A little history/geography quiz

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Originally Posted by CGM

Well, seeing as how you put it that way, I guess I do know the answer. It's a place in New Jersey where, if you're black, you better not show up on the street, lest you wanna draw the heat.

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Ya New Jersey is correct, but I was looking for specifically Paterson, New Jersey, as I figured enough people have read about Ruben Carter and likely someone would either know it by that, or live in close proximity.

I never really had an inclination one way or another to his guilt or innocence, as i didn't know much regarding it..only saw the movie. So I did some researching on it last night and I think it is fair to say that the movie was not a very good factual interpretation of the events and life of the Hurricane. It would seem Norman Jewison used more then a little creative licence to portray Ruben Carter as a man falsely persecuted.

I found this an interesting read.

The Hurricane Hoax by Lona Manning

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Originally Posted by Youngblood

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Originally Posted by CGM

Well, seeing as how you put it that way, I guess I do know the answer. It's a place in New Jersey where, if you're black, you better not show up on the street, lest you wanna draw the heat.

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Ya New Jersey is correct, but I was looking for specifically Paterson, New Jersey, as I figured enough people have read about Ruben Carter and likely someone would either know it by that, or live in close proximity.

I never really had an inclination one way or another to his guilt or innocence, as i didn't know much regarding it..only saw the movie. So I did some researching on it last night and I think it is fair to say that the movie was not a very good factual interpretation of the events and life of the Hurricane. It would seem Norman Jewison used more then a little creative licence to portray Ruben Carter as a man falsely persecuted.

I found this an interesting read.

The Hurricane Hoax by Lona Manning

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:) Yeah, I knew it was Paterson. I've listen to the song so many times, I pretty much have it memorized. btw, if you remember the bald black man with the beard that was my previous av, that was Carter.

Dylan's version of the story takes a few liberties with the facts also.

Anyways, here's the full verse...

Meanwhile far away in another part of town
Ruben Carter and a couple of friends are drivin round
The number one contender for the middleweight crown
Had no idea what kind of shit was about to go down
When a cop pulled him over to the side of the road
Just like the time before and the time before that
In Paterson, that's just the way things go
If your black, you better not show up on the street
Lest you wanna draw the heat.

And the complete lyrics...

Home Page | Bob Dylan

good question.

He was the first European to set foot in North America. (exclusing Greenland or IceLand)

Bonus points if you know the year, and the location.

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Originally Posted by CGM

He was the first European to set foot in North America. (exclusing Greenland or IceLand)

Bonus points if you know the year, and the location.

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Eric The Red, 1399, location your mom's house.

You're on the right track with Eric the Red. It's a decent guess. As a matter of fact it was my guess. But you're way off with the year. Guess again if you want.

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Originally Posted by Spicoli surfs 'Nawlins

Off Africa....South Africa...close enough :domo-kun:;D

Ruben Carter always struke me as a prick in interviews,Suppose I'd have a chip on my shoulders as well

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Angry man and probably a guilty one from what one of his mates told me.

A Frenchman 35.000 years ago. set foot in the Americas and stead there and multiplied ;D

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Originally Posted by Scrap

A Frenchman 35.000 years ago. set foot in the Americas and stead there and multiplied ;D

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:rolleyes:

I shoulda seen this one coming.

OK, I'll bite. This Frenchman, was he a white guy?

;)

Hmmm olaf the great say 1020? newfoundland

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Originally Posted by armin

Hmmm olaf the great say 1020? newfoundland

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Hmm your date of 1020 is close enough, about 18 years too late, your location is correct, but the name is wrong.

My source says the person in question actually died in 1020.

I'm going to leave this question open a bit longer. Someone should get the name. Killersheep was actaually quite close, in some respects. Take another guess if you want

hmmm leif erikson? As for the right location but wrong name I have no idea what other name it goes by.

Sorry, when I said wrong name, I meant Olaf the Great was the wrong name. Newfoundland is correct, though there is evidence, not conclusive, that this was what the Vikings referred to as Vinland.

Leif Erikson is correct. Interestingly, Erikson was Erik's son, which is why they called him Erikson.

Erik the Red was a renowned explorer in his own right, I think it was he that discovered Greenland, but it was his son who first landed on North America.

Evidence of this discovery was first found in 1960. By all indications, the Vikings did not stay long.

CGM, the first Europeans to set foot in the Americas in fact the first people were French. That is now a certainty, from a region south of Lyon.

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Originally Posted by Scrap

CGM, the first Europeans to set foot in the Americas in fact the first people were French. That is now a certainty, from a region south of Lyon.

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Do you know any more? If you have a link pass it on. It'll be interesting to determine if they were caucasian, how they got here, and where exactly they settled first. I'll have to dig a little deeper. Thanks for the info.

Well since there currently is no question , what state in the united states actually tried to change the mathematical value of pie?

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Originally Posted by armin

Well since there currently is no question , what state in the united states actually tried to change the mathematical value of pie?

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No idea on this one, but I certainly look forward to hearing their reasons, as well as what made them think it could be changed. :confused:

p.s. I assume you mean pi, and not pie

haha cgm you're right I meant pi

Its believed according to artifax found it was in the region of Quebec which is a giggle or New England then wandered. It was thought for years that the entry was by the Berring Straits 15,000 years ago. DNA evidence shows that it was the opposite side East Coast they entered, it shocked everyone. Well I was shocked ;D.

Well Scrap it certainly changes a few things, doesn't it. I'm going to try to find out more about this, I'll let you know how it goes.

Top Man

CGM Google Europeans in Americas, interesting.

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CGM Google Europeans in Americas, interesting.

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Will do. And here is something for you. I've been doing my own digging, initial investigations turned up the following stuff from Wikipedia. I'm gonna dig a little deeper, but it seems to relate to what you are talking about. I don't know if there is unanimous agreement, but it's interesting nonetheless.

The Solutrean hypothesis suggests an early European migration into the Americas and that stone tool technology of the Solutrean culture in prehistoric Europe may have later influenced the development of the Clovis tool-making culture in the Americas. Some of its key proponents include Dr. Dennis Stanford of the Smithsonian Institution and Dr. Bruce Bradley of the University of Exeter. In this hypothesis, peoples associated with the Solutrean culture migrated from Ice Age Europe to North America, bringing their methods of making stone tools with them and providing the basis for later Clovis technology found throughout North America. The hypothesis rests upon particular similarities in Solutrean and Clovis toolmaking styles, and the fact that no predecessors of Clovis technology have been found in Eastern Asia, Siberia or Beringia, areas from which or through which early Americans are thought to have migrated

and also the following...

Solutrean hypothesis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I guess nobody is going to take a stab at the pi question, so cgm thanks for even trying haha, it was indiana by the way, in 1898 the state house approved a bill that would change the official value of pi, but the bill failed in the senate. As to why they did this I don't remember I'm going by memory here.

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Originally Posted by armin

I guess nobody is going to take a stab at the pi question, so cgm thanks for even trying haha, it was indiana by the way, in 1898 the state house approved a bill that would change the official value of pi, but the bill failed in the senate. As to why they did this I don't remember I'm going by memory here.

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I think the better question is how? I mean, can't see how it can be changed. Maybe it could be shortened to create a universally fixed number for it, like..."Today, the state of Indiana officially makes pi 3.142!"

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Originally Posted by Youngblood

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Originally Posted by armin

I guess nobody is going to take a stab at the pi question, so cgm thanks for even trying haha, it was indiana by the way, in 1898 the state house approved a bill that would change the official value of pi, but the bill failed in the senate. As to why they did this I don't remember I'm going by memory here.

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I think the better question is how? I mean, can't see how it can be changed. Maybe it could be shortened to create a universally fixed number for it, like..."Today, the state of Indiana officially makes pi 3.142!"

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Exactly. Maybe they should have tried to ban negative numbers instead. :rolleyes:

OK, here is a multi-part moon question

The Apollo Moon Program of the United States had 17 missions.

Which manned mission was the first to land on the Moon?
What was the year of this mission?
Where on the Moon did they land? The name of the location is required here.
What astronaut first set foot on the Moon?
What did he say when he first set foot on the moon?
What were the names of the other two astronauts? Which of these two also landed on the moon?

OK, here is a multi-part moon question

The Apollo Moon Program of the United States had 17 missions.

Which manned mission was the first to land on the Moon? Apollo 15?
What was the year of this mission? 1969
Where on the Moon did they land? The name of the location is required here. The Sea of Tranquility
What astronaut first set foot on the Moon? Neil Armstrong
What did he say when he first set foot on the moon? "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind"
What were the names of the other two astronauts? Which of these two also landed on the moon? Buzz Aldrin also landed on the moon

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OK, here is a multi-part moon question

The Apollo Moon Program of the United States had 17 missions.

Which manned mission was the first to land on the Moon? Apollo 15?
What was the year of this mission? 1969
Where on the Moon did they land? The name of the location is required here. The Sea of Tranquility
What astronaut first set foot on the Moon? Neil Armstrong
What did he say when he first set foot on the moon? "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind"
What were the names of the other two astronauts? Which of these two also landed on the moon? Buzz Aldrin also landed on the moon

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X, all of your answers are correct except the number of the mission. Also, there was a third astronaut who stayed behind on the mother ship while Armstrong and Aldrin descended to the moon. You are good at this, so here's some more for you.

What was the type of booster rocket used for this mission?
What was the nickname of the Lunar Module. What was the famous phrase that was coined when the module landed on the moon.

And last but not least, a real toughie. Aside from his famous mankind remark, Neil Armstrong is also said to have uttered the phrase "Good luck, Mr. Gorsky". This is well documented story, and not a figment of my imagination. However, there is some doubt as to whether or not Neil actually said these words. Anyways, the question is: What is the significance of the phrase, "Good Luck Mr. Gorsky".

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What was the type of booster rocket used for this mission?
What was the nickname of the Lunar Module. What was the famous phrase that was coined when the module landed on the moon.

And last but not least, a real toughie. Aside from his famous mankind remark, Neil Armstrong is also said to have uttered the phrase "Good luck, Mr. Gorsky". This is well documented story, and not a figment of my imagination. However, there is some doubt as to whether or not Neil actually said these words. Anyways, the question is: What is the significance of the phrase, "Good Luck Mr. Gorsky".

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Easy peasy ... the booster was the giant Saturn V rockets, the module was the eagle (as in the eagle has l;anded) and Mr gorsky was Armstromgs childhood neighbour. Allegedly he overheard his wife denying him a blowjob until 'the kid next door walks on the moon'. Probably an urban legend, but a good one nonetheless.

Well done, X. Two questions remain. What was the number of this mission, and who was the third astronaut who remained in moon orbit while Armstrong and Aldrin descended to the moon.

the mission was apollo 11 as for the guy that stayed behind no idea.

Apollo 11 is correct. Seeing as how the two top quizters couldn't get the 3rd guy, I will give the answer. It is Michael Collins. I would not have got this either.

Name fifteen countries today, that were once part of The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

Note that these are not to be confused with nations that were behind the Iron Curtain, although I suppose that would make a good trivia question also.

Without looking thats Hard

You also have to spell them correctly to get credit. ;D

anyways, guess as many as you can, if you feel so inclined.

No way with the spelling. If I went and looked at the AIBA, I could prob. come up with a decent list, but suppose that'd be cheating.

What's AIBA? Anyways, whatever it is, if you say you suppose it's cheating, then it probably is. ;)

Estonia ??

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Originally Posted by Spicoli surfs 'Nawlins

Estonia ??

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One down, fourteen to go.

Here's a hint. One of them is obvious. Very very obvious. And it ain't Estonia.

Yakutsk
Ukraine
Uzbakistan