Cumulative Geography quiz #4!!!

[joespaniel]

I meant China and Pakistan.

 

[Graeme the mad]

Course ya did

Oh well you've got it right now - your turn

 

[joespaniel]

What is the world's most populous country, and what is that countries two most populous cities?

It's a pretty easy one...

 

[JBearIt]

China is most populous. Biggest cities are Shanghai and Beijing.

 

[joespaniel]

To the distinguished gentleman from Chicago,

I believe its your question.

PS - J Bear, I got interviewed by the local Fox affiliate today for the 10 o'clock news tonight. Tell your friends in Milwaukee to watch! I was so nervous I almost pee'd myself!

 

[JBearIt]

Next Question:

What's the signficance of this list of European cities?

Bologna
Paris
Oxford
Salerno

 

[JBearIt]

Originally posted by joespaniel


PS - J Bear, I got interviewed by the local Fox affiliate today for the 10 o'clock news tonight. Tell your friends in Milwaukee to watch! I was so nervous I almost pee'd myself!

What did you get interviewed about?

 

[joespaniel]

#1 Re: New Question - It's not earwigs, right?

#2 Re: Interview - About the Somolia thing, it's similarities and differences to tha upcoming ground campaign in Afghanistan.
PM me if you want to know more, I don't want to get in trouble for being off-topic in the off-topic.

 

[stormerne]

Originally posted by JBearIt
What's the signficance of this list of European cities?
Bologna
Paris
Oxford
Salerno

They're the four earliest universities in Europe? (12th century I think)

 

[JBearIt]

Originally posted by stormerne
They're the four earliest universities in Europe? (12th century I think)

Stormerne, you are quick. You got that answer right although the first of the university foundings was actually 11th century.

Bologna 1088
Paris 1150
Oxford 1167
Salerno 1173

In case anyone's interested my source is Europe: A History by Norman Davies (who cites Historical Compendium of European Universities by L. Jilek).

 

[joespaniel]

<applause>

 

[stormerne]

OK here's a really simple one, partly because I can't be bothered to set a hard one, but mainly because I think I should bring the works of the poet William McGonagall to a wider audience. If you've never come across McGonagall before, he generally reckoned to be the worst poet in the history of the English language.

Which town is refered to here (blanked out with ***s)?
And what is the name of the estuary it's located on?

"All ye tourists who wish to be away
From the crowded city for a brief holiday;
The town of ********* is worth a visit, I do confess,
And it's only about fifteen miles from Inverness."


(It goes on for 12 more excrusiating verses, but you don't deserve to have to read that!)

 

[Graeme the mad]

I dont actually know this one but please not MCgonagall - oh please no!

Have you heard the queen one? ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Or the bridge one?

THis guy actually thought he was a good poet - he should be shot

 

[stormerne]

Come on guys, it's easy. If you get your maps out, there aren't that many places that would fit his poetic description. And I've not noticed anyone eschewing the use of a search engine before.

If no one gets it soon, I might be forced to post some more verses of McGonagall...

 

[duke o' york]

I have contrived (elaborately, even if I say so myself) to avoid the writings of McGonagall for so long now, this unwarranted intrusion of bad verse leads me to conclude that Nairn is the town you're looking for. I don't know about the estuary, as I'm not sure that the Moray Firth is an estuary per se, but that seems to be the nearest thing in that area. Another tourist feature of the area being of course Culloden Field.

 

[stormerne]

No I'm not sure whether or not the Moray Firth is technically an estuary, but for the purposes of answering this atrocious question you are right on both counts.

Other tourist attractions in the vicinity include Findhorn, a famous pictish stone, and the fabulous Clavie Burning down the road at Burghead.

Beware next year Duke. September will see the 100th anniversary of the great tragedian's demise, and you may expect an upsurgence of McGonagall literature as a fitting celebration.

Meanwhile, please take the ownership of the next question that I was so desperately trying to get rid of.

 

[duke o' york]

Thanks for the warning Storm, I'll move to an idyllic retreat in New Zealand - except that scorch lives there! Oh no.

A question then:

Which place links these things:
Cymbeline
Oil slick
Official cricket ground never used by the team
Prince of Battenberg
Nelson's second finest harbour in the world

And can you name the boat for the second clue?
Happy hunting

 

[stormerne]

I have the answer to this within three minutes of seeing this question. It's taken me longer to type it out!

The place is Milford Haven.

Milford Haven is mentioned in Shakespeare's Cymbeline (act 3?)
Oil slick created at Milford Haven by the ship "Sea Empress" in February 1996
Glamorgan have not staged any first-class or limited overs games at Milford Haven ground
Louis Mountbatten, was Marquess of Milford Haven, but "né" Prince of Battenberg
Nelson thought that Milford Haven was second only to Trincomalee

 

[stormerne]

Sorry about the delay - I had a meeting to go to.
Here's a question in the same style but easier.

What is the simple connection between these:

1. The Federal Reserve Bank
2. Zulu
3. King Frederik the sixth
4. The oldest surviving wooden building in Europe (and still in use, I might add)
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[stormerne]

What? Not a glimmer after 15 hours?

OK. I'll give you all the answer. You just tell me why it fits the four clues.

The answer is "green". But why?