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chicklegirl
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Oh, and incidentally, WK, the "L" at the end of "Popocatépetl" is virtually silent in traditional Nahuatl pronunciation. But that would kind of ruin the fun for your choir, I know...
Sorry to be such a kill-joy. ![[Hot and Hormonal]](icon_redface.gif) Oh dear--I'm turning into a Popocatépetl pedant! Maybe you could try saying that one ten times fast...
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You can make me a Popocatepetl Pendant if you want Chickle.
My entry is Cotopaxi which seems far enough from the sea for me not to worry too much. It is also HIGH.
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Liberty
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Originally posted by icklejen:
A map to follow when my technical assistant is back ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
As promised! Googlemaps shows the eruption still going on, and a wider angle shows that the volcano is about 10 or 12 miles from the sea.
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Caty S.
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Originally posted by Hart:
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Originally posted by flags_fiend:
I like living life on the edge, and 60 miles is quite a long way from the sea - if you think about it loads of volcanoes form islands so will be v close to the sea anyway.
I know -- I think Rugasaw came up with the only method for getting much further out!
It took me about five attempts to find a volcano more than about 50 miles from the sea. I was rather chuffed when I remembered the Great Rift Valley and found somewhere still active and several hundred miles from the nearest coast.
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jedijudy
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Oh pooh. My link from before didn't w*rk...or I didn't do it right. Maybe this will be better for showing the Sangay volcano.
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chicklegirl
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quote:
Originally posted by Quizmaster:
You can make me a Popocatepetl Pendant if you want Chickle.
I'm not much of a jeweler so I don't know if I could make a pendant myself, but how about a Popocatépetl bracelet? (It's lovely enough I think I'd like to get one for me to wear!)
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I choose Stromboli and the Sciara del Fuoco which appears to have been erupting for the whole of the last 2000 years, so at least I qualify on the recent eruptions count!
Many thanks QM for accepting my rather cheeky pre-emptive entry for the previous round - would like to point out that my Cleveland 4 Boston 2 prediction is looking very good right now! (I'm a Blue Jays fan so obliged to support anybody playing against the Red Sox or Yankees.)
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I choose, "My boss."
He is the shape of a mountain and he blows his top all the time.
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The Rogue
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Mr Wilkins in the Jennings books did a pretty good volcano. "I I I Corwumph!" if I remember correctly.
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Golden Key
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I've had bosses like that... (shudder)
![[Paranoid]](graemlins/paranoid.gif)
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Eliminated for choosing a volcano that has actually swum in the sea.
Sharkshooter
Sharkshooter's Boss
Qualifiers:
Ann
Caty the Southerner
Comet
Davelarge
Doublethink
Flags Fiend
Golden Key
Hart
Icklejen
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Lady A
Pure as Snow
Quizmaster
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Rugmaker
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ROUND NINE : FLAGS
Another round that is often popular but I need to think of a new twist for this one.
You must find flags of many colours. To count as a colour the area of the flag must be easily distinguishable. The losing flag will be the one with the fewest colours.
Let's see how you fare with this one.
I need a link to an image of the flag together with your own estimate of the number of colours.
N.B. Apologies for spelling Color wrong.
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AND
I am not allowing THIS one.
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You never said it had to be a national flag, so I'm going for the Rainbow flag. It's eight colors.
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I'll set the bar with South Africa with six colours.
[Well, I would have done if Hart hadn't snuck in]
[ 17. October 2007, 21:44: Message edited by: Ann ]
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I wouldn't like anyone's interest to flag. However, countries can be a little boring. I prefer to take pride in finding something a bit more exotic.
So herewith: A Flag of the American Revolution with, I think, eight colors. (Background, stars, line, flesh, banner, two-tone armour and hilt.)
[ 17. October 2007, 21:57: Message edited by: Doublethink ]
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flags_fiend
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I think I would loose if I chose this one, even though it is quite a cool flag!
So I'm going for this, as I rather like cricket, and who wouldn't want a flag witha beach/palm tree on it I think it has 7 colours.
flags x (did the inspiration for this round have anything to do with my name?)
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comet
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ten colors, by my count. and the only flag I've ever seen with a penguin on it.
it's truly an awsome flag.
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Caty S.
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Comet, I'll see your penguin and raise you a sea lion and a deer.
The flag of the Commissioner for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. I make that at least ten colours: red, white, blue, black, yellow, orange, green, brown, beige, and grey.
I reckon there's a case for arguing the blue on the little bow is a different shade of blue to the Union Jack, the rock under the sea lion (or whatever it is) is another shade of brown, and the eye slits in the helmet are a sort of burgundy. But trying to claim thirteen colours would be a bit greedy.
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Patdys
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Just a thought.
Whilst checking my post (To see how badly I stuffed up UBB again ![[Roll Eyes]](rolleyes.gif) and yes I use preview psot), I realised my sig came from the last quiz. Time to change.
Could we have a round where possible sigs are offered, four line max etc etc and vote on the best?
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Golden Key
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Flag of Turkmenistan, "often described as the most detailed national flag in the world."
I count 5 colors: red, green, orange-yellow, white, and tiny bits of black.
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sharkshooter
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quote:
Originally posted by Quizmaster:
Eliminated for choosing a volcano that has actually swum in the sea.
Sharkshooter
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It's not my fault he didn't clear his travel plans with me.
All the best, my fellow quizzers.
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My flag is dear to my heart and has at least 8 colors.
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Lady A
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I shall go for this, the Hawai'i Ko Aloha Flag and it has an interesting 10 colors. The nine background stripes represent the nine islands, and it was given in a dream to a descendant of King Kamehameha.
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jedijudy
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Don't you think that this is a particuarly pretty flag? It's the flag of the British Indian Ocean Territory, and I believe I count eight colors: red, white, blue, yellow, green, brown, black and gray.
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comet
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Originally posted by caty the southerner:
the sea lion (or whatever it is)
[Alaskan natural nerd hat]
it's a sea lion, because it has ears that you can see. sea lions also have rear flippers that turn forward i.e. towards nose, while seal rear flippers are more one integrated unit, like a tail, than two separate "feet".
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Imaginary Friend
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Oh man, Wikipedia rocks!
I choose the flag of Belize, which according to the website above, has 12 colours on it.
(And yes, I will be a pedantic Englishman and insist on spelling colours correctly.)
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also rans have all the fun - here's a flaggy puzzle for you (my guess was 3)
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flags_fiend
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I said three, but I included the background as a colour (as otherwise the flag would fall apart).
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Rugmaker
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I'll go for Ecuador with at least 7 colours.
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Liberty
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Winnipeg Flag with 9 colours I think - coz that's where we're moving in 3 weeks and 1 day!
Now, back to organising that move....
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The Rogue
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There are seven colours on the flag of Tibet: yellow, red, blue, green, orange, black and white.
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Lady A
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I must admit, I rather like the flags from the Lord of the Rings. I'd like the Kings Hall Banner, Lothlorien, Rohan's...! I also found on Flags of the World site this treatment for Fictional Flags which are from books, movies, etc. Most that I found done were pretty simplistic, but amazing how many are there.
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Caty S.
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Originally posted by comet:
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Originally posted by caty the southerner:
the sea lion (or whatever it is)
[Alaskan natural nerd hat]
it's a sea lion, because it has ears that you can see. sea lions also have rear flippers that turn forward i.e. towards nose, while seal rear flippers are more one integrated unit, like a tail, than two separate "feet".
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as you were
[zoology tangent continued]
I deduced that it couldn't be a walrus because of the island being in the southern hemisphere and the mammal in question not having tusks, but the distinction between seals and sea lions was too esoteric for me. I'm not exactly in the running to be the next David Attenborough, but at least I will recognise a sea lion when I next come across one!
I was really surprised by what looked like a reindeer on the flag, and thought I must be mistaken about that. South Georgia isn't exactly close to Scandinavia. But, no. There really are reindeer in the sub-antarctic, and have been since 1908.
[/zoology tangent]
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Question:
Why are there no flags with Pink in?
Answer:
There Are
Explanation:
Gay Pride
I claim 8 colours for the original design.
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Hey guys (and gals) ... and those not sure ...
I found some more pink:
Transgender Flag One
Transgender Flag Two
Transgender Flag Three
No, I am not having a moment, I was just looking for pink.
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Lady A
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My flag has pink in it! The Hawaiians must just be ahead of everyone else.
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chicklegirl
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I'm having one of "those" days today, and so this seemed an appropos choice for the flag round. White isn't technically a color, but I'm sure no one will mind me lowering the bar a bit...
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It is a great shame as I like the flag which is new to me but we have to say that there are only five colours so you lose ....
Golden Key
The flag actually looks like a Turkish Carpet.
Qualifiers:
Ann
Caty the Southerner
Comet
Davelarge
Doublethink
Flags Fiend
Hart
Icklejen
Jedijudy
Lady A
Pure as Snow
Quizmaster
Rugasaw
Rugmaker
The Rogue
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Originally posted by Pure as the Driven Yellow Snow:
Could we have a round where possible sigs are offered, four line max etc etc and vote on the best?
NO
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ROUND TEN : SOAP CHARACTERS
This will be a very different round and you must assess the other competitors and Also Rans before you make your selection.
Pick a character from a television soap opera.
Once all the entries are in you must send me via PM a list of all the characters you had heard of without/before looking them up.
If precisely five others have heard of your character, you are safe. If more or less than five others have heard of your chosen character you will lose a point for each number more or less than five.
If nobody in the competition has heard of your chosen character then you will lose 10 points. Biggest loser or losers will be eliminated.
Pick the character, not the actor/actress.
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Wet Kipper
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I choose
"Mrs Mangle"
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ohiamsoscrewed.
um... boss?
what qualifies as a soap opera...?
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I choose J.R. Ewing
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Adam.
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Similarly screwed. So, I think the tactic here is to go for someone reasonably obscure (so you don't get too many yesses), but not so obscure that you don't get a few. That way, you'll probably lose a few points, but not too many.
With that in mind, and because this actor went on to do some pretty good work in other things:
Billy Kennedy.
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I don't really watch any TV, let alone soaps so I think the chances of me recognising other characters are quite slim, but anyway I pick
Allan Steiger
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Liberty
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I just gave up watching Neighbours and Hollioakes (much to dl's relief!)
Hmmm.... Harold Bishop
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Erica Kane played by Susan Lucci
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