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Re: The Teensies' General Knowledge Quiz – Season 1
Posted: Sun May 27, 2018 2:18 pm
by Steo
ripe and ripen?
Re: The Teensies' General Knowledge Quiz – Season 1
Posted: Sun May 27, 2018 2:23 pm
by PluMGMK
You got one of the words right. But the other need to be related to "complain".
Re: The Teensies' General Knowledge Quiz – Season 1
Posted: Sun May 27, 2018 2:25 pm
by The Jonster
Ripe and gripe.
Re: The Teensies' General Knowledge Quiz – Season 1
Posted: Sun May 27, 2018 2:26 pm
by Steo
Oh right oops. Well I tried

Re: The Teensies' General Knowledge Quiz – Season 1
Posted: Sun May 27, 2018 2:28 pm
by PluMGMK
Jonster gets it!
5 points: The Jonster
2 points: Ray502
1 point: Harpic fraîcheur, Greeness, Fifo
I think it's time for a bonus question.
Bonus Question 1: If I have an isosceles triangle to which Pythagoras’ Theorem applies, what are its three angles?
Re: The Teensies' General Knowledge Quiz – Season 1
Posted: Sun May 27, 2018 2:45 pm
by The Jonster
I'm going to just randomly throw out an answer since I have no idea.
....35, 35 and 110?
Re: The Teensies' General Knowledge Quiz – Season 1
Posted: Sun May 27, 2018 3:15 pm
by PluMGMK
Nope. Come on, what kinds of triangles does Pythagoras' Theorem apply to?
Re: The Teensies' General Knowledge Quiz – Season 1
Posted: Sun May 27, 2018 3:39 pm
by Steo
I've been trying to think back to 10 years ago. If I'm right, that theorem can only apply to an isosceles triangle if it's a scalene, but made into and isosceles (like holding it to a mirror and doubling it symmetrically).
I think that's about 53, 53, 74 if that's the case. Worth a guess (even if it is laughable as I'm trying to guess by drawing triangles on a page with a pen

)
I'm probably miles off altogether

Re: The Teensies' General Knowledge Quiz – Season 1
Posted: Sun May 27, 2018 4:17 pm
by PluMGMK
I think you're overthinking it.

Re: The Teensies' General Knowledge Quiz – Season 1
Posted: Sun May 27, 2018 4:20 pm
by Steo
Yeah I assumed so, I seem to do that with everything

Re: The Teensies' General Knowledge Quiz – Season 1
Posted: Sun May 27, 2018 4:36 pm
by Ray502
I'll just guess random numbers. My memory is a little foggy right now.
55, 55, 70.
Re: The Teensies' General Knowledge Quiz – Season 1
Posted: Sun May 27, 2018 4:38 pm
by PluMGMK
None of the triangles guessed so far are covered by Pythagoras' theorem…
Re: The Teensies' General Knowledge Quiz – Season 1
Posted: Sun May 27, 2018 4:50 pm
by Greeness
45, 45, 90.
Re: The Teensies' General Knowledge Quiz – Season 1
Posted: Sun May 27, 2018 4:55 pm
by PluMGMK
Greeness gets 100 Tings and a lovely green highlighting of his name in the scoreboard!
5 points: The Jonster
2 points: Ray502
1 point: Harpic fraîcheur, Greeness, Fifo
Back to normal:
Question 11: What precious resource is currently used to make levitating balloons at room temperature, and also becomes a fluid that “climbs” vessel walls at very low temperatures?
Re: The Teensies' General Knowledge Quiz – Season 1
Posted: Sun May 27, 2018 5:00 pm
by Steo
Helium?
Re: The Teensies' General Knowledge Quiz – Season 1
Posted: Sun May 27, 2018 5:05 pm
by PluMGMK
Yes, helium is indeed this precious resource that's being foolishly squandered.

There's a very good Dara O Briain clip about it, but I can't seem to find it on YouTube…
5 points: The Jonster
2 points: Ray502
1 point: Harpic fraîcheur,
Greeness, Fifo, Steo
Question 12: What is the name and purpose of the letter ß, used in the German language?
Re: The Teensies' General Knowledge Quiz – Season 1
Posted: Sun May 27, 2018 11:18 pm
by The Jonster
Oh German!
It’s supposed to represent the letter S and Z. I forgot the name though....

Re: The Teensies' General Knowledge Quiz – Season 1
Posted: Sun May 27, 2018 11:23 pm
by Steo
I didn't even notice this question, but it's used sometimes after certain vowels to replace S from what I've seen. Nit always though as they have S too.
Re: The Teensies' General Knowledge Quiz – Season 1
Posted: Mon May 28, 2018 4:58 pm
by PluMGMK
The Jonster wrote:It’s supposed to represent the letter S and Z. I forgot the name though....

The clue to your second sentence is in your first sentence.

Steo wrote:I didn't even notice this question, but it's used sometimes after certain vowels to replace S from what I've seen. Nit always though as they have S too.
Hmm, I'd like an explanation of why exactly it's used instead of S…
All may reanswer.
Re: The Teensies' General Knowledge Quiz – Season 1
Posted: Mon May 28, 2018 5:26 pm
by The Jonster
The Jonster wrote:Oh German!
It’s supposed to represent the letter S and Z. I forgot the name though....

So for the name how about erszat? That’s the only word o can think of but i think I spelled it wrong...