Silliness Quiz - Page 232

Stitchawl · 07-19-2011, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by maianhvk

I believe Stitchawl knows golden ratio by heart. Don't you, S.?

Well, I can't deal with the actual numbers, but I do understand the concept. It was first explained to me when I studied about Stonehenge and the Pyramids in a college class called "Mysteries of the Ancients," but I really didn't follow it. But then, when diving off the coast of Borneo we found a Nautilus shell that had broken open, and there was this physicist from UCLA on our dive boat that really opened my eyes to it. He explained it without using numbers so I could follow. The idea just blew me away! It's one of those 'mysteries of life' they are always talking about!

Stitchawl

orlok · 07-20-2011, 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by TenaciousBadger

Very easy one: name 3 cities each straddling 2 continents.

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Originally Posted by maianhvk

Istanbul! One down, 2 more...

All the travel sites boast that Istanbul is the only city that straddles two continents

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So is the answer Istanbul! Istanbul! Istanbul!?

HomeInMyShoes · 07-20-2011, 03:09 PM

Istanbul, Constantinople, Byzantium

Haha. Take that. Okay it's the same city.

This may help someone:

Countries that are on two continents, borderwise:
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Azerbaijan (Asia and Europe)
Egypt (Asia and Africa)
Kazakhstan - "Central Asia, northwest of China; a small portion west
of the Ural River in eastern-most Europe" (SOURCE: CIA World Factbook,
Russian Republic (Asia and Europe)
Turkey (Asia and Europe)

So Istanbul in Turkey, what else do we have...

I do agree that searches for cities on two continents tend to say Istanbul is the only one.

TenaciousBadger · 07-20-2011, 03:11 PM

At least two more besides Istanbul

I got this quiz when I was still at school. I researched and researched and found 2!!!! (no Internet back then)
Only recently have I recalled the quiz and also found the 3rd city.

Stitchawl · 07-20-2011, 07:19 PM

Actually, there are several more...
Cites located along the Suez Canal are said to be, as is Panama City. It's on both sides of the Panama Canal, which is the dividing line between North (or Central) and South America.

Stitchawl

Billi · 07-21-2011, 03:02 AM

Stitchawl, I don't know if you're right with Panama-City. It is the border between to oceans but not between two continents. Panama as a whole is generally counted as a state of Central America (and the dividing line the border to Colombia).

TenaciousBadger · 07-21-2011, 04:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Stitchawl

Actually, there are several more...
Cites located along the Suez Canal are said to be...

Ok, and which is that city?

Stitchawl · 07-21-2011, 05:31 AM

See below...

(But we can also consider 'trans-continental' three ways; political boundaries, geographical boundaries, and tectonic boundaries and have even more!)

Stitchawl

Stitchawl · 07-21-2011, 05:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Billi

Stitchawl, I don't know if you're right with Panama-City. It is the border between to oceans but not between two continents. Panama as a whole is generally counted as a state of Central America (and the dividing line the border to Colombia).

"Most geographers consider Panama to be North America's southernmost nation, entirely within both Central America and North America. An less common alternative view, that the man-made Panama Canal, the "concrete line" splitting the Isthmus of Panama, divides the continents would assign Darién Province to South America, Panamá Province and Colón Province to both, and the six other provinces to North America."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...ntal_countries

Stitchawl

Stitchawl · 07-21-2011, 05:34 AM

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Originally Posted by TenaciousBadger

Ok, and which is that city?

"Two of 29 governorates of Egypt lie entirely on the Asian Sinai Peninsula and two are transcontinental: Ismailia Governorate is nearly equally divided by the Suez Canal, and Suez Governorate, which is coterminous with the transcontinental city of Suez, has a small portion east of the Canal."

Stitchawl

TenaciousBadger · 07-21-2011, 06:27 AM

Ok, take it away Stitchy.

Stitchawl · 07-21-2011, 06:56 AM

An easy one....

A man was found murdered on Sunday morning. His wife immediately called the police. The police questioned the wife and staff and got these alibis:
The Wife said she was sleeping.
The Cook was cooking breakfast.
The Gardener was picking vegetables.
The Maid was getting the mail.
The Butler was cleaning the closet.

The police instantly arrested the murdered. Who did it and how did they know?

Stitchawl

TenaciousBadger · 07-21-2011, 08:15 AM

The butler did it!

Seriously, I don't know about Japan, but no mailperson I know of comes on Sunday round these parts, so I"m going to say: the maid.

Stitchawl · 07-21-2011, 09:16 AM

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Originally Posted by TenaciousBadger

The butler did it!

Seriously, I don't know about Japan, but no mailperson I know of comes on Sunday round these parts, so I"m going to say: the maid.

Well, Special Delivery and Packages do get delivered on Sundays in Japan, but probably no where else on the planet. The answer I was looking for was just that; The maid done it! Take it away, TB, and well done!

Stitchawl

TenaciousBadger · 07-21-2011, 12:30 PM

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Ok, here goes. A little story.

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In some country far far away, there lived a cruel king. And this king hears an impossible rumour: namely that his wife and his most trusted adviser were carrying on, scandalously so. The kind calls his adviser and asks:
"Is it true? Yes or no. Do not lie!"
"No, it is not, Your Most Royal Highness. I would never do such a heinous act of treachery," the adviser replies.
"I do not believe you. But, seeing that you are my most trusted minister, I will give you a chance to redeem yourself: you have three days to think your answer through. At the end of these three days you will tell me one sentence. Be careful, your life will depend on it. If you lie you to me, I will know and you will be beheaded. Nothing but the truth will spare your life."
Three days later, the king and his adviser meet again. What does the latter say to save his and his lover's life?

07-21-2011, 05:31 AM	#3473
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	See below... (But we can also consider 'trans-continental' three ways; political boundaries, geographical boundaries, and tectonic boundaries and have even more!) Stitchawl Last edited by Stitchawl; 07-21-2011 at 05:37 AM.

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07-20-2011, 03:09 PM	#3468
HomeInMyShoes Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,226 Karma: 67780237 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: none	Istanbul, Constantinople, Byzantium Haha. Take that. Okay it's the same city. This may help someone: Countries that are on two continents, borderwise: ------------------------------------------------ Azerbaijan (Asia and Europe) Egypt (Asia and Africa) Kazakhstan - "Central Asia, northwest of China; a small portion west of the Ural River in eastern-most Europe" (SOURCE: CIA World Factbook, Russian Republic (Asia and Europe) Turkey (Asia and Europe) So Istanbul in Turkey, what else do we have... I do agree that searches for cities on two continents tend to say Istanbul is the only one.

07-20-2011, 03:11 PM	#3469
TenaciousBadger Mrawr? Posts: 1,109 Karma: 15039064 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: kindle 3 wifi	At least two more besides Istanbul I got this quiz when I was still at school. I researched and researched and found 2!!!! (no Internet back then) Only recently have I recalled the quiz and also found the 3rd city.

07-20-2011, 07:19 PM	#3470
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	Actually, there are several more... Cites located along the Suez Canal are said to be, as is Panama City. It's on both sides of the Panama Canal, which is the dividing line between North (or Central) and South America. Stitchawl

07-21-2011, 03:02 AM	#3471
Billi Wizard Posts: 3,388 Karma: 14190103 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Berlin Device: Cybook, iRex, PB, Onyx	Stitchawl, I don't know if you're right with Panama-City. It is the border between to oceans but not between two continents. Panama as a whole is generally counted as a state of Central America (and the dividing line the border to Colombia).

07-21-2011, 06:27 AM	#3476
TenaciousBadger Mrawr? Posts: 1,109 Karma: 15039064 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: kindle 3 wifi	Ok, take it away Stitchy.

07-21-2011, 06:56 AM	#3477
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	An easy one.... A man was found murdered on Sunday morning. His wife immediately called the police. The police questioned the wife and staff and got these alibis: The Wife said she was sleeping. The Cook was cooking breakfast. The Gardener was picking vegetables. The Maid was getting the mail. The Butler was cleaning the closet. The police instantly arrested the murdered. Who did it and how did they know? Stitchawl

07-21-2011, 08:15 AM	#3478
TenaciousBadger Mrawr? Posts: 1,109 Karma: 15039064 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: kindle 3 wifi	The butler did it! Seriously, I don't know about Japan, but no mailperson I know of comes on Sunday round these parts, so I"m going to say: the maid.