Trivia

[YLGuy]

My 11 year old guesses 27

[galvo]

Please tell your youngun -NO!!!

[Mizar]

1 out of 4 -----25 out of a 100

[galvo]

Nope! I'll take one more reply, before revealing the answer.

[kitkatz]

100 aviators killed while flying, two met their death at the hands of the enemy,

[galvo]

You are so correct! An amazing statistic.

[galvo]

C'mon kitkatz! Throw one at us.

[kitkatz]

I thought I had. Sorry for slowing the game down. Okay, then....



What was Stalin's original name?

Additional points....What does Stalin mean?

[kristina]

Joseph Stalin = Ioseb Besarionis dze Jughashvili.

Stalin = Man of Steel.

He was very proud of the fact that he was without feelings,
but he was careful nevertheless: he had some "Stalin-look-alikes"
to take his place sometimes. Perhaps that explains his long life...

[kitkatz]

Stalin's original name was Josif Djugashvili. In 1913 he began using the pseudonym Stalin meaning "Man of Steel". ....You got it Kristina...Those Russian names can be hard to spell.

[fc2821]

Stalin means "man of steel".

His birth name Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili

[kristina]

... back to you, kitkatz...

[kitkatz]

Your turn Kristina.

[kristina]

Thanks, kitkatz...

What are the three basic ingredients which are smelted to produce iron (pig iron) ?

Before the science of iron-making became more complicated, these were the three ingredients which the early iron-makers used

to fill the furness before setting light to it. What are they?

[kristina]

I felt it may be a bit difficult to find the three basic ingredients smelted to produce iron,
so here is a clue to the three basic ingredients:

the first is the basic material in which the iron is found,
the second is the fuel used
and the third is a material which helps separate away the unwanted impurities.

[galvo]

How about iron ore, coke and limestone?

[kristina]

Yes you are right galvo, for the record, you could also have said charcoal as a fuel because this was used before coke.  Australia is famous for its “Iron Lace” which adorns many houses in Melbourne, Adelaide, Sydney etc., as we see from the wonderful books by Dr. E. Graeme Robertson.

Although the smelting of iron sounds simple, using just these few ingredients, we should not forget that when the Industrial Revolution began many men, women, and children as young as 9 were in some way employed in the production of wrought iron, cast iron & steel, as they were in the manufacture of iron products, which revolutionized lives and thanks to their tremendous efforts mostly working in appalling conditions, working up to 12 hour-shifts each day & with a very low life-expectancy, our life today benefits enormously as a result, because without iron there would be almost no transport, no healthcare, and none of the benefits which products containing iron have given us & also no beautiful decorative ironwork.

Over to you, galvo...

[galvo]

Yes, kristina. The 'Iron Lace" is particularly beautiful when it adorns the 19th century Sydney sandstone homes.

Have a go at this;

In trench warfare, the side of the trench facing the enemy is known as the 'parapet'.

What is the name given to the rear wall of the trench?

[YLGuy]

thewayImheadin side?

[galvo]

hehehehehehe! Close, YL, but no cigar.

[kitkatz]

The side of the trench facing the enemy was called the parapet and had a fire step. The rear of the trench was called the parados. The parados protected the soldier's back from shrapnel from shells falling behind the trench. If the enemy captured the trench then the parados would become their "parapet". The sides of the trench were revetted with sandbags, wooden frames and wire mesh. The floor of the trench was usually covered by wooden duckboards.

[dwcrawford]

I'm starting a new thread called trivia for dummies.  Shoot, I think you guys sometimes googles those questions and answers.....

[YLGuy]

I am with you on that Dan.  Start 2 threads, trivia for dummies and lyrics for dummies.  Questions like who is the president of the USA and what song are the lyrics  "How I wonder what you are. Up above the world so high, Like a diamond in the sky" from?

[galvo]

Correct, kitkatz.

No need for Mr Google, if you have an enquiring mind. Dan, I'm still trying to figure out the answer to the "Who's in Grant's tomb" question you raised some time ago.

How about you and YL coming up with a couple of snorters?

[dwcrawford]

The  answer is  NO ONE.  Contrary  to  the to Grocho's query.

So maybe you three are that smart.  Lots of us aren't.  I had just intended to  start  a Trivia quiz for non mensas?