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

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  • #6932
    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 32,688 ✭✭✭✭ytpe2r5bxkn0c1


    IrishZeus wrote: »
    One more random one to close out the topic:

    Aibohphobia? :)

    That was on University Challenge recently. I'll hold off in case anybody else remembers it.


  • #6933
    New Home
    Moderators, Arts Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 78,180 Mod ✭✭✭✭New Home


    Fear of surprises?


  • #6934
    IrishZeus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,887 ✭✭✭IrishZeus


    New Home wrote: »
    Fear of surprises?

    Surprisingly not :D

    The clue is in the name.


  • #6935
    New Home
    Moderators, Arts Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 78,180 Mod ✭✭✭✭New Home


    Fear of Aibohs, surely! :D


  • #6936
    Corkgirl18
    Closed Accounts Posts: 894 ✭✭✭Corkgirl18


    IrishZeus wrote: »
    One more random one to close out the topic:

    Aibohphobia? :)

    Fear of palindromes :D


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  • #6937
    IrishZeus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,887 ✭✭✭IrishZeus


    Corkgirl18 wrote: »
    Fear of palindromes :D

    Correcto :)

    You're up.


  • #6938
    Corkgirl18
    Closed Accounts Posts: 894 ✭✭✭Corkgirl18


    On what date and between what hours is Mole Day celebrated?


  • #6939
    garancafan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,034 ✭✭✭garancafan


    Corkgirl18 wrote: »
    On what date and between what hours is Mole Day celebrated?

    Haven't heard of it before but I'll hazard a guess at 2nd of June between 10 am and 11 pm.


  • #6940
    Corkgirl18
    Closed Accounts Posts: 894 ✭✭✭Corkgirl18


    garancafan wrote: »
    Haven't heard of it before but I'll hazard a guess at 2nd of June between 10 am and 11 pm.

    Wrong time of the year but you're on the right track.


  • #6941
    New Home
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    I'm guessing it's mole as in mole poblano the dish, and note mole as in the animal or the skin growths, so I'm guessing it's at midnight on the 1st November.


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  • #6942
    garancafan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,034 ✭✭✭garancafan


    6th of February?


  • #6943
    looksee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,737 ✭✭✭✭looksee


    I just read the mole poblano recipe...oh my!


  • #6944
    Corkgirl18
    Closed Accounts Posts: 894 ✭✭✭Corkgirl18


    A mole as in the chemical unit.
    It is linked with Avogradro's number of 6 x 10^23. From those numbers you may be able to figure out the date.


  • #6945
    garancafan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,034 ✭✭✭garancafan


    I always regarded Avogadro's number as being 6.02x10^23 - hence my guesses.


  • #6946
    looksee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,737 ✭✭✭✭looksee


    Ah for heaven's sake Corkgirl! Easier quiz, as in, not so difficult. Chemical moles pshaw! :D






    6 till 10 on the 23rd October...


  • #6947
    Corkgirl18
    Closed Accounts Posts: 894 ✭✭✭Corkgirl18


    looksee wrote: »
    Ah for heaven's sake Corkgirl! Easier quiz, as in, not so difficult. Chemical moles pshaw! :D
    6 till 10 on the 23rd October...

    That is what I say when I see anything to do with history...


    I'm going to give it to you.
    6.02 x 10^23 gives us Mole day on 23rd of October from 6.02 am to 6.02 pm
    Now ye know when to celebrate! Make your Poblano


  • #6948
    tayto lover
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 54,202 ✭✭✭✭tayto lover


    looksee wrote: »
    Ah for heaven's sake Corkgirl! Easier quiz, as in, not so difficult. Chemical moles pshaw! :D






    6 till 10 on the 23rd October...
    A lad around here who writes Pub Quizzes always says about his quizzes " the questions are easy but the answers are hard".


  • #6949
    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 32,688 ✭✭✭✭ytpe2r5bxkn0c1


    tayto lover wrote: »
    A lad around here who writes Pub Quizzes always says about his quizzes " the questions are easy but the answers are hard".

    Or there's no such thing as a hard question when you know the answers.


  • #6950
    IrishZeus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,887 ✭✭✭IrishZeus


    To keep things moving:

    Question from Corkgirl as hers wasn't answered.

    Question from Garancafan for actually knowing the formula and being closest to correct :)


  • #6951
    tayto lover
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 54,202 ✭✭✭✭tayto lover


    Autumn Harsh Cloud wrote: »
    Or there's no such thing as a hard question when you know the answers.


    ..... and don't have to Google it.


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  • #6952
    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 32,688 ✭✭✭✭ytpe2r5bxkn0c1


    IrishZeus wrote: »
    To keep things moving:

    Question from Corkgirl as hers wasn't answered.

    Question from Garancafan for actually knowing the formula and being closest to correct :)

    Beer enigma owes one from last week too.


  • #6953
    Corkgirl18
    Closed Accounts Posts: 894 ✭✭✭Corkgirl18


    IrishZeus wrote: »
    To keep things moving:

    Question from Corkgirl as hers wasn't answered.

    Question from Garancafan for actually knowing the formula and being closest to correct :)

    I gave it to looksee as they were closest!


  • #6954
    looksee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,737 ✭✭✭✭looksee


    Oh drat! :D

    I'm thinking...


  • #6955
    looksee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,737 ✭✭✭✭looksee


    Ah yes there's a question -

    What is the origin of the word 'drat'?


  • #6956
    beer enigma
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,251 ✭✭✭beer enigma


    looksee wrote: »
    Ah yes there's a question -

    What is the origin of the word 'drat'?

    Aaaagh I knew this one as it came up in a pub quiz but can't remember the flippin answer, its something to do with a religious thing and a twist on the words


  • #6957
    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 32,688 ✭✭✭✭ytpe2r5bxkn0c1


    looksee wrote: »
    Ah yes there's a question -

    What is the origin of the word 'drat'?

    It's a condensing of an old swear by god of some sort but I can't remember what it was.

    Drat!!!!


  • #6958
    IrishZeus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,887 ✭✭✭IrishZeus


    God rat?


  • #6959
    garancafan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,034 ✭✭✭garancafan


    The seasonal song "O Holy Night" was originally in French. By what titles (there are two) was it originally known?


  • #6960
    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 32,688 ✭✭✭✭ytpe2r5bxkn0c1


    garancafan wrote: »
    The seasonal song "O Holy Night" was originally in French. By what titles (there are two) was it originally known?

    The lyrics are very different but a very old French friend used to sing a hymn of the same tune called Cantique de Noel.


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  • #6961
    garancafan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,034 ✭✭✭garancafan


    Autumn Harsh Cloud wrote: »
    The lyrics are very different but a very old French friend used to sing a hymn of the same tune called Cantique de Noel.

    That's one.


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