The assasination was it fatal, or nearly
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The assasination was it fatal, or nearly
I can't see how you can be 'nearly' assassinated ....., you either are or you are not? ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Scrap
(that's for the hippo crack ....... which was true when you think about it. Fair Play)
X Well it might have been there first attempt at it, and didnt make a good job of it, I was thinking Reagan.
Scrap, indeed this world leader was killed very dead.
Anwar sadat?
I'm back and have no idea :)
You are correct sir. X takes this one. Egypt's Anwar Sadat was co-winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, along with Israel's Menachim Begin, for the negotiation of the Camp David Accord, a peace treaty between their two countries. Jimmy Carter played a key role in the negotiations.
Sadat was killed a few years later when several gunmen, disguised as soldiers as I recall, jumped out of a truck and open fire while Sadat was viewing a parade.
This provides a segue into another question. Begin and Sadat marked the first time the Nobel Peace Prize was shared between an Arab and Israeli leader. What was the second time?
Yassir Arafat shared it with Yitzhak (sp?) Rabin and, I think, maybe also Shimon Peres after the Oslo accords. 1994?Quote:
Originally Posted by CGM
Is that the one you're thinking of?
That's the one. I don't think Peres was involved. Oslo accords dealt with a peace deal between Israel and Palestinians, among other things. Ironically, Rabin was also assassinated. As far as I can tell both Sadat and Rabin were killed by radical elements of their own country who were opposed to the very deals that won them the Nobel Peace Prize in the first place. :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Mikkel_KYassir Arafat shared it with Yitzhak (sp?) Rabin and, I think, maybe also Shimon Peres after the Oslo accords. 1994?Quote:
Originally Posted by CGM
Is that the one you're thinking of?
Which best selling and often banned book apparently inspired Mark David Chapman to murder John Lennon?
OK, it just popped into my head. I'm pretty sure it was Catcher in the Rye.
Yeah - apparently the lardass loser fancied himself as a bit of a Holden Caulfield, when it was him who was the phoney all the time.
:( What a collosal downer that was. Every now and then you read about Chapman getting turned down for parole. I recall at one point he was suing for the return of his copy of Lennon's album Double Fantasy, which is the last thing Lennon signed, it is probably worth a lot of money.
Never read Catcher in the Rye. One of these days...
Actually just double-checked on wikipedia (after reading this - no cheating :)), and Peres did offically receive the prize too. He was the foreign minister at the time (and became prime minister after Rabin's assasination).Quote:
Originally Posted by CGMThat's the one. I don't think Peres was involved. Oslo accords dealt with a peace deal between Israel and Palestinians, among other things. Ironically, Rabin was also assassinated. As far as I can tell both Sadat and Rabin were killed by radical elements of their own country who were opposed to the very deals that won them the Nobel Peace Prize in the first place. :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Mikkel_KYassir Arafat shared it with Yitzhak (sp?) Rabin and, I think, maybe also Shimon Peres after the Oslo accords. 1994?Quote:
Originally Posted by CGM
Is that the one you're thinking of?
It's a great book, but it actually seem rather tame by today's standards - not the thing you expect to be banned at least. Or inspire maniac fook-ups for that matter.Quote:
Originally Posted by CGM
Okay, I'll come up with a question here: In what cities and countries are the northern-most and the southern-most McDonalds located?
Bonus info: I've visited both :cool: [And I don't even like McDonalds, but in both places this is pretty much their claim to tourist fame, and when in Rome...]
OK, right you are about Peres.
As for the McDonalds question, are we allowed to consult google earth? ;D
Hmm, okay!Quote:
Originally Posted by CGM
;D
Sorry, it's a day later and I'm hving a hard time motivating myself to look for Golden Arches on Google Earth satellite photos. But leave the question up here, I'll get to it. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Mikkel_KHmm, okay!Quote:
Originally Posted by CGM
;D
Having a guess, Spitzbergan North and Tierra Del Fuego south long shot. There wasnt one there in the 60s Del Fuego that is but is a long time ago ;D
They've probably got one on some research station at the North and South poles - i't the sort of corporate advertising that makes me nauseous enough to believe its the sort of thing McDonalds would do.
X, thats true
Hobart would have to be close, just south of Hobart is the southern most pub in the world. So maybe Australia and Alaska? Or Newzealand south Island and Finland Helsinki ?
Can I think aloud? How many go's do we get?:D
:confused: What? ..Yeah I know, Im like one of those pratts just pressing the buzzer continually.
:action:"No sorry contestant number 4 you already had a go, I'll ask you to leave the buzzer alone now if you would " :embarassed:
New Zealand and Finland would be very, very close! Actually that was my guess too - I visited New Zealand back in 03, and I am pretty damn sure they billed the one in Invercargill as the southern-most in the world (South Island is an amazing place to travel btw, but Invercargill didnt have much, well anything, else to offer IIRC, so we ended up doing a tourist tour at McD) - however, a double check on wiki after asking the question, and apparently there is one even more south in Chile. Punta Arenas is apparently the answer for that one?Quote:
Originally Posted by Andre
In case of north, it is indeed in Finland. However, the right answer is Rovaniemi. Very, very close to the Arctic circle btw, but I think the restaurant is located just south of it. My girlfriend is born and raised very close to the place, which is why I have been hanging around that neck of woods.
Also, many bonus points for funny answer and emoticons! :lickish:
Okay I being the nearest, Who was the first Man to ride a Motorbike.
Harley Davidson? (educated guess)Quote:
Originally Posted by Scrap
Moses. ;)
Andre is correct, Kings chapter 9 verse 6 And the roar of Moses Triumph could be heard throughout the Land ;D I just had too. :cool:.
Sorry Lads, I dont know what came over Me Apologies :rolleyes:
Any more like this and I am going to ask for modship over this thread. :mad:
How the f did Andre get this right anyway?
:)
From an old thread I think, anyway its your thread and a good one ;D
;D
Name a country that is located entirely within another country. I only know of one. Name both countries. The Vatican does not count.
My guess would be Lichtenstien since its more or less just a city stateQuote:
Originally Posted by CGM
Welcome to the game. Good guess, but my research tells me Liechtenstein lies right on the border between Switzerland and Austria.Quote:
Originally Posted by Trainer MonkeyMy guess would be Lichtenstien since its more or less just a city stateQuote:
Originally Posted by CGM
I follow it with LuxomborgQuote:
Originally Posted by CGMWelcome to the game. Good guess, but my research tells me Liechtenstein lies right on the border between Switzerland and Austria.Quote:
Originally Posted by Trainer MonkeyMy guess would be Lichtenstien since its more or less just a city stateQuote:
Originally Posted by CGM
Wait, you wanted Monaco didnt you?
Luxembourg borders Belgium France and GermanyQuote:
Originally Posted by Trainer MonkeyI follow it with LuxomborgQuote:
Originally Posted by CGMWelcome to the game. Good guess, but my research tells me Liechtenstein lies right on the border between Switzerland and Austria.Quote:
Originally Posted by Trainer Monkey
My research tells me there are only two such countries, called enclaves, in the world, besides The Vatican. Keep in mind that such a country must be entirely landlocked, it cannot border an ocean.
TM you are not that far away geographically from one of them. Monaco is not landlocked.
Andorra?
Cant be Andorra,its bordered by Spain and France,problem with Europe,theres all these little not really country countriesQuote:
Originally Posted by X
Andorra is bordered by Spain and France.
People, lets not forget that part of the question is what is the country that contains the country?
One and only one of the countries is in Europe. remember, no ocean coastline.
South Africa? (with lesotho)