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New trivia:

what's the largest river in th british isles?

What is Severn.

Jojet. What is 243.

Wich river have the biggest delta in the world?

New trivia:

What so-called "war" spawned the dueling slogans "Better Dead Than RED" and "Better Red Than Dead" in the 1950's?

Wich fictive person said "Shaken, not stirred"?

State capitol of wisconsin

What California city did the last Pony Express ride end in?

name the 5 great lakes

The real name of the 2nd highest mountain in the world

(not knowing for sure I will proceed with anticipation of correction)

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What 20th-century conflict was dubbed the "forgotten war" despite 54,246 U.S. deaths?

Forgotten war is Korean war

back to geography

3 Rivers in north america that flow north

St. John's River, Willamette River and Monongahela River.

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Geography, eh...

Which African nation is NOT landlocked?

The mountain range between france and spain?

how long was the 100 years war?

Although your "novel" that you were attempting to post in the trivia game thread was of frivolous things - it belongs in another thread - maybe start one called Unpublished novels for good reason? Try starting a thread about "As The World Turns In the Life and Times of "asingleniceguy" Ps... your profile name is not quit matching your novel entries! In the meantime, please feel free to play a game of trivia in here and read the rules at the top - I think they are basic enough for you to follow. You are an adult right?

this little known farm boy invented tv

The Packard Motor Car Company, beginning in 1939

The Booby Trap is a roadhouse in Montana. Where in Montana?

jackalope montana

what was the first american sitcom to show a toilet on television?

Who invented the internal combustion engine?

who invented the first working computer

The "castle clock", an astronomical clock invented by Al-Jazari in 1206, is considered to be the earliest programmable analog computer. But more modern computer would perhaps be Konrad Zuse's "Z3".

Who invented the penicillin?

who invented the first digital computer

About the computer. There seam to be many names, But one could be Kenneth olsen at MIT. But it was intresting reading

who invented the video camera?

Mysticct -> The world's first "automatic electronic digital computer" was the Atanasoff-Berry Computer, conceived and built by Atanasoff and Berry during 1937-42, but the invention was "reduced to practice" no later than 1939. The ENIAC invention was later derived from this work, thus invalidating the ENIAC patent.

stetor66 -> Penicillin was discovered by accident by Sir Alexander Fleming in 1928 that penicillin killed bacteria.

Irish-rose -> Al Gore never claimed he invented the internet. BUT now that you mentioned his name who the heck "invented" global warming wasnt he one of the push the initiatives on that too LOL Would the inventor" please come to my city and bring some of it with him - as I sit here and look at the snow and ice!

mysticct -> The complete history of the video camera is contained within only the last century or so, but as with many forms of modern technology, no one person is solely credited as having invented the video camera. John Baird, a Scottish engineer, was one of the earliest pioneers in capturing moving images for television production. However, his experiments were built upon others that had come before him and much of the technology employed in the evolution of the video camera was built upon his findings. So while it's safe to say that Baird was a pioneer in video camera technology, it is unfair to say that Baird "invented" the video camera.

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NEW TRIVIA: (something a little more straight forward lol)

Who shot J.R. Ewing?

(I dropped out of all tv series in the 80's and it just hit me... who did it?) LOL

That was a good one!

Who invented the penicillin?

How did Falcon Crest end?

Who shot JR... anyone... anyone?

Now, who fathered Anna Nicole's baby?

New Trivia:

What was the occupation of cotton candy machine inventor William James Morrison? (go figure! lol)

Who named the two stone lions at the New York public library?

What is the literal meaning of " OK "?

All correct, shortened from an intentional misspelling that was meant to be humorus, okeh

who invented the fire hydrant? not something i know am just curious.

What is the most common substance on earth?

Question: Which two presidents names have all the letters to spell Criminal ?

Question: (Since Valentine's Day is approaching)

According to Roman mythology, what liquid that spilled by Cupid caused roses to grow?

a. nectar; b. rose oil; c. patchouli oil; d. red wine

Who is the good of love In north mythology? And wich day is called up after this god in some countrys?

Answer: Venus and Valentine's Day

Question: (Keeping with a Valentine theme lol)

Mozart loved chocolate so much he referenced it in one of his operas. What is the name the opera?

He wrote "Cosi Fan Tutte", because of his love for chocolate.

Hm, The answer I was looking for in my question, Was Freja. Perhaps the question should have been "fertility god" instead. And the day called after her is "Friday".

Answer: Giovanni Caboto (14501498), known as John Cabot, was an Italian explorer commonly credited as the first European to discover North America, in 1497, notwithstanding Norseman Leif Ericson's landing (1003). The Canadian and United Kingdom government's official position is that he landed on the island of Newfoundland. However, the Vickings arrived much earlier - so go figure!

Question: Who are the parents of Cupid, the Cupid who is associated with Valentines Day?

Whats the name of cupids greek counterpart?

Cupid's counterpart is Eros "the Greek god of love and sexual desire"

Question:

What nation of people leads the world in Chocolate consumption per capita at 22 lbs per person per year?

From wich country does "french fries" comes from?

French Fries: Many accredit Belgian and a legend claims that the term "French" was introduced when British or American soldiers arrived in Belgium during World War 1, and consequently tasted Belgian fries. They supposedly called them "French", as it was the official language of the Belgian Army at that time. But the term "French fried potatoes" had been in use in America long before the World War 1. This reminds me (but not as bad as) who invented pita bread or flat bread.

Question: Who is believed to be the first to receive a "Valentine" note/card?

Actually the legend Im familiar with is about St Valentine, a priest who married couples in secret against the Kings decree. When the King found out, Valentine was imprisoned and sentenced to death. During his days in prison he received flowers and treats and notes from lovers who he secretly married against the King's orders. While in prison, he developed a strong friendship with the jailer's daughter and on the day of his execution, February 14, legend says that he slipped her a note prior to his execution and signed it, From Your Valentine.

Shopstar = The largest day for cards sent is Christmas... I was hoping it was Mother's day but we we sent out stacks of cards at Christmas including our mom's so of course, it is Christmas!

Question: Who first discovered the value of the cocoa plant?

The flowers are throwing me off becasue I bet more flowers are "USED" in one of those US football parades that happen each year But, taking into consideration that every Valentine's Day in my city I see line ups of men before closing time standing in florist shops everywhere buying even a pedal if that is all that is left in the shop... I will say...

Valentine's Day! (Watch the answer be secretary's week or something! I actually think it might be Mother's Day since 50% of America are divorced lol)

Question:

In 1875, Thomas Jefferson wrote to whom, making a declaration about chocolate's superiority over tea or coffee for both health and nourishment?

Gerald Ford lived the longest with Ronald Reagan as a close runner up. (I assume you are talking the US)

Speaking about the US... it is "law" to display the US flag 24/7 at eight locations. Name at least 4 locations:

Who invented the telephone switch?

interesting reading involved stetor.

Almon B. Strowger invented the first automatic telephone switch.

who invented the transistor?

Mysticct -> The first transistor was invented at Bell Laboratories by William Shockley, John Bardeen and Walter Brattain. (I read that this is considered to be one of the most important electronics event of the 20th century!)

I was on Google Earth recently which led me into a maze of questions such as the smallest country in the world, etc.

Question: What country has the lowest population? (Apprx. 920 people)

(Lichtenstein?)

What country have the lowest evre recorded temperatur?

Q: What country has the highest death rate?

I think I have read swaziland. But I'm not sure.

And my question still stands.

What country have the lowest evre recorded temperatur?

Pray you, let's have no words of this; but when they

ask you what it means, say you this:

*sings*

To-morrow is Saint Valentine's day,

All in the morning betime,

And I a maid at your window,

To be your Valentine.

Then up he rose, and donn'd his clothes,

And dupp'd the chamber-door;

Let in the maid, that out a maid

Never departed more.

When was chocolate introduced into the United States?

Who said "Et tu, Brute" ?

Stetor Im old but I am not ancient. However, it is true that mlady has brought and/or sent REAL chocolate to the US to some US citizens so that they could know the difference between good chocolate and "American" chocolate!

Question: Which state has the highest state capitol in altitude? (7000 above sea level).

Question: Which state has the highest state capitol in altitude? (7000 above sea level).

I remember some of the chocolate history from years ago. However, I read it again this week from the two sites listed below.

Bernard Callabaut, a long time master chocolatier, (who happens to live in Calgary now and I, like millions of others are loyal clients to LOL) has on his site the following:

The Aztecs and Mayans of Central and South America began cultivating cocoa trees 2,000 years ago. They made a ceremonial beverage by mixing crushed cocoa beans with water, then spicing it with vanilla or chili peppers. The Aztecs called their prized cocoa-bean libation chocolatl. Spanish invaders learned about cocoa from the Aztecs in the 1500s and brought it to Europe. Spanish royalty drank it hot, flavored with sugar and honey. Chocolate slowly spread among European royal courts. By the 17th century it was widely enjoyed by the wealthy but remained too expensive for commoners. By 1730, chocolate was affordable to most Europeans... North Americas first chocolate factory opened in the U.S. in 1756.

The second site below was an interesting site for me to visit on the history of chocolate as well.

http://www.bernardcallebaut.com/users/folder.asp?FolderID=4582

http://www.fieldmuseum.org/Chocolate/history_intro.html

RE: Shopstar's question: "Name 5 major league sports teams that don't end with the letter s"

(You would have stumped me with just name 5 major league sports teams) So I am sitting out the sports question and its out there for... anyone... anyone...

basketball

football

baseball

hockey

soccer.......

there are three cities in the U.S. that don't lie "within" a county - what are they?

magic, jazz heat

avalanche, lightning, wild for the sports teams

looking up cristo's

nawlins. Juno, fairbanks

what river in illinois originally flowed north before it's route was changed.

Washington D.C.

Baltimore, MD

St.Louis, MO

New question. If a person that weight 200 pounds, sits on the geographical pole (south or north). Would the same person weight the same on the equator. Yes or no? And would the same person weight the same at 12:00 as at 24:00. Yes or no?

Chicago River for the one that originally flowed north.

Cristo, go agrue with the states of Alaska and Lousiana and the US census Dept. that is where i got the info.

Alaska does use 'Boroughs' instead of counties, but still uses county/borough governments; juno - juneau? it lies within Juneau County/Borough (google it)

fairbanks - it lies within Fairbanks County/Borough (google it)

but the bottom line.... (and the answer to my trivia question)

Baltimore City lies only within a city and state government jurisdiction and does not lay within a county, parish, or borough jurisdiction - the same as St.Louis, and Washington DC

sometimes even trivial information requires more than the ability to google, lol

(Geez, even my favourite books are online waiting to be googled and read... newspapers, archives, libraries, etc. For crying out loud last month a medical surgeon told me to go home and google it to learn more than what he knew on the topic and return with the information! I would think ALL trivia can be googled and when it can't be googled, it's probably not trivia (i.e. personal tax records, bank information, police records, etc) Hey, but what do I know without my best friend Google at my fingertips? Or, maybe its a question that should be googled lol

Back to Stetor's question: If a person that weighs 200 pounds, sits on the geographical pole (south or north), would the weight be the same on the equator. Yes or no? And would the same person weigh the same at 12:00 as at 24:00. Yes or no?

I await the answer to this one... I may just have found my new place to move if it proves I can weigh 10 pounds less lol ... anyone... anyone...

What lake is the biggest in Europe and what lake is the deepest in Europe ?

...would you weigh more on the up bounce, or on the down bounce?

what is the longest river in north america

And to my question about the weight, pole vs equator. And rocsana is right. Welcome to Mingles.

But what is the deepest lake in the world?

gutenberg is what google says, movable type too

what is sextodecimo

December 15, 1979, Chris Haney and Scott Abbot

what was the first fiction book printed?

I look forward to someone figuring out mysticct's question: What was the first fiction book printed?

I was hoping someone out there could find mysticct's answer me and save me the research (while I am enduring these crappy days of the flu over here!) Anyone... anyone... "What was the first fiction book printed?"

This is what i found.

The Education of Cyrus was written, 400 years before Christ was born, by Xenophon.

It is Greek. It is a fictional account of the education of King Cyrus the Great of Persia.

And it is a strong candidate for the absolute, unequivocal, indisputable first novel ever.

The first fiction printed by the gutenberg printing press was cervantes book it had no title.

Note: my source was wikapedia.

Looks like tck beat me to it.

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I have a lot of catch-up reading to do in here! And somebody owes a trivia Q.

Seems shop went for a dive. Found a good question.

What year was the first primate sent into space? What was it's name? ok i made it 2 parts but what the heck.

What is the biggest tree in the world?

tallest is in question i found a short blurb about a taller one found in 2006 but it doesn't give it a name. The tree is in oregon

new question. what is the worlds oldest tree

i found this list too

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oldest_tree

The word atom actually means what in it's original form?

Stetor's question "What is the name of a thousand of one millimeter (0.001 mm)" is still up for grabs!

Hm ,as an answer for Git's question I think would be "undevidable" or "uncutable". From greek atomos. But I am not sure.

What is the most common crop on earth?

Question: who set the standards of High Fidelity ?

most common type cereal crops 2263 million metric tons

most common individual crop sugar cane 1324 million metric tons.

source wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agriculture

where is magnetic north currently located?

But the north magnetic pole would be close to elsmere island in canada, However, if one take in concideration of repelling forces, it would actually be on the southpole and vice versa. But that is a discussion for scientists i think.

New question. How many scammers are there in Africa?

somewhere around eleventymillion

What can two parallel lines never do?

What is the star Polaris used for?

What is the heaviest animal now living? And how heavy can it be?

that would be Balaenoptera musculus aka blue whale

190000 kg or 418878 lbs

how many active volcanos in the world?

Wich volcano have the highest elevation over its base?

If you are in this country and want to buy a bottle of wine, Then you have pay in NOK. Wich country are you in?

Fun to read what you all are asking and posting!

According to a seal impression discovered at Umm el-Qaab list the first six rulers of the First Dynasty of Egypt?

If I would like to buy wine with NOK, Then I need a lot of them. Better to buy wine in Eoro countrys. only a third of the price.

Since we are in the history now What was the name of the bronze-age civilization on Crete?

early bronze age was minoan. late broze age the Mycenaeans conquered the minoans

about when did the celts show up in northern italy?

What is the name of the most southern point of europe?

Okay go ahead mysticct or shopstar and tell us where the most southern point of Europe is and how about buying me a trip to check it out while youre at it! lol

The most southern point in continental europe is Tarifa. And the most southern place is Gavdos.

The most western point of continental Europe is Cap Roca in portugal. But the most western place in europe is Monchique island on the Azores.

What is the most southern ponint in north america?

The first tv remote was made by Zenith 1950. it was called the lazy bones. in 1955 they came out with a wireless remote, the flashmatic.

do you think ol philo t farnsworth ever invisioned hi def tv? or is it envisioned.

who came up with the first computer mouse?

Who invented the grafic card?

Back to the previously scheduled question of stetor's (Wow, I am old - when I was a kid I would have thought someone was trying to spell "the giraffe card" and would have replied, "what the heck?" )

Who invented the grafic card?

My daughter and I were reading about inventors last night. Something I learned about was:

Did Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell personally know each other?

And with Grafic card. I think the one who have the patent for it is Hakan Lans. US pat# 4,303,986.

What is the greatest ocean depth on earth? And who discovered it?

About the Challenger depth, was real nice reading! How can something live down there? Not a question for trivia though

But here is one. How many times heavier is water than air? (normal air at sealevel) And specially for shopstar! what is the molvolume of Helium?

However, while we are waiting... does anyone know what the stars in mingles represent and why does shopstar have 3 and I only have 2! lol

stetor's question:

How many times heavier is water than air? (normal air at sealevel) And specially for shopstar! what is the molvolume of Helium?

But wich one of the "catherines" was he closest related to?

Catherin of Aragon, King Henry VIII first wife (1 of 6) was Henry's sister-in-law and was Queen for four months before King Henry was crowned as King. When King Hengry's brother died, he took his place as King and as husband (about 18 years old) to Catherine.

Kaythrn Howard (5 of 6)

Katherine Parr (6 of 6), was named after Catherine of Aragon. Parr's mother was Catherine of Agagon's "lady-in-waiting" and named her daughter after the queen. Parr married twice before Henry VIII and finally was his last wife prior to his death.

No doubt she was relived about his death as his history didn't present any promising future for her!

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Next Question:

How many kings has England had?

I think the biggest pyramid is the pyramid of Cholula south america, By volume. But the highest is Cheops-pyramid in Egypt.

Wich animal have the most densed fur? (most hair per square inch or cm)

your question stands.

How many kings has England had?

The chinchilla. A rodent, its fur is considered the softest, finest, most luxurious in the world, moreso even than mink or sable. Their exceedingly soft, dense coat has more fur per square inch than any other known mammal! Their fur is so dense that even lice, fleas and other parasites are unable to live on them.

mystttt:

The RAF credited Canadian Captain Arthur "Roy" Brown with shooting down the Red Baron. "However after 90 years of controversy and contradictory hypotheses, exactly who fired the fatal shot remains uncertain."

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My question: How many kings has England had?

Snoopy shot down the red baron, geez don't you guys read the peanuts comic strip.

57 where do ya think they got the 57 varities of heinz from

who invented modern scuba diving?

Sergeant Cedric Bassett Popkin was responsible for the four Vickers machine guns sighted at the top of Morlancourt Ridge and along the southern slope. Popkin's anti-aircraft battery was part of the Australian 4th Division defences to protect the artillery further north west up the slope from low flying German reconnaissance aircraft.

Normally a Sergeant doesn't man the machine guns instead directing fire against targets. Popkin was an experienced anti-aircraft gunner and on April the 21st he jumped on Private Rupert Weston's machine gun. Weston fed the ammunition belt into the Vickers for Popkin.

As Popkin manned the gun, the Sopwith Camel of May and the Fokker Triplane of Richthofen had passed Vaux-Sur-Somme and were headed for the pontoon. Popkin waited for the Sopwith Camel to pass him and then fired a short burst at the Triplane below him. The Triplane by Popkin's estimate was 60 feet of the ground and at about 150 yards range.

Popkin thought he had hit the Triplane as it wobbled soon after he fired. The bouncing movement made was consistent with the Triplane hitting some turbulent air. The Triplane continued over Morlancourt Ridge toward the Australian artillery. Popkin thought the Triplane would try to return to the German lines and faced his Vickers in a north west direction in the hope of getting another burst in.

Popkin and Weston heard the firing of Buie and Evans as well as rifle shots from the battery position and other area's around them. Popkin was banking on the Triplane appearing over the ridge to his north-west and heading south-east. Popkin patience was rewarded and he fired a second burst of 80 rounds at approximately 800 yards. The Triplane was slightly above Popkin and to his right.

Private Vincent Emery and Private Jack Jeffrey were both experienced anti-aircraft gunners who were watching the air and ground battle from their anti-aircraft emplacement at the brickworks. Both were waiting for their crack at the Triplane when they saw the Triplane go into the steep banking turn immediately after Popkin's second burst.

Popkin was not alone in firing at the Triplane at this point. The platoon of Lieutenant R.A. Wood who were digging an observation trench on the lip of the ridge had dropped their shovels and picked up their Lee Enfield. Those that could were firing at the Triplane. Several witnesses reported that not only were their the distinct burst of Lewis and Vickers machine guns from the two positions but also the constant fire from soldiers with rifles.

Popkin entered his claim for Richthofen late and it got stuck in a pile of papers at the 24th Machine Gun HQ. The claim was not dealt with until the 25th of April and by this time the machinations of the RAF HQ had already fallen with Roy Brown. Popkin was, quite rightly it turns out, concerned that his claim did not receive due consideration.

... The entrance wound is on the right side about the level of the ninth rib, which is fractured, just in-front of the posterior axillary line. The bullet appears to have passed obliquely through the chest striking the spinal column, from which it glanced in a forward direction and issued on the left side of the chest at a level about two inches higher than its entrance on the right and about in the axillary line.

The report also documented Richthofen's broken jaw and the bruising and cuts on his face. These injuries are consistent with an aircraft being landed heavily and the face of the pilot smashing on the machine gun butts. This was a common injury among fighter pilots on a bad landing.

Sinclair and Nixon's report effectively disqualified No.3 Sqn's claim, Browns claim, Buie's claim and Evans claim. None of those four claimants were firing from the right hand side of Richthofen's aircraft. This report was also consistent with a single bullet hole being found in the right hand side of the Fokker Triplane's fuselage.

Cedric Popkin and Lieutenant Wood's platoon were the ones that were firing at the correct range and angle when Richthofen's aircraft pulled up sharply indicating his fatal wound. Franks and Bennett consider Woods platoon but remark that the volume of machine gun fire makes it more likely that the bullet came from a machine gun. In the word of the authors of, "The Red Barons Last Flight", Franks and Bennett conclude;

The authors [Franks and Bennett] find the evidence and probabilities, based on logic, indicate that the honours belong to Sergeant Cedric Bassett Popkin.

The research work of numerous aviation historians over the last 80 years effectively put paid to the validity of a claim from the air. Richthofen was brought down from ground fire with the highest probability being from the Vickers machine gun of Cedric Popkin or the rifle of an unknown soldier on the southern slope of Morlancourt Ridge.

Unfortunately focusing on who killed Manfred von Richthofen is to lose sight of the ultimate tragedy of this event. Through humanity's unrelenting passion for organized warfare, one of the greatest natural leaders and most courageous achievers of the twentieth century was lost. Richthofen was adored by his peers and deeply respected by his foes. He was twenty five years old

http://www.awm.gov.au/1918/people/rbaron.asp have a look ..you can also see what else we have in the collection by doing a search in the collection database

Mlady, I always thought that the "belly fur" on a beaver with 22000 hairs/cm2, was the most densed fur. But I didnt do any reading about it. So perhaps you are right.

Shop, The Rubiks cube should be 27 squares or smaller cubes, but the middle ones on each side of the cube can only move around its own axel, So it would be 21 movable peaces.

Next question. How many tons of bombs where dropped over germany and england in WWII? And wich city got most of them?

And it says that between 1939 and 1945 the Allies dropped 3.4 million tons of bombs

I dont really know wich city got the most of them, But I think koln (colonge) is in the top of the list.

you can look on this site. http://www.angelfire.com/ct/ww2europe/stats.html

I am glad that youve learnd somthing from searching. I learnd alot to

Ok, new question. (a not so difficult one) what known noble gas is the one who can react the quickest on temperature?

My work uses cryogenic, argon, nitrogen and hydrogen. Helium has become to expensive to use. I learned a lot reading the wikipedia information.

What 2 gasses are the coldest cryogenic gasses?

The coldest cryogenic gases would perhaps be hydrogen and helium. But i dont know for sure. please correct me.

Wich metal in it's pure form have the highest melting point?

tungsten at 3410 degrees Celcius (6170 degrees Fahrenheit)

i didn't know till i read about it that carbon is considered a metal element. It's point is higher but at normal conditions it changes from a solid to a gas and does not melt

what metal is the best conductor of heat and what is it's melting point?

Who invented the propeller?

Back to stetor's question:

Who invented the propeller... anyone... anyone

wich is the most northern national capital city?

Reykjavk Iceland

what is the southern most city in the world?

wheel driven is 458.444 set in 2001

what is the pedal bicycle speed record?

I see what you mean Shop. (From what U.S. city can one travel south to Canada?)

New question. What is the world's biggest single structure made by living organisms?

The answer to stetor's question is. The Great Barrier Reef.

what is the worlds largest living organism.

What is the worlds largest living organism? That is a tricky question! It seams like the sientists are discussing this subject. But many of them seams to think that the aspen tree (Populus tremuloides) is the largest one. Especially one nickenamed "Pando" And it have a calculated weight of 6000 tons. But if one think of the great barrier reef as an organism, then it would be by far the biggest one. However, it is seen as a "superorganism", containing several different organisms.

What is the most abundant metal in the world?

This was on the largest living organism. Was interesting.

http://www.infoplease.com/spot/fungus1.html

what is the worlds rarest metal? non-synthesized

I was not able to find any list of those rare metals. But I heard or read somewhere that Osmium or Iridium is very rare metals. Also very hard metals. But please correct me!

What is the most magnetic substans at 0 deg/C ?

nickle ferrite or nickle-zinc ferrite

what is the rarest natural gemstone

That was a good question as it took a moment to find it. It is seriously and ridiculously expensive.

Point of interest: Color-change gemstones are the rarest of gems. These gems display one color in daylight and fluorescent light and a different color in soft incandescent light and candlelight. Alexandrite, a form of crysoberyl, is the only natural gemstone to always have a color-change although there are other colored gemstones that can be found (although very rarely) with color-change.

Here's a toughy *evil laugh*

there are two bodies of water on either side of a peninsula. You tell us the letter the peninsula starts with. For example, the peninsula between the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean is a US state, so its name starts with what letter?

C

F

K

M

Next question. what is the name of the peninsula between the Ligurian sea and Adriatic sea?

A

J

F

K

A = Apennine Peninsula or Italian Peninsula

Next question:

Looking at Canadian discoveries...

Dr Frederick Banting was knighted for his medical discovery of what?

But who got the Nobel prize in literature the same year?

(Very cool! I never knew that stetor - I won a local award for a personal response written to one of Willian Butler's works!)

New question:

What are the five Nobel Prizes bequeathed by Alfred Nobel?

question A, what of those prices is are presented in the norwegian capital, Oslo? the others are presented in Stockholm.

Question B, Alfred's father wanted him to become a chemical engineer, but Alfred was more interested in another subject. Which one?

Here is a link with some interesting reading. http://nobelprize.org/

Question B - ??? He studied Chemistry in the USA for 4 years and then studied explosives but I don't know if there is another subject he engaged in or not? Anyone... anyone...

Who was the first woman to get the nobelprize in literature?

(Thanks stetor for that question - I'm going to buy Selma Lagerlof's Words of Love and Wisdom today as part of my birthday things to do)

New Question:

Name the best selling album of all time, though sales figures for the album vary, the album is cited as selling as many as 109 million copies worldwide.

google says it thriller.

Just for mlady_pamela. what is the top selling canadian album of all time?

Hmmm... that could be the best "Country?" Gosh now I am doubting my memory? lol

I will say Come On Over by Shawnia Twain?

(Please don't tell me it's Anne Murray's Snowbird one LOL)

Next question is in honour of the fast approaching St Patrick's day:

True or False:

St. Patricks wasn't really Irish at all?

Mlady, I think you will like her books.I have'nt read "Words of Love and Wisdom" But I think that is a good book. And If you find "The Wonderful Adventures of Nils". Then I think you have some nice reading.

Next question. If someone say "bedankje" to you! What does he say? And in what language?

what is the geographic center of north america?

Wich country is tectonic in both Europe and North America?

my guess is Iceland

i did not find anything specific other than a picture showing the rift in iceland between the european and north american plates.

what is the northern most point in north america?

But the northern most point in north america is Kaffeklubben island. on Greenland.

Next question. Who was the first to put the name "america" on a map, After discovering that they where not in India. ?

After playing with Google Earth today my next question is:

What is the name of the territory that is ruled by FRANCE and that is closer to the majority of all Canadians than the most eastern points of the Island of Newfoundland, Canada are.

HINT: As the crow flies (or Google Earth lol)... flying SOUTH WEST from Cape St. Marys, Island of Newfoundland, Canada going to Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada - one would fly over this FRANCE ruled territory.

New question. Is there a difference in the waterlevel between the atlantic ocean and the pacific ocean? yes or no.

(btw... I have never been that far east before but I too would love to see Saint-Pierre et Miquelon - it has to have a completely distinctive culture different from Canada and France?)

New question:

In England, until the Gregorian calendar was adopted in 1752, March was considered what month of the calendar year?

A. First

B. Fourth

C. Eighth

D. Last

But please explain this to me It is very tricky to read about it, atleast where i read. In sweden and finland it toke 40 years to adapt to gregorian, because of the leapdays, and the fact that the 11 days differ between julian and gregorian calendars.But please correct me.

New question. Wich country have the higest steel production in the world?

Shopstar,

I read a bit from the World's foresty site but my goodness I cannot find the highest production because it seems to split it into catagories (soft, hard, etc)

So, is mostie right?

Which country has the comparative advantage in the production of lumber?

Fiji has the comparative advantage in the production of lumber because the opportunity cost of producing one unit of lumber in Fiji is 1/3 unit of textiles compared to the opportunity cost in Cyprus where the opportunity cost is unit of textiles.

iv. Which country should specialize in the production of lumber? Fiji, it has the lower opportunity cost.

found here: http://www.genesee.k12.id.us/curr/docs%5CSocialStudies%5CSecondary%5CGrade12-Economics%5CAssessment%5CEconomicSummit.pdf

What is the name of the oldest, still excisting lumber and mining companies in the world?

Stora Kopparberg Mining Company, probably the oldest industrial corporation in the world, chartered in 1347.

Since I just watched a documentary on tornadoes...

The United States is the world's tornado capital. Although tornadoes occur throughout the world, including India and Bangladesh, they are most intense and devastating in the United States--especially in "Tornado Alley." "Tornado Alley" is a term created by the media to refer to areas that have greater numbers of tornadoes. Although an official location is not defined, the areas in between two locations are usually associated with it.

Name the two areas?

New question. Where do they speak Ugric or Ugrian languages?

Urdu is spoken mainly in Pakistan and India.

What is the native name Austria?

What planet is the hottest in our solar system?

New question. What does the word "planet" means?

New Question:

The northern lights are known as Aurora borealis. What are the southern lights known as?

PS According to the link below, researchers have discovered that auroral activity is cyclic, peaking roughly every 11 years. The next peak period is 2013. Im wondering if it is a trip worth planning on - the great white north is awfully frozen but those lights are incredibly amazing!

http://www.northernlightscentre.ca/northernlights.html

Next question. Since we are in that area. If you have to transport 1000ton of gods 1000miles. Wich would be most fuel AND cost efficiant. By railroad or by truck? Asuming the loading and destination have both railroad track's and road.

stret - rail is currently most efficient if measured per mile (or per kilometer)

Shopstar can't find it and short of me paying 31.95 or reading 537 pages by B. M. McKenna, David Kilcast - 2004 - Technology & Engineering - I can't either.

So post your answer and source (good question!) and next TRIVIA question please! lol

source: I had a navy roomie who was an engineer and he used to do wierd stuff (an engineer doing wierd stuff? OH MY) - but anyway, one day he came out of his office with a book and pointed at whatever article he was reading and said...

'HOLY SH1T - did you know that the elasticity of spaghetti is virtually zero?'

so...... being totally underwhelmed by this fact, and know his proclivities as an engineer, I simply asked him... 'cooked or dry spaghetti?'

it took him 3 hours to come up with the answer and he said, 'WOW, the elasticity of spaghetti is virtually exactly the same cooked wet or dry!'

Ahhhhhhhhhh engineers....

which actor's motion picture debute played Boo Radley in the film classic 'To Kill a Mockingbird'

Answer to your question. Robert Duvall.

New question. Wich part of France does the cheese Camembert come from?

I spent 1 hour reading several ENGINEERS comments on spaghetti this morning - who knew that engineers use it to learn why and where things break! I learned that virtually spaghetti cannot break in half - into two pieces LOL

stetor66 -> Normandy! And may we give them a medal please!

New question:

According to the US FDA are plastics safe to heat/cook food in the microwave?

next question: who took the tables that robert e. lee & ulysses s. grant used to sign the surrender documents to end the american civil war? (i saw this on the history channel the other day)

New question. How hight is the atmosferical pressure on the surface of Venus?

Lees Table is in the Chicago Historical Society Museum. It was taken from the McLean parlor by General Edward O.C. Ord who claimed he paid $40 for it. It was stored at Fort Monroe until 1887, after Ords death. It was then sold to C.F. Gunther, Chicago businessman whose relics were later passed to the Chicago Historical Society.

Grants Table is in the Smithsonian Institute, Armed Forces Division. It was taken by General Sheridan who offered $20 in gold to McLean who refused the offer. The table was taken anyway and money thrown on the floor. The table was sent to Mrs. Custer by her husband and loaned to the Smithsonian in 1912. Title to the table was transferred in 1936, ten years after Mrs. Custers death.

The gravity on Venus is 91% of the gravity on Earth. A 100-pound person would weigh 91 pounds on Venus

You can drink a bite to eat at 10, 2 and 4!

Background:

In the 1920s, Dr. Walter Eddy discovered that a natural drop in energy occurs about 10:30 a.m., 2:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. But he also discovered that if the people in his research study had something to eat or drink at 10, 2 and 4, the energy slump could be avoided.

After Dr. Eddys research findings were released, Dr Pepper challenged its advertising agency to come up with a theme which would suggest that Dr Pepper should be that 10, 2 and 4 drink which would keep the energy level up. The result was one of the most enduring of Dr Peppers advertising themes: Drink a bite to eat at 10, 2 and 4.

Next question:

What is the last sentence of the 3rd paragraph in Martin Luther King, Jr. Nobel Peace Prize Lecture in 1964.

Mlady's question stands. "What is the last sentence of the 3rd paragraph in Martin Luther King, Jr. Nobel Peace Prize Lecture in 1964."

The "Lecture" itself (called the Nobel Lecture, December 11, 1964) -

'We have learned to fly the air like birds and swim the sea like fish, but we have not learned the simple art of living together as brothers'

or -

Martin Luther King's Acceptance Speech, on the occasion of the award of the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, December 10, 1964 -

'The foundation of such a method is love'

Still looking for Cristo's question:

who/which person arranged for and paid for a private charter plane so Mrs. Coretta Scott King could quickly get to Memphis immediately after the assassination of her husband Martin Luther King, Jr?

Anyone... anyone...

besides, as the anniversary of MLK's assassination approaches (4 april) it's good to know things about him....

Anyone? Anyone? Anyone? Ferris....

(Coke/discrimination/equal opportunity is a topic that could take YEARS, lol - one of the reasons MLK was in memphis was to call a boycott against Coke and WonderBread for their discriminatory hiring practices) - on a positive note, MLK's death was an "awakening" for Woodruff and Coca-Cola and their discriminatory practices, and Woodruff began a LONG LONG process of trying to fully racially integrate the company

But, it was Bobby Kennedy who finally got through on the telephone and gave Mrs.King (and her family) FULL COMPLETE FREE access to one of his private charter planes for anything they needed

In fact - RFK got so frustrated at NOT being able to get through on the telephone, that he had already had someone get in touch with AT&T and arranged for more telephones and telephone lines to be installed at MLK's home (talk about POWER lol)

http://www.atlantamagazine.com/article.aspx?id=22536

( ^an interesting time-line of events and who was where doing what, and when^ )

This is Robert Kennedy. Its obvious you need more phone lines; weve been trying to call you since six oclock. So Mr. John Jones of AT&T is en route. Hell be there at 1:30 this morning and install adequate phone lines. I heard on the news youd like to go to Memphis. So weve arranged for a private plane. It will be at hangar two, the tail number is 123, the pilots name is . . . And so on. Unlike the other calls that said, If I can do anything, let me know, he told us what he was going to do, what was going to happen, what was in process. Everything he said took place"

What is the name of the group (Knights) who acted as the first emergency workers, treating soldiers on both sides of the war of the battlefield and bringing in the wounded to nearby tents for further treatment. The concept of ambulance service started as a result.

But I am not sure. Howerver, very intresting reading for those who want something intresting to read about.

Where was the first use of the "red cross" ?

In the meantime:

What is the name of the group (Knights) who acted as the first emergency workers, treating soldiers on both sides of the war of the battlefield and bringing in the wounded to nearby tents for further treatment. The concept of ambulance service started as a result.

The reading I read credited the "Knights of St. John." And I suppose that is why today we still have the St. John Ambulance service???

so again, Where was the first use of the "red cross" ?

Rebellionhttp://www.redcross.ca/article.asp?id=7826&tid=019

Next question: (after reading about famous canadian inventions) Who invented the zipper.

Talk about a small (in size) invention that is used by possibly every human on the earth! Impressive! lol

pamela was wrong with the date 1900

Next question. Who invented the hook and loop fastener?

The hook-loop fastener (velcro) was invented in 1948 by Swiss engineer, George de Mestral who lived in Commugny, Switzerland.

Next question: (After watching the History Channel last night...)

WORLD WAR II:

It would have been difficult to have won the Battle of Britain without the British people. These people contributed to the victory in the early warning system, where they watched for German planes and reported back to Fighter Command. There were 30,000 observers in this organisation and 1,000 posts. They were equipped with a grid map, height estimator and telephone. The work of this organization, along with radar stations and the WAAF (Women's Auxiliary Air Force), meant that when enemy aircraft were spotted, RAF fighters were in the air within minutes.

Which organization were those involved in the early warning system most likely a part of?

Luftwaffe watcher

RAF spotters

Coastal watch

Observer corps

http://www.funtrivia.com/playquiz/quiz30304922b1b40.html

that would be the Observer Corps (at least according to the place you STOLE your question, lol)

next...

Who was Winston Churchill's mother named after?

(first name)

NO cares about where a question or answer comes from in the Land of Trivia! LOL The best part is that we enjoy the wide range of quick hit topics from each other in our hopeful efforts of keeping these aging brains working! lol

Answer: "An unsubstantiated legend has it that Leonard Jerome, a man who loved opera, named his second daughter after the Swedish soprano Jenny Lind, with whom he purportedly had an affair (doubtful, as Lind was highly moralistic in her personal life). There is no evidence that Lind and Jerome ever met."

Question: (As I sit looking out my window on April 4 at the snow and ice...)

What place holds the record for most snowfall in a year? (I was surprised to read the answer and to read about the common belief regarding the artic.)

BUT... most sources indicate that Mount Baker in Washington State USA is the snowiest in the world

http://www.athropolis.com/arctic-facts/fact-baker.htm

Answer to Cristos question:

At first glance my answer was Hell but after a closer look I learn its Singapore. The Singapore Flyee reaches 42 stories high!

(I hate... HATE ferris wheels! If a ferris wheel comes to my last breath on earth departure to pick me up I know where Im headed!)

Hmmm... ferris wheels -> roller coasters -> to fastest roller coasters -> jets -> to new question:

What is the world's fastest jet-powered aircraft?

the fastest UNMANNED jet-powered aircraft is now NASA's X-43 Hyper-X experimental aircraft at speeds ranging from Mach 7 to Mach 10 - At the X-43's cruising altitude of 100,000 ft (30,510 m), these Mach numbers correspond to speeds of approximately 4,750 mph (7,640 km/h) to 6,750 mph (10,855 km/h)

some believe the SR-71's speed record has already been bested by its supposed replacement dubbed the Aurora. If this mysterious new spy plane does indeed exist, it is believed to cruise at speeds ranging from Mach 5 to Mach 8 at 100,000 ft (30,510 m). These Mach numbers correspond to speeds of 3,380 mph (5,435 km/h) to 5,400 mph (8,685 km/h). The Aurora may use scramjets, pulse-detonation wave engines, or some other exotic form of propulsion to reach these speeds. However, we should stress that there is no conclusive evidence that this plane ever existed

(you can BET it exists)

New question. Where on earth does it fall least rain?

The Driest Place on Earth: the Atacama Desert

The average annual rainfall is about one inch (25 mm) and in some mid-deserts spots, rain has never been recorded, at least as long as humans have measured it.

Not even cacti grow there. The air is so dry that metal objects never oxidize and the meat left for long on open air preserves for unlimited time. Without moisture nothing rots.

http://news.softpedia.com/news/The-Driest-Place-on-Earth-Atacama-Desert-55456.shtml

Wnat is the oldest, continually active military corps in history?

Chester A. Arthur 1881-1885

Franklin Pierce 1853-1857

and of course the CURRENT president, as of yet - does not have a pet

http://www.presidentialpetmuseum.com/whitehousepets-1.htm

Next question.

Wich Execuded person is known to have been a inspiration for artists and groups like Bob Dylan and The Beatles and many others ?

"Which Execuded person is known to have been an inspiration for artists and groups like Bob Dylan and The Beatles and many others?"

And if the stars go by age, then there is a reason why Mlady and I have only two

I totaly agree with you. That it is the fun thing to search and read for the answer. To make a vrey difficult question is not so difficult But I also think that if the questions are to difficult, then it will chase away some people. So to keep the que's at a good level is a good thing, I think.

Next question. Since there is a minmum of one "man in hat" in this thread, making very tricky questions. So I wonder where is the "Puggaree" situated on a hat?

next:

(and staying with hats)

you have a felt or straw-hat (cowboy hat, etc) with either 2X, 10X, or 100X on the inside band.....

what does it mean - and why?

I was reading about Serendipity -> Accidental Inventions (fun topic to read about!)

While standing by a functioning magnetron, this engineer and inventor noticed that something melted in his pocket. He soon figured out that it was the microwaves that had caused it, and later experimented with popcorn kernels and eventually, an egg, which exploded.

Who is the American engineer and inventor who accidentally invented the microwave oven and what melted in his pocket?

This was a good question! I actually got some ideas from it

New question: How long is the normal wave length in a microwave oven?

Next question. If you are on a ship, and is at the challenger deep. And you have a normal chain(11000meters long, equal thickness). Would that chain be able to touch both the ship and te bottom at the same time??

I hope you understand what I mean

The last Victoria Cross to be awarded in WWII went to whom?

This was a little bit of a "tricky question" You are right Shop. For example. If a chain that can take the weight of one ton (1t). and it weighs 1kg/m. This chain would snap out of its own weight at about 1000m. And that ratio is about the same with any chain. Noone would reach the bottom, and still be attached on the ship.....In one piece.

Shops question "void moon" and Rons question "last VC in WWII" still stands.

I took your clue about astrology, Shop, and asked a friend of mine who is into it. Her answer was full of stuff I can't really understand, but essentially it refers to a moon that has no "planetary aspect and is between astrological signs."

Still up: who received the last VC to be awarded in WWII?

"The Greatest Soldier in American History." is how President Jimmy Carter, described Lt. Col. Matt Urban on July 19, 1980, while presenting him with the Congressional Medal of Honor for his heroic actions during World War II. It had taken 35 years for this recognition of his venerated feats in World War II. It came after officials discovered they mistakenly had overlooked awarding the medal to Urban. Though his exploits on WWII battlefields earned him a greater number of citations than those of the legendary Audie Murphy, the award nomination his battalion commander wrote for him prior to being killed in action, never reached the headquarters of the 9th Infantry Division in Europe. When a review of Urban's records in 1978 revealed a copy of the proposed letter, President Jimmy Carter resolved to correct the administrative error and awarded Col. Urban the medal.

Lt. Col. Urban received a total of 29 awards and decorations, including the Silver Star (1 OLC), Bronze Star (2 OLC) with V Device, Purple Heart (6 OLC), and NYS Conspicuous Cross with 4 Silver and 1 Gold Clusters. Lt. Col. Urban was laid to rest in Arlington National Cemetery in March 1995.

But generallly, it's considered that Murphy is most decorated - In 27 months of combat action, Murphy became one of the most highly decorated United States soldiers of World War II.[2][3] He received the Medal of Honor, the U.S. military's highest award for valor, along with 32 additional U.S. and foreign medals and citations,[2][3] including five from France and one from Belgium

there's actually a third person from the Viet Nam era who is considered in the same category as Murphy and Urban...

a soldier by the name of Lieutenant Robert L. Howard served five tours in Vietnam and is the only soldier in our nation's history to be nominated for the Congressional Medal of Honor three times for three separate actions within a thirteen month period. Although it can only be awarded once to an individual, men who served with him said he deserved all three. He received a direct appointment from Master Sergeant to 1st Lieutenant in 1969, and was awarded the Medal of Honor by President Richard M. Nixon at the White House in 1971

and yes shop - both Murphy and Howard are Texans....

Now care to take a stab at my question, Cristo? Shop made a good try, but he missed.

there is...

Magennis, James Joseph, Acting Leading Seaman, Royal Navy, 31 July 1945 Straits of Johor, Singapore

and finally...

Gray, Robert Hampton, Temporary Lieutenant, Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve, August 1945 Onagawa Wan, Honshu, Japan

"For great valour in leading, from the aircraft carrier Formidable, an attack on a Japanese destroyer in Onagawa Wan, in the Japanese Island of Honshu, on August 9, 1945. In the face of fire from shore batteries and a heavy concentration of fire from some five warships, Lieutenant Gray pressed home his attack, flying very low in order to ensure success. Although he was hit and his aircraft was in flames, he obtained at least one direct hit, sinking the destroyer. Lieutenant Gray has shown a brilliant fighting spirit and most inspiring leadership."

Who was Arthur Curry?

Who was Arthur Curry?

a friend who "passed" on thursday...

Arthur Curry, director of talent relations for HBO Sports, who spent his childhood in foster homes and rose from his position as a part-time mailroom clerk to one of the most well-liked employees at HBO Sports for his work with fighters, died in his Greenpoint, Brooklyn, home on Wednesday. The death was disclosed by Brian Adams, a close friend and the director of the Daily News Golden Gloves.

Curry was a liaison for HBO between the executives and the talent, offering guidance to the boxers. "He made the fighters feel comfortable," Adams said. After being appointed to his position in 1996, Curry forged strong relationships with some of the network's top fighters like Roy Jones Jr., Arturo Gatti, Winky Wright, and Floyd Mayweather Jr.

"He came from nothing but he was able to build this tremendous career for himself," said Lou DiBella, as a programming executive at HBO worked with Curry. "He had the greatest people skills I've ever seen."

Curry's sister died of cancer just six weeks ago, DiBella said.

I was thinking of a different Curry (Currie, it has been spelled both ways in historical documents, even official Government records).

Question. What is the strongest animal made material?

The first (powered) heavier than air flight in the British Commonwealth took place on 23 February 1909 when John McCurdy piloted the "Silver Dart" from the ice of the Bra d'or lake in Baddeck Nova Scotia.

The aircraft was built by a group calling itself the Aerial Experiment Association, which included several members including McCurdy and Alexander Graham Bell.

So this one still stand. What is the strongest animal made material?

So now you have to present a new question Shop.

Answer: Socrates

"Socrates said that at his trial for heresy. He was on trial for encouraging his students to challenge the accepted beliefs of the time and think for themselves. The sentence was death but Socrates had the option of suggesting an alternative punishment. He could have chosen life in prison or exile, and would likely have avoided death. But Socrates believed that these alternatives would rob him of the only thing that made life useful: Examining the world around him and discussing how to make the world a better place. Without his examined life there was no point in living. So he suggested that Athens reward him for his service to society. The result, of course, is that they had no alternative and were forced to vote for a punishment of death."

Next question: (I saw an advertisement today by a certain travel bureau using this as a possible drawing card to come to visit and see it for oneself)

Where are the highest tides in the world?

Now here's a question for hockey fans: who was the first professional goaltender to score a goal in a regular-season game?