General Knowledge Quiz

[Neo9320]

I’ll take a punt to keep things moving:

Passover?

 

[Calthrop]

Sorry, no -- Passover falls about a month later than Purim, and is about a different episode in Jewish history. However -- both Biblical stories, concern fraught situations between the Children of Israel; and governing folk belonging to other nations, who had power over them and wished them ill. The "casting lots" thing, is involved with such a malevolent plan on the part of the -- it's essentially just the one -- bad guy.

 

[DaleCooper]

Sorry, no -- Passover falls about a month later than Purim, and is about a different episode in Jewish history. However -- both Biblical stories, concern fraught situations between the Children of Israel; and governing folk belonging to other nations, who had power over them and wished them ill. The "casting lots" thing, is involved with such a malevolent plan on the part of the -- it's essentially just the one -- bad guy.

Is it about choosing a virgin to appease their enemy?

 

[GRALISTAIR]

Is it about choosing a virgin to appease their enemy?

ROTFLOL !

 

[Calthrop]

Seemingly no-one has mugged up on the book of Esther in the past two days -- time, I think, to wrap the question up.

That which is commemorated (@GRALISTAIR: please let us know, if you reckon me to have got anything wrong in the following) is reckoned to have taken place around the 5th century BC, in the Persian Empire. Many Jews lived there then, in exile and captivity but, that aside, mostly quite decently treated. Things went wrong for them, when the royal vizier of the then King Ahasuerus -- one Haman, seemingly a very "unsatisfactory person" as the man said -- conceived, for basically trivial reasons, a hatred toward Persia's Jews, and sought to have them exterminated. He managed to get the king's OK for this project; after which -- the "casting lots" bit -- he did that ritual to determine a propitious (for him) date on which the atrocity should be carried out. Fortunately, his plan was thwarted and he himself came to a bad end; the Jews have, re this episode, ever since celebrated the feast of Purim with thankfulness and rejoicing.

@GRALISTAIR: in your main post, you refrained from answering: feeling it -- if I'm correct -- unfair on potential others, to deploy your special knowledge of the matter; but with no factual answers from anyone else, I feel that you've earned the right to set the next question. Should you choose to continue your abstention; I reckon it's open floor.

 

[GRALISTAIR]

Agreed - open floor

 

[DaleCooper]

Agreed - open floor

Next question:

How many sides does a Hexamryiakaipentachiliapentahectokaitriacontakaiheptagon have?

 

[Strat-tastic]

W

 

[Mcr Warrior]

Next question:

How many sides does a Hexamryiakaipentachiliapentahectokaitriacontakaiheptagon have?

Have an infinite number of monkeys been busy again?

 

[SuspectUsual]

A lot

 

[GRALISTAIR]

Base 2 Power
2 1
4 2
8 3
16 4
32 5
64 6
128 7
256 8
512 9
1024 10
2048 11
4096 12
8192 13
16384 14
32768 15
65536 16

2 ^16 +1 = 65537 sides

 

[DaleCooper]

W

Is that a Roman numeral?

Have an infinite number of monkeys been busy again?

An infinite number of monkeys would only need to be busy once.

A lot

Is this the counting system that goes: One. Two, Many, A Lot?

Base 2 Power
2 1
4 2
8 3
16 4
32 5
64 6
128 7
256 8
512 9
1024 10
2048 11
4096 12
8192 13
16384 14
32768 15
65536 16

2 ^16 +1 = 65537 sides

You could also have translated the Greek. It's your turn again and it's about time you set a question or even 2^16 + 1 questions.

Interesting fact - It can be constructed using only a straight edge and compasses but apparently it takes an awfully long time.

 

[GRALISTAIR]

You could also have translated the Greek. It's your turn again and it's about time you set a question or even 2^16 + 1 questions.

Point taken.

Why might element number 51 antimony and element number 74 Tungsten regularly appear on trivia/quiz night questions?

Sodium = 11
Potassium =19 less so because they are too easy?

 

[Gloster]

Because they are commonly known by other names?

 

[DaleCooper]

Point taken.

Why might element number 51 antimony and element number 74 Tungsten regularly appear on trivia/quiz night questions?

Sodium = 11
Potassium =19 less so because they are too easy?

Like tin and mercury.

 

[GRALISTAIR]

Like tin and mercury.

Correct - so it sounds like you know the answer - it came up on quiz night/Trivia at the Tap House quiz night on Monday in Dalton, GA - at least with tin - the n is actually common to both.

 

[GRALISTAIR]

Because they are commonly known by other names?

sorry no.

 

[AndyPJG]

sorry no.

Symbol for Tungsten is W(olfram) is a regular in my local pub quiz.

 

[GRALISTAIR]

Symbol for Tungsten is W(olfram) is a regular in my local pub quiz.

That is a correct statement but not the answer.

 

[Strat-tastic]

Both elements' symbol doesn't feature in its name.

 

[GRALISTAIR]

Both elements' symbol doesn't feature in its name.

Yes - W- tungsten - Sb - Antimony - and there are others as has been pointed out. @Dale Cooper knew the answer but I will award to you as Dale asks a lot of questions.

 

[Strat-tastic]

Gold and silver being two more.

Which came first: the chicken or the hmm maybe not

Open floor

 

[CarltonA]

In which English town would you find the Cooper and Newton Museum?

 

[Mcr Warrior]

Burton on Trent?

 

[CarltonA]

Burton on Trent?

I can see the logic, but not Burton and no connection with brewing.

 

[GRALISTAIR]

Is it Milton Keynes?

 

[CarltonA]

Is it Milton Keynes?

No, it's not in the "town" (City) of Milton Keynes.

 

[D6975]

MK is Cowper, not Cooper

If the Newton is Isaac, then Cambridge might be a good punt...

 

[DaleCooper]

In which English town would you find the Cooper and Newton Museum?

Grantham

 

[CarltonA]

I'm sorry to say I've messed up. It should indeed be Cowper and Newton. Particularly embarrassing as I've been to the museum. Anyway I'm looking for a small town.