Silliness Quiz - Page 667

Bilbo1967 · 11-10-2012, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by orlok

There is a Dutch Elm disease as well, which have had in the UK. Not the same as the Ash one though.

2. Is it something to do with their nicknames being derived from an association their full name (middle name?) has with something else? I say this because Richard Melville Hall is the real name of Moby (Melville is the connection, obviously).

Not really, but you have identified one of them. If you get the other two it'll help.

Billi · 11-10-2012, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Bilbo1967

2. Edison Arantes do Nascimento

Is this Pele (or some other Brazilian football player)?

Bilbo1967 · 11-10-2012, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Billi

Is this Pele (or some other Brazilian football player)?

It is Pele, yes.

Kumabjorn · 11-10-2012, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Bilbo1967

It is Pele, yes.

He never played for Arsenal.
But he whipped Sweden in the 58 World Cup finals.

Shayne Parkinson · 11-10-2012, 05:50 PM

They're all known by single names?

Bilbo1967 · 11-11-2012, 06:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Shayne Parkinson

They're all known by single names?

Spot on Shayne. Pele and Moby have been correctly identified, Paul David Hewson is better known as Bono.

Over to you.

Shayne Parkinson · 11-11-2012, 02:22 PM

Thanks, Bilbo, good quiz! I don't have a question ready, so could someone else take it, please.

Stitchawl · 11-11-2012, 06:35 PM

This quizz reminded me of an interesting factoid... about the Dutch Elm Tree Disease that has just about wiped out all of America's magnificent Elm trees.

A Vermont woman developed a cure for this disease, but unfortunately there was no funding available to implement it. She did manage to save ALL the Elm trees in her local area but that was about it.

Who was she, what was her treatment, and why couldn't it be easily used all over the country to save the species.

Stitchawl

Stitchawl · 11-13-2012, 01:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Stitchawl

This quizz reminded me of an interesting factoid... about the Dutch Elm Tree Disease that has just about wiped out all of America's magnificent Elm trees.

A Vermont woman developed a cure for this disease, but unfortunately there was no funding available to implement it. She did manage to save ALL the Elm trees in her local area but that was about it.

Who was she, what was her treatment, and why couldn't it be easily used all over the country to save the species.

Did I kill the quiz with another science question?

Stitchawl

Shayne Parkinson · 11-13-2012, 01:17 AM

Perhaps a clue would be in order?

Did the cure involve maple syrup?

pdurrant · 11-13-2012, 05:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Stitchawl

Did I kill the quiz with another science question?

Well, the only solutions to the disease that I know about are either isolation, or anti-fungal injections. Neither of which are practical on a large scale.

Stitchawl · 11-13-2012, 05:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Shayne Parkinson

Perhaps a clue would be in order?

Did the cure involve maple syrup?

One gets maple syrup from Maple trees... not from Elm trees.

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Originally Posted by pdurrant

Well, the only solutions to the disease that I know about are either isolation, or anti-fungal injections. Neither of which are practical on a large scale.

Well, the mouse got it in one! Susan Morse developed the system for injecting the anti-fungals into EACH tree, which as you say, was impractical for large scale use, but only because of budgetary constraints. It would have taken many people many months of intense labor to save the trees, and no one was willing to spend the money. Dollars vs species. Dollars-1, Elm trees-0
Sue was my mentor during my undergrad studies.

Stitchawl

pdurrant · 11-13-2012, 05:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Stitchawl

It would have taken many people many months of intense labor to save the trees, and no one was willing to spend the money.

I would have thought the the treatment would also need repeating when there's re-infection. I beleive there are also some attempts to find resistant specimens and propagate them.

A question!

What is the longest palindrome (e.g. "Madam, I'm Adam") that you know without having to look it up?

The longest one I have in my memory is 7 words and 19 letters (and 6 spaces): "Able was I, ere I saw Elba"

Since this is an open-ended question, you have one day from now to post your palindrome.

orlok · 11-13-2012, 05:59 AM

One I saw on telly in the last few days, can't remember the programme:

"A man, a plan, a canal – Panama"

pdurrant · 11-13-2012, 06:11 AM

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Originally Posted by orlok

One I saw on telly in the last few days, can't remember the programme:

"A man, a plan, a canal – Panama"

You take the lead! Also seven words, but 21 letters.

11-10-2012, 05:50 PM	#9995
Shayne Parkinson Author Posts: 1,120 Karma: 2334798 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: New Zealand Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab	They're all known by single names? __________________ Writer of historical novels set in New Zealand. My books on Smashwords - first one is free.

11-11-2012, 02:22 PM	#9997
Shayne Parkinson Author Posts: 1,120 Karma: 2334798 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: New Zealand Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab	Thanks, Bilbo, good quiz! I don't have a question ready, so could someone else take it, please. __________________ Writer of historical novels set in New Zealand. My books on Smashwords - first one is free.

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Shayne Parkinson Author Posts: 1,120 Karma: 2334798 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: New Zealand Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab	Perhaps a clue would be in order? Did the cure involve maple syrup? __________________ Writer of historical novels set in New Zealand. My books on Smashwords - first one is free.

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Stitchawl Opsimath Posts: 9,355 Karma: 145494219 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Kyoto, Japan Device: Sony 505, Sony PRS-650, iPhone 5, Kobo Glo, Sony PRS-350	This quizz reminded me of an interesting factoid... about the Dutch Elm Tree Disease that has just about wiped out all of America's magnificent Elm trees. A Vermont woman developed a cure for this disease, but unfortunately there was no funding available to implement it. She did manage to save ALL the Elm trees in her local area but that was about it. Who was she, what was her treatment, and why couldn't it be easily used all over the country to save the species. Stitchawl

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orlok Desperation Posts: 7,158 Karma: 207431774 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle Fire HD, Kobo glo	One I saw on telly in the last few days, can't remember the programme: "A man, a plan, a canal – Panama"


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