Pajaholic Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 Thanks for the unexpected ding! While racking my brains for a question that I don't think has been asked already, I overheard an interesting fact on TV that should make a good question. So... ... What are the official languages of Switzerland? Quote Link to comment
+Beach_hut Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 Thanks for the unexpected ding! While racking my brains for a question that I don't think has been asked already, I overheard an interesting fact on TV that should make a good question. So... ... What are the official languages of Switzerland? French, German, Italian and there's another local one. I think it might be Romance or something like that? Quote Link to comment
Pajaholic Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 Close enough for the ding. That local one is Romansh. Over to Beach_hut. Quote Link to comment
+Beach_hut Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 Thanks my question is about something someone said about Switzerland: You know what the fellow said – in Italy, for thirty years under the Borgias, they had warfare, terror, murder and bloodshed, but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and the Renaissance. In Switzerland, they had brotherly love, they had five hundred years of democracy and peace – and what did that produce? The cuckoo clock. For the ding can you tell me either what film the quote is from, or who wrote that bit? Quote Link to comment
+civilised Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 Thanks my question is about something someone said about Switzerland: You know what the fellow said – in Italy, for thirty years under the Borgias, they had warfare, terror, murder and bloodshed, but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and the Renaissance. In Switzerland, they had brotherly love, they had five hundred years of democracy and peace – and what did that produce? The cuckoo clock. For the ding can you tell me either what film the quote is from, or who wrote that bit? The Third Man and reputedly that bit was written by Orson Welles, who spoke the line Quote Link to comment
+Beach_hut Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 The Third Man and reputedly that bit was written by Orson Welles, who spoke the line Double Ding to you :-) Quote Link to comment
+civilised Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 The Third Man and reputedly that bit was written by Orson Welles, who spoke the line Double Ding to you :-) Thanks for that Immediately to the east of Switzerland, and bordered also by Austria, is Liechtenstein. This country is unusual in many ways but perhaps its most uncommon feature is that it’s doubly landlocked i.e., the country itself has no access to the sea, and nor do any of its neighbours. There are only 2 countries that have this feature; Liechtenstein is one – what is the other? Only UN members count. Quote Link to comment
+martin&lindabryn Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 Pure guess Luxemburg Quote Link to comment
+MTH Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 First visit in ages, and one I think I know having been there. Uzbekistan. Surrounded by Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan plus probably a few more. Quote Link to comment
+civilised Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 First visit in ages, and one I think I know having been there. Uzbekistan. Surrounded by Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan plus probably a few more. And I thought it was a hard one the ding is yours Quote Link to comment
+MTH Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 Thanks. I'm tempted to ask which country I forgot to mention in my answer, but won't! Instead, which country has the longest coastline? Possibly the complete opposite of landlocked :-) Quote Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 Gonna guess Norway due to the lovely crinkly edges! Quote Link to comment
+MTH Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 Sorry, nothing to do with Slartibartfast's award winning design. Quote Link to comment
+MTH Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 Canada gets the Ding. They have almost twice as much coastline as anyone else. Mark Quote Link to comment
+Pharisee Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 Starsky and Hutch used an iconic red and white car in the television series. What was the make and model? Quote Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 It was a Grand Tourino, not sure of the spelling, and I don't know who made it so I'll guess General Motors. Quote Link to comment
+Pharisee Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 Ford Gran Torino? Spot on.... DING to you! Quote Link to comment
Pajaholic Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 (edited) Thanks. Staying on the subject of cars, Toyota established a new lap record at the Nürburgring earlier this month. To within 5, what is the new record? Edited July 21, 2014 by Pajaholic Quote Link to comment
+Simply Paul Posted July 21, 2014 Author Share Posted July 21, 2014 (edited) I'm going to say seven minutes. If that 5 is to within 5 minutes, I'm onto a winner I think I googled. As Quiz Master, I'm calling foul. You need to explain the question in further detail Pajaholic! Edited July 21, 2014 by Simply Paul Quote Link to comment
Pajaholic Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 No... 5 is not minutes ... and I'd give the game away if I specified the units! Quote Link to comment
dodgydaved Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 No... 5 is not minutes ... and I'd give the game away if I specified the units! OK, I drive a Prius and I reckon Toyota are pretty good on alternative fuel and hybrid cars so how about some sort of fuel economy record. I think the long track is about 20km, so........1.5 litres of fuel for a lap? Quote Link to comment
+martin&lindabryn Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 I seem to remember that there was an electric car setting a record but I don’t know what the 5 would refer to Quote Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Number of laps on a single charge? 30. Quote Link to comment
+speakers-corner Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 0,5 liters of fuel consumption per 100km Quote Link to comment
Pajaholic Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 (edited) It was a Toyota Prius, and the record was for fuel economy (although they now probably also have the record for the slowest lap that complies with the minimum speed rule). I was looking for the answer in miles per gallon, which would have been 698 ± 5 mpg. However, 698 mpg equates to 0.405 litres per 100 km. 0.5 is in the range of 0.405 ± 5 and so speakers-corner gets the ding. So over to speakers-corner... Edited July 21, 2014 by Pajaholic Quote Link to comment
+Simply Paul Posted July 21, 2014 Author Share Posted July 21, 2014 (edited) My 7:00 was pretty close then. Ish. Kinda... Edited July 21, 2014 by Simply Paul Quote Link to comment
+Simply Paul Posted July 27, 2014 Author Share Posted July 27, 2014 Paging speakers-corner (Bump. If no new question is posted by 3pm on Monday someone else may jump in.) Quote Link to comment
+speakers-corner Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 Wow. Sorry about not replying I was in Switzerland without any Internet. Quote Link to comment
+speakers-corner Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 (edited) Staying with cars. How many parts does an F1 racing car have? I will accept a difference of +- 100 parts Edited July 28, 2014 by speakers-corner Quote Link to comment
Pajaholic Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 At even +/- 100 parts, I suspect that the answer will depend on which car and at what is considered a component. For example, the steering wheel alone may be considered to have millions if each part of each switch is a separate component and each 'discrete equivalent' in any PLC is also. Back in the 1960's, things were simpler. I suspect that an early 1960's F1 car would have had about a thousand parts. Quote Link to comment
+speakers-corner Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 The Information I found was within the last 3yrs and is for the average car. - just as a little hint. I hope this hasnt confused you too much. Quote Link to comment
+Simply Paul Posted July 28, 2014 Author Share Posted July 28, 2014 I'm going to guess the +/- 100pcs means we're talking about a number in the low thousands (otherwise it'd be less than 1% variance) so will suggest 4,800 parts. And welcome back from Switzerland; I'm off there next month for a couple of hours Quote Link to comment
+speakers-corner Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 Sorry, long way off. I have put a subtle hint in my second post. By the side - can we meet up in München to talk about 2016 - PM me pls. Thanks Quote Link to comment
Pajaholic Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 I'm going to guess the +/- 100pcs means we're talking about a number in the low thousands (otherwise it'd be less than 1% variance) so will suggest 4,800 parts. And welcome back from Switzerland; I'm off there next month for a couple of hours I thought that also. FWIW, I have a suspicion that the answer might have an implied precision much coarser than +/- 100. Quote Link to comment
+speakers-corner Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 OK, to help you along, there are 2 numbers but 5 Digits in all. Quote Link to comment
dodgydaved Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=133078 Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm! Quote Link to comment
+Simply Paul Posted July 29, 2014 Author Share Posted July 29, 2014 I think dodgydaved might be onto something there, so I suggest we play this in the 'Hotter/Colder' fashion. Five digits, two numbers eh? 22,000 Quote Link to comment
+speakers-corner Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 cold. going up. Sorry about this dodgydave but I live and work in a City where F1 cars are built. Not only that I like F1-racing. Quote Link to comment
BOBBLES WORLD TOUR Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 65000...zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz! Sorry I dropped off there. Just like I was watching an F1 race. Isn't F1 the #1 sport for the vertically challenged. #2 being the throwing of dwarfs. Quote Link to comment
+speakers-corner Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 JoLuc - getting closer. Dont forget 2 numbers but 5 Digits. Quote Link to comment
+speakers-corner Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Almost, you have gone past the mark TheOldfields. Quote Link to comment
+martin&lindabryn Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 80,000 Spot on. Ding next question can you list them all ?????? Quote Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 Sticking with F1, what do these drivers have in common: Mario Andretti Antonio Ascari Jack Brabham Graham Hill Satoru Nakajima Nelson Piquet Keke Rosberg Hans Stuck Gilles Villeneuve Manfred Winkelhock Quote Link to comment
+crb11 Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 Do they all have sons who have also raced in F1? (Know it's true of Villeneuve, Piquet and Brabham.) Quote Link to comment
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