General Knowledge Quiz

[Niklas]

Nope .

EDIT: Added clarification above.

 

[Izipo]

I was quite sure it was that... Just wasn't ready to say it out loud.
Okay then, it was France, 1998 world champions, ousted from the 2002 world cup in the play-offs... :shame::facepalm:
I'll think of a question and come back.

 

[Niklas]

Right you are.

Though no need to be ashamed, at least France was world champions in 1998. Sweden's best is a silver from 1958 (iirc).

 

[Izipo]

Okay then...
This is for you Niklas, but you can't answer
Which one is bigger : The number of atoms in the observable universe, or the number of possible chess games ?
You need to give me the number and its name, of course.

 

[Niklas]

Now that was really interesting. Since I'm not allowed to answer, I went to look it up. I intuitively knew the answer to the either-or, but I had no idea what the number actually was.

 

[D'Artagnan59]

Chess games.

10^80 for atoms, 10^123 for chess games.

 

[Izipo]

Good answer. The number is called Shannon's number and is HUGE !
You should look up Graham's number next.
This wiki page is mind-boggling.
D'Art, your turn.

 

[Steph]

Chess games.
10^80 for atoms, 10^123 for chess games.

Go is 10^365

 

[D'Artagnan59]

Who is Aeris's mother in Final Fantasy 7?

 

[Olav]

What company uses this logo:

 

[Ekolite]

Idk but the guy who made it had clearly only vaguely heard of a lion when he drew it, and never actually seen one.

 

[Olav]

According to Wikipedia, it is actually a dog.

If you have watched Formula One races, this logo should be familiar. It's a Italian company.

 

[D'Artagnan59]

Ferrari???

 

[Ekolite]

Agip. Open floor.

 

[Ekolite]

Looked up fire breathing dog logo lol

 

[Olav]

Yeah, it was Agip. Did the dog/Italian clues give it away?

While I'm at it, here's a new question:

What city is within the red marking? Perhaps you know the name of the area as well?

 

[Catharsis]

Istanbul??

 

[Olav]

Nope, it's somewhere in America.

 

[Stuck in Pi]

Detroit? (1o char)

 

[Olav]

No, but right country. The water you see is ocean.