to Norfolk Island.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sonic
http://www.theworldofnorfolk.com.au/Default.aspx
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norfolk_Island
"On 8 June 1856, the next settlement began on Norfolk Island. These were the descendants of Tahitians and the Bounty mutineers, resettled from the Pitcairn Islands, which had become too small for their growing population. The British government had permitted the transfer of the Pitcairners to Norfolk, which was thus established as a colony separate from New South Wales but under the administration of that colony's governor. They left Pitcairn Islands on 3 May 1856 and arrived with 194 persons on 8 June.
The Pitcairners occupied many of the buildings remaining from the penal settlements, and gradually established their traditional farming and whaling industries on the island. Although some families decided to return to Pitcairn in 1858 and 1863, the island's population continued to slowly grow as the island accepted settlers, often arriving with whaling fleets."
Your go.
Epic guess! :D
Does mean I haven't prepared a Q :(
I'll step back and let someone else jump in.
Ok, I've found a question and seeing as no one else has zoomed in I'll take my turn;
What do the towns of Elbowoods, Kennett, Enfield, Neversink, Butler and St. Thomas have in common?
I have heard of Neversink and know that it was a community in the US that was demolished for a Reservoir scheme. The name has a certain ironic ring to it don't you think?
I am wondering if all the other places have been demolished too?
Indeed. They are all American towns flooded to create reservoirs.
Thanks :)
Which capital city am I describing:
The centre and its environs hold over 13 million people, although it began life as a small village about 500 years ago. It has a comprehensive subway system and even hosted the Summer Olympics during the 1960s.
Tokyo.Quote:
Originally Posted by Caroline
Mexico?
Rani, Tokyo is the correct answer - over to you.
OK here it is:Quote:
Originally Posted by Caroline
In this country people who became slaves out of their land later found themselves coming back and governing those who stayed behind. What country am I talking about?
Eh? :\Quote:
Originally Posted by Rani
I'll rephrase: The founding fathers of this country were taken away from their native land to be slaves in a far away land. Years after and with the help of the country they were slaves in they founded the country I'm talking about in their homeland. The former slaves became a social elite which rules this country to this day.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sonic
If it's too hard I'll give a hint, just say the word.
Israel.
No that's not the one. BTW I'm not talking about slavery in ancient times but something fairly recent. It's actually nice not to discuss Israel or Judaism for once...Quote:
Originally Posted by Rollo
The country I am talking about has a very special story, I've only been aware of this country's story over the past few months after hearing about it in a radio show.
I'll give out a hint. A player from this country was a star in european football/soccer through the nineties.
Liberia
Nice.Quote:
Originally Posted by Camelopard
Of course the aforementioned footballer is George Weah. I can tell you used to volunteer at a kibbutz once :D . Don't worry I won't tell the Mossad which kibbutz it was.
Your turn.
It's not mossad i'm worried about, it's not being able to go back to syria that is more of a concern to me,Quote:
Originally Posted by Rani
damn, now i have to think of another question.......!
I'm a vehicle test track, originally chosen because I was in a no fly zone.
Where or who am I?
52.597,10.796
Was Wolfsburg that close to the DDR Border? Actually if you look at the factory from a distance, then all you see are four red chimneys sticking up.Quote:
Originally Posted by donKey jote
Quote:
Originally Posted by Rollo
Yep that apparently why it was build there.
http://wikimapia.org/#lat=52.6257694...12&l=0&m=b&v=8
The yellow line is the former border (if it appears on your version of the above of course).
donKey jote's turn.....
Ehra is just around the corner from our (very much smaller) test tracks. A couple of people in my group have actually been there for tests. As for Wolfsburg, we test there regularly too... ice tests to be precise ! :D
Iīm afraid I donīt have a decent question ready though, so carry on :s