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Re: QUIZ TIME IN UDON

Post by Udon Map » August 16, 2022, 9:18 am

Earnest wrote:
August 16, 2022, 2:26 am
Who captained B29 Super Fortress 'Enola Gay', which went on to drop an atomic bomb on Hiroshima?
Paul Tibbets.

Earnest wrote:
August 16, 2022, 2:26 am
Nova Scotia is Latin for what?
New Scotland.



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Re: QUIZ TIME IN UDON

Post by Whistler » August 16, 2022, 9:29 am

Terror Australis is Latin for what?
I had a bumper sticker in Texas that read 'Beam me up Scotty'. I often wish I could find one in Udon Thani

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Re: QUIZ TIME IN UDON

Post by stattointhailand » August 16, 2022, 9:30 am

Nova Scotia is Latin for what?

Please Lord, give us a break, dont let this place be as bad as Scotland?

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Re: QUIZ TIME IN UDON

Post by Laan Yaa Mo » August 16, 2022, 10:05 am

New Scotland
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Re: QUIZ TIME IN UDON

Post by Laan Yaa Mo » August 16, 2022, 10:07 am

New Scotland has coal mines, fish a lot, wear kilts on special days, but they don't eat fried Mars Bars
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Re: QUIZ TIME IN UDON

Post by marjamlew » August 16, 2022, 12:09 pm

Earnest wrote:
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marjamlew wrote:
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McKern was born in Sydney. Who was the other Sydneysider who had talk shows on UK tv?
Clive James.
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Which Australian band had a top ten hit in the UK in 1966 with Friday on my Mind?
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Re: QUIZ TIME IN UDON

Post by Udon Map » August 16, 2022, 12:18 pm

marjamlew wrote:
August 16, 2022, 12:09 pm
Which Australian band had a top ten hit in the UK in 1966 with Friday on my Mind?
Easybeats. One of my favorite songs from my youth, and their first big hit outside Australia.

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Re: QUIZ TIME IN UDON

Post by tamada » August 16, 2022, 12:30 pm

Laan Yaa Mo wrote:
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New Scotland has coal mines, fish a lot, wear kilts on special days, but they don't eat fried Mars Bars
And unlike their neighbors, the Newfies, you can understand what they're saying.
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Re: QUIZ TIME IN UDON

Post by Earnest » August 16, 2022, 1:27 pm

Earnest wrote:
August 16, 2022, 2:26 am
Who captained B29 Super Fortress 'Enola Gay', which went on to drop an atomic bomb on Hiroshima?

Which US city is associated with the Zodiac killer?

The 'Hole in the Wall' gang had two famous American outlaws - who were they?

What is the Mexican city straight across the border from San Diego?

The US state of Virginia is named after who?

Nova Scotia is Latin for what?

The movie Magnificent Seven is based upon which famous Japanese film?

Who is the leading American actor and squadron commander in the movie 633 Squadron?
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Re: QUIZ TIME IN UDON

Post by deankham » August 16, 2022, 2:03 pm

Mexican City is Tijuana (I remember this from Narcos Mexico. Controlled by Benjamin Felix)

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Re: QUIZ TIME IN UDON

Post by jackspratt » August 16, 2022, 2:50 pm

Whistler wrote:
August 16, 2022, 9:29 am
Terror Australis is Latin for what?
I guess you mean Terra Australis + South Land.

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Re: QUIZ TIME IN UDON

Post by Whistler » August 16, 2022, 3:08 pm

jackspratt wrote:
August 16, 2022, 2:50 pm
Whistler wrote:
August 16, 2022, 9:29 am
Terror Australis is Latin for what?
I guess you mean Terra Australis + South Land.
Twas a joke, well spotted
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Post by jackspratt » August 16, 2022, 3:10 pm

Of course.

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Re: QUIZ TIME IN UDON

Post by marjamlew » August 16, 2022, 3:12 pm

Udon Map wrote:
August 16, 2022, 12:18 pm
marjamlew wrote:
August 16, 2022, 12:09 pm
Which Australian band had a top ten hit in the UK in 1966 with Friday on my Mind?
Easybeats. One of my favorite songs from my youth, and their first big hit outside Australia.
Correct.

What was the Easybeats connection to ACDC?
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Re: QUIZ TIME IN UDON

Post by stattointhailand » August 16, 2022, 3:16 pm

3 pin?

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Re: QUIZ TIME IN UDON

Post by Earnest » August 16, 2022, 5:59 pm

Today's winners are Uncle T, Deankham and Officer IC Udon Map but there are still questions to answer below.

Who captained B29 Super Fortress 'Enola Gay', which went on to drop an atomic bomb on Hiroshima?
Paul Tibbets.

Which US city is associated with the Zodiac killer?
San Francisco.

The 'Hole in the Wall' gang had two famous American outlaws - who were they?
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.

What is the Mexican city straight across the border from San Diego?
Tijuana.

The US state of Virginia is named after who?
Queen Elizabeth I.

Nova Scotia is Latin for what?
New Scotland.

The movie Magnificent Seven is based upon which famous Japanese film?
Seven Samurai.

Who is the leading American actor and squadron commander in the movie 633 Squadron?
Cliff Robertson.
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Re: QUIZ TIME IN UDON

Post by Earnest » August 17, 2022, 4:13 am

Final answers above.
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Re: QUIZ TIME IN UDON

Post by Earnest » August 17, 2022, 5:07 am

The 1916 Easter Rebellion is associated with which city?

Newton's second law can be described as F=ma but what is 'm'?

What was Sir Hugh Dowding's pivotal role fighting the Hun in the Battle of Britain?

Who was monarch of Great Britain and Ireland during the American war of independence?

What was the Manhattan Project?

In Einstein's E=mc², what is 'c'?

How many pounds in a kilogram?

What is the basic unit of energy?
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Re: QUIZ TIME IN UDON

Post by Udon Map » August 17, 2022, 8:57 am

Earnest wrote:
August 17, 2022, 5:07 am
Newton's second law can be described as F=ma but what is 'm'?
Mass.

Earnest wrote:
August 17, 2022, 5:07 am
What was the Manhattan Project?
Develop and build the first atomic bomb.

Earnest wrote:
August 17, 2022, 5:07 am
In Einstein's E=mc², what is 'c'?
The speed of light.

Earnest wrote:
August 17, 2022, 5:07 am
How many pounds in a kilogram?
Approximately 2.2.

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Re: QUIZ TIME IN UDON

Post by Laan Yaa Mo » August 17, 2022, 9:12 am

Earnest wrote:
August 17, 2022, 5:07 am
The 1916 Easter Rebellion is associated with which city?

Newton's second law can be described as F=ma but what is 'm'?

What was Sir Hugh Dowding's pivotal role fighting the Hun in the Battle of Britain?

Who was monarch of Great Britain and Ireland during the American war of independence?

What was the Manhattan Project?

In Einstein's E=mc², what is 'c'?

How many pounds in a kilogram?

What is the basic unit of energy?
Belfast (Easter rebellion) and one of the Georges, perhaps the III, was an individual during the U.S. Rebellion
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