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

BrensBenz · 06-07-2015 03:32PM

OldGoat wrote: »

AHA! Zeppelin Air - German explosive helium balloonatics.

Oh so, so close - I think it's fair to give you the laurels.

The company was DELAG, operating "Zeppelin" airships until the Hindenburg crashed in 1937. They folded in 1940.

OldGoat · 06-07-2015 03:35PM

Woop! Not bad for a throwaway joke-ish reply.

OK, The subject is taste. There are deemed to be 5 basic tastes, numerous others one but 5 basic ones. Simply name them.

MsGiggles · 06-07-2015 03:36PM

Sweet, sour , salt , bitter ??? Right track

BrensBenz · 06-07-2015 03:43PM

MsGiggles wrote: »

Sweet, sour , salt , bitter ??? Right track

Yeah, it's the "other" one that always slips my mind. I think it's a Japanese word but it's not Honda or Sony!

MsGiggles · 06-07-2015 03:45PM

By the way am I OK to be here !

OldGoat · 06-07-2015 03:46PM

Yep, that's four of the 5 basics. The fifth one is a Japanese word.

No worries MsGiggles. |O&O is about a state of mind rather than age of body.

However you may have to forgive us ldfolk when we go on and on and on about inconsequential stuff that happened back in the 50's, 60's and 70's.

looksee · 06-07-2015 03:48PM

Mrs Mcgiggles, Everyone is totally welcome in O&O provided they don't fight with the oul'uns and do give us the (considerable) respect we undoubtedly deserve.

Samaris · 06-07-2015 03:48PM

MsGiggles wrote: »

By the way am I OK to be here !

Psst, I'm a sprog too, just make a comment every so often that implies you recall the Sixties and you'll be fine /innocent cough

And argh, I know this one. It's a ..it's on the tip of my tongue. >.>

MsGiggles · 06-07-2015 03:49PM

OldGoat wrote: »

Yep, that's four of the 5 basics. The fifth one is a Japanese word.

No worries MsGiggles. |O&O is about a state of mind rather than age of body. However you may have to forgive us ldfolk when we go on and on and on about inconsequential stuff that happened back in the 50's, 60's and 70's.

Great, I will learn loads ! I am 32 just so everyone knows......and I know the other sense has an AM in it and I just can't think and GOOGLE IS CHEATING......!!

OldGoat · 06-07-2015 03:51PM

Samaris wrote: »

It's a ..it's on the tip of my tongue. >.>

BaDum tish!

Samaris · 06-07-2015 03:55PM

UMAMI!

It fell off.

But 1/5 compared to MsGiggles 4/5, so I reckon she gets the next question!

MsGiggles · 06-07-2015 03:58PM

Samaris wrote: »

UMAMI!

It fell off.

But 1/5 compared to MsGiggles 4/5, so I reckon she gets the next question!

Oooo the excitement, my first question ! I learned this fact the other day from my cute old neighbour down the road !

What does an oologist study?

Samaris · 06-07-2015 04:00PM

They study oo's!

*cough*

Sounds like it might be eggs?

MsGiggles · 06-07-2015 04:00PM

Samaris wrote: »

They study oo's!

*cough*

Sounds like it might be eggs?

Correct Samaris - I am now officially gutted that my question was so easy LOL

OldGoat · 06-07-2015 04:02PM

It is indeed umami, a 'meaty' taste made by glutamic acids - the glutamic that appears in MSG in yer local takeaway.

I was in Dylan Morans new restaurant last week, called Taste at Rustic and the menu is Japanese influenced with heavy flavour action going on. The missus and I were giggling like a schoolgirls at each mouth-full. Not the best restaurant I've ever eaten in but defiantly one of the most memorable meals I've ever had. I thoroughly recommend it.

Samaris · 06-07-2015 04:19PM

MsGiggles wrote: »

Correct Samaris - I am now officially gutted that my question was so easy LOL

Hehe, don't be! I did a lot of biology in uni.

1E is currently $1.11
1E is currently AU$1.47

How many American dollars would you get for AU$520, taking into account a 10% transaction charge on the final amount?

OldGoat · 06-07-2015 04:23PM

Samaris wrote: »

Hehe, don't be! I did a lot of biology in uni.

1E is currently $1.11
1E is currently AU$1.47

How many American dollars would you get for AU$520?

Before or after transaction charges?

looksee · 06-07-2015 04:23PM

Samaris wrote: »

Hehe, don't be! I did a lot of biology in uni.

1E is currently $1.11
1E is currently AU$1.47

How many American dollars would you get for AU$520?

That ain't going to happen in my head any time soon :eek:

Samaris · 06-07-2015 04:24PM

OldGoat wrote: »

Before or after transaction charges?

Hah, I shall be mean then. They're going to take 10% off your final amount as a transaction charge, so how much do you have afterwards? (I'll edit the question)

looksee · 06-07-2015 04:28PM

Sheesh, I wouldn't be doing my money changing there anyway at that price!

Jellybaby1 · 06-07-2015 04:29PM

Samaris wrote: »

They study oo's!

*cough*

Sounds like it might be eggs?

Hah! I thought you were only joking!

MsGiggles · 06-07-2015 04:29PM

Samaris wrote: »

Hehe, don't be! I did a lot of biology in uni.

1E is currently $1.11
1E is currently AU$1.47

How many American dollars would you get for AU$520, taking into account a 10% transaction charge on the final amount?

Too much math.....I am almost finished work for the day and I just can't do it ! :cool:

Jellybaby1 · 06-07-2015 04:31PM

EASY quiz, Rube said......Easy quiz. He wuz lyin' he wuz.

Samaris · 06-07-2015 04:37PM

I'll give it an hour, and if everyone's still throwing things at me, I'll ask another!

As regards the eggs answer, Jellybaby, that one stuck in my head as the female gamete/egg is also called an "oocyte".

garancafan · 06-07-2015 04:52PM

$353.38

Samaris · 06-07-2015 05:15PM

garancafan wrote: »

$353.38

Bang on!

For anyone who was eyeballing it, here's the explanation!

$1.11 = AU$1.47.

1.47/1.47 = 1
1.11/1.47 = .755

.755 x 520 = 392.65 (whole amount before the 10% commission is taken off)

392.65 x .9 = 353.387

OK, I won't do any more maths questions.

looksee · 06-07-2015 05:18PM

Samaris wrote: »

Bang on!

For anyone who was eyeballing it, here's the explanation!

$1.11 = AU$1.47.

1.47/1.47 = 1
1.11/1.47 = .755

.755 x 520 = 392.65 (whole amount before the 10% commission is taken off)

392.65 x .9 = 353.387

OK, I won't do any more maths questions.

That's an explanation?

:eek:

garancafan · 06-07-2015 05:32PM

Ok then. To use a topical term, it would seem to be my service.

Wright, Desmond, Morello, ....... Who's missing?

BrensBenz · 06-07-2015 05:42PM

garancafan wrote: »

Ok then. To use a topical term, it would seem to be my service.

Wright, Desmond, Morello, ....... Who's missing?

After the remarks I made recently about modern jazz, I think it wise to bow out now and maybe take five.

garancafan · 06-07-2015 08:52PM

BrensBenz wrote: »

After the remarks I made recently about modern jazz, I think it wise to bow out now and maybe take five.

I must have missed your remarks about modern jazz. Were they similar to your remarks about opera?:rolleyes:.

I shall regard your response to the current question as clues for now, but in the absence of a more explicit answer, I may have to recast your role.

Still awaiting an explicit answer.

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

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