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The all new, revised and easier quiz! (mod note posts 1 and 2042)

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  • #3332
    Orion
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,807 ✭✭✭✭Orion


    Autumn Harsh Cloud wrote: »
    Waterloo sunset, last Christmas, rocket man, wonderwall and wild thing have something in common. But what?

    They all only made it to #2 in the UK charts. Last Christmas was beaten by Band Aid. And if I recall correctly somebody sued George Michael over it - similar to another song - so he ended up donating the royalties to Band Aid.

    You could also add Vienna. Beaten by Shaddup Your Face - musical travesty.


    How many golf balls are on the moon? And to make it a little more difficult what club was used to hit them?


  • #3333
    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 32,688 ✭✭✭✭ytpe2r5bxkn0c1


    Correct.

    It was a modified 6 iron that Shepard used and the number of balls is contentious as NASA say 3 but others say 2.


  • #3334
    Orion
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,807 ✭✭✭✭Orion


    Autumn Harsh Cloud wrote: »
    Correct.

    It was a modified 6 iron that Shepard used and the number of balls is contentious as NASA say 3 but others say 2.

    Correct. I used to think it was 3 but Sheppard said in an interview it was 2. Legend has it the balls were titleist but he never actually revealed the brand


  • #3335
    Corkgirl18
    Closed Accounts Posts: 894 ✭✭✭Corkgirl18


    Autumn Harsh Cloud wrote: »
    Lincoln ...Hamilton...Jackson...

    And next is?

    Grant - Franklin - Someone - Cleveland


  • #3336
    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 32,688 ✭✭✭✭ytpe2r5bxkn0c1


    Corkgirl18 wrote: »
    Grant - Franklin - Someone - Cleveland

    Grant sufficient, well done.

    US Presidents on bank notes.


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  • #3337
    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 32,688 ✭✭✭✭ytpe2r5bxkn0c1


    I think I owe one so...

    If Adrian had 6, Alexander had 7, Leo had 13 and Gregory had 16, how many had Paul?


  • #3338
    looksee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,757 ✭✭✭✭looksee


    I knew what and why, but had to cheat to get the actual answer, so I will hang on to see if anyone knows without checking :)


  • #3339
    Corkgirl18
    Closed Accounts Posts: 894 ✭✭✭Corkgirl18


    "Maman" is a famous sculpture created in 1999.
    Who created the sculpture and what does it depict?


  • #3340
    feargale
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,636 ✭✭✭feargale


    Autumn Harsh Cloud wrote: »
    I think I owe one so...

    If Adrian had 6, Alexander had 7, Leo had 13 and Gregory had 16, how many had Paul?

    6.

    P.S. Patrick hasn't had one yet.


  • #3341
    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 32,688 ✭✭✭✭ytpe2r5bxkn0c1


    feargale wrote: »
    6.

    P.S. Patrick hasn't had one yet.

    6 Popes called Paul is correct.

    Pope Paddy has a certain ring to it.


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  • #3342
    looksee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,757 ✭✭✭✭looksee


    Corkgirl18 wrote: »
    "Maman" is a famous sculpture created in 1999.
    Who created the sculpture and what does it depict?

    I'm kinda tempted to observe that it isn't all that famous :D


  • #3343
    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 32,688 ✭✭✭✭ytpe2r5bxkn0c1


    looksee wrote: »
    I'm kinda tempted to observe that it isn't all that famous :D

    And neither is the sculptor. ;)


  • #3344
    Corkgirl18
    Closed Accounts Posts: 894 ✭✭✭Corkgirl18


    looksee wrote: »
    I'm kinda tempted to observe that it isn't all that famous :D

    Really? I would have considered both the sculpture and sculptor to be very well known. Depends on the person I suppose!


  • #3345
    feargale
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,636 ✭✭✭feargale


    Name the second pope.


  • #3346
    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 32,688 ✭✭✭✭ytpe2r5bxkn0c1


    I recently read an excellent book..The Popes by John Julius Norwich... so Linus for ad 67 to 76.


  • #3347
    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 32,688 ✭✭✭✭ytpe2r5bxkn0c1


    What have these books got in common?

    Tall dark and gruesome

    My left foot

    Brother Ray

    The magic lantern

    and

    Broken music.


  • #3348
    eisenberg1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,387 ✭✭✭eisenberg1


    Autumn Harsh Cloud wrote: »
    What have these books got in common?

    Tall dark and gruesome

    My left foot

    Brother Ray

    The magic lantern

    and

    Broken music.

    Are they all autobiographies?

    I recognise three of the five.


  • #3349
    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 32,688 ✭✭✭✭ytpe2r5bxkn0c1


    Corkgirl18 wrote: »
    "Maman" is a famous sculpture created in 1999.
    Who created the sculpture and what does it depict?
    eisenberg1 wrote: »
    Are they all autobiographies?

    I recognise three of the five.

    Correct. You're up. And Corkgirl18's question is still open.


  • #3350
    eisenberg1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,387 ✭✭✭eisenberg1


    What is a cordwainer?


  • #3351
    looksee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,757 ✭✭✭✭looksee


    Lord I should know that! Is it some sort of cart?

    edit: drat, no!


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  • #3352
    Jellybaby1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,108 ✭✭✭Jellybaby1


    Shoemaker - a few of my ancestors were cordwainers!! :D

    What is the capital of Kyrgyzstan?


  • #3353
    feargale
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,636 ✭✭✭feargale


    Jellybaby1 wrote: »
    Shoemaker - a few of my ancestors were cordwainers!! :D

    What is the capital of Kyrgyzstan?

    Bishkek?


  • #3354
    Jellybaby1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,108 ✭✭✭Jellybaby1


    feargale wrote: »
    Bishkek?

    Can't believe my question lasted a whole hour this time. You're up!


  • #3355
    feargale
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,636 ✭✭✭feargale


    The national language of each of the five ex-Soviet republics of Central Asia bears the same name as the country of which it is the national language. Which one of these languages is not a Turkic language?


  • #3356
    Corkgirl18
    Closed Accounts Posts: 894 ✭✭✭Corkgirl18


    Corkgirl18 wrote: »
    "Maman" is a famous sculpture created in 1999.
    Who created the sculpture and what does it depict?

    Last chance for this one in case anyone has any ideas?


  • #3357
    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 32,688 ✭✭✭✭ytpe2r5bxkn0c1


    feargale wrote: »
    The national language of each of the five ex-Soviet republics of Central Asia bears the same name as the country of which it is the national language. Which one of these languages is not a Turkic language?

    Russian??


  • #3358
    feargale
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,636 ✭✭✭feargale


    Autumn Harsh Cloud wrote: »
    Russian??

    No. Russia is not an ex-Soviet Central Asian republic.


  • #3359
    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 32,688 ✭✭✭✭ytpe2r5bxkn0c1


    feargale wrote: »
    No. Russia is not an ex-Soviet Central Asian republic.

    Sorry, I didn't understand the question. Is it which of the 5 languages isn't Turkic or a language common to the 5 countries? I'm now guessing it's the former, which j's not how I read it originally. :(


  • #3360
    feargale
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,636 ✭✭✭feargale


    Autumn Harsh Cloud wrote: »
    Sorry, I didn't understand the question. Is it which of the 5 languages isn't Turkic or a language common to the 5 countries? I'm now guessing it's the former, which j's not how I read it originally. :(

    Correct as in bold. After three days it's time to narrow it. The five relevant languges are Kazakh, Kirghiz, Tajik, Turkmen and Uzbek. Four of them are Turkic. One is not. Which one?


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  • #3361
    dilallio
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,728 ✭✭✭dilallio


    I'm probably completely wrong here. I'm guessing it's either Tajik or Kirghiz as they are smaller countries further away than most of the others. I'll go with Tajik :)


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