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

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  • Moderators, Arts Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 78,303 New Home
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    Cool! :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,642 OldGoat
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    "goat smuggler"
    Where do I send my application form? Can't wait to get my business cards.

    I'm older than Minecraft goats.



  • Closed Accounts Posts: 12,807 Orion
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    In The Italian Job (the 1969 original one with Michael Caine) where were the jail scenes filmed?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 32,688 ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
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    Orion wrote: »
    In The Italian Job (the 1969 original one with Michael Caine) where were the jail scenes filmed?

    Kilmainham is in my head for some reason


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 12,807 Orion
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    Kilmainham is in my head for some reason

    Correct.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 32,688 ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
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    Orion wrote: »
    Correct.

    Oh dear, so I need a question....


    What did Edwin Beard Budding invent?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,887 IrishZeus
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    Oh dear, so I need a question....


    What did Edwin Beard Budding invent?

    The lawnmower!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 32,688 ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
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    IrishZeus wrote: »
    The lawnmower!

    He did, God bless him.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,636 feargale
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    Time for a bump.

    Which of the following are Slav languages and which are not:

    Albanian, Bulgarian, Greek, Hungarian, Romanian?


  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 16,287 quickbeam
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    feargale wrote: »
    Time for a bump.

    Which of the following are Slav languages and which are not:

    Albanian, Bulgarian, Greek, Hungarian, Romanian?

    I'll guess that none are actually Slav.

    Hungarian certainly isn't - related to Estonian and Finnish.
    Greek isn't - doesn't even use the same alphabet.
    Romanian - clue is in the name, is a Roman (Latin) language, I believe.
    Not sure about the other two, but I think I'd take a chance and say not Slavic either.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 894 Corkgirl18
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    feargale wrote: »
    Time for a bump.

    Which of the following are Slav languages and which are not:

    Albanian, Bulgarian, Greek, Hungarian, Romanian?

    I thought Bulgarian was. No idea about the others.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,636 feargale
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    Could I have unambiguous answers please,
    As in:
    Slav = a, b, c etc
    Non-slav = d,e etc


  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 16,287 quickbeam
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    Non Slav: Albanian, Bulgarian, Greek, Hungarian, Romanian


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 32,688 ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
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    I assume you mean Slavic as opposed to Balto Slavic. I think only Bulgarian is Slavic from that list but I'm not sure.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,887 IrishZeus
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    I believe I owe a question.

    In the game of Risk, what territory is south of Central America?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,642 OldGoat
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    Venezuala?

    My current Risk board is based on The Game of Thrones. :)

    I'm older than Minecraft goats.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,887 IrishZeus
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    OldGoat wrote: »
    Venezuala?

    My current Risk board is based on The Game of Thrones. :)

    You are correct, Sir :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,642 OldGoat
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    Of (or Off) Lane was named by Viscount Moore - Henry Moore. Anyone know why it was called so?

    I'm older than Minecraft goats.



  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 16,287 quickbeam
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    OldGoat wrote: »
    Of (or Off) Lane was named by Viscount Moore - Henry Moore. Anyone know why it was called so?

    Yes, there's a whole range of streets in North Dublin that come from the same name - Henry Moore Earl of Talbot, I think was his name. Thus giving us:
    Henry St.
    Moore St.
    Earl St.
    Of St.
    Talbot St.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,642 OldGoat
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    Yep. Gotta love the hubris of the man.

    I'm older than Minecraft goats.



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  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 16,287 quickbeam
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    OldGoat wrote: »
    Yep. Gotta love the hubris of the man.

    Is Of Lane still around? I've never actually seen it, but knew the story from childhood.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,642 OldGoat
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    It's been changed. It's the road/lane that joins Henry Street to Moore Street. I think it got changed (physically) when the area was being renovated with Victorian brickwork way back when. It's (I think) now called Henry Place.

    I'm older than Minecraft goats.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,636 feargale
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    quickbeam wrote: »
    I'll guess that none are actually Slav.
    Not correct.
    quickbeam wrote: »
    Hungarian certainly isn't - related to Estonian and Finnish.
    Correct.
    quickbeam wrote: »
    Greek isn't - doesn't even use the same alphabet.

    Correct, though the Cyrillic alphabet emanates from the Greek and is only used in countries of the Orthodox tradition. Those of the Catholic tradition use Roman script.
    quickbeam wrote: »
    Romanian - clue is in the name, is a Roman (Latin) language, I believe.
    Correct
    quickbeam wrote: »
    Not sure about the other two, but I think I'd take a chance and say not Slavic either.
    Not correct.

    Albanian is not Slav. It's a stand alone Indo-European language, vaguely related, some believe, to Armenian. The Albanians claim for themselves and their language descent from the Illyrian(s), but the jury is out on that. It's one of just four living non-Romance European languages that borrowed considerably from Latin during the first millenium, the others being Irish, Welsh and Basque. ( So did the Berber languages of North Africa.)
    Mik (friend) amicus
    Qytet (city) civitas
    Shok (friend, pal) socius
    Këndoj ( to sing ) cantare.

    Bulgarian is the only one that's Slav. The most Russophile country in non-Soviet Europe. According to my Belarussian friend the Soviets used to call it "the Sixteenth Republic." Turkey was what they mostly had in common - " The enemy of my enemy is my friend."

    So, who won?


  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 16,287 quickbeam
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    feargale wrote: »
    So, who won?

    Autumn Harsh Cloud said this, so he did.
    I assume you mean Slavic as opposed to Balto Slavic. I think only Bulgarian is Slavic from that list but I'm not sure.


    Good question, interesting!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 32,688 ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
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    Two countries share the honour of being bordered by the most countries. What two are they?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,887 IrishZeus
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    Guessing here but: Russia and Chad?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,636 feargale
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    Russia and China?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 32,688 ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
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    feargale wrote: »
    Russia and China?

    Yes, each has 14. Mr. Trump would have fun building walls there.


  • Moderators, Arts Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 78,303 New Home
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    Yes, each has 14. Mr. Trump would have fun building walls there.

    China already has one! :D And like one of Trump's team said during his campaign, 'It works, 'cause there are no Mexicans there!' :rolleyes:


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,636 feargale
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    What one word describes/defines all of the following:
    buzkashi, kabaddi and sepak takraw?

    In other words what are they?

    P.S. Don't google this. If nobody gets it I'll ask an easier, supplementary question.


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