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I don't mind someone else getting the ding if they've only answered the last question ;) The main thing is to keep the quiz moving along :laughing:

OK, then carry on as normal, last one to get the question gets the ding.

 

Who's go is it next?.......and please no cow questions it brings back bad memories :lol:

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Who's go is it next?.......and please no cow questions it brings back bad memories :lol:

 

I'd guess it's over to "keehotee" as "Simply Paul" hasn't been around today ;):laughing:

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OK - as I feel guilty about setting the question after all that - and to keep it moving - a simple one..... and extra kudos to Dorset Girl or Simply Paul if they get it -

 

What makes a 12 bore a 12 bore? (Or a 10 bore for that matter)

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OK - as I feel guilty about setting the question after all that - and to keep it moving - a simple one..... and extra kudos to Dorset Girl or Simply Paul if they get it -

 

What makes a 12 bore a 12 bore? (Or a 10 bore for that matter)

It's something to do with the bore of the barrell isn't it!

Posted (edited)
Is it to do with the number of pellets in the cartridge? The higher the bore, the bigger the cartridge and therefore the amount of shot?

Nope.

 

And as a bit of a clue - 10 bore is bigger than 12 bore......

Edited by keehotee
Posted (edited)
Is it to do with the number of pellets in the cartridge? The higher the bore, the bigger the cartridge and therefore the amount of shot?

Nope.

 

And as a bit of a clue - 10 bore is bigger than 12 bore......

12 bore is 12 pellets to the ounce? etc...

(or pound???)

 

a.

Edited by SlytherinAlex
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Is it to do with the number of pellets in the cartridge? The higher the bore, the bigger the cartridge and therefore the amount of shot?

Nope.

 

And as a bit of a clue - 10 bore is bigger than 12 bore......

bore = size of barrell......12 bore is a wider barrell than a 10 bore?

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bore = size of barrell......12 bore is a wider barrell than a 10 bore?

Nope - see above

And as a bit of a clue - 10 bore is bigger than 12 bore......

Ha! I read it too quickly and got it the wrong way around :(

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It's the diameter of the barrel of the gun and is worked out by how many identical pellets can be nade from a pound of lead to fit the barrel?

 

I think you've got it right.......

 

12 bore is sized to fit the diameter of a perfect sphere of pure lead weighing one twelth of a pound.....

ie divide a pound of lead into 12 equal lumps - and make one into a ball.

The bore sizes date from the time when muskets were made to fire a single solid ball of lead, and gunsmiths first needed a standardised, easily calibrated sizing system.

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Not that I am bovvered (look at da face) but why does keehotee's 1/5 ding count more than the rest of us cow fanciers?... and for that matter what about poor old SP whom you cruelly usurped to launch your bovine excursion? :(:santa::D

I've no idea who started the last ding sets the next question rule but its been used for the last few months now, so I kept with tradition.

 

As for usurping Simply Paul, I did acknowledge the fact that I was hi-jacking and was sorry to SP and offered that he could set the next question I get correct. He hasn't logged in for a few days, so to keep the thread going I set a question.

 

I apologise to all if I overstepped the mark. It won't happen again.

I'm back to the party pretty late. Sorry folks! Big thanks to JackieC for stepping in for me. It was quite the right thing to do as far as I'm concerned. No foul, play on! :D
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I will presume they are names for Father Christmas in different countries/languages.

 

I know that #2 is Danish but that's all :(

 

1st ding to Izzy and The Lizard King - who is going to get the rest??

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Okay - what do the following names all have in common - and from which country do they come?

Babadimri

Julemanden

Joulupukki

Naththal Seeya

Dedo Mraz

Joulupukki is scandinavian, they use something similar in Estonia, Jouluvanna (where I'm of to on Sunday...work not pleasure), so I guess Latvia, Finland, Sweden area xmas-smiley-7647.gif

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Okay - what do the following names all have in common - and from which country do they come?

Babadimri

Julemanden

Joulupukki

Naththal Seeya

Dedo Mraz

Joulupukki is scandinavian, they use something similar in Estonia, Jouluvanna (where I'm of to on Sunday...work not pleasure), so I guess Latvia, Finland, Sweden area xmas-smiley-7647.gif

A ding to The Lavender Hill Mob for Finland

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A ding to The Lavender Hill Mob for Finland

Gah! Missed the opportunity to answer on my specialist subject!

 

Pukki is "goat" so Joulupukki actually means christmas-goat, and the modern jolly ho-ho-ho character has been grafted on to an older character with an unsavoury past. I'm not sure of the details but given that huoripukki (fornication-goat?) is the term for a dirty old man, it does make you wonder ...

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A ding to The Lavender Hill Mob for Finland

Gah! Missed the opportunity to answer on my specialist subject!

 

Pukki is "goat" so Joulupukki actually means christmas-goat, and the modern jolly ho-ho-ho character has been grafted on to an older character with an unsavoury past. I'm not sure of the details but given that huoripukki (fornication-goat?) is the term for a dirty old man, it does make you wonder ...

 

I'm sorry? But was your specialist subject Finland, goats or dirty old men? :rolleyes:

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Thanks to Team Sieni for the clarification.

 

Now back to the original question.

 

Would #5 be The Balkans? :unsure:

No. 5 is Russian.....it means Grandfather Frost..........I cheated slightly :rolleyes: I emailed the list to a collegue of mine in Estonia........does that count as cheating

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No. 5 is Russian.....it means Grandfather Frost..........I cheated slightly :rolleyes: I emailed the list to a collegue of mine in Estonia........does that count as cheating

 

I don't know whether it's cheating or not but it's taken me out of my misery. I felt it in my water that it had to be East European, somewhere.

Posted

Thanks to Team Sieni for the clarification.

 

Now back to the original question.

 

Would #5 be The Balkans? :unsure:

No. 5 is Russian.....it means Grandfather Frost..........I cheated slightly :rolleyes: I emailed the list to a collegue of mine in Estonia........does that count as cheating

 

Sorry - guess again - still wrong.

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No. 5 is Russian.....it means Grandfather Frost

 

Naaah - the russian father frost is ded moroz - spent a great christmas (not) in drydock in Murmansk back in the day, and he came on board (not the real one, obviously)

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I think No 4, Naththal Seeya, is Sri Lankan.

 

I've literally just come back from seeing a Sri Lankan client and I'm sure I've just seen that written on the front of a christmas card with santa on it.

 

How's that for timing. :rolleyes:

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I think No 4, Naththal Seeya, is Sri Lankan.

 

I've literally just come back from seeing a Sri Lankan client and I'm sure I've just seen that written on the front of a christmas card with santa on it.

 

How's that for timing. :rolleyes:

 

Ding to Kennamatic - how's that for luck.

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5 - Cuillin Hills on the Isle of Skye

 

Sorry - edited because I answered in a time warp. Does that happen to anyone else? :ph34r:

Edited by Dizzley

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