What's your favourite quiz question?

Fionn1952

Terence Rattigan wrote: »

What Irish bands name was born out of the original suggestion "the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse"?

That would be the Spoonerism that led to Horslips.

Snickers Man

Fionn1952 wrote: »

That would be the Spoonerism that led to Horslips.

The Four Poxmen of the Horslips

YFlyer

What differs Dwight Yorke to the IDF?

magicbastarder

what is ireland's second highest mountain?
(there are two ways of measuring this, so bonus points to anyone who can name the two candidates)

Cluedo Monopoly

magicbastarder wrote: »

what is ireland's second highest mountain?
(there are two ways of measuring this, so bonus points to anyone who can name the two candidates)

I believe there is a peak right beside Carauntoohill which is deemed 2nd highest. I cannot remember the name but I think it also begins with C.

magicbastarder

there are ways of definining mountains based on how prominent they are; e.g. is a second peak 200m from carrauntoohil its own mountain, or simply part of carrauntoohil, and not to be considered a distinct peak in its own right? it's on this basis that you can define peaks differently.

golfball37

YFlyer wrote: »

What differs Dwight Yorke to the IDF?

He ran away from Jordan?

The Big Easy

magicbastarder wrote: »

what is ireland's second highest mountain?
(there are two ways of measuring this, so bonus points to anyone who can name the two candidates)

Mangerton?

magicbastarder

the second highest 'real munro' in ireland is Knocknapeasta (988m), the second highest 'furth' is Benkeeragh (1008m).

Knocknapeasta has a greater prominence than Benkeeragh, i.e. it's more distinct as a peak.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lists_of_mountains_and_hills_in_the_British_Isles#Munros

ohnonotgmail

Ali Maow Maalin was the last known patient of what disease?

magicbastarder

i will take a random punt on smallpox.

The Big Easy

magicbastarder wrote: »

the second highest 'real munro' in ireland is Knocknapeasta (988m), the second highest 'furth' is Benkeeragh (1008m).

Knocknapeasta has a greater prominence than Benkeeragh, i.e. it's more distinct as a peak.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lists_of_mountains_and_hills_in_the_British_Isles#Munros

On climbing Mangerton, someone told me it was the second highest peak in Kerry, looking at the list there, it's only the 10th highest in Ireland I still have some pre-internet naivety left in me :pac:

Hoping to climb the Lug soon, the highest peak outside of Kerry or so I'm told

ohnonotgmail

magicbastarder wrote: »

i will take a random punt on smallpox.

correct. in 1980.

Cluedo Monopoly

The Big Easy wrote: »

On climbing Mangerton, someone told me it was the second highest peak in Kerry, looking at the list there, it's only the 10th highest in Ireland I still have some pre-internet naivety left in me :pac:

Hoping to climb the Lug soon, the highest peak outside of Kerry or so I'm told

Lug is a boring enough slog. Similar to Galtymore.

If you want a dramatic mountain, try Connacht's highest - Mweelrea (800m ish). The views are breathtaking, if you get a view...

Terence Rattigan

What was unusual about the funnels on the Titanic?

ohnonotgmail

Terence Rattigan wrote: »

What was unusual about the funnels on the Titanic?

It had 4 funnels but one of them was fake.

razorblunt

Terence Rattigan wrote: »

What was unusual about the funnels on the Titanic?

One was buoyant ?

Terence Rattigan

In the "Twelve Days of Christmas" Song, how many gifts did her/his true love send?

Uncle Pierre

Terence Rattigan wrote: »

In the "Twelve Days of Christmas" Song, how many gifts did her/his true love send?

A huge number.

One on the first day (a partridge in a pear tree).

Three on the second day (two turtle doves, and a partridge in a pear tree).

Six on the third day (three French hens, two turtle doves, and a partridge in a pear tree).

And so on. Couldn't be bothered working out the rest right now!

Although, come to think of it....does in a partridge in a pear tree count as just one gift, or do you count the partridge and the pear tree separately?

Quantum Erasure

Terence Rattigan wrote: »

In the "Twelve Days of Christmas" Song, how many gifts did her/his true love send?

364, from memory, and also I just calculated it to make sure...

ohnonotgmail

Terence Rattigan wrote: »

In the "Twelve Days of Christmas" Song, how many gifts did her/his true love send?

the mathematical answer is

1 + 2(2+1)/2 + 3(3+1)/2 ... 12(12+1)/2

the calculation is left as an exercise for the eager reader

chooseusername

Quantum Erasure wrote: »

364, from memory, and also I just calculated it to make sure...

How many legs though?

ohnonotgmail

Terence Rattigan wrote: »

In the "Twelve Days of Christmas" Song, how many gifts did her/his true love send?

Follow up question: Which gift did they send the most of?

Quantum Erasure

chooseusername wrote: »

How many legs though?

Well, 364 - 8*5 rings =324, by 2 legs = 648. and 5 times 8 cows the ladies are milking, times four legs is...808?

ohnonotgmail wrote: »

Follow up question: Which gift did they send the most of?

Geese, or swans?

Edit:
On the twelfth day of Christmas my true love gave to me
Twelve drummers drumming, eleven pipers piping
Ten lords a leaping, nine ladies dancing, eight maids a milking
Seven swans a swimming, six geese a laying, five gold rings
Four calling birds, three French hens
Two turtle doves and a partridge in a pear tree

ohnonotgmail

Quantum Erasure wrote: »

Well, 364 - 8*5 rings =324, by 2 legs = 648. and 5 times 8 cows the ladies are milking, times four legs is...808?

Geese, or swans?

Edit:
On the twelfth day of Christmas my true love gave to me
Twelve drummers drumming, eleven pipers piping
Ten lords a leaping, nine ladies dancing, eight maids a milking
Seven swans a swimming, six geese a laying, five gold rings
Four calling birds, three French hens
Two turtle doves and a partridge in a pear tree

both tied first with 42

chooseusername

ohnonotgmail wrote: »

both tied first with 42

What about the cows?

ohnonotgmail

chooseusername wrote: »

What about the cows?

there are no cows

Speedsie

ohnonotgmail wrote: »

there are no cows

Then what are the 8 milkmaids milking? Goats?

chooseusername

ohnonotgmail wrote: »

there are no cows

The maids must be milking the 'lords a leaping' then.
edit;
They could be milking themselves I suppose, you know, expressing.

Edgware

chooseusername wrote: »

The maids must be milking the 'lords a leaping' then.
edit;
They could be milking themselves I suppose, you know, expressing.

Maybe Gobnait O Lunacy was milking them

Capt'n Midnight

Terence Rattigan wrote: »

In the "Twelve Days of Christmas" Song, how many gifts did her/his true love send?

Add up all the numbers from one to a hundred inclusive.

Back in 1786 or thereabouts a teacher named Büttner set that task to keep his pupils busy for half an hour or so while he nipped out for a cigarette or whatever they did back then. The story goes that he didn't even make it to the door before nine year old Carl Friedrich Gauss gave the correct answer.

chooseusername

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

Add up all the numbers from one to a hundred inclusive.

Back in 1786 or thereabouts a teacher named Büttner set that task to keep his pupils busy for half an hour or so while he nipped out for a cigarette or whatever they did back then. The story goes that he didn't even make it to the door before nine year old Carl Friedrich Gauss gave the correct answer.

Isn't it just the first and last number added and then multiplied by the middle number?

ohnonotgmail

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

Add up all the numbers from one to a hundred inclusive.

Back in 1786 or thereabouts a teacher named Büttner set that task to keep his pupils busy for half an hour or so while he nipped out for a cigarette or whatever they did back then. The story goes that he didn't even make it to the door before nine year old Carl Friedrich Gauss gave the correct answer.

chooseusername wrote: »

Isn't it just the first and last number added and then multiplied by the middle number?

the sum of natural numbers from 1 to n is n(n+1)/2 so for 100 that is 5050.

eta your way looks right at first blush but for odd numbers it doesn't work. so it works for 100 but the same method doesn't work for 99. the sum for the first 99 numbers is 4950. 1 + 99 x ?? = 4950. solving for ?? gives 49.5 which isn't a natural number.

wally79

ohnonotgmail wrote: »

the sum of natural numbers from 1 to n is n(n+1)/2 so for 100 that is 5050.

eta your way looks right at first blush but for odd numbers it doesn't work. so it works for 100 but the same method doesn't work for 99. the sum for the first 99 numbers is 4950. 1 + 99 x ?? = 4950. solving for ?? gives 49.5 which isn't a natural number.

But 49.5 would be midway between 1 and 99 so it does hold true

Does it need to be a natural number?

(n+1)*(n/2) is the same as your formula essentially

Terence Rattigan

Who can turn the world on with a smile, who can take a nothing day and suddenly make it all seem worthwhile ?

(hoping this is a hard one, no googling!!)

ohnonotgmail

wally79 wrote: »

But 49.5 would be midway between 1 and 99 so it does hold true

Does it need to be a natural number?

not really i suppose. prefer my way though because it can be proven mathematically.

wally79

ohnonotgmail wrote: »

not really i suppose. prefer my way though because it can be proven mathematically.

I added to my post

(n+1)*(n/2) is the same as your formula essentially

ohnonotgmail

Terence Rattigan wrote: »

Who can turn the world on with a smile, who can take a nothing day and suddenly make it all seem worthwhile ?

(hoping this is a hard one, no googling!!)

only hard if you are not really really old. Mary Tyler Moore

Terence Rattigan

ohnonotgmail wrote: »

only hard if you are not really really old. Mary Tyler Moore

Mary Richards to be more pedantic, but yes, Old Fogeys only!

And good old Lou (Asner) Grant is still with us.

ohnonotgmail

Terence Rattigan wrote: »

Mary Richards to be more pedantic, but yes, Old Fogeys only!

And good old Lou (Asner) Grant is still with us.

92 and still working. It helps that he has always looked ancient.

Terence Rattigan

What famous movies might be known as this as Gaeilge?

Imithe leis on Gaoth
Cogadh na Réaltaí
Tá Sé Beatha Go Hálainn
An Fuaim de Ceoil
Scéal na Bréagán

with apologies to any fluent Irish speakers out there!

ohnonotgmail

Terence Rattigan wrote: »

What famous movies might be known as this as Gaeilge?

Imithe leis on Gaoth Gone with the Wind?
Cogadh na Réaltaí
Tá Sé Beatha Go Hálainn
An Fuaim de Ceoil The Sound of Music?
Scéal na Bréagán

with apologies to any fluent Irish speakers out there!

a couple of guesses above.

Uncle Pierre

Terence Rattigan wrote: »

What famous movies might be known as this as Gaeilge?

Imithe leis on Gaoth
Cogadh na Réaltaí - Star Wars
Tá Sé Beatha Go Hálainn
An Fuaim de Ceoil
Scéal na Bréagán - Toy Story

with apologies to any fluent Irish speakers out there!

Guesses for two of the others here. No idea about the middle one, apart from it's a lovely something!

wally79

Terence Rattigan wrote: »

What famous movies might be known as this as Gaeilge?

Imithe leis on Gaoth
Cogadh na Réaltaí
Tá Sé Beatha Go Hálainn - it’s a wonderful life
An Fuaim de Ceoil
Scéal na Bréagán

with apologies to any fluent Irish speakers out there!

Guess the last one

Uncle Pierre

Ah. Beatha as in "uisce beatha", or water of life, so therefore something about a lovely life. I'm guessing the movie title might be It's a Wonderful Life?

Edited to add: Good man Wally. Got there at the same time as me!

chooseusername

What direction would you be traveling from
Detroit Michigan U.S. to Windsor Ontario Canada?

El Weirdo

chooseusername wrote: »

What direction would you be traveling from
Detroit Michigan U.S. to Windsor Ontario Canada?

South.

3DataModem

Similar: what direction would you be travelling if you took the fastest route from the pacific to the Atlantic?

dulpit

3DataModem wrote: »

Similar: what direction would you be travelling if you took the fastest route from the pacific to the Atlantic?

North or south? Great circle route...

Fionn1952

3DataModem wrote: »

Similar: what direction would you be travelling if you took the fastest route from the pacific to the Atlantic?

North-West through the Panama Canal?