General knowledge thread

Eh no. :rolleyes:

Gilgamesh wrote:

I guess it is Bill gates then, if you are saying the first PC OS?

No. Best guess so far though.

Doh!

Can anyone at least name the first OS?

monkeyfudge

Xerox came up with the mouse interface. Apple stole it from them. Microsoft stole it from Apple...

Actually didn't Ada, the Countess of Lovelace write the software for the Difference Engine that Charles Babbage built? Although that's not quite a PC... ha

RE*AC*TOR

Kenny007 wrote:

Can anyone at least name the first OS?

The human hand!

As used by Alan Turing to sort the cards.

Wow that's a lot of information. Not right though. :rolleyes:

RE*AC*TOR

When you say PC - do you mean IBM-PC or microcomputer?

RE*AC*TOR wrote:

The human hand!

As used by Alan Turing to sort the cards.

True. LoL.

First IBM-PC 8080 OS was CP/M - written by Gary Kildall

Now begin argument...

RE*AC*TOR wrote:

When you say PC - do you mean IBM-PC or microcomputer?

IBM.

bringitdown wrote:

First IBM-PC 8080 OS was CP/M - written by Gary Kildall

Now begin argument...

CORRECT!!! VERY GOOD!!!!

My turn I guess. What is the worlds largest monolith?

bringitdown wrote:

My turn I guess. What is the worlds largest monolith?

Is it Uluru (Ayer's Rock)? Its the only famous one I know.

Kenny007 wrote:

Is it Uluru (Ayer's Rock)? Its the only famous one I know.

Nope

would have gone with uluru aswell

Mount Augustus?

I'm not even sure if this is even a monolith, but is it Mount Augustus?

Gilgamesh wrote:

Mount Augustus?

Damn.

Indeed it is Mount Augustus... it is a monolith

Linky: http://www.calm.wa.gov.au/national_parks/previous_parks_month/mount_augustus.html

Next up is Gilgamesh

haha

what is the atomic weight of boron?

should be easy

10.811

correct Keyzer, your turn

Bah, every question I think of can be found easily by googling...
Are there rules for googling?

If you want a challenge, this was a million pound question on who wants to be a millionaire a few years back and I got it right....

A Vexilloligist studys what?

A. Currencies B. Cell tissues
C. Amphibians D. Flags

DON'T GOOGLE IT.....

Flags, and yes there are rules for googling.

Kenny007 wrote:

Flags, and yes there are rules for googling.

How can it be proved someone isnt googling?

They'd have the decency to tell you that that's how they got the answer. :rolleyes:

Righto, trust it seems is the answer...
Next question please...

Ok. I can't really think of a good one, so it will have to be an awkward one instead. What are the 5 smallest countries in the world? Put them in order, starting with the smallest.