Administrator Stan 18,386 Posted February 4, 2020 Administrator Share Posted February 4, 2020 A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan 18,386 Posted February 4, 2020 Administrator Share Posted February 4, 2020 8 hours ago, Spike said: I DILIGAF about the rules so here is my trivia What nation were the only foreigners allowed to trade in Japan for several hundred years during the Tokugawa Shogunate leading into the Meiji Restoration? A. Chinese B. Korean C. Portuguese D. Dutch E. British D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeadLinesman 5,938 Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 I’d go with D. My mum used to work with a couple of mountaineers and she always told me they said K2 was far more a technical climb than Everest. And I’m not sure about the other two Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mpache 672 Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 9 hours ago, Azeem said: My next trivia I'll give out the answer after Spike's question is done Out of the 14 mountains in the 8 thousand club (8,000 m above sea level ) one is yet to be climbed in the winter which one is it ? A. Kachenjunga B. Mount Everest C. Annapurna D. K2 K2. Apparently it's the hardest mountain in the world to climb and only a select few have done it. So hard to believe it's been done in winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mpache 672 Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 Unless it's a trick question and one of the other 2 mountains is holy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike 5,103 Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 On 03/02/2020 at 23:14, Berserker said: Dutch. 16 hours ago, Stan said: D Correct, they were limited to a tiny island off the coast of Nagasaki. The island is about the size of a city block. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber Mel81x+ 3,613 Posted February 5, 2020 Subscriber Share Posted February 5, 2020 17 hours ago, Azeem said: My next trivia I'll give out the answer after Spike's question is done Out of the 14 mountains in the 8 thousand club (8,000 m above sea level ) one is yet to be climbed in the winter which one is it ? A. Kachenjunga B. Mount Everest C. Annapurna D. K2 D I dont want to see anyone try that in the winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mpache 672 Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 While we wait for Azeem to answer I've got another one. Which of these is in Rwanda A. Bujumbura B. Gitega C. Muhanga D. Arusha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beelzebub 2,508 Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 Yeah it's D, K2 the second highest peak of the world and tge highest of Karakoram range proves to be a far more bigger challange than it's Himalayan counterpart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan 18,386 Posted February 5, 2020 Administrator Share Posted February 5, 2020 38 minutes ago, Vader said: While we wait for Azeem to answer I've got another one. Which of these is in Rwanda A. Bujumbura B. Gitega C. Muhanga D. Arusha Wild guess. C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mpache 672 Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 1 hour ago, Stan said: Wild guess. C. Your "wild guess" instinct serves you well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beelzebub 2,508 Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 Mel81x 7 (3) Deadlinesman 3 (1) Harry 3 (3) nudge 2 (1) Vader 2 (2) Stan 2 (4) Berserker 0 (1) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry 1,437 Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 How many countries does the equator pass through: A 7 B 10 Ç 13 D 16 And for a bonus point, what is the biggest of those countries...? No Googling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan 18,386 Posted February 6, 2020 Administrator Share Posted February 6, 2020 29 minutes ago, Harry said: How many countries does the equator pass through: A 7 B 10 Ç 13 D 16 And for a bonus point, what is the biggest of those countries...? No Googling I'm guessing the biggest country is Brazil. I'll go with 13. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber Mel81x+ 3,613 Posted February 6, 2020 Subscriber Share Posted February 6, 2020 32 minutes ago, Harry said: How many countries does the equator pass through: A 7 B 10 Ç 13 D 16 And for a bonus point, what is the biggest of those countries...? No Googling Make mine C and this is a trick question is it just the biggest country or does it mean the country which touches the equatorial line the most? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry 1,437 Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 18 minutes ago, Mel81x said: Make mine C and this is a trick question is it just the biggest country or does it mean the country which touches the equatorial line the most? Just the largest country Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber Mel81x+ 3,613 Posted February 6, 2020 Subscriber Share Posted February 6, 2020 Just now, Harry said: Just the largest country Brazil then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry 1,437 Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 46 minutes ago, Mel81x said: Brazil then. No. Brazil is only 6 letters. Democratic republic of the Congo is 28. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry 1,437 Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 1 hour ago, Stan said: I'm guessing the biggest country is Brazil. I'll go with 13. Correct on both counts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beelzebub 2,508 Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 Mountains of the Moon is the legendary name of the source of river ______ A. Nile B. Ganges C. Euphrates D. Indus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber Mel81x+ 3,613 Posted February 8, 2020 Subscriber Share Posted February 8, 2020 2 hours ago, Azeem said: Mountains of the Moon is the legendary name of the source of river ______ A. Nile B. Ganges C. Euphrates D. Indus Going to have to go with a culture that had lunar precedence in their history so its either A or C and I think I am going to with A as my answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry 1,437 Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 Cool question, and I think A makes sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beelzebub 2,508 Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 The answer is A the Nile, Mountains of the Moon is an ancient term referring to a legendary mountain as the source of river Nile in East Africa. There is also a biographical film of the same name about two British army officer's journey to locate the source of the Nile river in the name of Queen Victoria's powerful British Empire. Give it a watch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beelzebub 2,508 Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 Mel81x 10 (4) Harry 5 (4) Deadlinesman 3 (1) nudge 2 (1) Vader 2 (2) Stan 2 (4) Berserker 0 (1) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mpache 672 Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 What country uses the Spanish lisp other than Spain? A. Peru B. Equatorial Guinea C. Argentina D. Honduras Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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