Quiz 8
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Which is the Odd One Out?(The list is presented in chronological order, but not necessarily from our point of view.)
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image deletedWhere on Earth is this? Click for a more detailed view.Hanoi |
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I am an optician. The powers of lenses are calculated in diptres (reciprocal
of metre) and we work in 1/4 (0.25) dioptre (D) steps.
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+/-0.25D, +/-0.75D, +/-2.25D and +/-6.75D. The dioptres add up serially, so by twirling the "twirly" sticks, additions as well as subtractions can be effected. AlanThey are +/- 0.25, 0.75, 2.25 and 6.75. Each is 3 times the power of the previous - it would seem at first that this is a binary counting problem, but since there are positive and negative options for each value, it becomes ternary. Zack |
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The characters named have all been played by actors who have also portrayed Dr. Who. Worzel Gummidge, played by Jon Pertwee, who also played the doctor in the television series, Dr. Who, from 1970 to 1974 Abraham Van Helsing, played by Peter Cushing, who also starred as the doctor in Dr. Who and the Daleks (1965) Patsy Stone (of Absolutely Fabulous), played by Joanna Lumley, who also starred as Dr. Who (the female one) in Dr. Who: The Curse of Fatal Death, a parody on the Dr. Who series Mr. Bean, played by Rowan Atkinson, who also starred as Dr. Who in Dr. Who: The Curse of Fatal Death Withnail & I – Richard E. Grant & Paul McGann – Richard E. Grant starred as another Dr. Who (the quite handsome one) in Dr. Who: The Curse of Fatal Death as well as being the voice of the doctor in the animated Dr. Who: Scream of the Shalka. Paul McGann starred as the doctor in Dr. Who: The Movie, a 90 min. production for TV. CIA? Aah! You refer to the Celestial Intervention Agency. The Celestial Intervention Agency is a fictional organization of Time Lords in the Doctor Who universe. Very little is known about the agency except that they sometimes order the Doctor to attempt to change history. VenkyAll six roles have been played by actors
who have also played "Doctor Who"; in order: Doctor Who is (and/or was, and/or will be -- this time-space thing is a bit confusing) a Time Lord from Gallifrey. The Time Lords are ruled by a High Council. The Celestial Intervention Agency (CIA) is the covert arm of the High Council, created to secretly safeguard the Time Lords' interests, and directs many of the Doctor's wanderings.
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In 1927, on September 22 – with 100 days remaining in the year (September 22 is the 265th day in a non-leap year) - Jack Dempsey lost the "Long Count" boxing match to Gene Tunney. Dempsey should have cared, since he eventually lost the bout. Tunney cared since it allowed him precious extra seconds to catch his breath. The audience cared, since they were pissed that Dempsey was robbed of the title. Venky |
Tunney was on the canvas for around fifteen seconds but the referee was standing by the new rule, requiring the boxer who scored a knockdown to move to a neutral corner before the count could begin. Ignorance of the law is no defence as they say. If Dempsey had been fully aware of that rule he would have won.
Bern, Switzerland;
Melbourne, Australia;
Leuven, Belgium;
Dundee (KZN), South Africa;
Sfax, Tunisia;
Coimbra, Portugal.
Postal Code of 3000. (although different parts of the cities may have different codes)
a disgusting trashpile
bulbous liliaceous plants
Arachnids
dirty hose
Isoptera
moldy tomato residue
four slices of bread
fermented cabbage
poisonous fungi
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The Grinch Song or “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch” a disgusting trashpile – appalling dump heap overflowing with the most disgraceful assortment of rubbish imaginable bulbous liliaceous plants – garlic Arachnids – spiders dirty hose – unwashed socks Isoptera – termites moldy tomato residue - a dead tomato splotched with moldy purple spots four slices of bread – three decker sandwich fermented cabbage – sauerkraut poisonous fungi - toadstool The lyrics to the song as under:
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Pete Mitchell
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David Bowie. References to lyrics of "Life On Mars": cavemen, Lennon on sale, Ibiza, mice (in their million hordes, with the aid of a bit of cut 'n' paste), the Norfolk Broads, and "my dog". Alan |
It's a god-awful small affair
To the girl with the mousy hair
But her mother is yelling "No"
And her daddy has told her to go
But her friend is nowhere to be seen
As she walks through her sunken dream
To the seat with the clearest view
And she's hooked to the silver screen
But the film is a saddening bore
For she's lived it ten times or more
She could spit in the eyes of fools
As they ask her to focus on
Sailors fighting in the dance hall
Oh man!
Look at those cavemen go
It's the freakiest show
Take a look at the
Lawman
Beating up the wrong guy
Oh man!
Wonder if he'll ever know
He's in the best selling show
Is there life on Mars?
It's on Amerika's tortured brow
Mickey Mouse has grown up a cow
Now the workers have struck for fame
'Cause Lennon's on sale again
See the mice in their million hordes
From Ibiza to the Norfolk Broads
Rule Britannia is out of bounds
To my mother, my dog, and clowns
But the film is a saddening bore
'Cause I wrote it ten times before
It's about to be writ again
As I ask you to focus on
Sailors fighting in the dance hall
Oh man!
Look at those cavemen go
It's the freakiest show
Take a look at the
Lawman
Beating up the wrong guy
Oh man!
Wonder if he'll ever know
He's in the best selling show
Is there life on Mars?
Is there life on Mars?
Written by: D. Bowie
Why that dog? It's a pup. A BEAGLE pup. Life on Mars, BEAGLE... geddit?
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Between chieftain and cicatrix you find chimera; china (china plate = mate); chintz; chloroform; chock; Christadelphian *; churchyard; and churl. *Christadelphian // n. & adj. James? = Brother of Jesus.
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Canada
India
Russia
Coral Sea
Brazil
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Lake Yamma Yamma in the east Australian outback, 725 miles northwest of Sydney. Steve Fosset’s landing points in each of his six attempts to circumnavigate the globe non-stop in a balloon. The sixth attempt was finally successful as he had started the trip from Northam, Western Australia 14 days earlier.
Steve Fosset’s first attempt was in early 1996. He launched from Stratobowl, South Dakota and landed at St. John, Canada, approx 2,200 miles away.
His next attempt was in early 1997. Fossett used a Roziere-style mylar balloon which operates on helium and hydrogen. The balloon, the Solo Spirit, launched from Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, on January 13, 1997. That journey lasted six days, two hours and forty four minutes, and ended near Sultanpur in India.
Fossett tried again on December 31, 1997 but a faulty heater ended his journey in Novokiporovskaya, Russia, where Fossett safely landed his balloon Solo Spirit. He had travelled approximately 7,300 miles in four days, 11 hours.
On August 7, 1998, with a full moon as his backdrop, he lifted off from Mendoza, Argentina, hoping once again to be the first person to circumnavigate the earth non-stop in a balloon. The Solo Spirit was larger and carried more fuel than previous missions and all involved hoped that would make the difference this time, the first attempt in the Southern Hemisphere. He was heading for a finish in Argentina when he was caught in a violent thunderstorm that ruptured his balloon, and he fell 29,000 feet (8,800 meters) into the Coral Sea, 500 miles east of Australia. Miraculously, he survived, and in the process set the absolute world distance record for balloons at 14,235.33 miles.
On August 17, 2001, Steve Fossett's fifth attempt at solo circumnavigation of the world ended when he faced a minefield of thunderstorms and was forced to land in Brazil, 20-25 miles south of Bage, near the border of Uruguay. After facing weather challenges, lack of oxygen, and slow travelling speeds, Fossett and his control team decided to abandon the attempt.
Venky
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