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Post by BigPhilMac on May 14, 2013 22:02:40 GMT
End of questions, just my stats quiz for now ;D
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Post by BB Warrior on May 14, 2013 22:11:00 GMT
1. Tehran.
2. Vientiane.
3. Ljubljana.
4. Riyadh.
6. It's Kingston man.... :D
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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2013 22:48:51 GMT
7. Quito
8. There are two: Pretoria and Cape Town.
17 Mount Etna.
24 The Caspian Sea is enclosed, but it's a sea, so I'll say Lake Superior.
25 If you discount Australia (part of the Australasian continent) then it would be Greenland.
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Post by BigPhilMac on May 14, 2013 23:22:12 GMT
1. Tehran. 2. Vientiane. 3. Ljubljana. 4. Riyadh. 6. It's Kingston man.... :D 5 correct there dave plus a laid back 0.5 bonus ;) 5.5pts |
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Post by BigPhilMac on May 14, 2013 23:32:54 GMT
7. Quito 8. There are two: Pretoria and Cape Town. 17 Mount Etna. 24 The Caspian Sea is enclosed, but it's a sea, so I'll say Lake Superior. 25 If you discount Australia (part of the Australasian continent) then it would be Greenland. 7. Correct 1pt 8. Correct 2pts, and turns out there is a third! Bloemfontein, seems a bit silly but hey ho :D 17. Correct 1pt 24. Correct, literally the difference you pointed out there between said sea and lake superior 2pts 25. Correct 1pt australia is considered far too large to be an island Tommo 7pts Warrior 5.5pts |
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Post by specialone on May 15, 2013 6:40:11 GMT
16 Arizona
26 Vatican City
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Post by BB Warrior on May 15, 2013 6:46:06 GMT
17. Forgive me, but I have to disagree with this answer. Mount Etna is the tallest active Volcano in Europe, but at just under 11,000 feet it is a mere baby in comparison to Ojos del Salado in Chile which is more than twice the height. ;) 14. The Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench. 21. Minus 89.2 degrees celcius in Antarctica. 22. Mount Elbrus in Russia. 26. Vatican City, Monaco is second smallest. |
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Post by BigPhilMac on May 15, 2013 9:48:47 GMT
16 Arizona 26 Vatican City 16. Im afraid not 26. Correct 1pt |
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Post by BigPhilMac on May 15, 2013 9:54:07 GMT
17. Forgive me, but I have to disagree with this answer. Mount Etna is the tallest active Volcano in Europe, but at just under 11,000 feet it is a mere baby in comparison to Ojos del Salado in Chile which is more than twice the height. ;) 14. The Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench. 21. Minus 89.2 degrees celcius in Antarctica. 22. Mount Elbrus in Russia. 26. Vatican City, Monaco is second smallest. 17. You are absolutely correct dave upon re researching ;D 2pts 14. Correct 1pt 21. Top answer 2pts specifically at a soviet research station! 22. Correct 1pt 26. This one was amswered just before you by specialone ;D but a point for second smallest Warrior 12.5pts Tommo 7pts Specialone 1pt |
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Post by BB Warrior on May 15, 2013 12:37:57 GMT
9. Windhoek.
10. Accra.
11. Sana'a.
12. City of San Marino.
13. Astana.
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Post by BigPhilMac on May 15, 2013 12:57:47 GMT
9. Windhoek. 10. Accra. 11. Sana'a. 12. City of San Marino. 13. Astana. 5 more for the warrior Warrior 17.5pts Tommo 7pts Specialone 1pt |
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Post by Deleted on May 15, 2013 13:11:14 GMT
17. Forgive me, but I have to disagree with this answer. Mount Etna is the tallest active Volcano in Europe, but at just under 11,000 feet it is a mere baby in comparison to Ojos del Salado in Chile which is more than twice the height. ;) Last eruption 1300 years ago: hardly "currently active" as per the wording of the question! ::) |
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Post by BB Warrior on May 15, 2013 13:54:06 GMT
17. Forgive me, but I have to disagree with this answer. Mount Etna is the tallest active Volcano in Europe, but at just under 11,000 feet it is a mere baby in comparison to Ojos del Salado in Chile which is more than twice the height. ;) Last eruption 1300 years ago: hardly "currently active" as per the wording of the question! ::) In geological terms 1,300 years is almost the same as yesterday.... ;D .... but, having said that, I also think you will find that Ojos del Salado may have thrown a few bits of ash around as recently as 20 years ago, although that was not classified as an "eruption" as such so perhaps that doesn't count.... :P However, even if Ojos del Salado is "historically active" rather than "currently active" I can still think of several other stratovolcanoes that are definitely a lot bigger than Mount Etna.... including Popacatpetl (just under 18,000 feet) in Mexico which is my personal favorite simply because of the wonderful name and that erupted as recently as last week! ;D |
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Post by Deleted on May 15, 2013 14:30:53 GMT
With apologies to Phil, and also thanks to him for prompting some research on this most interesting of topics.......
Yes, Warrior, I acknowledge that Etna is small in comparison to other better candidates. Wikipedia shows me that the tallest "volcanoes" are all in the Andes - but I haven't heard of any of them. I had however heard of Popacatpetl (50 eruptions in the last century ?) which beats Etna into a cocked hat, but with the benefit of prior research I would have chosen Ecuador's Cotopaxi as the answer best fitting the question as worded.
Even then I would have been wrong, as I have found this:
Cotopaxi is one of the highest active volcanoes in the world. However, claims that Cotopaxi is the highest active volcano in the world are incorrect. Llullaillaco volcano is considerably higher and is definitely in an active phase, having erupted as recently as 1877. Ojos del Salado is higher still, and there are indications near its summit of recent activity, although its remoteness precludes a definitive statement as to whether it is currently active.
So there we have it ! ;D
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Post by BB Warrior on May 15, 2013 14:54:02 GMT
With apologies to Phil, and also thanks to him for prompting some research on this most interesting of topics....... Agree entirely that volcanoes are a fascinating subject and something that I regularly keep an eye on.... along with hurricanes, earthquakes and tsunamis as I do find the "power of nature" very interesting. 8-) Cotopaxi is a great example of a stratovolcano and has an almost perfect cone, as does Klyuchevskaya Sopka (in Kamchatka) which is another very tall (15,500 feet high) volcano that is very active with numerous eruptions in the last 10 years, which always trigger subsequent eruptions in the other, smaller, volcanoes located nearby as well the most recent of which were earlier this year. :D The biggest of all of the volcanoes is Mauna Loa in the Hawaiian Islands, which actually has a greater elevation than Mount Everest if you include the amount below sea level and is still very active, however that is a "shield" volcano so would not count as the answer to this question. Sorry Phil, have just remembered that this is your quiz.... not a discussion about volcanoes!! ::) :-[ ;D |
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Post by Deleted on May 15, 2013 15:10:59 GMT
Sorry Phil, have just remembered that this is your quiz.... not a discussion about volcanoes!! ::) :-[ ;D LOL Warrior and tommo are a bit like volcanoes ourselves - a tendency to erupt from time to time, although these days tommo is largely dormant. ;) ;D |
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Post by BB Warrior on May 15, 2013 15:36:17 GMT
Sorry Phil, have just remembered that this is your quiz.... not a discussion about volcanoes!! ::) :-[ ;D LOL Warrior and tommo are a bit like volcanoes ourselves - a tendency to erupt from time to time, although these days tommo is largely dormant. ;) ;D Still better than being extinct Clive.... ;D ;D ;D |
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Post by BigPhilMac on May 15, 2013 21:48:49 GMT
This is cracking debate gentlemem which is what the forum is about, do carry on ;D
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Post by gandalf the untidy on May 16, 2013 15:58:18 GMT
16 Yucatan peninsula near chixoloup... about 65million years ago ::) the dinosaurs were not impressed
18 Tau Tona gold mine in south africa 3.8 km deep
19 Novorossiysk on the shores of the Black Sea
20 Atacama desert south America has not rained for 200 years :o
23 Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia
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Post by gandalf the untidy on May 16, 2013 21:10:19 GMT
This is cracking debate gentlemem which is what the forum is about, do carry on ;D its a lava minute! |
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Post by BigPhilMac on May 16, 2013 21:11:54 GMT
16 Yucatan peninsula near chixoloup... about 65million years ago ::) the dinosaurs were not impressed 18 Tau Tona gold mine in south africa 3.8 km deep 19 Novorossiysk on the shores of the Black Sea 20 Atacama desert south America has not rained for 200 years :o 23 Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia 16. Not there im afraid, but quite right the dinosaurs were  :p 18. Top answer, 2pts, very interesting that they were thinking of going deeper but the temperature was becoming that unbareable they had to stop! 19. Im afraid not, its an island that begins with the first word of my name ;D 20. Top answer 2pts 23. Im afraid not mr gandalf Warrior 17.5pts Tommo 7pts Gandalf 4pts Specialone 1pt |
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Post by Deleted on May 16, 2013 21:46:39 GMT
Give that man a crater beer ! ;D |
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Post by gandalf the untidy on May 16, 2013 21:54:56 GMT
Give that man a crater beer ! ;D ill put it on my mantle piece 8-) |
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Post by gandalf the untidy on May 16, 2013 22:01:43 GMT
16 VREDEFORT SOUTH AFRICA 300 KM DIAMETER THE YUKATAN EVENT WAS ONLY 180 KM
19 RATMANOVA OR DEZNEF OR BIG DIOMEDE
23 BONNERVILLE AMERICA
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Post by BigPhilMac on May 17, 2013 9:12:12 GMT
16 VREDEFORT SOUTH AFRICA 300 KM DIAMETER THE YUKATAN EVENT WAS ONLY 180 KM 19 RATMANOVA OR DEZNEF OR BIG DIOMEDE 23 BONNERVILLE AMERICA 16. Top answer 2pts 19. Top answer 2pts 23. Im afraid not, heres a clue, might spring to mind if youre a top gear fan ;D Warrior 17.5pts Gandalf 8pts Tommo 5pts Specialone 1pt |
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Post by BB Warrior on May 17, 2013 11:03:38 GMT
5. Bandar Seri Begawan.... I think that Brunei used to part of the British Empire once upon a time when Britain was Great. ;D
23. Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia?
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Post by BigPhilMac on May 17, 2013 14:38:50 GMT
5. Bandar Seri Begawan.... I think that Brunei used to part of the British Empire once upon a time when Britain was Great. ;D 23. Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia? 5. I shall hear none of that dissent, britain is still great ;D 1.5pts 23. Wrong continent ;D Warrior 19pts Gandalf 8pts Tommo 5pts Specialone 1pt |
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Post by Deleted on May 17, 2013 15:22:52 GMT
23 Both Gandalf and Warrior have claimed the Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia, which is actually the largest single salt pan.
But the Makgadikgadi Pan in Botswana, part of the Kalahari desert in Africa, is the largest system of salt flats, extending half as much again as the single Bolivian one. (I don't mind sharing the points on this one with Gandalf and Warrior.) ;)
Yes, Phil, that was a fantastic Top Gear episode when our boys laid claim to finding the true source of the Nile - not the one claimed by Livingstone and Stanley ! ;D
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Post by BB Warrior on May 17, 2013 16:24:00 GMT
23 Both Gandalf and Warrior have claimed the Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia, which is actually the largest single salt pan. But the Makgadikgadi Pan in Botswana, part of the Kalahari desert in Africa, is the largest system of salt flats, extending half as much again as the single Bolivian one. (I don't mind sharing the points on this one with Gandalf and Warrior.) ;) Yes, Phil, that was a fantastic Top Gear episode when our boys laid claim to finding the true source of the Nile - not the one claimed by Livingstone and Stanley ! ;D I hadn't noticed that Gandalf had already given the answer of Salar de Uyeni, so he should be the only one of us that is given a share of the points if Phil is feeling kind about it.... since I thought that the Makgadikgadi Pans were actually all separate and had part of the Kalahari Desert between them I didn't think of them as being the right answer but having now done a bit of research it would seem that Tommo is absolutely spot on with his answer. 8-) |
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Post by BigPhilMac on May 17, 2013 21:58:54 GMT
23 Both Gandalf and Warrior have claimed the Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia, which is actually the largest single salt pan. But the Makgadikgadi Pan in Botswana, part of the Kalahari desert in Africa, is the largest system of salt flats, extending half as much again as the single Bolivian one. (I don't mind sharing the points on this one with Gandalf and Warrior.) ;) Yes, Phil, that was a fantastic Top Gear episode when our boys laid claim to finding the true source of the Nile - not the one claimed by Livingstone and Stanley ! ;D I think this quiz is done as the megkadigadi is the answer i was looking for ;D i think all you fine gentlemen deserve a point each as i am a generous man ;D thats by far my favourite special with the agryob, the fat kid (beamer) and the geekey specky kid (volvo) as sir richard hammenbrough called them :p Warrior 20pts Gandalf 9pts Tommo 6pts Specialone 1pt |
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