+kennamatic Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 Easy one, 1/8 of a fluid ounce Assumimg you are talking about liquids, otherwise 1/16 of an ounce for solids. It was the solid I was after so that's a good solid ding! Nice to have some easy ones occasionally on here to try and keep the interest going. Take it away talkytoaster! Quote Link to comment
+talkytoaster Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 Ok, quick one of the top of my head, no multipart this time: Who were the two Formula 1 (F1) drivers that died during the very same racing meeting; one during qualifying and one during the race? Extra kudos for the year and the track (but not required to get a ding). Quote Link to comment
+Pharisee Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 (edited) Ok, quick one of the top of my head, no multipart this time: Who were the two Formula 1 (F1) drivers that died during the very same racing meeting; one during qualifying and one during the race? Extra kudos for the year and the track (but not required to get a ding). Senna died in the race and Ratz--something (ratzenburger?) was killed in practice at Imola, I think. Can't remember the year but hazard a guess at '92 Edited July 7, 2009 by Pharisee Quote Link to comment
+talkytoaster Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 (edited) Ok, quick one of the top of my head, no multipart this time: Who were the two Formula 1 (F1) drivers that died during the very same racing meeting; one during qualifying and one during the race? Extra kudos for the year and the track (but not required to get a ding). Senna died in the race and Ratz--something (ratzenburger?) was killed in practice at Imola, I think. Can't remember the year but hazard a guess at '92 Close enough: 33 year old Roland Ratzenberger was killed during qualifying for the San Marino Grand Prix at the Imola circuit on Saturday 30 April 1994 and Ayrton Senna died the next day during the race. They are the last two F1 drivers to die whilst racing/qualifying. DING! Edited July 7, 2009 by talkytoaster Quote Link to comment
+Pharisee Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 Ok, quick one of the top of my head, no multipart this time: Who were the two Formula 1 (F1) drivers that died during the very same racing meeting; one during qualifying and one during the race? Extra kudos for the year and the track (but not required to get a ding). Senna died in the race and Ratz--something (ratzenburger?) was killed in practice at Imola, I think. Can't remember the year but hazard a guess at '92 Close enough: 33 year old Roland Ratzenberger was killed during qualifying for the San Marino Grand Prix at the Imola circuit on Saturday 30 April 1994 and Ayrton Senna died the next day during the race. They are the last two F1 drivers to die whilst racing/qualifying. DING! OK... A simple question requiring a (relatively) simple answer... What are Buckyballs? Quote Link to comment
+rutson Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 The third allotrope of carbon after diamond and graphite. Whereas in graphite the molecules are arranged in a planar configuration, in bucky balls they are arranged in a "ball" shape in a similar configuration to a geo-desic done. Quote Link to comment
+purple_pineapple Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 The third allotrope of carbon after diamond and graphite. Whereas in graphite the molecules are arranged in a planar configuration, in bucky balls they are arranged in a "ball" shape in a similar configuration to a geo-desic done. dam*it, I knew this one! I'll just add that the full name is Buckminster Fullerene and, unlike Graphite and Diamond, there is a discrete number of carbon atoms to a Buckyball (I believe it is is 60). They have some rather unusual properties, one of my favourites being the ability to trap another element inside the ball. I wonder if it rattles! Quote Link to comment
+Pharisee Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 The third allotrope of carbon after diamond and graphite. Whereas in graphite the molecules are arranged in a planar configuration, in bucky balls they are arranged in a "ball" shape in a similar configuration to a geo-desic done. That would be a ... DING for Mr. Rutson Quote Link to comment
+chizu Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 next question please..... Quote Link to comment
+Simply Paul Posted July 13, 2009 Author Share Posted July 13, 2009 (edited) Since he jumped in for my question (I was on a ferry in the north sea at the time) I'll jump in for his... Brb with a good question (I knew the answer to several of the intervening ones. I even asked who Bucky Balls were named after on here, I think.) Edit. Ok, I don't think this has been asked this before: Which is the smallest current county* (Not unitary blah blah) in England by area (possible trick question!) *I wouldn't say the county of Manchester, but I would say the county of Yorkshire, for example. Edited July 13, 2009 by Simply Paul Quote Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 Since he jumped in for my question (I was on a ferry in the north sea at the time) I'll jump in for his... Brb with a good question (I knew the answer to several of the intervening ones. I even asked who Bucky Balls were named after on here, I think.) Edit. Ok, I don't think this has been asked this before: Which is the smallest current county* (Not unitary blah blah) in England by area (possible trick question!) *I wouldn't say the county of Manchester, but I would say the county of Yorkshire, for example. The Isle of Wight at high tide, Rutland at low tide. Quote Link to comment
+maxkim Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 Richmondshire... or so they think... LOL Quote Link to comment
+maxkim Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 Or Bristol... They think they are are a county now.... Quote Link to comment
+keehotee Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 Or Bristol... They think they are are a county now.... I'll second Rutland - Isle of Wight and Bristol are both unitary authorities, not counties.... Quote Link to comment
+Simply Paul Posted July 13, 2009 Author Share Posted July 13, 2009 MartyBartfast gets the 'Qi'ng as this was the answer I was after. I didn't think the question would last long, but after some slow Qs on here, I wanted to bump things along. Over to you, MartyBartfast! Quote Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 OK another quickie: Name the 3 man crew of Apollo 13 Quote Link to comment
+Guanajuato Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 Tom Hanks was one of them. Quote Link to comment
+chizu Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 Watched a great documentary on this the other week! I think Hanks play Jim Lovell? Quote Link to comment
+Simply Paul Posted July 14, 2009 Author Share Posted July 14, 2009 Too easy. Jim Lovell, Jack Swaggart and Fred Haise (possible dodgy spelling) - Jim wrote the book the film is based on, Jack moved into politics but died of cancer and Fred worked on the Shuttle, I think they said at the end of Apollo 13; an excellent movie Quote Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 Too easy. Jim Lovell, Jack Swaggart and Fred Haise (possible dodgy spelling) - Jim wrote the book the film is based on, Jack moved into politics but died of cancer and Fred worked on the Shuttle, I think they said at the end of Apollo 13; an excellent movie I always thought it was Jack Swaggert until I came to check before asking this, and it seems it's actually spelled Swigert. Anyway I'm not going to penalise you for the spelling so DING. Quote Link to comment
+Simply Paul Posted July 16, 2009 Author Share Posted July 16, 2009 Thanks MB. Staying with space, given the historic date: How many Apollo moon landings were originally scheduled, how many Saturn Vs were actually launched, in what year was the last Saturn V launch and why was it unusual? Quote Link to comment
+Simply Paul Posted July 18, 2009 Author Share Posted July 18, 2009 Too hard? Ok, how many Apollo moon landings actually happened (Apollo 13 didn't work out as planned, remember), how many Saturn Vs were launched (Apollo 1-3, 5 and 7 being unlaunched tests or launched by the smaller Saturn IB), in what year was the last Saturn V launched (it was after the final Apollo 17 moon landing in 1972) and why was it unusual (a hint in the last question!) - Should all be easy now Quote Link to comment
+Dorsetgal & GeoDog Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 Frankly, I have absolutely no idea, but if you follow @astro_127 on Twitter you can follow Commander Mark Polanskys' tweets from Orbit! @Nasa is a pretty good follow too Quote Link to comment
+Simply Paul Posted July 22, 2009 Author Share Posted July 22, 2009 No one? Ok, let's just make it the first two easy-peasy questions. The last Saturn V launched was in 1973, after the Apollo programme had ended. It was the only non-Apollo launch, a two-stage version (as opposed to the usual three stage) used to get the Skylab space station into orbit. Quote Link to comment
+chizu Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 No one? Ok, let's just make it the first two easy-peasy questions. The last Saturn V launched was in 1973, after the Apollo programme had ended. It was the only non-Apollo launch, a two-stage version (as opposed to the usual three stage) used to get the Skylab space station into orbit. hmm I think there were 4 moon landings, and since there were 17 + 1 -5 Saturn V launches (judging from your information) I'll go for unlucky 13!! Quote Link to comment
+Simply Paul Posted July 23, 2009 Author Share Posted July 23, 2009 Half a ding! Yes, there were 13 Saturn V launches, including just one night launch; Apollo 17. More moon landings though. If the first was Apollo 11, and the last Apollo 17, and 13 didn't make it... Quote Link to comment
+Simply Paul Posted July 23, 2009 Author Share Posted July 23, 2009 A full size DING! for 6. Just twelve men have walked on the moon. I went there once, but I didn't like it much. Just no atmosphere there.... Over to you, chizu! Quote Link to comment
+chizu Posted July 24, 2009 Share Posted July 24, 2009 Ok! in the original Transformers film in the 1980s, what was teh name of the giant robot/transformer that had come to destroy Cybertron? Quote Link to comment
FourQ Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 Which one? Megatron or StarScream? Quote Link to comment
+chizu Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 Which one? Megatron or StarScream? neither ! they weren't giants and they weren't trying to destroy Cybertron, they were just leader of the Decepticons. Quote Link to comment
+keehotee Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 Unicron? If it's wrong I can blame my son..... Quote Link to comment
FourQ Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 (edited) neither ! they weren't giants and they weren't trying to destroy Cybertron, they were just leader of the Decepticons. Blast, my memory isn't what it used to be. I remember, albeit vaguely, that Devastator was a giant robot, Unicron was a planet of giants and I think an amalgam of other transformers (probably what Keehotee's son is referring to), there was a squid of some sort, and Weird Al sang Dare To Be Stupid. Am I wrong or was there something called The Matrix in there as well? It's odd but the one firm memory from that film was Weird Al. Edited July 27, 2009 by FourQ Quote Link to comment
+chizu Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 neither ! they weren't giants and they weren't trying to destroy Cybertron, they were just leader of the Decepticons. Blast, my memory isn't what it used to be. I remember, albeit vaguely, that Devastator was a giant robot, Unicron was a planet of giants and I think an amalgam of other transformers (probably what Keehotee's son is referring to), there was a squid of some sort, and Weird Al sang Dare To Be Stupid. Am I wrong or was there something called The Matrix in there as well? It's odd but the one firm memory from that film was Weird Al. Ooo you just mentioned it (though misidentified what it was) - take a punt - which one? Quote Link to comment
+chizu Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 The Matrix? Nope - guess again! Quote Link to comment
+chizu Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 Unicron? DING-A-LING! Unicron was the uber large robot come to destroy Cybertron who transcormed into a planet and ends up being blown up at the end of the film by the Matrix, which is some sort of Transformer life force. Unicron was this one by the way! Devastator was a large robot formed when the constructicons merged to form a larger robot. I remember seeing the film on my 10th Birthday Quote Link to comment
+chizu Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 Oops sorry I never saw Keehotee's post earlier - apologies!!! DING to keehotee Quote Link to comment
+Simply Paul Posted July 30, 2009 Author Share Posted July 30, 2009 I was going to point that out Quote Link to comment
FourQ Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 I'd assumed it wasn't Unicron after Keehotee's post. Kudos to Keehotee's son, his memory's clearly a lot less rusty than mine. Quote Link to comment
+chizu Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 BUMP again, your go Keehotee! Quote Link to comment
+keehotee Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 Whoops. Somebody grab this and set a question...... Quote Link to comment
+rutson Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 Let's get this road on the show.... What colour eggs do peacocks lay? Quote Link to comment
+drdick&vick Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 None, because the Peacock is just that a 'COCK' bird Quote Link to comment
+rutson Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 Ding! Over to you DDV Quote Link to comment
+drdick&vick Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 Sorry for the delay folks, moved sites for the next leg of this year's tour. So a nice easy one. Terence Nelhams-Wright How was he better known in the late 1950's Quote Link to comment
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