General knowledge thread

RuggieBear · 13-12-2004 12:33am

Sysiphus wrote:

what are the five characteristics of all naural rainbows?

1. circular ?
2. 7 colours (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet) ?
3. em....
4. em........
5. em............

:eek:

13-12-2004 6:47pm

They're acually straight?
They're refractions of light?
Its caused by rain and sun?
em................................
They all have pots of gold at the end?

Pherekydes · 13-12-2004 10:47pm

Sysiphus wrote:

what are the five characteristics of all naural rainbows?

They all occur over Nauru.

gaui3d0pnbz86o · 14-12-2004 2:47pm

no two people see the same rainbow in the same way,

you will never see the end, thats an illisioun, see point above.

you dont actually see all the colours in the rainbow,

they are not circular but hemi\semi-hyperbolic

they can not accur at night

14-12-2004 4:08pm

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Sysiphus · 14-12-2004 4:09pm

Some good ones there, but the five I have are :

1) ther are all circular, its the angle we look at them from the appear semicircular, but seen aerialy they are circular.

2) there are always two together an outer and inner, the outer one is much fainter and harder to see.

3) the inner arc of the inner rainbow is alway brigher then the surrounding light.

4) the band between the inner and outer rainbows is always darker than the surrounding light.

5) the outer rainbows colours are a reversal of the normal seqence, therfore inner rainbow -R.O.Y.G.B.I.V. outer V.I.B.G.Y.O.R.

and 6 for fun the angle of the defraction through the water droplets is 47 degrees!

Sysiphus · 14-12-2004 4:11pm

Jeremiah Powerful Candlestick wrote:

no two people see the same rainbow in the same way,

you will never see the end, thats an illisioun, see point above.

you dont actually see all the colours in the rainbow,

they are not circular but hemi\semi-hyperbolic

they can not accur at night

A hose and a flashlight will give you a rainbow at night

14-12-2004 4:12pm

Your turn again... But a little easier... please?

Sysiphus · 14-12-2004 4:13pm

What is the name of the impliment that the scotts use for stirring porridge and what does it look like??

Sysiphus · 14-12-2004 4:21pm

I made a post earlier that I ment to put in the trhead "interesting facts", sorry

Blisterman · 14-12-2004 6:31pm

A spoon. it consists of a long shaft with an egg shaped hollow dome at the end, for scooping.

Sysiphus · 16-12-2004 3:31pm

Blisterman wrote:

A spoon. it consists of a long shaft with an egg shaped hollow dome at the end, for scooping.

You'd think tha alright, but wrong I'm afraid, your close though.

Its called a sporel, and consists of a spoon, but here's the good bit, without the spoon head! It's just the shaft! Me, I call that a stick!!

16-12-2004 3:48pm

Name the three main actors in the original Starsky and Hutch?

Sherifu · 16-12-2004 3:57pm

Papa Smut wrote:

Name the three main actors in the original Starsky and Hutch?

David Soul was one

Sysiphus · 16-12-2004 3:57pm

Papa Smut wrote:

Name the three main actors in the original Starsky and Hutch?

David Soul
Paul Michael Glazer
and Huggy Bear who was in I'm a (n ex) celeb.... and whos name i can't remember and won't google for!

Pherekydes · 16-12-2004 6:52pm

Sysiphus wrote:

and Huggy Bear who's name i can't remember and won't google for!

Antonio Fargas.

He has a son playing running back for the Oakland Raiders. (another useless bit of info for yez)

Blisterman · 16-12-2004 7:55pm

Ok, next question any of you three. Thats another new rule. If a few people get the answer right, once the full answer is posted, any of the people who helped answer it can post the next question. Just to keep things moving.

Sysiphus · 17-12-2004 11:42am

Simple ones again:

What woman links the three famous characters below

Gustav Mahler (composer)
Walter Gropius (Architect)
Franz Werfel (Author)

or to make it easier, who wrote a comedic song about her??

whatsgoin'on · 17-12-2004 3:01pm

how is that a simpler one?
the answer anyway is Alma Mahler-Werfel (I think, no hope)

this question is a bit different, more of a catchphrase:

Another
Another
Another
Another 111111
Another
Another

Answers on a postcard please!

17-12-2004 3:19pm

6 of 1 half a dozen of another

Name 3 actors who've played Elvis?

duridian · 17-12-2004 4:43pm

Kurt Russell (Forrest Gump)
David Keith (Heartbreak Hotel)
Michael St. Gerard (Heart of Dixie, Great Balls of Fire and Elvis the Mini Series)

Who played Jerry Lee Lewis in Great Balls of Fire?

17-12-2004 4:45pm

Nice!!! Your question...

Sysiphus · 17-12-2004 7:25pm

whatsgoin'on wrote:

how is that a simpler one?
the answer anyway is Alma Mahler-Werfel (I think, no hope)

this question is a bit different, more of a catchphrase:

Another
Another
Another
Another 111111
Another
Another

Answers on a postcard please!

Only after she married them - all of them!! Schindler was her maiden name, Tom Lehrer wrote a great song about her! Check out his christmas song!

I can only think of python "Here comes another one" but thats not it I bet!

StupidLikeAFox · 26-12-2004 8:50pm

This is gone cold so ill post up a little something,
like above, but different, what does this signify?

M CE
M CE
M CE

Blisterman · 26-12-2004 10:15pm

3 blind mice. Because they don't have Is?

StupidLikeAFox · 27-12-2004 3:33am

give that man a gold star/blue peter badge

You have the floor mr. blister.....

Blisterman · 30-12-2004 6:20pm

What was the worlds' first Electric Bass Guitar?

TomTom · 03-01-2005 1:05am

audiovox?

Blisterman · 03-01-2005 1:22am

no
To make it easier, just say who made it.

ZappaFrank · 05-01-2005 1:51am

Fender??????

Blisterman · 05-01-2005 12:07pm

Yep

ZappaFrank · 05-01-2005 3:09pm

Which Beatle played Frank Zappa in Zappas 1971 movie "200 Motels"?

Blisterman · 13-01-2005 1:47pm

Time up, next question anyone?

13-01-2005 1:56pm

Em, em, em me please sir!! How many dents on a golf ball?!

Blisterman · 13-01-2005 7:12pm

365
When was the first hooters opened?

ZappaFrank · 14-01-2005 9:47pm

Time up, next question anyone?

Blisterman · 15-01-2005 3:27pm

Read earlier. After two days without an answer the time is up. If noone answers my question by 6pm today, then it's next question.

StupidLikeAFox · 15-01-2005 3:31pm

the excitement is ****in killing me!

Ill have a guess anyway, 1968?

Blisterman · 15-01-2005 3:49pm

No, later than that.

joe. · 15-01-2005 4:58pm

1983

Blisterman · 15-01-2005 7:10pm

Yep.

joe. · 15-01-2005 7:41pm

i gives the question to whoever wants it

Agent Smith · 16-01-2005 8:51am

who does the voice of peter in family guy?

Blisterman · 16-01-2005 11:30am

Seth McFarlane
What is georges alter ego in seinfeld?

sceptre · 18-01-2005 5:00am

Art Vandelay

Who were the first band to appear on the first Top of the Pops?

zokrez · 21-01-2005 11:29pm

A. The Rolling Stones

Q. Name the 2 well known artists who designed the Jokers for the Irish Hospice Foundation's deck of playing cards,Artpack ?

24-01-2005 11:55am

Times up... Next question please!

Sysiphus · 24-01-2005 12:46pm

in space terms what is an AU both in measure and reason for.....and / or what is a parsec?

zokrez · 25-01-2005 12:16am

Distance of sun to earth ?

(Bono & Gavin Friday)

Sysiphus · 25-01-2005 12:35am

Reason is correct, now Measure??

and Parsec??

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