The Quiz Thread

Simmo il check all yours out when I get a spare 5-10 mins

21: 42

28. The Milky Way

48: Cygnet? or is that a baby

It was Proxima Centauri that was annoying me, btw.  Closest star after our own.

It was Proxima Centauri that was annoying me, btw.  Closest star after our own.

What was it saying?

3. What is the capital city of Canada? Ottawa
7. Who was the oldest man in the bible? Abraham
8. T or F The Peanut is a type of nut? Flase (legume)
10. Siberian Tiget
12. In computing what is Ram short for? Random Access Memory
13. Which organ secretes insulin? Pancreas
15. Which group of people produces the Watchtower magazine? Johos
19. How many episodes of Fawlty Towers were made? Unfortunately just 12
20. What name is given to a cross fruit of tangerines and grapefruits? Tangello
21. What do the dots on a pair of dice add up to? 42
24. What is the motto of the SAS? Who dares wins
27. Which star is the nearest to Earth? Alpha Centauri
28. What is the nearest galaxy to the Solar System? Canis Major
29. What is the largest bone in the human body? Femur
30. Which nerve forms the link between the eye and the brain? Optic
33. What is Agoraphobia the fear of? Public place, crowds etc.
34. How many kilograms make up a metric tonne? 1000
36. Who said "I think therefore I am"? Rene Descartes
38. What was the name of the policeman in Enid Blyton's 'Noddy'? Mr Plod
39. The clavicle is more commonly known as which bone? The JoeDan or 'collar' bone.
46. Which planet is nearest the sun? Mercury
48. What term describes a male swan? Cob
    
 

 

It was Proxima Centauri that was annoying me, btw.  Closest star after our own.

What was it saying?

 

 

It was saying, 'Hey.  My name literally means, and I quote from the Spanish - English translation from babylon.com here, "proximate, next, closest, nearest; adjacent, nearby, located in close proximity; impending."  Do you think I might be the answer, dumbarse?'

But I said, yeah, but you're a star not a galaxy.  So ■■■■ off.

  1. Was Maggie Thatcher
  2. 27?
  3. Canada

    And I move we permanetly ban Captain Jack when he says 10. Darren Bewick
  1. Pretty sure Kenya, but I’d be surprised if there aren’t more

Pretty sure JFK was the youngest elected president, but Teddy Roosevelt was younger when he succeeded McKinley after he was assassinated.