Instead of gears what does a CVT transmission use?
CVT is Continuously Variable Transmission. Instead of gears, there are two pulleys linked by a belt.
[quote]Although a CVT operates in a similar fashion as a traditional automatic transmission, they are quite different in their construction. A CVT doesn’t use any gears at all.
Instead, they rely on two cone-shaped pulleys to transfer power from the engine, through the transmission, and to the drive wheels. These pulleys are able to vary their width depending on power inputs, hence the name Continuously Variable Transmission. Working in tandem, these pulleys allow a CVT to accelerate with both smoothness and strength.[/quote]https://www.germainhonda-annarbor.com/cvt-vs-automatic-transmission/ (psnz)
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by BigTriviaDawg
Who was the driving force behind the Prohibition movement in 1920's USA?
Wayne Wheeler was the leader of the Anti-Saloon League, and it was this body that conceived the proposal that became the 18th amendment, This piece of legislation passed both chambers of the U.S. Congress in December 1917 and was ratified by the required three-quarters of the states in January 1919. Its content called not only for the prohibition of Alcohol but also directed Congress to pass enforcement legislation, which was championed by Andrew Volstead (Hose of Reps. Minnesota, republican) who was chairman of the House Judiciary Committee. He facilitated the passage of the National Prohibition Act (which became known as the Volstead Act) even though Woodrow Wilson vetoed the legislation.
The legislation was repealed in 1933 with the 21st Amendment.
https://www.britannica.com/event/Prohibition-United-States-history-1920-1933
https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/us-history/rise-to-world-power/1920s-america/a/prohibition
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Volstead-Act (1nn1)
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by ozzz2002
The death of Russian Tsar Ivan IV ("the Terrible," 1530-1584) occurred during what activity?
Would you believe he died while playing chess? He is thought to have had a stroke. It seems like way too peaceful of a death for someone who was so brutal to so many. His throne went to a younger weak-minded son, Feodor, who did not leave his own heir. Feodor's death led to the Time of Troubles.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_the_Terrible
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_of_Troubles (BigTriviaDawg)
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Jul 25 24 by psnz
Where is the steepest residential street in the world?
Baldwin Street, Dunedin in New Zealand's South Island.
There are some great photos on the following link.
[quote]"Baldwin Street is the steepest street in the world. Another country tried to take it, but we got it back so we can walk up it now, which is really lucky."
Olivia (7)[/quote]https://www.dunedinnz.com/insiders/baldwin-street
[quote]Baldwin Street, in Dunedin, New Zealand, has been reinstated as the world’s steepest street (road) after a formal record review.
Baldwin street previously held the record for over a decade until June 2019, when the record was awarded to Ffordd Pen Llech, in Harlech, Wales.
The decision to reinstate the previous record holder was reached following the completion of an extensive review of an appeal, brought by representatives of Baldwin Street.[/quote]https://guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2020/4/baldwin-street-in-new-zealand-reinstated-as-the-worlds-steepest-street-614287
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baldwin_Street (psnz)
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Jul 25 24 by BigTriviaDawg
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Jul 25 24 by psnz
How far did Dustin Martin and Jon Durand of Lubbock, Texas fly a hang glider?
In 2012, the pair set a world record for straight hang gliding distance of 475 miles (764 km). They launched from Zapata in Texas, USA. They were both in the air for about 11 hours.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hang_gliding
https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/farthest-distance-flown-in-a-hang-glider-(male)/?hc_location=ufi (psnz)
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Jul 25 24 by BigTriviaDawg
After his time in politics, which former US President established a successful rye whiskey business?
George Washington was a very successful whiskey distiller after being president. His farm manager encouraged him to open it in 1797.
[quote] At peak production, the distillery utilized five stills and a boiler and produced 11,000 gallons of whiskey, yielding Washington a profit of $7,500 in 1799. This made the distillery one of the most successful economic components of Mount Vernon. [/quote]
https://www.mountvernon.org/the-estate-gardens/distillery/ten-facts-about-the-distillery (BigTriviaDawg)
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Jul 25 24 by psnz
How long can a Galapagos tortoise survive without food or water?
Would you believe, up to a year? Wow!
Ecuador's Galapagos Islands (Las Islas de los Galápagos) translates to the Islands of the Tortoises. These magnificent animals are not found anywhere else in the world. They can live for about 150 years.
[quote]A Galápagos tortoise can go without eating or drinking for up to a year because it can store food and water in its body.[/quote]https://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/galapagos-tortoise
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Jul 25 24 by BigTriviaDawg
What is the meaning of the name Minwax?
In 1904, Arthur B. Harrison manufactured his first type of waterproofing materials as an employee of Clifford I. Miller Company, a plaster manufacturer. Six years later he purchased business interests from his now partner, Clifford I. Miller. He eventually bought out Miller. In 1914 Harrison Incorporated his business under the name of Minwax. In the 40s and 50s formula was adapted for homeowner use as it was now the first "quick-drying" waterproofing product. In the 21st century, Minwax Wood Finish became the leading brand of interior wood stains in the US. Minwax is a registered trademark and brand name.
https://www.minwax.com/en/about-us#:~:text=History%20Begins%20for%20Minwax%C2%AE&text=In%201904%2C%20Arthur%20B.,could%20be%20a%20profitable%20venture. (1nn1)
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Jul 20 24 by gmackematix
Which sports were combined into the 2004 team sport called Bossaball?
Oh my! Bossaball is the ultimate Brazilian fusion sport of volleyball, mixed with association football, and gymnastics! Oh, yeah, it also incorporates music into the game! Looks like something I would fail at miserably but is probably a ton of fun for those with the coordination to pull it off! The Portuguese term "bossa" means a combination of style, attitude, and flair.
[quote] One player (the attacker) is positioned on the trampoline, and the others are around him/her on the inflatables. A player from the serving team (the server) throws or kicks the ball into the air and attempts to hit the ball so it passes over the net on a course such that it will land in the opposing team's court (the serve). The opposing team must make a combination of no more than five contacts with the ball to return it to the other side of the net. These contacts can be exercised using any body part:
Volley touch
Touching the ball one single time according to the traditional volleyball rules. With the lower arms, touch, spike or drop shot. Throwing the ball or guiding the ball for more than 1 second is not allowed.
Football touch
Touching the ball up to two times (= double football touch or a DST) with any body part except the hands or arms. Example: One can control the ball with the chest and then pass it with the head or foot. Any combination of body parts is allowed as long as none of the two contacts is with the hands or arms. A DST is counted as one pass. [/quote]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bossaball (BigTriviaDawg)
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Jul 23 24 by psnz
If mules can't reproduce why are male mules usually gelded?
Gelding makes the animals easier to handle.
[quote]Entire male mules are notoriously difficult and dangerous to handle, and they can be very determined to gain access to females and may attack other equines during times of frustration or when in close proximity to mares. However, when kept as geldings, male mules are much easier to handle and seem less stressed. Due to their parents' different numbers of chromosomes male mules are considered sterile and as such they have no reproductive potential. For these reasons it is always advisable to castrate male mules, and where practical to do it as young as possible.[/quote]https://www.thedonkeysanctuary.org.uk/all-about-donkeys/stallions-mares-geldings (psnz)
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Jul 23 24 by BigTriviaDawg
In Tolkien's land of Middle Earth, how did Sauron trick the elves into forging the rings of power?
Sauron disguised himself, then taught the elves to create rings in order to transform Middle Earth.
[quote]The Gwaith-i-Mírdain of Eregion were mostly Noldor, and wished to have the same joys in Middle-earth as the Elves who had returned to Valinor. Sauron therefore presented himself as "Annatar", an emissary from the Valar, and tempted the Elves by offering the knowledge to transform Middle-earth.
Annatar taught the smiths the knowledge of how to create Rings, which would grant the Elves who wear them certain powers.[/quote]https://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Rings_of_Power (psnz)
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Jul 23 24 by BigTriviaDawg
Why were some offspring of British monarchs given the surname "Fitzroy"?
The name "Fitzroy" comes from the Norman term for "son of a king" and was often used by Kings to designate their bastard sons. Probably the most famous Fitzroy was Henry VIII's son Henry whose mother was of the mistress Elizabeth Blount. Henry was ever worried about succession and wanted everyone to know he had a son, even if he was born out of wedlock.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_bastard (BigTriviaDawg)
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Jul 23 24 by psnz
What are some examples of parthenocarpy?
Parthenocarpy is a fruit without seed(s), so seedless watermelons or grapes for example. The term parthenocarpy means "virgin fruit" in Greek. The process can either happen naturally or be induced by humans.
[quote] Varieties of the pineapple, banana, cucumber, grape, orange, grapefruit, persimmon, and breadfruit exemplify naturally occurring parthenocarpy. Seedless parthenocarpic fruit can be induced in nonparthenocarpic varieties and in naturally parthenocarpic varieties out of season by a type of artificial pollination with dead or altered pollen or by pollen from a different type of plant. The application of synthetic growth substances in paste form, by injection, or by spraying, also causes parthenocarpic development. [/quote]
https://www.britannica.com/science/parthenocarpy (BigTriviaDawg)
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Easter Day seems to be defined as the first Sunday on or after the Passover moon. Why, in some years such as 2024 and 2027, does Easter fall weeks before Jewish Passover?
It is true that the New Testament has the resurrection of Jesus during the Passover week. However, Jews follow a lunar calendar which is shorter than the Roman (and then Gregorian) calendar followed by Christians. So the Jewish calendar is 12 days shorter than the solar year and every few years they have a leap month to make up the difference. The leap month comes before the spring equinox and thus Passover sometimes is celebrated during the second full moon of spring. Easter is always celebrated on the first full moon of spring since early church fathers decided it should always be the first Sunday after the first full moon of spring. The Jewish law in Exodus always had Passover in the middle of the first month of Nisan.
Great question!
https://www.azcentral.com/story/travel/arizona/2018/03/29/why-easter-and-passover-have-different-dates-each-year/466341002/ (BigTriviaDawg)
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Jul 03 24 by BigTriviaDawg
What is the earliest official recording credit to Lennon-McCartney?
"You'll Be Mine" was recorded at 20 Forthlin Road, Liverpool, at a time when The Beatles were struggling to make progress as a group. The recordings are the only ones known to feature Stuart Sutcliffe on bass. I wasn't released until 1995.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You%27ll_Be_Mine_(Beatles_song)
Here's the recording:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKDmJqFEv7s (wellenbrecher)
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Jun 30 24 by BigTriviaDawg
What comes next in this sequence: The Mediterranean, the River Seine, an artificial lake in Forest Park?
An Olympic-sized swimming pool. [quote]At the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, six swimming events were contested.[1] These were the first Olympic Games in which a 100-metre pool had been especially constructed (inside the main stadium's track and field oval). Previous Olympic events were swum in open water (1896: The Mediterranean Sea, 1900: The Seine River, 1904: an artificial lake).[/quote] 1904 was in St. Louis. The 1908 pool was at White City Stadium (Wembley). (sportsherald)
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Jul 20 24 by gmackematix
Has anyone ever won both the Formula One and MotoGP World Championships?
John Surtees is the only person to have won world championships in both Formula One and MotoGP (then known as 500cc Grand Prix motorcycle racing). He won the MotoGP World Championship four times (1956, 1958, 1959, and 1960) and the Formula One World Championship in 1964.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Surtees (wellenbrecher)
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Jul 22 24 by Thesuperyoshi
Cycling: who holds the record for most stage wins in a single edition of the Tour de France?
The current record is 8 stage wins in a single edition of the Tour. Three riders have achieved this. The first was Charles Pélissier of France who did it in1930. he also had seven 2nd and three 3rd places. The next was the legendary Eddy Merckx of Belgium who did it in both 1970 and 1974. Another Belgian, Freddy Maertens did it in 1976, in addition to four 2nd and two 3rd places.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tour_de_France_records_and_statistics (KayceeKool)
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Did Dutch explorer Abel Tasman, when naming New-Zealand "Staten Land", REALLY believe they were the Staten Land off the southern end of South America?
Jacob Le Maire (c. 1585 - 1616) was a Dutch mariner who circumnavigated the Earth in 1615 and 1616. The strait between Tierra del Fuego on the Southern tip of South America and Isla de los Estados was named the Le Maire Strait in his honour, though controversially by Le Maire himself. He and his fellow sailors had no clue of the extent of the land on the south side of the strait. They called this unseen land Staten Land.
In 1642-43, when Abel Tasman sailed along part of the western shores of what was to be called eventually New Zealand, Tasman speculated that it might be joined to Le Maire's Staten Land and accordingly named it Staten Landt.
In 1644 Tasman sailed along the north coast of Australia and his Dutch masters based in Batavia (Jakarta) in the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) compiled a composite map that shows large portions of Australia known after Dutch discoveries, including the (now) Tasmanian and continental north coast. This was called "Compagnis Niev Nederland" ( "Company's New Netherland", the "Company" being the Dutch East India Company). The name became "Nieuw Holland", meaning New Holland, became a standard appellation for the Australian continent. Soon after the name "Zeelandia Nova" - the Latin equivalent of the Dutch "Nieuw Zeeland" and the English "New Zealand" - appeared for the parts of New Zealand discovered by Tasman. (Zeeland is a maritime province in The Netherlands. So Nieuw Zeeland and in due course its English equivalent replaced the unsatisfactory Staten Land. Presumably, Tasman believed he had reached "Staten Land" but was soon disabused of this belief by his masters within a year.
https://teara.govt.nz/en/1966/new-zealand-naming-of/page-2#:~:text=NEW%20ZEALAND%2C%20NAMING%20OF&text=In%201642%E2%80%9343%2C%20when%20Abel,accordingly%20named%20it%20Staten%20Landt. (1nn1)
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Jul 20 24 by chabenao1
Which iconic German sports car is nicknamed the "Widow Maker"?
The Porsche 930 Turbo, also known as the "Widowmaker" 911, is a legendary car with a reputation for being difficult to handle. It earned its nickname due to its powerful engine, rear-wheel drive, and tendency to oversteer, which could catch inexperienced drivers off guard and result in a dangerous loss of control.
https://motofutura.com/2023/03/03/why-is-the-porsche-930-turbo-called-the-911-widowmaker/ (pehinhota)
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Jul 20 24 by Thesuperyoshi
At what times by Greenwich Mean Time are the greatest and fewest number of people on Earth likely to be asleep?
This would probably coincide with the sleeping/waking patterns of the countries with the largest populations. All of China is in UTC+8, and all of India is in UTC+5:30. When it is noon in India, it is 2:30 in the afternoon in all of China. Maybe waking hours from two hours before that until two hours after that would be a reasonable guess for peak wakefulness. That would be 4:30 GMT until 6:30 GMT. But sleeping is much harder to even estimate, without a lot more information about typical sleeping times.
https://www.timeanddate.com/time/map/ (looney_tunes)
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Jul 18 24 by gmackematix
Which English shire probably lasted less than a century and was absorbed into another (which still exists) in the 11th century?
Winchcombeshire seems to have lasted from 1007 to 1017, when it disappeared and most of it was absorbed into Gloucestershire. [quote] The history of Winchcombeshire is no obscure tale of a lost shire: the story of its creation, development and demise is intricately interwoven with the story of the development of England prior to the Norman Conquest and the fabric of government which rules our lives to this day. Winchcombeshire comprised what is now the Cotswold area of Gloucestershire and Worcestershire, and its centre was at Winchcombe. A scribe's tantalising marginal addition to the heading of an early-11th-century charter started Julian Whybra's quest for the history and boundaries of the vanished shire, and his research has uncovered important evidence relating to early organisation of land tenure in one of the most turbulent periods in the history of England, dating from the reconquest of England from the Vikings in the early 10th century, through the monastic reform movement that divided England's rulers in the mid-10th century, to the Danish wars under Aethelred the unready in the early years of the 11th century.[/quote] https://boydellandbrewer.com/9780851155005/a-lost-english-county/
"A Lost English County: Winchcombeshire in the Tenth and Eleventh Centuries" by Julian Whybra
[quote]An article by local historian Tim Porter, in the Worcester Journal of 3rd February 2005, gave a summary of the county of Winchcombeshire. This is the basis of the information that is presented below ... The Anglo-Saxon period has been very much overlooked since the Norman Conquest became the big event in English history - for a lot of people it is as if nothing happened before then. In fact, it was when England was formed as a nation - 1066 was just a regime change.
It is thought that Winchcombeshire was created in 1007 during the reign of Ethelred the Unready. Frequent Danish incursions into the west of England made strengthening local administration - so improving the efficiency of tax gathering - an urgent priority. As a result, five counties were formed - Winchcombeshire, Gloucestershire, Worcestershire, Warwickshire and Oxfordshire. Four of the counties survive largely unchanged to this day, but Winchcombeshire was done away with in the next big shake-up in 1017 and most of it was absorbed into Gloucestershire.
The original shape of Winchcombeshire, combining the lowlands of the Vale of Evesham and Warwickshire with the uplands of the Cotswolds was based on economic good sense. It was important to have a mixed landscape with low-lying fertile areas for crops and upland areas for livestock. This consideration could also explain the presence of so many rich monasteries in the area, such as Evesham, Winchcombe and Hailes. They are all along the edge of the Cotswold Hills, meaning that they could draw wealth from growing crops and from rearing livestock. Traces of this tradition could still be identified in the practices of some modern farmers, who hold land in both areas for different purposes. [/quote] https://www.badseysociety.uk/village-life/winchcombeshire-1007-1017-a-short-lived-county-adjoining-wickhamford-and-badsey
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Which English shire probably lasted less than a century and was absorbed into another (which still exists) in the 11th century?
Hallamshire was an ancient county that existed in the area around modern-day Sheffield in South Yorkshire. It was probably established in the 9th or 10th century and was eventually absorbed into the larger county of Yorkshire. The name Hallamshire still survives in local place names and institutions. The county was part of the larger kingdom of Mercia before becoming a subdivision under the control of Yorkshire following the Norman Conquest in the 11th century.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hallamshire (wellenbrecher)
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