Silliness Quiz - Page 510

orlok · 05-08-2012, 06:13 PM

I think Bilbo deserves that one.

Bilbo1967 · 05-08-2012, 06:26 PM

Thank you, Orlok. Too kind.

I'm off to bed shortly, so just what will probably be a quickie;

Who was the first person to win Nobel Prizes for both Chemistry and Physics?

Daithi · 05-08-2012, 06:28 PM

Here is a quick quiz. A baby was born in England on March 5th, but on April 25th of the next year the baby was still under a year old. How is this possible?

BTW, leap years do not play a role in the answer. (Edit: At least not directly.)

Daithi · 05-08-2012, 06:32 PM

Marie Curie won for both Chemistry and Physics, but I don't know if she was the first to do so.

Bilbo1967 · 05-08-2012, 06:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Daithi

Marie Curie won for both Chemistry and Physics, but I don't know if she was the first to do so.

She was. I knew that was too easy for this audience

Bilbo1967 · 05-08-2012, 06:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Daithi

Here is a quick quiz. A baby was born in England on March 5th, but on April 25th of the next year the baby was still under a year old. How is this possible?

BTW, leap years do not play a role in the answer.

Moved to a country with a different calendar?

orlok · 05-08-2012, 06:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Daithi

Here is a quick quiz. A baby was born in England on March 5th, but on April 25th of the next year the baby was still under a year old. How is this possible?

BTW, leap years do not play a role in the answer. (Edit: At least not directly.)

Is it to do with the Financial Year?

Daithi · 05-08-2012, 07:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bilbo1967

Moved to a country with a different calendar?

Nope, born in England and never moved.

Quote:

Originally Posted by orlok

Is it to do with the Financial Year?

Nope, nothing to do with the Financial Year.

Shayne Parkinson · 05-08-2012, 07:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Daithi

Here is a quick quiz. A baby was born in England on March 5th, but on April 25th of the next year the baby was still under a year old. How is this possible?

BTW, leap years do not play a role in the answer. (Edit: At least not directly.)

The baby was born under the old calendar (pre-1752), when New Year's Day was Lady Day, 25 March.

Daithi · 05-08-2012, 07:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shayne Parkinson

The baby was born under the old calendar (pre-1752), when New Year's Day was Lady Day, 25 March.

Nice job, Shayne.

Before 1752, the New Year was on March 25th. Also the calendar used in England and its colonies was 11 days out-of-sync with the Gregorian Calendar. When they decided to re-sync the calendar with the Sun they also moved the start of the year to January 1st. Getting the calendar in sync actually took a couple steps. So--

December 31, 1750 followed by January 1, 1750 (Jan. was the 10th month)
March 24, 1750 followed by March 25, 1751 (Mar. 25th was the New Year)
December 31, 1751 followed by January 1, 1752 (1st change)
September 2, 1752 followed by September 14, 1752 (2nd change dropped 11 days)

Shayne Parkinson · 05-08-2012, 07:42 PM

Yes, fascinating stuff, Daithi! I've a few genealogical lines that I've traced beyond the calendar change, and it can complicate things.

A quick question based on yours: what's the connection between the answer to Daithi's question and The Lord of the Rings?

SneakySnake · 05-08-2012, 08:29 PM

There I was thinking the baby was put back in for some more baking....

lostmymarbles · 05-09-2012, 03:26 AM

Riddle me this, batman! Why do schools need kids?

Bilbo1967 · 05-09-2012, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by lostmymarbles

Riddle me this, batman! Why do schools need kids?

They'd just be big empty buildings without them?

Shayne Parkinson · 05-09-2012, 04:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shayne Parkinson

Yes, fascinating stuff, Daithi! I've a few genealogical lines that I've traced beyond the calendar change, and it can complicate things.

A quick question based on yours: what's the connection between the answer to Daithi's question and The Lord of the Rings?

Since this one went down like the traditional lead balloon

, and I'm going out soon, answer in spoiler (which does indeed contain a story spoiler). The next question is up for grabs.

Spoiler:

05-08-2012, 06:28 PM	#7638
Daithi Publishers are evil! Posts: 2,418 Karma: 36205264 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Rhode Island Device: Various Kindles	Here is a quick quiz. A baby was born in England on March 5th, but on April 25th of the next year the baby was still under a year old. How is this possible? BTW, leap years do not play a role in the answer. (Edit: At least not directly.) Last edited by Daithi; 05-08-2012 at 06:37 PM.

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Daithi Publishers are evil! Posts: 2,418 Karma: 36205264 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Rhode Island Device: Various Kindles	Marie Curie won for both Chemistry and Physics, but I don't know if she was the first to do so.

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