Silliness Quiz - Page 605

poohbear_nc · 09-05-2012, 07:42 PM

2. Nautilus?

poohbear_nc · 09-05-2012, 07:45 PM

6. I just noticed - NorthEast Passage - not Northwest!

Maud?

issybird · 09-05-2012, 07:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

2. Nautilus?

Yes. "Nautilus 90 North" has stuck in my mind since I read about it as a kid (not contemporaneously!).

Quote:

Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

6. I just noticed - NorthEast Passage - not Northwest!

Maud?

Yes.

poohbear with an unassailable lead can set the next quiz. There are two unanswered questions that are guessable, if anyone wants to take a stab.

poohbear_nc · 09-05-2012, 08:20 PM

5. Roosevelt

I loves my polar exploration history!

I have no idea on the other sub question.

BRB with a new quiz!

Stitchawl · 09-05-2012, 08:30 PM

For Bilbo and Daithi

Stitchawl

poohbear_nc · 09-05-2012, 08:33 PM

OK - lately I've been reading accounts of 19th C. European exploration in central Africa - largely sponsored by the same folk at the RGS that sent out the polar explorers - that were tasked with finding the source of the Nile, specifically the White Nile branch.

1. Pliny the Elder wrongly identified which river as the origin of the Nile?

2. In 1858, John Speke stole a march on his gravely ill partner Richard Burton, and was apparently the first European to view this lake, which he claimed as the source of the Nile?

3. Burton hotly denied Speke's claim, and the search for the source of the Nile continued. David Livingstone veered too far west and wrongly identified which river as the source of the Nile?

4. Which European explorer confirmed Speke's claim, and what previously unseen landmark did he identify as the actual source of the Nile?

Bookpossum · 09-05-2012, 10:33 PM

2. Lake Victoria?

orlok · 09-06-2012, 03:13 AM

1. The Niger

3. Zambezi

4. Samuel Baker, Lake Albert

Stitchawl · 09-06-2012, 03:53 AM

Wow! I'm impressed by my lack of knowledge of this part of the world!

Stitchawl

poohbear_nc · 09-06-2012, 08:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bookpossum

2. Lake Victoria?

Correct!

poohbear_nc · 09-06-2012, 08:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by orlok

1. The Niger - Yes

3. Zambezi - No

4. Samuel Baker, Lake Albert - No

Keep guessing!

poohbear_nc · 09-06-2012, 08:17 AM

So far:

1. Pliny the Elder wrongly identified which river as the origin of the Nile?
Niger - orlok

2. In 1858, John Speke stole a march on his gravely ill partner Richard Burton, and was apparently the first European to view this lake, which he claimed as the source of the Nile?
Lake Victoria - Bookpossum

3. Burton hotly denied Speke's claim, and the search for the source of the Nile continued. David Livingstone veered too far west and wrongly identified which river as the source of the Nile?

4. Which European explorer confirmed Speke's claim, and what previously unseen landmark did he identify as the actual source of the Nile?

Iznogood · 09-06-2012, 09:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

3. Burton hotly denied Speke's claim, and the search for the source of the Nile continued. David Livingstone veered too far west and wrongly identified which river as the source of the Nile?

poohbear_nc · 09-09-2012, 03:29 PM

Well ... I seem to have brought this thread to a grinding halt ... or else everyone was outside enjoying great weather and didn't want to play.

So, here are the answers:
3. The Congo River
4. Henry Stanley - who viewed Ripon Falls

Take it away - either orlok or bookpossum!

Bookpossum · 09-10-2012, 07:13 AM

You go orlok - I'm away from home at the moment.

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09-05-2012, 07:42 PM	#9061
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 63,478 Karma: 135239851 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	2. Nautilus?

09-05-2012, 07:45 PM	#9062
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 63,478 Karma: 135239851 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	6. I just noticed - NorthEast Passage - not Northwest! Maud?

09-05-2012, 08:20 PM	#9064
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 63,478 Karma: 135239851 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	5. Roosevelt I loves my polar exploration history! I have no idea on the other sub question. BRB with a new quiz!

09-05-2012, 08:30 PM	#9065
Stitchawl Opsimath Posts: 12,344 Karma: 187123287 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand Device: Sony PRS-650, iPhone 5, Kobo Glo, Sony PRS-350, iPad, Samsung Galaxy	For Bilbo and Daithi Stitchawl

09-05-2012, 08:33 PM	#9066
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 63,478 Karma: 135239851 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	OK - lately I've been reading accounts of 19th C. European exploration in central Africa - largely sponsored by the same folk at the RGS that sent out the polar explorers - that were tasked with finding the source of the Nile, specifically the White Nile branch. 1. Pliny the Elder wrongly identified which river as the origin of the Nile? 2. In 1858, John Speke stole a march on his gravely ill partner Richard Burton, and was apparently the first European to view this lake, which he claimed as the source of the Nile? 3. Burton hotly denied Speke's claim, and the search for the source of the Nile continued. David Livingstone veered too far west and wrongly identified which river as the source of the Nile? 4. Which European explorer confirmed Speke's claim, and what previously unseen landmark did he identify as the actual source of the Nile?

09-05-2012, 10:33 PM	#9067
Bookpossum Snoozing in the sun Posts: 10,146 Karma: 115423645 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: iPad Mini, Kobo Touch	2. Lake Victoria?

09-06-2012, 03:13 AM	#9068
orlok Close to the Edit! Posts: 9,797 Karma: 267994408 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis, Amazon Fire 8", Kindle 6"	1. The Niger 3. Zambezi 4. Samuel Baker, Lake Albert

09-06-2012, 03:53 AM	#9069
Stitchawl Opsimath Posts: 12,344 Karma: 187123287 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand Device: Sony PRS-650, iPhone 5, Kobo Glo, Sony PRS-350, iPad, Samsung Galaxy	Wow! I'm impressed by my lack of knowledge of this part of the world! Stitchawl

09-06-2012, 08:17 AM	#9072
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 63,478 Karma: 135239851 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	So far: 1. Pliny the Elder wrongly identified which river as the origin of the Nile? Niger - orlok 2. In 1858, John Speke stole a march on his gravely ill partner Richard Burton, and was apparently the first European to view this lake, which he claimed as the source of the Nile? Lake Victoria - Bookpossum 3. Burton hotly denied Speke's claim, and the search for the source of the Nile continued. David Livingstone veered too far west and wrongly identified which river as the source of the Nile? 4. Which European explorer confirmed Speke's claim, and what previously unseen landmark did he identify as the actual source of the Nile?

09-09-2012, 03:29 PM	#9074
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 63,478 Karma: 135239851 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	Well ... I seem to have brought this thread to a grinding halt ... or else everyone was outside enjoying great weather and didn't want to play. So, here are the answers: 3. The Congo River 4. Henry Stanley - who viewed Ripon Falls Take it away - either orlok or bookpossum!

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09-10-2012, 07:13 AM	#9075
Bookpossum Snoozing in the sun Posts: 10,146 Karma: 115423645 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: iPad Mini, Kobo Touch	You go orlok - I'm away from home at the moment.