Mindless gibberish of a tired mind
Saturday, June 26, 2004
Big Questions answered.
Here are this week's answers.
Q1. How many moons does Earth have?
A. Two.
Winner. Edmund and markiss, technically Edmund is right that Cruithne doesn't have a stable orbit like THE MOON and is estimated to escape the earth's gravitational influence in 5,000 years, but it currently classified as a moon.
Q2. Does the universe have a colour and if so what is it?
A. Beige (I will accept off white.)
Winner. Edmund, Markiss and kelvin. Originally billed as green by the American astrological society it was re tested and found to be beige.
Q3. What's wrong with 90% of the universe?
A. It is missing presumed to be dark matter.
Winner. Edmund, markiss Kelvin and victor.
Q4. What is the capital of Thailand?
A. Ok time to get picky, Bangkok is a name for the capital city of Thailand that hasn't been used by the locals for 200 years (it's like calling London, Lodinium) name of the capital city is: Krungthep Maha Nakorn, Amarn Rattanakosindra, Mahindrayudhya, Mahadilokpop Noparatana Rajdhani Mahasathan, Amorn Piman Avatarn Satit, Sakkatultiya Vishnukarn Prasit or Krungthep Maha Nakorn for short. So i would accept the full name or shortened version.
Winner. Edmund, but markiss and Kelvin got 20 each as they both put Bangkok but did go on to give the correct answer.
Q5. In 1000's how many brides have walked down the aisle of a church in 2003?
A. None. The aisle of a church is located at the side Brides walk down the central passage.
Winner. Edmund, Markiss and Kelvin.
Q6. Which man made objects are visible from the moon? (I only need one answer)
A. None, There are no man made objects visible from the moon it is to far away, The great wall of china is visible from orbit but only just.
Winner. Edmund, Markiss and Kelvin.
Points:
Edmund: 150
Markiss: 145
Kelvin: 120
Victor: 25
Congrats to you all. Here are this weeks questions.
Q1. Who invented the telephone?
Q2. Who was the inventor of the fire extinguisher?
Q3. What is different about the king of hearts?
Q4. Which jewel melt's in vinegar?
Q5. In 1984 what did a Canadian farmer do?
Points:
Q1,2,4 = 10
Q3 = 20
Q5 = 30
Good luck.






