Chalanges and verification will be made in this thread.

Only one for the pile so far.

5. In the lead up to the Julian calendar being replaced by the Gregorian calendar in 1582 the architect of the calculations at that time, Aloysius Lilius, concluded that a correction of 10 days needed to be made. His suggestion of how to correct the drift in the equinox was "more radical" than the final solution: simply remove 10 days from the calendar. What was his suggestion? gtho4 - 01-12-2001 10:19 AM

skipping 10 leap years over the next 40 years

Any challanges?

Got four more for the pile. Even one from Sagebrush! How many points should I GET?

6. What unique fact do the songs "Unchained Melody" and "Lover's Concerto" have in common? Sagebrush - 01-15-2001 12:37 AM

Neither of the two have the title in the lyrics.

16. What do the following letters have in common, what is their common trait? This is not a numbers thing or a sequence, you are looking at the answer, and the answer is not that they are written in order or they are contiguous in the alphabet. BCDE
gtho4 - 01-17-2001 05:20 AM

each letter has symmetry about the horizontal axis .. draw a horizontal line through all the letters, and the shape of each letter above this line is a mirror image of the shape below this line.

19. Nintendo's upcoming console gaming system, "Game Cube"®, will not use cartridge style games (like the N64). What format will the new games come in?
Jabberwock - 01-17-2001 08:32 PM

3 inch (8 cm) disks.

25. If you are playing draw poker, and you have 4 cards of the same suit, and you draw one card, what are the odds that card will give you a flush?
Jabberwock - 01-18-2001 05:38 PM

Need your answer Jabberwock!

Ok, ready for challanges.

A- 4.25 to 1

Two more being piled on.

31. When Adrian Mole thinks he is dying he bequeaths all his possessions to Pandora Braithwaite of which address? Auschic34 - 01-22-2001 07:42 PM

69 Elm Tree Avenue.

32. Name the date that Adrian Mole changed his first nappy.
Auschic34 - 01-22-2001 07:50 PM

Saturday November 27th.

Challanges?

Here are the last seven for this game:

39. What are the odds of winning a bet on a roulette wheel, if you put your money on "black, low"? Jabberwock - 01-24-2001 11:01 PM

1-18

40. Adrian Mole and his mother feature on the front page of the local paper. What headline tops the article? Auschic34 - 01-24-2001 11:57 PM

" A MOTHER'S ANGUISH"

42. The song "Hey Jude" by The Beatles has the distinction of being the number one chart topping hit in Britain with the longest playing time. Which song, which also reached number one in Britain, is second in playing time behind "Hey Jude"? gtho4 - 01-25-2001 02:44 AM

"Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen

43. The album cover of "Abraxas" by Santana is the painting "The Annunciation". Who is the lady who modelled the black Virgin Mary in that painting (how was she connected to the painter at the time), and what was her first name? gtho4 - 01-25-2001 07:38 AM

she was the girlfiend of the painter Mati Klarwein, her first name was Jill

46. Who was the marriage celebrant at the wedding of Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Becall (first and last name)? gtho4 - 01-29-2001 08:22 AM

Judge Herbet Schettler

49. In the year 2015 Doc, Marty and Jennifer end up at the future home of Mr & Mrs McFly in Hillsdale. What is the address (number and street name)? gtho4 - 01-30-2001 04:27 AM

1131 Park Lane

50. Who said "I haven't got any Buddhism, I live by letting things happen"?
karmaloupster - 01-30-2001 10:15 AM

Dogen

These seven are ready for challanges.