Silliness Quiz - Page 371

SneakySnake · 02-11-2012, 07:14 PM

whatever it is it must be payback for ugg boots!

Shayne Parkinson · 02-11-2012, 07:14 PM

... dates back further than the name Vegemite, then.

Shayne Parkinson · 02-11-2012, 09:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SneakySnake

whatever it is it must be payback for ugg boots!

I think it dates back even further than those.

Bookpossum · 02-11-2012, 09:59 PM

Was it the creation of the dessert Pavlova, named for Anna Pavlova? It's utterly gorgeous and wicked, whoever invented it. I seem to remember we Aussies claim it in our usual pushy way, but it's a matter of contention.

Shayne Parkinson · 02-11-2012, 10:40 PM

That's a very good suggestion, Possum! I wondered if anyone would think of that. But no, the President didn't raise the luscious pavlova.

Which was invented here, by the way.

Further clues:
- Not clothing
- Not a food

Bookpossum · 02-12-2012, 03:09 AM

Phar Lap?

Shayne Parkinson · 02-12-2012, 01:36 PM

No, not the famous New Zealand-born racehorse.

Time for more clues:
- Not a living creature
- Not a concrete thing at all

Big clue: think social advance rather than a particular object/person.

Bilbo1967 · 02-12-2012, 01:40 PM

First female Prime Minister / President?

(Although, having lived through the Thatcher years here in the UK, I'd hesitate to call that an advance).

Shayne Parkinson · 02-12-2012, 01:50 PM

No, our first female PM wasn't till the 1990s (though still earlier than the Aussies). But that's definitely warmer.

Hamlet53 · 02-12-2012, 02:29 PM

First country to grant women the vote?

Shayne Parkinson · 02-12-2012, 02:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hamlet53

First country to grant women the vote?

We have a winner! Well done, Hamlet! Women gained the vote in 1893 here in New Zealand.

The question-master's robe is yours.

Hamlet53 · 02-12-2012, 08:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shayne Parkinson

We have a winner! Well done, Hamlet! Women gained the vote in 1893 here in New Zealand.

The question-master's robe is yours.

Your last hint was all I needed. When I suggested Sir Edmund Hillary my next guess if that was wrong was going to be Ernest Rutherford (born in New Zealand). You preempted that with the statement that the answer yo were looking for was not a person. Thinking about Rutherford gave me an idea for a science question that I think should not prove impossible.

Provide the [English] name for the chemical elements with the listed symbols. As an example Cl = chlorine.

1. Au
2. Al
3. Na
4. Ne
5. Ag
6. He
7. W
8. N
9. Os
10. Hg
11. Ca
12. Ru
13. P
14. K
15. Sn

Stitchawl · 02-12-2012, 08:18 PM

1. Au Gold
2. Al Aluminum
3. Na Sodium
4. Ne
5. Ag Silver
6. He Helium
7. W Tungsten
8. N Nitrogen
9. Os
10. Hg Mercury
11. Ca Calcium
12. Ru
13. P Phosphorus
14. K Potassium
15. Sn Tin

Shayne Parkinson · 02-13-2012, 12:16 AM

Making up the numbers:

Ne Neon
Os Osmium
Ru Rutherfordium, named for Lord Rutherford of Nelson

Stitchawl · 02-13-2012, 03:23 AM

I can't believe that I missed Neon...

Those other two... I'd swear I've never even heard of them before!

Stitchawl

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02-11-2012, 07:14 PM	#5551
SneakySnake I'm watching you! Posts: 6,113 Karma: 22344652 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Sunny Coast Qld, OZ Device: Sony PRS-900(unused lately) iPadAir2, want me Kindle Oasis	whatever it is it must be payback for ugg boots!

02-11-2012, 07:14 PM	#5552
Shayne Parkinson Author Posts: 1,532 Karma: 5447804 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: New Zealand Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab	... dates back further than the name Vegemite, then.

02-11-2012, 09:59 PM	#5554
Bookpossum Snoozing in the sun Posts: 10,146 Karma: 115423645 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: iPad Mini, Kobo Touch	Was it the creation of the dessert Pavlova, named for Anna Pavlova? It's utterly gorgeous and wicked, whoever invented it. I seem to remember we Aussies claim it in our usual pushy way, but it's a matter of contention.

02-11-2012, 10:40 PM	#5555
Shayne Parkinson Author Posts: 1,532 Karma: 5447804 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: New Zealand Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab	That's a very good suggestion, Possum! I wondered if anyone would think of that. But no, the President didn't raise the luscious pavlova. Which was invented here, by the way. Further clues: - Not clothing - Not a food

02-12-2012, 03:09 AM	#5556
Bookpossum Snoozing in the sun Posts: 10,146 Karma: 115423645 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: iPad Mini, Kobo Touch	Phar Lap?

02-12-2012, 01:36 PM	#5557
Shayne Parkinson Author Posts: 1,532 Karma: 5447804 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: New Zealand Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab	No, not the famous New Zealand-born racehorse. Time for more clues: - Not a living creature - Not a concrete thing at all Big clue: think social advance rather than a particular object/person.

02-12-2012, 01:40 PM	#5558
Bilbo1967 Not scared! Posts: 13,424 Karma: 81011643 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Midlands, UK Device: Kindle Paperwhite 10, Huawei M5 10	First female Prime Minister / President? (Although, having lived through the Thatcher years here in the UK, I'd hesitate to call that an advance).

02-12-2012, 01:50 PM	#5559
Shayne Parkinson Author Posts: 1,532 Karma: 5447804 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: New Zealand Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab	No, our first female PM wasn't till the 1990s (though still earlier than the Aussies). But that's definitely warmer.

02-12-2012, 02:29 PM	#5560
Hamlet53 Nameless Being	First country to grant women the vote?

02-12-2012, 08:18 PM	#5563
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	1. Au Gold 2. Al Aluminum 3. Na Sodium 4. Ne 5. Ag Silver 6. He Helium 7. W Tungsten 8. N Nitrogen 9. Os 10. Hg Mercury 11. Ca Calcium 12. Ru 13. P Phosphorus 14. K Potassium 15. Sn Tin

02-13-2012, 12:16 AM	#5564
Shayne Parkinson Author Posts: 1,532 Karma: 5447804 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: New Zealand Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab	Making up the numbers: Ne Neon Os Osmium Ru Rutherfordium, named for Lord Rutherford of Nelson

02-13-2012, 03:23 AM	#5565
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	I can't believe that I missed Neon... Those other two... I'd swear I've never even heard of them before! Stitchawl