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« Reply #4075 on: December 12, 2009, 10:44:02 PM »
Yep!
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« Reply #4076 on: December 13, 2009, 08:33:48 AM »
So what is the largest structure ever made by human beings?   ( Easy one!)
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« Reply #4077 on: December 13, 2009, 10:03:44 AM »

the Great Pyramid?
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« Reply #4078 on: December 13, 2009, 12:13:51 PM »
Quote from: kitkatz on December 13, 2009, 08:33:48 AM
So what is the largest structure ever made by human beings?   ( Easy one!)

The geat wall of china.
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« Reply #4079 on: December 13, 2009, 02:07:57 PM »

Fresh Kills Municipal Landfill.

(Resting Place of World Trade Center Disaster).
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« Reply #4080 on: December 13, 2009, 06:20:29 PM »
The great wall is the one I was thinking of.
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Remember your present situation is not your final destination.

Take it one day, one hour, one minute, one second at a time.

"If we don't find a way out of this soon, I'm gonna lose it. Lose it... It means go crazy, nuts, insane, bonzo, no longer in possession of ones faculties, three fries short of a Happy Meal, wacko!" Jack O'Neill - SG-1
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« Reply #4081 on: December 16, 2009, 03:02:23 AM »
Well you were thinking bad thoughts. It is the Fresh Kills Landfill.

That makes it your go, Kristina.
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« Reply #4082 on: December 16, 2009, 02:00:49 PM »

Queen Mary II of England, who died in 1694
employed a master-blacksmith who made for her
a fantastic ornamental screen for her garden,
a work unsurpassed in beauty,
what was his name?
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« Reply #4083 on: December 17, 2009, 12:44:17 PM »

I just thought it might be a good idea to give a few clues about this master-blacksmith:

1)   No one knows where he came from.
2)   No one knows where he went to, it is assumed he was not British.
3)   Yet, he was the first Blacksmith to publish in the UK a catalogue
                of Ornamental Ironwork in 1693.
4)   He specialized in forging masks made out of iron – which never have been surpassed.
5)   The famous Screen was made for the Fountain Garden of one of the Royal Palaces in England.
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« Reply #4084 on: December 17, 2009, 01:52:54 PM »
Would that be me old mate, Jean (John) Tijou?
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« Reply #4085 on: December 17, 2009, 02:54:17 PM »

Not only your mate, but also a mate
of many others who love decorative ironwork.
His life is a real mystery and one that was deeply
associated with Queen Mary II and Sir Christopher Wren.

Well done, Galvo, now it is your turn...
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Bach was no pioneer; his style was not influenced by any past or contemporary century.
  He was completion and fulfillment in itself, like a meteor which follows its own path.
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« Reply #4086 on: December 17, 2009, 08:54:42 PM »
Right. A simple one.

Only two countries have participated in every one of the modern Olympics. Name them.
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« Reply #4087 on: December 18, 2009, 02:16:36 PM »
One says Great Britain and greece

The other answer says great britain and Australia
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Remember your present situation is not your final destination.

Take it one day, one hour, one minute, one second at a time.

"If we don't find a way out of this soon, I'm gonna lose it. Lose it... It means go crazy, nuts, insane, bonzo, no longer in possession of ones faculties, three fries short of a Happy Meal, wacko!" Jack O'Neill - SG-1
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« Reply #4088 on: December 18, 2009, 03:27:30 PM »
Wrong and wrong!
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« Reply #4089 on: December 19, 2009, 02:11:21 AM »


Greece and Australia?
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Bach was no pioneer; his style was not influenced by any past or contemporary century.
  He was completion and fulfillment in itself, like a meteor which follows its own path.
                                        -   Robert Schumann  -

                                          ...  Oportet Vivere ...
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« Reply #4090 on: December 19, 2009, 02:18:19 PM »
Yes, indeed!!
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« Reply #4091 on: December 19, 2009, 06:06:20 PM »
I was close!
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Ivanova: "Old Egyptian blessing: May God stand between you and harm in all the empty places you must walk." Babylon 5

Remember your present situation is not your final destination.

Take it one day, one hour, one minute, one second at a time.

"If we don't find a way out of this soon, I'm gonna lose it. Lose it... It means go crazy, nuts, insane, bonzo, no longer in possession of ones faculties, three fries short of a Happy Meal, wacko!" Jack O'Neill - SG-1
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« Reply #4092 on: December 19, 2009, 07:40:56 PM »
Horseshoes and hand grenades Kitkatz, horseshoes and hand grenades. 
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« Reply #4093 on: December 20, 2009, 12:58:17 AM »

    Who was leading the most successful,

     and most awe inspiring rescue mission
   
     in the 20th century?
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Bach was no pioneer; his style was not influenced by any past or contemporary century.
  He was completion and fulfillment in itself, like a meteor which follows its own path.
                                        -   Robert Schumann  -

                                          ...  Oportet Vivere ...
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« Reply #4094 on: December 20, 2009, 10:46:20 AM »
Ernest Shackleton
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« Reply #4095 on: December 20, 2009, 01:13:35 PM »

Yes, you are absolutely right, it was the explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton (1874-1922).

And the following is a famous quotation:

For scientific discovery, give me Scott;
For speed and efficiency of travel, give me Amundsen;
but when disaster strikes and all hope is gone,
get down on your knees and pray for SHACKLETON.

If anyone wants to read an unbelievable story,
they should read the true story of this rescue
in the book called ENDURANCE.

Over to you, fc2821...
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« Reply #4096 on: December 21, 2009, 11:11:39 AM »
I have always admired Shackelton.   


Where was Ernest Shackelton buried?
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« Reply #4097 on: December 21, 2009, 12:30:45 PM »
Shackelton is buried in Grytviken, South Georgia. This is not the U S Georgia. It is the South Georgia of the British overseas territory of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (SGSSI), which is situated in the southern Atlantic ocean.
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« Reply #4098 on: December 21, 2009, 03:49:13 PM »
Correct you are Galvo!   :clap;

I guess it is your turn.
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« Reply #4099 on: December 22, 2009, 03:22:16 AM »
Okey Dokey!

During WW1 the Royal Flying Corps recorded that, of every 100 aviators killed while flying, HOW MANY met their deaths at the hands of the enemy.

In the spirit of Christmas, I'll give it to you if you get within five of the correct answer.
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