General Knowledge Quiz

[HMS Ark Royal]

I assumed it was an algebra calculation for determining position of ships

 

[ComUtoR]

I was thinking its a phrase of some sort so a capitalised Y would make sense.

 

[DaleCooper]

I was thinking its a phrase of some sort so a capitalised Y would make sense.

You mean like - Yorkshire zoos are for pandas named Yvonne mostly?

Save yourself the effort, it's not a phrase.

 

[ComUtoR]

"m" or that greek letter (mu) µ
I think I know where your going.

 

[DaleCooper]

"m" or that greek letter (mu) µ
I think I know where your going.

At this time it's not difficult to guess that I'm going to bed after I've done this.

It is indeed "µ" the abbreviation for micro, the SI prefix for the sub-multiple 10exp-6. The others being:

yocto
zepto
atto
femto
pico
nano
(micro)
milli

see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metric_prefix

 

[ComUtoR]

I got there by such a roundabout route.

Cheers to Krus for his earlier post. o/

Where would you find Hibiscus in a Drum ?

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

A stab in the dark....Anything to do with a Discworld novel by Terry Pratchett?

 

[ComUtoR]

Be quick as that's a yes.

 

[Mvann]

That be ankh morpork as the drum/broken drum/ mended drum is a pub there.

 

[ComUtoR]

Correct. Hibiscus is the landlord in the ill fated Drum.

Gutted for Paul as no doubt he would have got it.

Your floor Mvaan

 

[DaleCooper]

I thought it was about Simon Le Bon's maritime flower arranging.

 

[Mvann]

In which game did you have to keep clear of Arthur scargill's hairspray?

 

[ComUtoR]

Round Britain ? I remember a board game when I was a kid that was all about Britain and had lots of silly things like that.

Big square blue box.

 

[HMS Ark Royal]

"Monty" and it was for the Commodore 64

 

[Mvann]

"Monty" and it was for the Commodore 64

Not quite the full title. And I still have the zx spectrum version.

 

[HMS Ark Royal]

Not quite the full title. And I still have the zx spectrum version.

There was a Spec version...?

The full name is Monty Mole

 

[Mvann]

Yes there was. The full title was Wanted: Monty Mole.

 

[HMS Ark Royal]

In peacetime, the United States Navy dives deeper whilst the Royal Navy surfaces immediately - what are they trying not to do?

 

[ComUtoR]

Are they doing a "crazy ivan"

 

[HMS Ark Royal]

Are they doing a "crazy ivan"

Nope.

 

[DaleCooper]

Bump into each other?

 

[HMS Ark Royal]

Bump into each other?

Close, but no cigar

 

[DaleCooper]

Trying to avoid fishing nets?

 

[HMS Ark Royal]

Trying to avoid fishing nets?

Closer

 

[ComUtoR]

Is it to signify that there is no intention to attack. An agreed procedure should they meet ?

Or is it something to do with the differences in Subs ? IF anything happens then the yanks dive the nuke sub to the bottom whilst ours surface

 

[HMS Ark Royal]

Is it to signify that there is no intention to attack. An agreed procedure should they meet ?

Or is it something to do with the differences in Subs ? IF anything happens then the yanks dive the nuke sub to the bottom whilst ours surface

Both you and Dale are almost there... Dale is a little closer with his last answer

 

[ComUtoR]

Is it the waters they sail in ?

The US need to dive deeper because of the large freight and cruise liners etc and their subs are much much larger than ours.

 

[HMS Ark Royal]

Is it the waters they sail in ?

The US need to dive deeper because of the large freight and cruise liners etc and their subs are much much larger than ours.

You are soooooooooooooooo close to that - I refer you to Dale's answer however

 

[DaleCooper]

To avoid schools of whales?

 

[HMS Ark Royal]

To avoid schools of whales?

No...

You were closer when you said nets