Silliness Quiz - Page 860

BaenSidhe · 02-28-2014, 04:50 PM

I remember Logo. Used to play with that in school.

No one mentioned M or Mumps. That's what we use in my company.

pdurrant · 02-28-2014, 05:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HomeInMyShoes

I thought Perl was mentioned by Orlok. I wouldn't call Postscript a language, it's markup for printing much like HTML is markup for a screen, although you can iterate and such so it does get interpreted which makes it a language. Would that not make ghostscript and LaTeX also a language (it has \loop and \repeat items?) I'm assuming pdurrant was meaning that you could make a Turing Machine with the language in question.

I should have gotten Logo.

Orlok mention PEARL. That's a different language to Perl.

Postscript is absolutely a programming language. It's a stack-based language that happens to include lots of operators related to print, but it has loops and conditionals and functions and variables and even structured objects like dictionaries. HTML is just markup. PDF files use a cut-down essentially mark-up only subset of PostScript.

Ghostscript is just a (non-Adobe) Postscript interpreter.

LaTeX is borderline. I don't know it well enough to know whether it (and the underlying TeX) has the complexity needed to be a general purpose language.

orlok · 02-28-2014, 05:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pdurrant

Orlok mention PEARL. That's a different language to Perl.

Funnily enough I meant Perl, must have just spelled it incorrectly and got lucky.

I'll have to have a think about a question...

orlok · 03-01-2014, 06:29 AM

Given that it is 100 years since WWI, and there are lots of TV programmes celebrating the fact, here are a few military related questions:

1. D-Day in 1944 heralded the greatest sea-bourn invasion in history. What was the code name for the operation?

2. The Panzer MK V in WWII was better known as?

3. The greatest British naval victory in 1805 was off of which cape in Spain?

4. During the English Civil War the Parliamentarians held London. In which city did the Royalists establish their rival capital?

5. Which ancient, fierce warrior nation, upon attacking ancient Israel, ‘…. came down like a wolf on the fold’?

6. At which naval battle in WWII did the Americans decisively defeat the Japanese Carrier Task Force?

7. In 1944 what was the name of the operation to take key bridges over major rivers in Holland by airborne and land force assaults?

8. After which battle did the British Life Guards first obtain their breast-plates?

9. The bombardment of which fort was the act which started the American Civil War?

10. Which WWI battle occurred on a peninsular south of Istanbul in Turkey?

Bookpossum · 03-01-2014, 06:39 AM

1. Overlord.
3. Trafalgar.
4. Oxford.
5. The Assyrians.
9. Sumpter?
10. Gallipoli.

orlok · 03-01-2014, 06:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bookpossum

1. Overlord.
3. Trafalgar.
4. Oxford.
5. The Assyrians.
9. Sumpter?
10. Gallipoli.

All present and correct! 6 points to the possum, and a winning entry already. I'll leave it for a while before providing the remaining answers to see if anyone wants a go.

Kumabjorn · 03-01-2014, 07:11 AM

Spain has a cape called Trafalgar? Sounds like a translation to me.

2. Der Tiger
6. Midway

Stitchawl · 03-01-2014, 07:56 AM

#7 Market Basket?

Stitchawl

Bilbo1967 · 03-01-2014, 08:21 AM

I think that, if Stitchawl is on the right lines, it was actually Market Garden for number seven.

orlok · 03-01-2014, 07:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kumabjorn

Spain has a cape called Trafalgar? Sounds like a translation to me.

2. Der Tiger
6. Midway

2. Not the Tiger, but in the right area.
6. Correct

orlok · 03-01-2014, 07:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

#7 Market Basket?

Stitchawl

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bilbo1967

I think that, if Stitchawl is on the right lines, it was actually Market Garden for number seven.

It was Market Garden. Half a point each.

Just 2 and 8 to go, and as I'm off to bed, the answers are:

2. The Panzer MK V in WWII was better known as?
Panther tank

8. After which battle did the British Life Guards first obtain their breast-plates?
Waterloo - from Napoleon's defeated Cuirassier's breast-plates

I declare Bookpossum the winner.

Bookpossum · 03-01-2014, 11:21 PM

That will teach me for leaping in with answers. I'll work on a quiz and get back to you all.

Bookpossum · 03-02-2014, 06:15 PM

Okay, here are some inventors for you, some easier than others. A couple of them produced at least two well known inventions, so a point for each invention. Another point if you can give their country of birth.

1. Harry Coover, 1917-2011.
2. Humphry Davy, 1778-1829.
3. William Addis, dates unknown. Invention about 1780.
4. Raymond Kurzweil, 1948-present.
5. Alexander Fleming, 1881-1955.
6. Jean-Joseph Etienne Lenoir, 1822-1900.
7. Montgolfier brothers, 1740-1810.
8. Adophe Sax, 1814-1894.
9. Faust Vrancic, 1551-1617.
10. Edwin Beard Budding, 1795-1846.

orlok · 03-02-2014, 07:08 PM

2. Humphry Davy, 1778-1829. - the Davy Lamp, born in England

5. Alexander Fleming, 1881-1955. - penicillin, born in Scotland

7. Montgolfier brothers, 1740-1810. - the hot air balloon?, born in France

Stitchawl · 03-02-2014, 07:24 PM

#8 I'll hate it if my guess is correct, but... the saxophone?

Stitchawl

03-01-2014, 06:29 AM	#12889
orlok Close to the Edit! Posts: 9,797 Karma: 267994408 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis, Amazon Fire 8", Kindle 6"	MILITARY HISTORY Given that it is 100 years since WWI, and there are lots of TV programmes celebrating the fact, here are a few military related questions: 1. D-Day in 1944 heralded the greatest sea-bourn invasion in history. What was the code name for the operation? 2. The Panzer MK V in WWII was better known as? 3. The greatest British naval victory in 1805 was off of which cape in Spain? 4. During the English Civil War the Parliamentarians held London. In which city did the Royalists establish their rival capital? 5. Which ancient, fierce warrior nation, upon attacking ancient Israel, ‘…. came down like a wolf on the fold’? 6. At which naval battle in WWII did the Americans decisively defeat the Japanese Carrier Task Force? 7. In 1944 what was the name of the operation to take key bridges over major rivers in Holland by airborne and land force assaults? 8. After which battle did the British Life Guards first obtain their breast-plates? 9. The bombardment of which fort was the act which started the American Civil War? 10. Which WWI battle occurred on a peninsular south of Istanbul in Turkey?

03-01-2014, 07:11 AM	#12892
Kumabjorn Basculocolpic Posts: 4,356 Karma: 20181319 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sweden Device: Kindle 3 WiFi, Kindle 4SO, Kindle for Android, Sony PRS-350 and PRS-T1	Spain has a cape called Trafalgar? Sounds like a translation to me. 2. Der Tiger 6. Midway Last edited by Kumabjorn; 03-01-2014 at 07:15 AM.

03-02-2014, 06:15 PM	#12898
Bookpossum Snoozing in the sun Posts: 10,137 Karma: 115423645 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: iPad Mini, Kobo Touch	Okay, here are some inventors for you, some easier than others. A couple of them produced at least two well known inventions, so a point for each invention. Another point if you can give their country of birth. 1. Harry Coover, 1917-2011. 2. Humphry Davy, 1778-1829. 3. William Addis, dates unknown. Invention about 1780. 4. Raymond Kurzweil, 1948-present. 5. Alexander Fleming, 1881-1955. 6. Jean-Joseph Etienne Lenoir, 1822-1900. 7. Montgolfier brothers, 1740-1810. 8. Adophe Sax, 1814-1894. 9. Faust Vrancic, 1551-1617. 10. Edwin Beard Budding, 1795-1846. Last edited by Bookpossum; 03-02-2014 at 06:49 PM.

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02-28-2014, 04:50 PM	#12886
BaenSidhe Groupie Posts: 150 Karma: 1087916 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: PRS-500 and PRS-650	I remember Logo. Used to play with that in school. No one mentioned M or Mumps. That's what we use in my company.

03-01-2014, 06:39 AM	#12890
Bookpossum Snoozing in the sun Posts: 10,137 Karma: 115423645 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: iPad Mini, Kobo Touch	1. Overlord. 3. Trafalgar. 4. Oxford. 5. The Assyrians. 9. Sumpter? 10. Gallipoli.

03-01-2014, 07:56 AM	#12893
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	#7 Market Basket? Stitchawl

03-01-2014, 08:21 AM	#12894
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03-01-2014, 11:21 PM	#12897
Bookpossum Snoozing in the sun Posts: 10,137 Karma: 115423645 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: iPad Mini, Kobo Touch	That will teach me for leaping in with answers. I'll work on a quiz and get back to you all.

03-02-2014, 07:08 PM	#12899
orlok Close to the Edit! Posts: 9,797 Karma: 267994408 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis, Amazon Fire 8", Kindle 6"	2. Humphry Davy, 1778-1829. - the Davy Lamp, born in England 5. Alexander Fleming, 1881-1955. - penicillin, born in Scotland 7. Montgolfier brothers, 1740-1810. - the hot air balloon?, born in France

03-02-2014, 07:24 PM	#12900
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	#8 I'll hate it if my guess is correct, but... the saxophone? Stitchawl

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