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edge_of_the_wire
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Well done, Ben.
Germany's largest stadium, Signal Iduna Park (below), is situated in Dortmund. Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund usually plays its home games here.
Name the largest of all the world's fish.
Germany's largest stadium, Signal Iduna Park (below), is situated in Dortmund. Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund usually plays its home games here.
Name the largest of all the world's fish.
rockin_plumber
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Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) - The Largest Fish in the World
The Whale Shark is the largest fish in the world and, in spite of its name, it
is not a “Whale” it is a “Shark”. Given its name because of its sheer size,
Rhincodon typus was first identified off the coast of South Africa in 1828.
Whale Sharks are in the order Orectolobiformes, often referred to
as “Carpet Sharks” because many members in this family have carpet-like
patterns. Relatives within this classification number only 32 species
including the Nurse Shark, Wobbegong and the Blind Shark, a nocturnal
feeder that is not blind at all but has a habit of closing its eyes when
caught or disturbed, thus its common name. Unlike the Great White Shark
propelling through the ocean like a torpedo, the marine giant Whale
Shark is a slow moving plankton feeder, normally traveling no more than
5 mph it is relatively harmless to divers and, as always, best left
undisturbed.
The Whale Shark is the largest fish in the world and, in spite of its name, it
is not a “Whale” it is a “Shark”. Given its name because of its sheer size,
Rhincodon typus was first identified off the coast of South Africa in 1828.
Whale Sharks are in the order Orectolobiformes, often referred to
as “Carpet Sharks” because many members in this family have carpet-like
patterns. Relatives within this classification number only 32 species
including the Nurse Shark, Wobbegong and the Blind Shark, a nocturnal
feeder that is not blind at all but has a habit of closing its eyes when
caught or disturbed, thus its common name. Unlike the Great White Shark
propelling through the ocean like a torpedo, the marine giant Whale
Shark is a slow moving plankton feeder, normally traveling no more than
5 mph it is relatively harmless to divers and, as always, best left
undisturbed.
edge_of_the_wire
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Which city hosted the 1978 Commonwealth Games?
rockin_plumber
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The 1978 Commonwealth Games were held in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
from August 3-12 1978. They were boycotted by Nigeria, in protest at New
Zealand's sporting contacts with apartheid-era South Africa.
Host city Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Nations participating 47 Nations of the Commonwealth
Athletes participating 1,475
Events 126 events in 11 sports
Opening ceremony August 3, 1978
Closing ceremony August 12, 1978
Officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II
Queen's Baton Final Runner Diane Jones Konihowski
Main Stadium Commonwealth Stadium
from August 3-12 1978. They were boycotted by Nigeria, in protest at New
Zealand's sporting contacts with apartheid-era South Africa.
Host city Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Nations participating 47 Nations of the Commonwealth
Athletes participating 1,475
Events 126 events in 11 sports
Opening ceremony August 3, 1978
Closing ceremony August 12, 1978
Officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II
Queen's Baton Final Runner Diane Jones Konihowski
Main Stadium Commonwealth Stadium
edge_of_the_wire
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What is the world's first artificial satellite?
rockin_plumber
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History changed on October 4, 1957, when the Soviet Union successfully
launched Sputnik I. The world's first artificial satellite was about the size of
a beach ball (58 cm.or 22.8 inches in diameter), weighed only 83.6 kg. or
183.9 pounds, and took about 98 minutes to orbit the Earth on its elliptical
path. That launch ushered in new political, military, technological, and
scientific developments. While the Sputnik launch was a single event, it
marked the start of the space age and the U.S.-U.S.S.R space race.
launched Sputnik I. The world's first artificial satellite was about the size of
a beach ball (58 cm.or 22.8 inches in diameter), weighed only 83.6 kg. or
183.9 pounds, and took about 98 minutes to orbit the Earth on its elliptical
path. That launch ushered in new political, military, technological, and
scientific developments. While the Sputnik launch was a single event, it
marked the start of the space age and the U.S.-U.S.S.R space race.
rockin_plumber
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Here is Sputnik1 taking off......
Here is Sputnik1 talking to a technician.....
Here is a replica of Sputnik1
Here is Sputnik1's brother SPutnik2........
Hey did you notice that dog in there......... That is the pilot... Laika
Talking of Laika....... Laika dog is a band.........
Formed by Tony Wright..........
The lead singer of Terrorvision.......
Is that enough
Here is Sputnik1 talking to a technician.....
Here is a replica of Sputnik1
Here is Sputnik1's brother SPutnik2........
Hey did you notice that dog in there......... That is the pilot... Laika
Talking of Laika....... Laika dog is a band.........
Formed by Tony Wright..........
The lead singer of Terrorvision.......
Is that enough
Bockaaarck
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No rockin plumber more detail required please :|
LOL LOL LOL
LOL LOL LOL
edge_of_the_wire
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Why is the Argentine footballer Carlos Tévez (above) nicknamed 'Apache'?
rockin_plumber
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edge_of_the_wire said:
Carlos Tevez was born and raised in the humble neighbourhood of Ejército
de Los Andes, known as "Fuerte Apache", from where he got the
nickname of Apache. Carlitos has a scar from the right ear to his chest,
product of a burn with boiling water when he was a young boy. He
declined plastic surgery since he would have to be out of the playground
for four months.
An Apache is also a helicopter.........
The TVS- Apache motorbike...........
An Apache pocket pistol.............
And the ones you were expecting........ the Apache Indians.........
Then there is the Cherokee Indians...........
Remember the band Europe.........
There was a song called Cherokee on The Final Countdown album......
Which is also the name of a 1980 film about a modern aircraft carrier
thrown back in time to 1941 near Hawaii, just hours before the Japanese
attack on Pearl Harbour.
Which featured Kirk Douglas.........
Who has a son Called Michael..........
Who is married to Catherine Zeta Jones..........
She's Welsh..........
That makes me think of sheep......... :err:
:err: bored again now
Bockaaarck
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good work covering the bases rockin LOL
rockin_plumber
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No question today then :?
afraidtoshooteddie
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rockin_plumber said:
Are you genuinely upset? LOL
rockin_plumber
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afraidtoshooteddie said:
Yes :cry:
I was getting good at answering them :err:
rockin_plumber
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wicky said:
I had no posts to reply to so had to do something while visiting LOL
edge_of_the_wire
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rockin_plumber, I think you don't have to post a chain of answers.
And now, the flag shown above belongs to which nation?