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

looksee

Right! You're up Samaris!

BrensBenz

Regarding the image on O'Connell Bridge, you're all getting close but no-one is there yet.
I have to admit that I was surprised by this "factoid" - maybe I'll double check!

In the meantime, another hint: I think he would be more at home in Limerick or Galway or Sligo.

PS: I've double-checked and the hinterweb insists that this face does depict.......?

Jellybaby1

Ahh, looked it up. Yes, I'm also surprised. Whoever designed it or named it, was indeed mistaken.

BrensBenz

BrensBenz wrote: »

What does this depict? Hint: Although in Dublin, it's not one of the Dubliners!

No takers so I'll reveal that this mush depicts the "Atlantic!" Yes, I know but it says so on the hinterweb.

So, a new question: What's this?

looksee

Oh its a roofing nail I think...or maybe its a floorboard nail. That makes more sense. I shall post and then go and check!

looksee

Lol, yes it could not be a roofing nail, the top would stick up too much. My second go was right I think that was cheating a bit. :P

Into The Blue

That's an old t&g floor board nail.

BrensBenz

looksee wrote: »

Oh its a roofing nail I think...or maybe its a floorboard nail.

Into The Blue wrote: »

That's an old t&g floor board nail.

You're both correct - it's usually called a "flooring brad" and it was used by the thousands, with the grain, on "proper" tongue and groove floor boards. If you missed it and left an impression of your hammer in the wood, you would be mocked mercilessly by your superiors for "making money on the floor". Now, I wonder how I knew that??????

Since looksee got it first, honours go there.

looksee

Now what would a frail little old lady like me know about flooring nails? :P

Ok, question...what is - or more likely, was - Ireland's national colour? (and it does have a specific name if you want to be absolutely right)

Into The Blue

BrensBenz wrote: »

If you missed it and left an impression of your hammer in the wood, you would be mocked mercilessly by your superiors for "making money on the floor". Now, I wonder how I knew that?

Worse than that, each of the nails had to be exactly flush, while leaving no imprint of the hammer.

Into The Blue

looksee wrote: »

Ok, question...what is - or more likely, was - Ireland's national colour? (and it does have a specific name if you want to be absolutely right)

Blue. I'm a man, so can only see 7 colours.. None of this taupe, champagne, crimson messing!

looksee

Well go on then! Its called St Patrick's Blue, if anyone wants to know!

Your go, Into the Blue (now there's appropriate!)

Into The Blue

Inspired by the Grafton St question..

What year did the East Link toll bridge open?

looksee

I feel inspired to have another guess - I have no idea 1994

Into The Blue

looksee wrote: »

1994

75% correct, as in three of these digits are correct

Layinghen

I have a feeling it was in the 80's so 1984?

Into The Blue

Correct, you're up

Layinghen

Over which country did the Queen of Sheba rule?

looksee

Sheba? :pac:

Layinghen

:D:D Good try but no cigar!!!!!!!!!

Nope not Sheba.

looksee

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

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

looksee

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

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

looksee

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

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

Charlotte ?

Samaris

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

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

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

Samaris

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Jellybaby1

Is it a radio valve?

Into The Blue

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

See clue from Brens above, I think you have it

BrensBenz

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

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

looksee

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

Abbasolutely.

Samaris

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

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

Into The Blue

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

Into The Blue

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

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