G-Man
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I think it's in Antarctica and that it's named after Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen
Cumulative Geography Quiz #3
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duke o' york
It don't mean a thing....
But why, why, why?! Delilah.....
<br />PS - Yes! I think he was Lithuanian or Estonian - can't remember which. Your question then. <img src="smile.gif" border="0">
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<br />PS - Yes! I think he was Lithuanian or Estonian - can't remember which. Your question then. <img src="smile.gif" border="0">
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G-Man
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I think he circuled Antarctica and explored the fiji islands or something, but I'm not sure
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G-Man
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Oh, man... I suck in geography... so it'll be something easy...<br />Question 22: What's the largest country that it's entire land is in europe?
duke o' york
It don't mean a thing....
I don't really get this. <br />I'm pretty sure that despite all the fears throughout the 19th century in France of Germany's military power, France is a bigger country by land area, although the UK has a larger population.<br />I'm not sure what you mean by entirely in Europe. Denmark is technically the largest country since Greenland is a Danish province but obviously this isn't in Europe. The Ukraine is vast, but would you consider it to be in Europe? Russia is allowed to compete in the Eurovision song contest and the European football championships - is it in Europe?
G-Man
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Russia isn't all in europe. Same for Denmark. They're only partially in europe.<br />But I guess you got close enough... it's Ukraine. Your turn
duke o' york
It don't mean a thing....
So what defines "European" for you then? <br />Israel are in the Eurovision song contest too - and had the misfortune to win it once as well. You have my sympathy. A question will follow (probably edited onto this). <img src="smile.gif" border="0">
Right then: <br />What sets Ohio apart from other US states? Clue - look at Stormerne's third Guess the Logo question.
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Right then: <br />What sets Ohio apart from other US states? Clue - look at Stormerne's third Guess the Logo question.
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G-Man
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Once!?! Three times!!! Ha!<br />Israel is a part of europe in a lot of ways, but not geographicly. The problem is that most of the asian countries don't want us because of all the Israel-arab wars.<br />And Israel is not in the next eurovision. The last two contests we got such low scores that we're not in the next competition. Not that I care. I hate all this eurovision music. Makes me sick <img src="graemlins/crazyeyes.gif" border="0" alt="[Crazy Eyes]" />
Too easy that one Duke, especially with the clue!
Ohio is the only US state whose state flag is not rectangular. (Don't ask me for the name of the shape - it looks like it's been pinched at one end.)
I'll think of another question shortly...
Ohio is the only US state whose state flag is not rectangular. (Don't ask me for the name of the shape - it looks like it's been pinched at one end.)
I'll think of another question shortly...
Question 24:
This "size 8" European university city stands at the junction of two rivers, one of which it is named after. (The name, incidentally, means the "the deep one".) It stands 50 miles to the west of a place called Silver Pit. It has many famous sons, including an indefatigable reformer against slavery, and two others who were "almost" poet laureates - one was the unofficial one, and the other turned the post down.
Where is this place? And can you unravel all the clues?
This "size 8" European university city stands at the junction of two rivers, one of which it is named after. (The name, incidentally, means the "the deep one".) It stands 50 miles to the west of a place called Silver Pit. It has many famous sons, including an indefatigable reformer against slavery, and two others who were "almost" poet laureates - one was the unofficial one, and the other turned the post down.
Where is this place? And can you unravel all the clues?
Too difficult for you eh? 
OK some clues:
* The city is in England;
* The 'famous sons' have initials WW, AM and PL respectively.
OK some clues:* The city is in England;
* The 'famous sons' have initials WW, AM and PL respectively.
allan
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Humberside University?
allan
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Cambridge University.
duke o' york
It don't mean a thing....
Witches go to this old bombsite, refusing to be sent there. (8)
River's certain to be carried on, I heard. (10)
Flower's speed due....(4)
....to reformer who's just heard beginning to fly with an army. (7,11)
Boost for messin' round sound poet (6,6)
I'm not sure about the Silver Pit place as I couldn't seem to find anywhere with a name deriving from it and we haven't got good maps at my office.
I don't know who your other poet can be either, as Andrew Motion actually is the Poet Laureate, Andrew Marvell was born in Yorkshire, and some of the more obscure poets like Adrian Mitchell also being from elsewhere. If anyone can come up with the two sections I'm lacking (or if any of these are wrong) then they can ask the next question.
River's certain to be carried on, I heard. (10)
Flower's speed due....(4)
....to reformer who's just heard beginning to fly with an army. (7,11)
Boost for messin' round sound poet (6,6)
I'm not sure about the Silver Pit place as I couldn't seem to find anywhere with a name deriving from it and we haven't got good maps at my office.
I don't know who your other poet can be either, as Andrew Motion actually is the Poet Laureate, Andrew Marvell was born in Yorkshire, and some of the more obscure poets like Adrian Mitchell also being from elsewhere. If anyone can come up with the two sections I'm lacking (or if any of these are wrong) then they can ask the next question.
allan
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Huh? Is this a GEOGRAPHY quiz or an English Lit quiz? The question was what university (named for a river), was it not? I don't get those lines of poetry you recited: was that part of the intended answer? What question asked do these pertain to?
(BTW, technically he didn't ask who these famous sons were, just used them as clues--I assume "WW" is William Wilberforce (the abolitionist), and he went to Cambridge (according to the Encyclopedia Brittanica). And "Silver Pit" is a gas field in the North Sea (actually east of the Humberside area, so that's why I guessed Humberside before).
But clarify--what exactly WAS the question? You guys are confusing me.... :crazyeyes
(BTW, technically he didn't ask who these famous sons were, just used them as clues--I assume "WW" is William Wilberforce (the abolitionist), and he went to Cambridge (according to the Encyclopedia Brittanica). And "Silver Pit" is a gas field in the North Sea (actually east of the Humberside area, so that's why I guessed Humberside before).
But clarify--what exactly WAS the question? You guys are confusing me.... :crazyeyes
allan
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"And can you unravel all the clues?"
Okay I guess he DID ask. I don't get "size 8", and while Wilberforce went to Cambridge, the "Silver Pit" natural gas field is due east of Humberside and NORTHeast of Cambridge.
So confirm, stormerne, are we even CLOSE? My final answer is Cambridge (can't think of any other "WW" abolitionists--maybe Wordsworth but HE ALSO went to Cambridge)--but the only "Silver Pit" reference I could find was that gas field....
And what exactly is a "poet laureate"--some sort of title, but is there only one in all of Britain at a given time (I don't think we have these in the US)?
Okay I guess he DID ask. I don't get "size 8", and while Wilberforce went to Cambridge, the "Silver Pit" natural gas field is due east of Humberside and NORTHeast of Cambridge.
So confirm, stormerne, are we even CLOSE? My final answer is Cambridge (can't think of any other "WW" abolitionists--maybe Wordsworth but HE ALSO went to Cambridge)--but the only "Silver Pit" reference I could find was that gas field....
And what exactly is a "poet laureate"--some sort of title, but is there only one in all of Britain at a given time (I don't think we have these in the US)?
duke o' york
It don't mean a thing....
Size 8 city refers to the number of letters in its name, therby disqualifying Cambridge. Just because he called it a university town does not necessarily mean that it will be either Oxford or Cambridge. The Ivy League is not the sum total of US universities.
The question does not mean the place where these people went to university, but rather their birthplace.
There probably is a Silver Pit gas field off the east coast of Britain, but Stormerne wanted a place. It was still more of an answer for that part than I got.
A poet laureate is the poet appointed to the British court. This was once a post of great honour, although the holder received quite a small wage for it plus lots and lots of wine!! Many of Britain's finest poets have been appointed to the post but today it is the object of more scorn than envy. Andrew Motion is the current poet laureate and he has to come up with poems to "capture the nation's mood" at special times - which basically translates as churning out potboiling guff when Princess Diana died and when the Queen Mother will die - which must be soon.
I apologise for the poetry - it's not actually poetry at all, but cryptic crossword clues (though obviously without the crossword). Stormerne will understand them, hopefully even if they are not all right.
God, I've a sore hand after all this typing.
[edit]: Forgot to explain poet laureate.
The question does not mean the place where these people went to university, but rather their birthplace.
There probably is a Silver Pit gas field off the east coast of Britain, but Stormerne wanted a place. It was still more of an answer for that part than I got.
A poet laureate is the poet appointed to the British court. This was once a post of great honour, although the holder received quite a small wage for it plus lots and lots of wine!! Many of Britain's finest poets have been appointed to the post but today it is the object of more scorn than envy. Andrew Motion is the current poet laureate and he has to come up with poems to "capture the nation's mood" at special times - which basically translates as churning out potboiling guff when Princess Diana died and when the Queen Mother will die - which must be soon.
I apologise for the poetry - it's not actually poetry at all, but cryptic crossword clues (though obviously without the crossword
). Stormerne will understand them, hopefully even if they are not all right.God, I've a sore hand after all this typing.
[edit]: Forgot to explain poet laureate.
You are both tantalizingly close!
OK let me summarise.
I want a city name, not a university name.
The city does have a university.
The size 8 city does NOT refer to the number of letters in the name. (You've been doing crosswords too long!) This is a Civ site, so it refers to the size of the city as if it were on a Civ map! You should hang your heads in shame! Actually this city is slightly less than Civ size 8 at night, but its local government website claims that during the day, Monday to Friday, it grows to Civ size 9 because of all the commuters - nearly 50% extra!
Did I hear mention of William Wilberforce? He may have gone to Cambridge, but where did he grow up? And which city did he represent.
And Andrew Marvell? Sounds right to me! But why was Marvell "unofficial"? And who is the "nearly man" PL?
Extra clue: Incidentally, Wilberforce and Marvell both went to my school. We're talking about my old home town here.
And well done for knowing of Silver Pit. Once just a small trough in the North Sea, now well known to drillers. Position specified absolutely correct. So where is 50 miles west of there?
And don't forget: two rivers. The city is "named after" one of them. (You'll see the reason for my quotes in due course.) And the name means "the deep one" (or perhaps my Old Norse is better than anyone elses - but hey, it was in brackets in the original question).
My apologies if this extends beyond the bounds of a normal geography quiz. Most places have a history and are often best described by their history. And I guess it's my personal history and geography I'm describing so I'm biased. Makes a change anyway, doesn't it.
OK let me summarise.
I want a city name, not a university name.
The city does have a university.
The size 8 city does NOT refer to the number of letters in the name. (You've been doing crosswords too long!) This is a Civ site, so it refers to the size of the city as if it were on a Civ map! You should hang your heads in shame! Actually this city is slightly less than Civ size 8 at night, but its local government website claims that during the day, Monday to Friday, it grows to Civ size 9 because of all the commuters - nearly 50% extra!
Did I hear mention of William Wilberforce? He may have gone to Cambridge, but where did he grow up? And which city did he represent.
And Andrew Marvell? Sounds right to me! But why was Marvell "unofficial"? And who is the "nearly man" PL?
Extra clue: Incidentally, Wilberforce and Marvell both went to my school. We're talking about my old home town here.
And well done for knowing of Silver Pit. Once just a small trough in the North Sea, now well known to drillers. Position specified absolutely correct. So where is 50 miles west of there?
And don't forget: two rivers. The city is "named after" one of them. (You'll see the reason for my quotes in due course.) And the name means "the deep one" (or perhaps my Old Norse is better than anyone elses - but hey, it was in brackets in the original question).
My apologies if this extends beyond the bounds of a normal geography quiz. Most places have a history and are often best described by their history. And I guess it's my personal history and geography I'm describing so I'm biased. Makes a change anyway, doesn't it.
allan
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Hull, or Kingston upon Hull ("Hull" is listed as Wilberforce's birthplace, but "Kingston upon Hull" seems to be the modern name). Do you need the identity of PL (I'll try to find it in the next few minutes)?
allan
Cabrón
"PL" is Phillip Larkin, who wasn't born there but was the librarian at the University of Hull....
BTW that Hull River is what we Americans call a "creek"--I didn't even notice it on the map at first!
BTW that Hull River is what we Americans call a "creek"--I didn't even notice it on the map at first!
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