YORE MAs pub quizz thread [NO CHAT!]

legspin

9'2"?

Latchy

Robert Wadlow is the world's tallest man at 8 feet 11 inches

watna

latchyco wrote: »

Robert Wadlow is the world's tallest man at 8 feet 11 inches

hmmm, that looks suspiciously googled to me!

Zaph

latchyco wrote: »

Robert Wadlow is the world's tallest man at 8 feet 11 inches

Well he was, he died in 1940.

watna wrote: »

hmmm, that looks suspiciously googled to me!

Nah, if he'd Googled it he would have said 8 feet 11.1 inches

smashey

Zaph wrote: »

Nah, if he'd Googled it he would have said 8 feet 11.1 inches

How did they mange to come up with .1 of an inch?

Surely the inch was divided in the old imperial way.

1/2, 1/4, 1/8 etc.

Therefore, 1/8" = 0.125".

Zaph

Dunno, maybe an exact conversion from his metric height? This from Wikipedia:

Wadlow reached an unprecedented 8 feet 11.09 inches (2.72 m)

Latchy

hmmm, that looks suspiciously googled to me!

It was

(but my previous answers to questions including the one i got right wasn't)

Zaph wrote: »

Nah, if he'd Googled it he would have said 8 feet 11.1 inches

I did and it said 8 feet 11 inches (googled below )

Robert Wadlow is the world's tallest man at 8 feet 11 inches. ... At the age of 13 he became the world's tallest Boy Scout with a height of 7'4 (224 cm). ...
www.maniacworld.com/worlds_tallest_man.htm - 11k - Cached - Similar pages

Zaph

Well I suppose you were close enough

You're up Brother latchy

Latchy

Quote Zaph -Well I suppose you were close enough

You're up Brother latchy

Bus if he is dead then it must be sombody else ?


Back on track (Excuse my disappearance)

What was the name of irelands first cinema and were was it located ?.

Zaph

The Volta on Abbey Street, I think. James Joyce was the manager, or owner or something.

Latchy

Zaph wrote: »

The Volta on Abbey Street, I think. James Joyce was the manager, or owner or something.

Congrats Zaph ,but i had it down as on mary street and James Joyce indeed was a partner in the company that opened it .

Your twist

Zaph

Just Googled it, it was indeed Mary Street. Knew it was that neck of teh woods anyway.

What is astronaut Buzz Aldrin's real first name?

Latchy

Buzz ?

Edwin

If there are 10 birds in a field, and you shoot one dead, how many birds in the field remain alive?

Latchy

None cuz the sound of the gunshot (not to mention the sight of their dead pal ) will freak the other birds into all having heart atttacks and dying ?

Correct! (If by having heart attacks you mean they fly away! )

Latchy

Deleted User wrote: »

Correct! (If by having heart attacks you mean they fly away! )

Why em , of course but you could have left the last word out of the question

Ok , an off the top of my head Question

Who is the american black comedian who sold out all over the uk on his recent tour ?

Edit

In the absense of boardsie members around who may know answer googled or otherwise ...the answer is Chris Rock .

justsomebloke

Deleted User wrote: »

Correct! (If by having heart attacks you mean they fly away! )

surely though if you had had a silencer on the gun and shot the bird they wouldn't of heard the shot so might not have flown off

But would someone with a beer gut and receding hair be smart enough to use a silencer? I think not...

Zaph

Deleted User wrote: »

But would someone with a beer gut and receding hair be smart enough to use a silencer? I think not...

I'm sorry, but the insinuation that the Brothers are somewhat lacking in the grey matter department is truly offensive. Had you asked whether someone with a beer gut and receding hair could be arsed going off to buy a silencer, remember to pack it with the gun and then actually bother fitting it before firing, well then you may have had a point.

Latchy

Zaph wrote: »

I'm sorry, but the insinuation that the Brothers are somewhat lacking in the grey matter department is truly offensive. Had you asked whether someone with a beer gut and receding hair could be arsed going off to buy a silencer, remember to pack it with the gun and then actually bother fitting it before firing, well then you may have had a point.

Not to mention the bullets , he might forget the bullets ....

Hagar

My rifle has a sound moderator, the correct term , a high power scope and a bipod.
Now all I need is an address...

Latchy

Hagar wrote: »

My rifle has a sound moderator, the correct term , a high power scope and a bipod.
Now all I need is an address...

Dealyplazza@grassyknoll.com

Speaking of receding hair, a new question arises:

Why is it that men who have been castrated rarely go bald?

Hagar

They can no longer produce testosterone which is the major cause of male pattern baldness.

Latchy

My question is what should we do if a question goes unanswered ?

Give the answer or shoot it ? (allowing for the fact there are not as many bro's and sis's around )

Hagar

latchyco wrote: »

My question is what should we do if a question goes unanswered ?

Ssshhhh. Nobody say a word...:D

Hagar be correct.

Latchy

Hagar wrote: »

Ssshhhh. Nobody say a word...:D

Hello my darkness my ol friend , i've come to talk to you again ,whitin the sound............. of Silence

I love it

Deleted User wrote: »

Hagar be correct.

Their has to be rules otherwise the concept is redundant .I think we need a mod for this thread .........any mods in the house ?

Hagar

A two parter.

What is an ell?

What is an emm?