The easy/silly quiz thread

[Tim Hall]

They've got really big chromosomes in their salivary glands, IIRC. Do they drown in a mass of double helices?

 

[Threevok]

OK, let's try the other end. They don't have an anus, and so can't expel waste. They fill up with faeces until there is no more room........

We have a winner

Constipation

I wonder what would happen if you fed them Syrup of figs though

You get to set the next question...

 

[MikeG]

Superb! That's a great fun-fact that I didn't know. I'll use that one again.

OK, let's try this one.

What is the square root of: the sum of Dolly Parton's bust measurement in inches*, the meaning of life, Gary Sober's highest Test score, minus the only number which is both the sum and product of 3 consecutive positive numbers? All the numbers including the answer are positive integers (whole numbers).

*According to her.

 

[Threevok]

Illogical.

Dolly Parton's bust measurement in inches is not a constant.

 

[jefmcg]

Superb! That's a great fun-fact that I didn't know. I'll use that one again.

OK, let's try this one.

What is the square root of: the sum of Dolly Parton's bust measurement in inches*, the meaning of life, Gary Sober's highest Test score, minus the only number which is both the sum and product of 3 consecutive positive numbers? All the numbers including the answer are positive integers (whole numbers).

*According to her.

Without googling? I'm out.

Though the third number is 6

 

[MikeG]

I'm not asking you how you know that.....

 

[bruce1530]

I’d say 21

 

[MikeG]

And you'd be right.

The respective numbers are 40, 42, 365 and 6.

All yours.

 

[bruce1530]

I knew the 42 and 6. Guessed that the first would be “a bit over a yard”, and guessed somewhere around 350 for the 3rd. Which took me to “400 and a bit”, so picked the next square number.


Which TV programme used “Las Vegas” by Laurie Johnson, as it’s theme tune.
2 answers required, no googling!

And for a bonus point, which TV programme’s theme tune was called “Bean Bag”.

 

[Threevok]

That's a good one. I'm saying nowt

 

[Dave7]

Another one.
Which USA state is DisneyWorld in.
Ive never been but assured this is correct.

 

[jefmcg]

Another one.
Which USA state is DisneyWorld in.
Ive never been but assured this is correct.

Florida?

I knew the 42 and 6. Guessed that the first would be “a bit over a yard”, and guessed somewhere around 350 for the 3rd. Which took me to “400 and a bit”, so picked the next square number.


Which TV programme used “Las Vegas” by Laurie Johnson, as it’s theme tune.
2 answers required, no googling!

And for a bonus point, which TV programme’s theme tune was called “Bean Bag”.

I didn't know, so I googled for personal interest. Never heard of the first, never saw the second

 

[bruce1530]

Well, since it’s all gone a bit quiet...

Las Vegas:
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwxsaTaVhC4

Animal Magic, and W1A

and Bean Bag, by Herb Alpert is:


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5hExLsJlaI

 

[MikeG]

Another one.
Which USA state is DisneyWorld in.
Ive never been but assured this is correct.

It's in Orlando, Florida.

 

[Tin Pot]

Since when is homo erectus not a mammal?