Silliness Quiz - Page 319

HomeInMyShoes · 11-18-2011, 07:58 AM

^The whole seven deadly sins tangent didn't help me.

poohbear_nc · 11-18-2011, 10:30 AM

Memo to self: Modify rules of quiz thread to exclude questions by over-educated rodents that provide hints to their hints.

You made my brain hurt!

HomeInMyShoes · 11-18-2011, 10:45 AM

Where's Bilbo? I want a new question to baffle my meagre intelligence.

Bilbo1967 · 11-18-2011, 11:26 AM

Sorry, things to do elsewhere.

OK, who is this;

Born in Florence, Italy in 1820. Credited with the invention of the mathematical chart, the polar area diagram.

poohbear_nc · 11-18-2011, 11:51 AM

Mercator?

Bilbo1967 · 11-18-2011, 11:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

Mercator?

No.

Logical guess, but, despite the name, polar area diagrams have nothing to do with maps.

HomeInMyShoes · 11-18-2011, 11:58 AM

I looked up my guess which was totally off. I looked up the answer and there's no way I' would have gotten this in a million years.

pdurrant · 11-18-2011, 12:07 PM

I looked it up too. No, I would never have got the answer either. Fascinating.

Bilbo1967 · 11-18-2011, 12:12 PM

Another clue;

This person's most famous work was done in Turkey.

Bilbo1967 · 11-18-2011, 01:27 PM

She was a woman.

There are a number of hospitals that bear her name or are otherwise dedicated to her.

poohbear_nc · 11-18-2011, 01:53 PM

Florence Nightingale?

{off to Google what a polar area diagram is}

HomeInMyShoes · 11-18-2011, 01:55 PM

^I knew what that was, but didn't know who invented it.

Bilbo1967 · 11-18-2011, 03:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

Florence Nightingale?

{off to Google what a polar area diagram is}

It was Florence Nightingale.

A polar area diagram is a bit like a fancy pie chart. Florence invented them as a way of showing, in a visually arresting way, the results of her investigations into the causes of death of the soldiers under her care.

Take it away, Pooh.

poohbear_nc · 11-18-2011, 06:04 PM

OK then - I have learned something ....

Without looking now .... on average, how many whiskers are on a cat's face?

pdurrant · 11-18-2011, 06:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

OK then - I have learned something ....

Without looking now .... on average, how many whiskers are on a cat's face?

(guessing) 16?

11-18-2011, 11:26 AM	#4774
Bilbo1967 Not scared! Posts: 13,424 Karma: 81011643 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Midlands, UK Device: Kindle Paperwhite 10, Huawei M5 10	Sorry, things to do elsewhere. OK, who is this; Born in Florence, Italy in 1820. Credited with the invention of the mathematical chart, the polar area diagram. Last edited by Bilbo1967; 11-18-2011 at 11:30 AM.

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HomeInMyShoes Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,226 Karma: 67780237 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: none	^The whole seven deadly sins tangent didn't help me.

11-18-2011, 10:30 AM	#4772
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 65,715 Karma: 136440589 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	Memo to self: Modify rules of quiz thread to exclude questions by over-educated rodents that provide hints to their hints. You made my brain hurt!

11-18-2011, 10:45 AM	#4773
HomeInMyShoes Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,226 Karma: 67780237 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: none	Where's Bilbo? I want a new question to baffle my meagre intelligence.

11-18-2011, 11:51 AM	#4775
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 65,715 Karma: 136440589 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	Mercator?

11-18-2011, 11:58 AM	#4777
HomeInMyShoes Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,226 Karma: 67780237 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: none	I looked up my guess which was totally off. I looked up the answer and there's no way I' would have gotten this in a million years.

11-18-2011, 12:07 PM	#4778
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 75,123 Karma: 319569784 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	I looked it up too. No, I would never have got the answer either. Fascinating.

11-18-2011, 12:12 PM	#4779
Bilbo1967 Not scared! Posts: 13,424 Karma: 81011643 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Midlands, UK Device: Kindle Paperwhite 10, Huawei M5 10	Another clue; This person's most famous work was done in Turkey.

11-18-2011, 01:27 PM	#4780
Bilbo1967 Not scared! Posts: 13,424 Karma: 81011643 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Midlands, UK Device: Kindle Paperwhite 10, Huawei M5 10	She was a woman. There are a number of hospitals that bear her name or are otherwise dedicated to her.

11-18-2011, 01:53 PM	#4781
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 65,715 Karma: 136440589 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	Florence Nightingale? {off to Google what a polar area diagram is}

11-18-2011, 01:55 PM	#4782
HomeInMyShoes Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,226 Karma: 67780237 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: none	^I knew what that was, but didn't know who invented it.

11-18-2011, 06:04 PM	#4784
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 65,715 Karma: 136440589 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	OK then - I have learned something .... Without looking now .... on average, how many whiskers are on a cat's face?