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Post by TheLuckyOne on Nov 12, 2005 23:44:13 GMT -5
I know her name was Aurora in the Disney version...
-D
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Post by Genetic Mishap on Nov 13, 2005 8:43:57 GMT -5
Right-O, DocD83. Have a go.
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Post by DocD83 on Nov 13, 2005 9:03:00 GMT -5
Most of the Grimm's tales were old folk stories that the Grimms collected and edited, but one was written for the Grimms by Phillip Otto Runge. What is its title?
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Post by DocD83 on Nov 16, 2005 7:12:22 GMT -5
Ok, call that one dead.
How many Apollo missions landed on the moon, and how many orbited it without landing?
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Post by Magill on Nov 16, 2005 14:43:20 GMT -5
What was the answer to your question?
I think only 2--Apollo 8 and Apollo 10, orbited without landing. I didn't count 13, because I don't think it did a full orbit of the moon, just enough to slingshot around it.
My memory's a bit fuzzy on the number of the last Apollo mission, so I'm going to guess that 7 landed.
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Post by DocD83 on Nov 16, 2005 15:38:39 GMT -5
You are correct on the number that orbited without landing, but wrong on the number landed. I think it's close enough though (6 landed), so take it away Magill.
The answer to the fairy tale question was "The Juniper Tree."
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Post by Magill on Nov 21, 2005 12:05:44 GMT -5
I couldn't remember if Apollo stopped at 17 or 18. And for some reason, 14 men walking on the moon sounded more correct than just 12.
Okay, in honor of Thanksgiving, what's the compound in turkey that (supposedly) makes people sleepy after they eat it? I say supposedly because someone calculated that you'd need to eat something like 20 pounds of turkey to get an adequate amount in your system.
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Post by PoolMan on Nov 21, 2005 12:46:54 GMT -5
Tryptophan. And screw that, I can get sleepy from a single serving of turkey. (although I'll grant you, it might be the wine, too)
Funny thing, though. American Thanksgiving having just happened, most American's don't realize that Canadians don't celebrate it at the same time. So the next question is: what month do Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving in?
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Post by Magill on Nov 21, 2005 13:06:37 GMT -5
October. Which seems to make more sense than November, if you're talking about a harvest celebration. Not much harvest to bring in this time of year.
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Post by PoolMan on Nov 21, 2005 14:21:13 GMT -5
Right-o, Magill. Also, it gives you a bit of a break between gargantuan meals. Two months to recover before Christmas.
Take it away!
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Post by Magill on Nov 22, 2005 21:34:54 GMT -5
Another Thanksgiving question: what state leads in the production of turkey? What about cranberries? I just read these stats in the paper the other day.
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Post by DocD83 on Nov 23, 2005 0:09:53 GMT -5
I'll guess Maine for the cranberries.
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Post by pfrsue on Nov 23, 2005 6:14:39 GMT -5
I'm thinking Wisconsin. I know there's a ton of cranberry bogs here.
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Post by Magill on Nov 23, 2005 9:06:42 GMT -5
Sue's right. Since no one tried to answer the turkey question (it's Minnesota), I'll let her ask the next question.
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Post by pfrsue on Nov 23, 2005 20:01:10 GMT -5
Okay, hot off the presses and sort of sad, but still Thanksgiving-ish. Ruth M. Siems passed away on November 13th. Ruth helped to invent what famous holiday meal shortcut?
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