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

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  • #9602
    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
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    New Home wrote: »
    Left handed again?

    Absolutely - like myself.


  • #9603
    New Home
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    Work of the devil!! :eek:


  • #9604
    Rubecula
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,551 ✭✭✭Rubecula


    now now newy no need for that, it is just like the dinner lady at school when I as a little lad, I used to get slapped around the head for eating left handed
    :eek:


  • #9605
    New Home
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    Should've eaten with your mouth like everyone else instead, Rube. You had it coming. :cool:


  • #9606
    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 32,688 ✭✭✭✭ytpe2r5bxkn0c1


    Rubecula wrote: »
    now now newy no need for that, it is just like the dinner lady at school when I as a little lad, I used to get slapped around the head for eating left handed
    :eek:
    More than one teacher tied my left hand behind my back, to force me to use my right.



    New Home owes a question, I believe.


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  • #9607
    New Home
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    Whoops. Back in a while. :o


  • #9608
    New Home
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    Autumn Harsh Cloud wrote: »
    What have the following in common?

    Bill Gates
    Michael Collins (astronaut)
    Leonardo de Vinci
    Keanu Reeves
    Oprah Winfrey
    David Bowie.
    Autumn Harsh Cloud wrote: »
    A connection please.

    Bill Gates
    Michael Collins (astronaut)
    Leonardo Da Vinci
    James Cameron
    Hugh Jackman.

    Now, now, Autumn Harsh Cloud, you've been caught recycling your own questions (no wonder I got it right! I did think it was odd...), so I think you should ask another. :pac:

    (Yes, I'm a chancer, but what can you do...:D)


  • #9609
    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
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    New Home wrote: »
    Now, now, Srameen, you've been caught recycling your own questions (no wonder I got it right! I did think it was odd...), so I think you should ask another. :pac:

    (Yes, I'm a chancer, but what can you do...:D)

    Only 60% percent was recycled material.


    Ok. Simple one.

    How many legs has a Water Bear?


  • #9610
    New Home
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    Ehm.... zero?


  • #9611
    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 32,688 ✭✭✭✭ytpe2r5bxkn0c1


    New Home wrote: »
    Ehm.... zero?

    Ehm…..no!


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  • #9612
    New Home
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    >0?


  • #9613
    New Home
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    Ok, I'm assuming they're not a water "slug" or a water "insect", so I'll go for a water "arachnid" and say 8.


  • #9614
    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
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    New Home wrote: »
    Ok, I'm assuming they're not a water "slug" or a water "insect", so I'll go for a water "arachnid" and say 8.
    They aren't arachnids but do have 8 legs. Fascinating little things and virtually indestructible.

    Have a look, while you think of a question.



  • #9615
    New Home
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    I figured they weren't arachnids-arachnids, hence the inverted commas. :p

    They look a bit like the Michelin Man. :D


  • #9616
    feargale
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    They seem to have eight legs (including paws.)
    Are they manatees or dugongs?
    They are the first blue animals I have ever seen.


  • #9617
    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
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    feargale wrote: »
    They seem to have eight legs (including paws.)
    Are they manatees or dugongs?
    They are the first blue animals I have ever seen.

    They are a micro-animal. The biggest is only 1.2mm.


  • #9618
    New Home
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    What was Caius Mucius Scævola famous for?


  • #9619
    Steve
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    New Home wrote: »
    I figured they weren't arachnids-arachnids, hence the inverted commas. :p

    They look a bit like the Michelin Man. :D
    feargale wrote: »
    They seem to have eight legs (including paws.)
    Are they manatees or dugongs?
    They are the first blue animals I have ever seen.

    Technically they are Tardigrades, only known creature to survive being sent into space (outside of a capsule) and come back alive.

    Currently #1 as the top species to survive a nuclear holocaust. Cockroaches are #2.


  • #9620
    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
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    New Home wrote: »
    What was Caius Mucius Scævola famous for?

    There's a genus of plant called saevola from the Latin for Little Hand but my ancient Roman history is not great. Had he very small hands? :o


  • #9621
    New Home
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    Autumn Harsh Cloud wrote: »
    There's a genus of plant called saevola from the Latin for Little Hand but my ancient Roman history is not great. Had he very small hands? :o

    Not quite, but I'll give you a clue: he wasn't left-handed
    to start off with, at least.


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  • #9622
    feargale
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    Did he lead in the assassination of Caesar?


  • #9623
    New Home
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    No, sorry.


  • #9624
    Quazzie
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    New Home wrote: »
    What was Caius Mucius Scævola famous for?

    For being really hard to both pronounce and type on a keyboard?


  • #9625
    New Home
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    Yeah.... no. :D

    Ok, another hint. Scaevola or Scævola doesn't mean "little hand", it's Latin for "left-handed" (unless the Romans called their left hand "little" because it was of a lesser use than the right one, but that's not what I was going for).


  • #9626
    New Home
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    Anyway, I think it was pronounced something like Shay-voe-lah, with the stress on the first sillable.


  • #9627
    keane2097
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    Presumably he lost his right hand in battle or something based on the clue?


  • #9628
    New Home
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    Not in a battle, no.


  • #9629
    feargale
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    Was he a gladiator? And, being a southpaw (ciotóg) a difficult opponent?


  • #9630
    New Home
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    Nope! :)

    He became very famous (well, maybe not so much, after all... :p) for something he did.


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  • #9631
    Rubecula
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    did he punch the emperor?


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