Trivia

[KR Cincy]

Marconi...
first thing he said?
"good moring, it's 75 here in Padua and we've got a double hit of Fleetwood Mac"

[xtrememoosetrax]

Marconi...
first thing he said?
"good moring, it's 75 here in Padua and we've got a double hit of Fleetwood Mac"

[UNIBALLER]

not Marconi like many people think

[mikey07840]

Nikola Tesla

[UNIBALLER]

yours mikey

[mikey07840]

More Star Trek trivia...
 
What is Lt. Uhura's first name?

[okarol]

 

Uhura's first name, if she has one, has never been definitively established. However, three names have been suggested as possible first names for Uhura: "(U)Penda", "Nyota" and "Samara".

Although the name has not appeared in the Star Trek canon, in many appearances at Star Trek conventions, Nichols has indicated that the character is "Nyota (U)penda Uhura".[[2]] The non-canon book "The Best of Trek" suggests that Uhura's first name is "Penda", coined when a group of fanzine authors suggested it to her at an early convention. When writing the licensed tie-in, "Star Trek II Biographies" for Pocket Books, author William Rotsler contacted Nichelle Nichols and sought her approval for using the name "Nyota", and this name started appearing in original Star Trek novels, such as "Uhura's Song" by Janet Kagan. That "Nyota" is the Swahili word for "star" is mentioned by William Shatner in his book, "Star Trek Memories". Startrek.com uses the name Nyota on their character biography page for the Animated Series but not on the TOS biography page. According to FASA's Star Trek RPG, Uhura's first name is "Samara"

[mikey07840]

Okarol, you're up. (Nyota was the name that I had read as her first name.)

[okarol]

When and where was the largest recorded tsunami and what did it measure?

[kitkatz]

Although the Sumatra-Andaman earthquake on December 26, 2004 resulted in perhaps the most devastating tsunami ever recorded, the height of the wave was about 100 feet, far from the largest.

On July 09, 1958 in Lituya Bay, Alaska an earthquake measuring 8.3 on the Richter scale resulted in 40 million cubic meters of rock to fall into the sea.

As the wave swept through Lituya Bay it was forced to rise up, reaching a height of 1,720 feet or 40 feet short of a third of a mile.

[okarol]

  You're up Miss Kit!

[kitkatz]

Okay then....



Where is the center of Australia?

[UNIBALLER]

in the middle of the island

[kitkatz]

Hahaha!

[okarol]

There is no official centre of Australia. The concept has intrigued various people from the time of early European exploration. Central Mount Stuart, for example, was so-named because it was believed to stand at the geographical centre of Australia. Today, different calculations give varying results but in general they agree on the area within 200 kilometres south of Alice Springs.

[kitkatz]

You got it Ms Okarol.

[okarol]

Why did ancient tribes throughout Europe gather at Stonehenge during the summer solstice?

[mikey07840]

Because it was off season and it was the only time they could use their frequent flyer miles.

[monrein]

To engage in a ritual marking the changing  seasons?

[twirl]

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[okarol]

No, no, and no.

 

[jbeany]

to mourn the dead and spread their cremated remains.  (Hey, I get Nat'l Geographic, too!)

[okarol]

This is the answer I had:
Ancient tribes throughout Europe gathered at Stonehenge during the Summer Solstice. Why?
If you stand in the center and face northeast along it's axis, the 35-ton Heel Stone
appears 256 feet away, making the approximate place on the horizon where the sun rises
on the Summer Solstice. Astronomers recently have also discovered approximately 2 dozen
other solar and lunar alignments that the ancients incorporated into the Stonehenge
structure. Its actual purpose is still being debated among astronomers and archeologists
today.

How about you pose a question JBeany!?
Anyone want to take a turn? I have to go out now.

[kitkatz]

I have a question!!!  My turn!



Besides in The Simpsons, in which recent cartoon series does Ernest Borgnine voice a character and what is the character's name?

[David13]

In addition to his Simpson's voice work, Ernest Borgnine also voices a character named Mermaid Man in the cartoon SpongeBob SquarePants.