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IrishZeus · 16-04-2018 02:21PM

feargale wrote: »

Number 12

Fibonnaci is the numerical progression of adding the previous number e.g. 1+1, 2+1, 3+2, 4+3 etc? How does 12 tie in?

keane2097 · 16-04-2018 02:34PM

IrishZeus wrote: »

Fibonnaci is the numerical progression of adding the previous number e.g. 1+1, 2+1, 3+2, 4+3 etc? How does 12 tie in?

Neither four nor twelve appear in the sequence.

We've already been told it's related to the golden ratio, I think that's about it really except to say the Parthenon is meant to have used the GR in its design, a dodecahedron has some connection to golden triangles/rectangles(?) and obviously the ratio appears as (approximately) the result of dividing each number by its predecessor (bar the second number) in the Fib series.

bonzodog2 · 16-04-2018 02:50PM

keane2097 wrote: »

Neither four nor twelve appear in the sequence.

We've already been told it's related to the golden ratio, I think that's about it really except to say the Parthenon is meant to have used the GR in its design, a dodecahedron has some connection to golden triangles/rectangles(?) and obviously the ratio appears as (approximately) the result of dividing each number by its predecessor (bar the second number) in the Fib series.

Thats close enough, your question.

The Parthenon's front elevation is supposed to be in the Golden Ratio wrt its height and width
Successive terms of the Fibonacci sequence approach the GR
If you put a dodecahedron flat on one of its 12 pentagon faces, and let the height of the lower row of vertices be 1.0, the upper row has a height of 1.618.... and the top row has a height of 2.618....

1.618... is the value of (1+sqrt(5)/2. Often symbolised as phi
phi-1 = 1/phi
phi+1 = Phi^2

keane2097 · 16-04-2018 03:19PM

This is probably extremely easy, but is in my head because we didn't know it at a table quiz recently.

Who are John Clayton and Jane Porter?

IrishZeus · 16-04-2018 03:32PM

keane2097 wrote: »

This is probably extremely easy, but is in my head because we didn't know it at a table quiz recently.

Who are John Clayton and Jane Porter?

Tarzan and Jane!!!!

keane2097 · 16-04-2018 03:59PM

IrishZeus wrote: »

Tarzan and Jane!!!!

Correct!

IrishZeus · 16-04-2018 09:12PM

Quick one - the sword of Damocles - what’s the moral/lesson of the story behind this phrase? Bonus points for its origins.

ironwalk · 16-04-2018 09:25PM

Cicero told the story to show how people in power can lose power at any moment.
The sword hanging over you, could fall and you could lose it all.

feargale · 16-04-2018 09:28PM

The sword hung over Damocles' head by a human hair.

Professor Moriarty · 16-04-2018 09:31PM

feargale wrote: »

The sword hung over Damocles' head by a human hair.

Just a bit of pedantry, it was a horse hair.

keane2097 · 16-04-2018 09:31PM

IrishZeus wrote: »

Quick one - the sword of Damocles - what’s the moral/lesson of the story behind this phrase? Bonus points for its origins.

Edit: never mind, googled it and I didn't have it right at all :pac:

IrishZeus · 16-04-2018 11:03PM

ironwalk wrote: »

Cicero told the story to show how people in power can lose power at any moment.
The sword hanging over you, could fall and you could lose it all.

You’re up.

Bonus points to Feargale and The Prof for the origins. King Dionysus agreed to swap places with Democles for a day so Democles could experience the extravagance and power of being king. But Dionysus hung a sword above his head using only one horse hair, to demonstrate that those in power can fall at any time.

feargale · 17-04-2018 04:21PM

IrishZeus wrote: »

You’re up.

Bonus points to Feargale and The Prof for the origins. King Dionysus agreed to swap places with Democles for a day so Democles could experience the extravagance and power of being king. But Dionysus hung a sword above his head using only one horse hair, to demonstrate that those in power can fall at any time.

Does the bonus point oblige me to post a question? Let me err on the side of caution:

What links the following people:
Queen Elizabeth (nee Bowes-Lyon) the Queen Mother;
Soong Mei-Ling aka Madame Chiang Kai-Shek;
Dame Ninette de Valois, founder of the Royal Ballet, London;
Colm de Bhailís, Connemara-born poet;
Helge Marcus Ingstad, Norwegian explorer and discoverer of L'Anse aux Meadows;
and, allegedly, Donnchadh Ó h-Amhsaigh aka Denis O'Hempsey, harpist at the historic Belfast Festival of 1792?

New Home · 17-04-2018 04:26PM

Wild guess N.1: all died at the same age
Wild guess N.2: they all shared the same birthday

feargale · 17-04-2018 04:28PM

New Home wrote: »

Wild guess N.1: all died at the same age
Wild guess N.2: they all shared the same birthday

Nope.

TheBoyFromAus · 17-04-2018 04:34PM

feargale wrote: »

Does the bonus point oblige me to post a question? Let me err on the side of caution:

What links the following people:
Queen Elizabeth (nee Bowes-Lyon) the Queen Mother;
Soong Mei-Ling aka Madame Chiang Kai-Shek;
Dame Ninette de Valois, founder of the Royal Ballet, London;
Colm de Bhailís, Connemara-born poet;
Helge Marcus Ingstad, Norwegian explorer and discoverer of L'Anse aux Meadows;
and, allegedly, Donnchadh Ó h-Amhsaigh aka Denis O'Hempsey, harpist at the historic Belfast Festival of 1792?

100+ club? Not a clue who half of them are, but the Queen Mother, Madame Chiang and Ingstad were all born 19th century and died 21st century (which obviously doesnt work for that last fella you named.

ironwalk · 17-04-2018 09:56PM

TheBoyFromAus wrote: »

100+ club? Not a clue who half of them are, but the Queen Mother, Madame Chiang and Ingstad were all born 19th century and died 21st century (which obviously doesnt work for that last fella you named.

Bravo...I'd guess you're bang on with that answer.

feargale · 18-04-2018 01:15AM

TheBoyFromAus wrote: »

100+ club? Not a clue who half of them are, but the Queen Mother, Madame Chiang and Ingstad were all born 19th century and died 21st century (which obviously doesnt work for that last fella you named.

You're essentially correct. Their lives spanned three centuries.

Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother(1900-2001)
Soong Mei-Ling aka Madame Chiang Kai-Shek (1898-2003)
Dame Ninette de Valois, (1898-2001)
Colm de Bhailís, Connemara-born poet (1796-1906)
Helge Marcus Ingstad, (1899-2001)
and, allegedly, Donnchadh Ó h-Amhsaigh aka Denis O'Hempsey (1695-1807.) There were no records in 17th and 18th centuries, at least not for those born in windowless hovels, and misplaced pride in longevity often prompted relatives to a bit of exaggeration. A relative of my own was reported in a local newspaper to have died in the 19th century aged 112. If it were true I should be engaging here with all your great-grandchildren.

New Home · 18-04-2018 05:07AM

New Home wrote: »

Wild guess N.1: all died at the same age
Wild guess N.2: they all shared the same birthday

So close, and yet so far...

Great question, though!

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 18-04-2018 09:24AM

feargale wrote: »

You're essentially correct. Their lives spanned three centuries.

Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother(1900-2001)
Soong Mei-Ling aka Madame Chiang Kai-Shek (1898-2003)
Dame Ninette de Valois, (1898-2001)
Colm de Bhailís, Connemara-born poet (1796-1906)
Helge Marcus Ingstad, (1899-2001)
and, allegedly, Donnchadh Ó h-Amhsaigh aka Denis O'Hempsey (1695-1807.) There were no records in 17th and 18th centuries, at least not for those born in windowless hovels, and misplaced pride in longevity often prompted relatives to a bit of exaggeration. A relative of my own was reported in a local newspaper to have died in the 19th century aged 112. If it were true I should be engaging here with all your grandchildren.

Is it not debatable is Queen Elizabeth spanned three centuries, as she was born in the 20th and dies in the 21th?

New Home · 18-04-2018 09:27AM

Maybe they started counting the new century from year 1.

Franz Von Peppercorn · 18-04-2018 09:29AM

New Home wrote: »

Maybe they started counting the new century from year 1.

That’s the technical way as there was no year zero.

Edit: wiki says that the 21st C started on jan 1 2001 and the 2000s started a year before.

feargale · 18-04-2018 02:29PM

Autumn Harsh Cloud wrote: »

Is it not debatable is Queen Elizabeth spanned three centuries, as she was born in the 20th and dies in the 21th?

Correctly speaking the 19th century dates from 1/1/1801 to 31/12/1900. Some people say incorrectly that John Mitchel's widow died on the last day of the 19th century. In fact she died on 31st December 1899.

TheBoyFromAus · 18-04-2018 03:07PM

feargale wrote: »

You're essentially correct. Their lives spanned three centuries.

Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother(1900-2001)
Soong Mei-Ling aka Madame Chiang Kai-Shek (1898-2003)
Dame Ninette de Valois, (1898-2001)
Colm de Bhailís, Connemara-born poet (1796-1906)
Helge Marcus Ingstad, (1899-2001)
and, allegedly, Donnchadh Ó h-Amhsaigh aka Denis O'Hempsey (1695-1807.) There were no records in 17th and 18th centuries, at least not for those born in windowless hovels, and misplaced pride in longevity often prompted relatives to a bit of exaggeration. A relative of my own was reported in a local newspaper to have died in the 19th century aged 112. If it were true I should be engaging here with all your great-grandchildren.

Fair play, for some reason i thought Queen Mother was 1899 - 2002.

I'll head home for my question -
Which Australian Prime Minister has appeared in the Guinness book of records and what record did they hold?

feargale · 18-04-2018 03:10PM

TheBoyFromAus wrote: »

Fair play, for some reason i thought Queen Mother was 1899 - 2002.

I'll head home for my question -
Which Australian Prime Minister has appeared in the Guinness book of records and what record did they hold?

Something at the back of my mind suggests Bob Hawke. Something to do with his Rhodes scholarship?

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 18-04-2018 03:28PM

TheBoyFromAus wrote: »

Fair play, for some reason i thought Queen Mother was 1899 - 2002.

I'll head home for my question -
Which Australian Prime Minister has appeared in the Guinness book of records and what record did they hold?

Bob Hawke for his beer drinking?

TheBoyFromAus · 18-04-2018 04:02PM

Autumn Harsh Cloud wrote: »

Bob Hawke for his beer drinking?

It was indeed, probably need to be more specific on the record.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 18-04-2018 05:54PM

TheBoyFromAus wrote: »

It was indeed, probably need to be more specific on the record.

A wild guess based on the Guinness MO - the yard of ale?

TheBoyFromAus · 18-04-2018 10:58PM

yep

Rubecula · 19-04-2018 01:45AM

TheBoyFromAus wrote: »

yep

Not much of a claim to fame really. I could easily equal it along with a few old friends of mine but Aussies can be very proud of their achievements can they not?

I hope no body here thinks I am being harsh

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