Non-football trivia thread

[bartonscorpion]

I would think that at the present time, the Conservative Party are the fourth biggest pary in the Commons with their present record and performance.

[BobbyGmeister]

Northumbiron wrote:

Just checked. Angola has a machete on the flag; just as nasty.

Mozambique has the Kalashnikov!

Okay, whilst we’re on with flags…

How many National Flags feature the Southern Cross?

Never too old to be educated! I didn’t know that’s what the stars on the Australian flag were! The answer is five but I had to google it…

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[Northumbiron]

Correct!

Brazil was the one that foxed me.

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BobbyGmeister

[Siderite]

Which US state has the lowest point in the USA?

[Northumbiron]

Always thought it was Death Valley. Nevada/California border.

[Siderite]

In one! California, correct.

Slightly different question. Which state has the lowest high point (i.e. the state which has its highest point at the lowest elevation when compared with other State’s high points)?

[Northumbiron]

Then there’s the old gag, which state is round at the ends and hi(gh) in the middle?

….Ohio!

I’m guessing the answer to your question is somewhere like Louisiana or Florida.

[Iron-awe]

Northumbiron wrote:

I’m guessing the answer to your question is somewhere like Louisiana or Florida.

Was it Everglades?, sorry ever thus.

[Greylag]

Florida

[Siderite]

Greylag and NI are correct with Florida. Easier than I thought. I assumed some might have been swayed by the flat mid-Western states like Nebraska, Iowa or Kansas.

[BobbyGmeister]

Which is Britain’s largest artificial lake by volume?

[Deereyme66]

No idea so I googled it. Wouldn’t have guessed it, though someone round here probably knows, eh Bobby?

[Siderite]

Haweswater?

[Heath]

Bassenthwaite?

[Northumbiron]

Hmm, big argument over this one!

Some sources say Rutland Water, but up here we’re convinced it’s Kielder Water!

Walked round both and Kielder is definitely further!

[Greylag]

Kielder is definitely greater in volume. Rutland has a larger surface area.

[TwoWrights]

Thinking outside of the bay ermmm box, Cardiff Bay is quite large since it was barraged.

[BobbyGmeister]

Greylag wins. Rutland Water has the largest surface area NI, but not by much.

[Northumbiron]

Your question was “by volume”!

[BobbyGmeister]

The largest by volume is Kielder Water as stated by Greylag. I was merely reinforcing his point that your walk round Rutland Water would be longer than your walk round Kielder.

[Siderite]

How many prime ministers served under Queen Elizabeth II?

[Northumbiron]

Churchill
Eden
MacMillan
Douglas-Home
Wilson
Heath
Callaghan
Thatcher
Major
Blair
Brown
Cameron
May
Johnson
Truss

15

Although I’d reckon Thatcher thought the Queen served under her!

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TwoWrights

[Siderite]

It’s a lot more than that NI. ;-)

[Iron-awe]

I’m guessing it includes all the Commonwealth Prime Minister’s too, jumping the gun there NI, see me after class for detention.

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Siderite

[TwoWrights]

Northumbiron wrote:

Churchill
Eden
MacMillan
Douglas-Home
Wilson
Heath
Callaghan
Thatcher
Major
Blair
Brown
Cameron
May
Johnson
Truss

15

Although I’d reckon Thatcher thought the Queen served under her!

Point of order, Johnson served himself.

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[Northumbiron]

Iron-awe wrote:

I’m guessing it includes all the Commonwealth Prime Minister’s too, jumping the gun there NI, see me after class for detention.

Okay I-A, you do Australia, Deerey can do New Zealand, TW Canada, Bobby G India etc.

We might get through them by Sunday!

FFS!

[Iron-awe]

I’m doing none of em thank you very much, however I’m happy to put you right on this occasion 😅

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TwoWrights

[Siderite]

It’s the modern times and, if you’re discrete, you might be able to give teacher a slip by handing in the homework with information sourced from Wikipedia. ;-)

[Deereyme66]

I’m not participating NI. Too busy trying to work from home, keep up with new signings and attend to housekeeping! Just when you think you’ve tidied things up, you find more crap 😆

[Northumbiron]

Fair enough. I’ll wait until it’s a category on Pointless!

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