trivia questions

[johnny196775]

How many licks does it take to get to the center of a lollipop?

[zepplin1]

I believe the mongoose is well know for hunting and killing snakes [MENTION=23097]Insertnamehere[/MENTION]

[LJay]

McKinley or Denali?

[thawoods]

Denali is the native Indian name for the mountain, McKinley is the Westernized name.

[thawoods]

Meaning with a set date. Hydrogen comes rather late. Most common metals go way back without a date so the first, being the strictest possible, is Phosphorus in 1669.


1.- Highest GDP per capita in Asia? Singapore

Incorrect. Qatar

2.- 3 largest countries by landmass - Russia, Canada, China

Correct

3.- Highest peaks of every continent? - Asia - Everest, Africa - Kilimanjaro, North America - McKinley, South America - Aconcagua, Europe - Elbrus, Antarctica - Erebus, Australia - Kosciusko


Correct, correct, correct, correct, correct, Vinson Massif, correct.

4.- 3 reactions that Aldehydes can undergo? - stinkizisation, @ssification, sh!tferiation

LOOOOOOOOOOOL

Aldol Condensation, Wittig reaction, Formation of acetals......

5.- What is Operant Conditioning? - to operate according to condition

Conditioning the behavior by means of the consequences of the action performed. Sort of like Pavlovian conditioning, but here the action of the individual produces the consequence, so there is positive or negative consequence, but not positive or negative stimulus.


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1. Name all of the Chinese dynasties:
2. Who was the first dog in space?
3. What is the largest island by area.
4. What is the smallest sovereign state?
5. Name all bodies of water that were named after colors.

1.- I'm gonna miss quite a few and certainly not in order but meh, Qin, Han, Song, Yuan, Tang, Sui. x - Hsia, Shang, Zhou, Chin/Qin, Han, Tang, Sung/Song, Yuan, Ming, Manchu

2.- Laika! - /

3.- Australia is deemed a continental mass.....soo...Greenland maybe...yeah...Greenland - /

4.- Vatican City - /

5.- Yellow River, Red, Black, White and Yellow Sea, Blue & White Nile.... - /


1.- The 4 most populated cities of the Ottoman Empire by 1900? - Istanbul, Damascus, Tripoli, Al-iskandr
2.- 10 Greek colonies that are now modern cities in other countries? - Syracuse, Panormus/Palermo, Nicosia, Izmir, Alexandria, Tripoli, Naples, Sinope, x, x
3.- Top 5 most powerful militaries in the world? - in any order: USA, Russia, UK, Japan, France, Germany
4.- First movie with sound? - Snow White
5.- Top 10 most Oil rich countries?[/QUOTE] in any order: KSA, Kuwait, Bahrain, USA, Qatar, Libya, Algeria, Malaysia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada

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1. Identify the two noble gases that are peculiar from the group.
2. What is the fastest-growing plant?
3. What is the element with the highest atomic number that maintains nuclear stability?
4. How many days does it take for Mercury to finish one revolution?
5. Who invented the tele-vision?

[Insertnamehere]

sorry, but i'm going to contest this sacrilege.

the Caucasus mountains are in the fucking Eurasia, on the very border between Asia and Europe.

the highest peak on the actual European continent is Mont Blanc between Italia and France.



you can draw the boundaries a bit differently (but they are unofficial and not recognized, in fact) to artificially place the Elbrus in Europe but any mountain whose geographical location can be argued not to be in Europe, shouldn't be included under being in Europe.

this is not Europe where the Elbrus is:



ergo, Elbrus, at best, is a boundary-zone mountain (volcano), neither in Asia or Europe, lying exactly between the two. Mont Blanc's co-ordinates are undisputed and they are in Europe. thus, Mont Blanc is the highest summit of Europe.

You have found a topic of debate that is sure. But I will have to go with the currently more or less dominant opinion, I'm afraid. Elbrus is closer to the European side than the Asian and thus can take the title.

Now, why I happen to personally agree with this concept?

The Caucasus are indeed a mountain border zone bewteen Europe and Asia. As per usual with mountain ranges, the divisoria de las aguas, the watershed is what determines the "border line" within the range and thus what lies to one side and to the other.

As you can see in the attachment and if you go to google maps a close it up, you'll see water courses flowing into Russia, and thus Elbrus lies well within the European side of the watershed.

Of course, if the Pinoy friend there would have said Mont Blanc, one can also point it out as correct, as for now Elbrus can still be somewhat debated until there is no full consensus.

Now, if you care to look up, when you have some time about Argentina-Chile border disputes, it will be obvious that even 200 years are not enough to make a full accord when a mountain range is used as a border (you wouldn't think it would be this way eh?)

[thawoods]

1. Oxygen and carbon dioxide idk - x Helium (He), 'cause it doesn't end with an -on (a trend seen in most noble gases), Radon (Rn), 'cause it's radio-active
2. Is it bamboo? - /
3 elements are not my forte - x Lead (Pb)
4. 7 - x I think it's 8
5. can I google that? - / (lmao, of course you can)

edit - John Logie Baird

1. What's the most expensive court case in history? - idk.
2. What is the biggest lake in the world? - teh Caspian Sea (some-times I consider the Black Sea a lake, but the documents prove other-wise)
3. What planet is closest to the sun? - Mercury
4. How many times can an ant lift its own body weight? - idk. 100? lmf@o
5. What animal can jump highest? - gerbil

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1. Where is the happiest place in the world, according to statistics?
2. Who are the native people of Scandinavia?
3. What do you call the peculiar people/tribe who live in Japan and in some of the out-skirts of NE Asia?
4. What African peoples use clicking sounds in their language?
5. Name at least three Slavic peoples.

[Insertnamehere]

[MENTION=19258]thawoods[/MENTION]

1.- The 4 most populated cities of the Ottoman Empire by 1900? - Istanbul, Damascus, Tripoli, Al-iskandr

I will accept the modern day names as correct

Constantinople (Instanbul) > Smyrna (Izmir) >Baghdad > Damascus

Assuming no particular order, that's 2 out of 4 correct. Assuming order, 1 out of 4 correct

2.- 10 Greek colonies that are now modern cities in other countries? - Syracuse, Panormus/Palermo, Nicosia, Izmir, Alexandria, Tripoli, Naples, Sinope, x, x


Marseille, Istanbul, Nice, Odessa, Edirne, Empúries, etc........ 8 out of 10

3.- Top 5 most powerful militaries in the world? - in any order: USA, Russia, UK, Japan, France, Germany


USA > Russia > China > India > United Kingdom

3 out of 5 correct.

4.- First movie with sound? - Snow White

The Jazz Man (1927)

5.- Top 10 most Oil rich countries? in any order: KSA, Kuwait, Bahrain, USA, Qatar, Libya, Algeria, Malaysia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada

By proven oil reserves:

Venezuela > Saudi Arabia > Canada > Iran > Iraq > Kuwait > UAE > Russia > Libya > Nigeria



1. Identify the two noble gases that are peculiar from the group.

Helium completes a duet in the outer electron layer and not an octet like the rest

Radon is radioactive.

2. What is the fastest-growing plant?

No fucking clue.


3. What is the element with the highest atomic number that maintains nuclear stability?

Lead (Pb 82)


4. How many days does it take for Mercury to finish one revolution?

Around the sun or on its own axis? 88 days orbit, 176 days rotation.

5. Who invented the tele-vision?

who the fuck cares

1. Where is the happiest place in the world, according to statistics?

Denmark...must be one of them Scandinavian peeps anyway....freaking perfect flawless Scandinavians...tsk...lol

2. Who are the native people of Scandinavia?

Samis

3. What do you call the peculiar people/tribe who live in Japan and in some of the out-skirts of NE Asia?

Ainu peeps

4. What African peoples use clicking sounds in their language?

Khosians

5. Name at least three Slavic peoples.

Russians, Poles/Polish, Serbians


1.- What was the worst massive extinction in percentage of species that went exctinct?
2.- Top 5 most populated cities in the world?
3.- Top 5 longest rivers in the world?
4.- How many years did the 100 year war (England vs France) lasted?
5.- Under which imperator the title was tranformed from a republican public office to a full blown eastern-like monarch?

[thawoods]

1. Identify the two noble gases that are peculiar from the group. - /

Helium completes a duet in the outer electron layer and not an octet like the rest

Radon is radioactive.

2. What is the fastest-growing plant? x - bamboo

No fucking clue.


3. What is the element with the highest atomic number that maintains nuclear stability? - /

Lead (Pb 82)


4. How many days does it take for Mercury to finish one revolution? - /

Around the sun or on its own axis? 88 days orbit, 176 days rotation.

5. Who invented the tele-vision? - x John Logie Baird

who the fuck cares

1. Where is the happiest place in the world, according to statistics? - Ice-land

Denmark...must be one of them Scandinavian peeps anyway....freaking perfect flawless Scandinavians...tsk...lol

2. Who are the native people of Scandinavia? - ? not Lapps?

Samis

3. What do you call the peculiar people/tribe who live in Japan and in some of the out-skirts of NE Asia? - /

Ainu peeps

4. What African peoples use clicking sounds in their language? - /

Khosians

5. Name at least three Slavic peoples. - /

Russians, Poles/Polish, Serbians


1.- What was the worst massive extinction in percentage of species that went exctinct? - the extinction of dino-saurs
2.- Top 5 most populated cities in the world? - Tokyo, Mumbai, New York, Manila, Jakarta
3.- Top 5 longest rivers in the world? - Nile, Amazon, Yangtze, Huang He, Mississippi
4.- How many years did the 100 year war (England vs France) lasted? - idk. for sure it's 100+
5.- Under which imperator the title was tranformed from a republican public office to a full blown eastern-like monarch? - idk.

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1. Well-known female tennis champion, former wife of Agassi.
2. Real name of Muhammad Ali.
3. Inventor of basket-ball.
4. Best soccer player of all-time.
5. Sport adopted from Native Indians by the French, very popular in all-female academies.

[LJay]

Denali is the native Indian name for the mountain, McKinley is the Westernized name.

But did you not read that recently the name Denali has been reinstated as the official name for it? It is now no longer McKinley.