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looksee · 02-08-2015 11:36AM

Yes it was! I just looked it up (after I guessed

)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheba

http://www.theguardian.com/science/2012/feb/12/archaeologists-and-quest-for-sheba-goldmines

Layinghen · 02-08-2015 12:16PM

I'll bow to your greater knowledge. The answer I had for it was Ethiopia.

looksee · 02-08-2015 12:37PM

Now it is Ethiopia (tho no-one really knows and it is much disputed), but the question was 'Over which country did the Queen of Sheba rule?', and she ruled over Sheba!

(when I answered it was tongue-in-cheek, I was surprised by the confirmation

)

Layinghen · 02-08-2015 12:44PM

Sheba was a Kingdom not a country as far as I knew.

looksee · 02-08-2015 12:48PM

Now I am lost. We need a question from Samaris, and one from me for the Sheba

answer, and one from someone else, but I can't figure who.

So someone throw in another question please to get back to three.

My question:

What is the numerical value of pi - starts 3. what are the next three numbers?

Samaris · 02-08-2015 12:50PM

Oops, my question! What was the birth first name of Queen Victoria?

Ooh, I know that pi question, but since I just asked one, I shall refrain!

looksee · 02-08-2015 01:08PM

Charlotte ?

Samaris · 02-08-2015 01:15PM

looksee wrote: »

Charlotte ?

Nope. It's worth saying that it's not particularly cropped up in the current generation, as far as I know. It's a rather unusual first name in this iteration, although the more normal male and female forms are very common.

Into The Blue · 02-08-2015 01:29PM

looksee wrote: »

What is the numerical value of pi - starts 3. what are the next three numbers?

3.141

Does anyone know what PI is a ratio of?

Jellybaby1 · 02-08-2015 02:29PM

I didn't. I looked it up. Now I know.

Samaris · 02-08-2015 03:16PM

Into The Blue wrote: »

3.141

Does anyone know what PI is a ratio of?

It's the ratio of the radius to the circumference of a circle, I think? I may be totally off there.

BrensBenz · 02-08-2015 03:28PM

Samaris wrote: »

It's the ratio of the radius to the circumference of a circle, I think? I may be totally off there.

Not the radius! The ratio of diameter to circumference.

Father Lucien would be proud of me. He was the one who said, in rather a loud voice, "Benz, there's no point me trying to teach you anything." I thought it was a compliment so I thanked him!

Into The Blue · 02-08-2015 03:40PM

BrensBenz wrote: »

Not the radius! The ratio of diameter to circumference.

Father Lucien would be proud of me. He was the one who said, in rather a loud voice, "Benz, there's no point me trying to teach you anything." I thought it was a compliment so I thanked him!

Good man, off you go.......

Samaris · 02-08-2015 07:53PM

BrensBenz wrote: »

Not the radius! The ratio of diameter to circumference.

Derp, if I'd considered a circle in my head for two minutes there, there's no way only three and a bit radii would have made up the circumference!

BrensBenz · 03-08-2015 11:28AM

Into The Blue wrote: »

Good man, off you go.......

Sorry for delay. folks.

What's this called? Full and correct name please - as if you were buying one from the unhelpful 15 year-old behind the counter - not "ya know the yoke and it's got those things...but it doesn't have....and it goes there but the old one broke...?"

looksee · 03-08-2015 12:17PM

Ah come-on Brens!

I looked at that and thought its a ---- but then I thought, hmm has to be more to it than that, and i didn't know so I looked it up, and right enough, the description had 14 words/numbers in it!! (including the one I thought it was :P)

BrensBenz · 03-08-2015 06:01PM

looksee wrote: »

Ah come-on Brens! I looked at that and thought its a ---- but then I thought, hmm has to be more to it than that, and i didn't know so I looked it up, and right enough, the description had 14 words/numbers in it!! (including the one I thought it was :P)

Yes, I'm familiar with that webpage! Very comprehensive but of NO value whatever if you go to the 15 year-old sales assistant (or his ancestors) and quote Part Numbers, Category Types, etc. from that page. You will get nothing but "whawhh?"

It's fairly obviously a bulb of some sort and there is ONE word to describe this type of bulb. A "bayonet" bulb? An "Edison screw" bulb? A "gas discharge" bulb? A "--s--o-" bulb?

Into The Blue · 03-08-2015 06:07PM

I don't think Festoon bulb is the correct and proper name for it. Is it not a w5w or similar?

Jellybaby1 · 03-08-2015 08:01PM

Is it a radio valve?

Into The Blue · 03-08-2015 08:24PM

Jellybaby1 wrote: »

Is it a radio valve?

It's the type of bulb you'd see in car interior lights, registration plate lights. It's known as a festoon bulb but benz asked for the real name, of that, I've no idea..

looksee · 03-08-2015 09:57PM

See clue from Brens above, I think you have it

BrensBenz · 03-08-2015 11:02PM

Into The Blue wrote: »

I don't think Festoon bulb is the correct and proper name for it. Is it not a w5w or similar?

Well, "Festoon" is the word I was looking for. It may not be "proper" but it is guaranteed to be recognised in those motor factors who stock everything in biscuit tins. Of course they come in a huge range of lengths, voltages and wattages, with bamboozling alphanumeric identifiers, but "festoon" gets you into the double-ended filament "species" and voltage, wattage and length just fine tune the selection.

Well done. You're up.

Into The Blue · 04-08-2015 12:54AM

Why is the Earth Point of a house electrical socket so called?

looksee · 04-08-2015 07:07AM

I thought I knew that before I started trying to make it into a sentence. Its because it takes any ...um...surplus power to earth - literally into the ground...rather than giving you a shock by going to earth through you. Because electricity always 'wants' to go to the ground. Am I near enough?

Into The Blue · 04-08-2015 07:25AM

Abbasolutely.

Samaris · 04-08-2015 01:55PM

I'll give the answer as to Queen Vic's first name, since it's somewhere back a page or so

Her full name was Alexandrina Victoria, and for somewhat unsurprising reasons she didn't go for Queen Alexandrina!

What is the name of Cecil (the lion's) brother, the one that now is alpha male of the pride that the whole world has been staring at

?

looksee · 04-08-2015 02:19PM

Oh good question! I have seen that any number of times but I could not tell you what it is!

Into The Blue · 04-08-2015 04:26PM

Jericho, head to think about that!! The joys of no Facebook/twitter

Into The Blue · 04-08-2015 04:29PM

Boiling point of water at 1 atmosphere of pressure (14.5psiA) is 100C. As the pressure is increased, does the boiling point go;
A. Up
B. Down
C. Remain the same.

bonzodog2 · 04-08-2015 04:33PM

Into The Blue wrote: »

Boiling point of water at 1 atmosphere of pressure (14.5psiA) is 100C. As the pressure is increased, does the boiling point go;
A. Up
B. Down
C. Remain the same.

A. Up

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