besem Posted January 1, 2010 Posted January 1, 2010 Food? Perhaps due to some epidemic that left people quarantined in their homes?
+Carbon Hunter Posted January 1, 2010 Posted January 1, 2010 Oh - sorry - I read when. What - how about money?
+DamhuisClan Posted January 1, 2010 Author Posted January 1, 2010 My dad remembers "Peper noten" (loosely translated to ginger biscuits) on St Nicolaas dag. So my answer will be biscuits.
+Gps Storm Posted January 2, 2010 Posted January 2, 2010 Oh - sorry - I read when. What - how about money? I suppose thats close enough.... It was actually bags of coins!! Take it away Carbon Hunter...
+Carbon Hunter Posted January 3, 2010 Posted January 3, 2010 OK - lucky guess - my first instinct was food (but that was already taken ) Question: Which is the largest church in Africa (often claimed to be the largest in the wolrd - depending if you include the out buildings as part of the total area)?
+Discombob Posted January 3, 2010 Posted January 3, 2010 wow thats nice building although the internal structure doesn;t look like it would be partularly massive
besem Posted January 3, 2010 Posted January 3, 2010 Does that include mosks as well? Then I'd say that old one in Cairo... no idea what it's called... where the First Islamic Cairo cache is located?
+Carbon Hunter Posted January 3, 2010 Posted January 3, 2010 Does that include mosks as well? Then I'd say that old one in Cairo... no idea what it's called... where the First Islamic Cairo cache is located? That would be the mosque of Ibn Tulun - you could include that - but NOPE - not the right answer
+GEO936 Posted January 3, 2010 Posted January 3, 2010 So does that mean it is a mosque we are looking for and not a Christian church?
+Carbon Hunter Posted January 4, 2010 Posted January 4, 2010 So does that mean it is a mosque we are looking for and not a Christian church? Nope - I'm looking for a church!
+Midgleys_ZA Posted January 4, 2010 Posted January 4, 2010 Hmm, I was also going to say the ZCC but I am not sure that it is an actual building? More a gathering? Without Googling it, I am going to guess one of the ones in Ethiopia?
+Carbon Hunter Posted January 4, 2010 Posted January 4, 2010 Hmm, I was also going to say the ZCC but I am not sure that it is an actual building? More a gathering? Without Googling it, I am going to guess one of the ones in Ethiopia? Getting closer. The ZCC is listed as the largest church (not building) of African origin in the world. Ethiopia is getting closer - but a little further west.
+the pooks Posted January 4, 2010 Posted January 4, 2010 Just the other day a friend was talking about this enormous church/mosque in Morocco. I suspect it is a mosque and I cannot remember where in Morocco, so this is a bit of a vague attempt.
+Carbon Hunter Posted January 4, 2010 Posted January 4, 2010 Just the other day a friend was talking about this enormous church/mosque in Morocco. I suspect it is a mosque and I cannot remember where in Morocco, so this is a bit of a vague attempt. Morocco is on the north west edge of Africa (across from Spain and the straits of gibraltar. Nope - not Morocco and not a mosque. Tray a little further south
+cownchicken Posted January 4, 2010 Posted January 4, 2010 (edited) How about DRC? - a Roman Catholic Church? Edited January 4, 2010 by cownchicken
+Carbon Hunter Posted January 4, 2010 Posted January 4, 2010 How about DRC? - a Roman Catholic Church? We're getting there now. Yep - it is DRC - but NOPE - it is not the DRC
+cownchicken Posted January 4, 2010 Posted January 4, 2010 How about DRC? - a Roman Catholic Church? We're getting there now. Yep - it is DRC - but NOPE - it is not the DRC Huh?
+cincol Posted January 4, 2010 Posted January 4, 2010 What about that place where thousands flock to for healing? I think one of the ex-Springbok rugby players also went there just before he died a few years ago. But that is in Nigeria or Ghana and not the DRC though.
+Carbon Hunter Posted January 4, 2010 Posted January 4, 2010 How about DRC? - a Roman Catholic Church? We're getting there now. Yep - it is DRC - but NOPE - it is not the DRC Huh? Sorry = confused myself - Yep - it is RC (Roman Catholic) - but NOPE - it is not the DRC And no - not Ghana or Nigeria or Congo Brazzaville
+cownchicken Posted January 5, 2010 Posted January 5, 2010 One of those small countries close to Ghana? - like Ivory Coast or Guinea?
+Carbon Hunter Posted January 5, 2010 Posted January 5, 2010 Yep - Cote d Ivoire Basilica of Our Lady of Peace of Yamoussoukro The Basilica Comparison to St Peter's in Rome CnC - you're it
+cownchicken Posted January 5, 2010 Posted January 5, 2010 Thanks CH. By which name is Samuel Langhorne Clemens better known?
+malo mystery Posted January 5, 2010 Posted January 5, 2010 Thanks CH. By which name is Samuel Langhorne Clemens better known? Samuel L Jackson?
+Carbon Hunter Posted January 5, 2010 Posted January 5, 2010 Samuel Clemens - wasn't that Mark Twain?
+cownchicken Posted January 5, 2010 Posted January 5, 2010 You're it CH. He was a steamboat pilot on the Mississippi River and it was during his years on the river that he chose his pen name. "Mark Twain" was a frequent call of the leadsman. It meant that the water was 2 fathoms (12 feet) deep and indicated safe water.
+Carbon Hunter Posted January 5, 2010 Posted January 5, 2010 Gandhi was in South Africa for a good few years at the turn of the 20th Century. What year did he leave SA to take up residence in India again?
+cownchicken Posted January 5, 2010 Posted January 5, 2010 I would reckon after the Boer War. Say 1902?
+the pooks Posted January 5, 2010 Posted January 5, 2010 I'm thinking it wasn't related to any of the wars, so a between war period. 1914 is my guess.
+Carbon Hunter Posted January 6, 2010 Posted January 6, 2010 Pooks is it - yep he left SA in 1914 after being here for almost 20 years. His first real act of service in India was the following year - in 1915. You're it Pooks
+the pooks Posted January 6, 2010 Posted January 6, 2010 Pooks is it - yep he left SA in 1914 after being here for almost 20 years. His first real act of service in India was the following year - in 1915. You're it Pooks The was the faintest bit of memory involved in that guess. Way back in a past life I must have read about Ghandi, maybe after I watched that movie starring Ben Kingsley, or maybe at school. Here goes: If your Wassermann test came up positive, what would you be suffering from?
+CapeDoc Posted January 6, 2010 Posted January 6, 2010 Pooks, are you sure that you want to share the fact that you know the answer to that question? ......people may jump to unwanted conclusions........
+CapeDoc Posted January 6, 2010 Posted January 6, 2010 (edited) See, Cincol is covering his **s already! Edited January 6, 2010 by CapeDoc
+trevorh7000 Posted January 6, 2010 Posted January 6, 2010 Yes Pooks - how did yo come by this knowledge? (Wikipedia FTW) I am sure there must be an interesting story behind this - when one of our bright sparks get the answer (I assume CapeDoc and Cincol googled too otherwise they would have answered) perhaps you can share? Or perhaps it is something you should never speak about!!! Trev
+CapeDoc Posted January 6, 2010 Posted January 6, 2010 I assume CapeDoc and Cincol googled too...... Hey! That's an insult! It was a bit easy for me, so left it for the floor! Curious to see who gets this one! Might lead to a pregnant pause in the thread...LOL!
+the pooks Posted January 6, 2010 Posted January 6, 2010 (edited) My goodness - what an interesting reaction. I was going to mention that the Doc is disqualified from this round, but he understood anyway. Now there are folks too afraid to hazard a guess. I thought we lived in a liberated era! One must not be afraid to face your demons. Edited January 6, 2010 by the pooks
+cownchicken Posted January 6, 2010 Posted January 6, 2010 Have been watching this for a while - need to go with prostrate test!
+the pooks Posted January 6, 2010 Posted January 6, 2010 Have been watching this for a while - need to go with prostrate test! Thumbs up for trying. As can be expected from all the chirp you are in the right region.
+cincol Posted January 7, 2010 Posted January 7, 2010 Have been watching this for a while - need to go with prostrate test! Nah - wouldn't that one be the fingertip test?
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