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Yorkie

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Re: Quiz Time (General Knowledge & Out of Area)
« Reply #315 on: December 10, 2010, 12:05:14 pm »
Now if DaveR doesn't get this one in 5 minutes, I'll eat my hat!

What and where?

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« Reply #316 on: December 10, 2010, 01:17:18 pm »
It also helps when you leave most of the name of the boat visible in the photo!

Ah but that was a teaser.... cos I knew the boat, googled half the name, and the answer didn't come up...(not for me at least)
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« Reply #317 on: December 10, 2010, 01:23:59 pm »
I didn't search the name - but hit it first time!     D)

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« Reply #318 on: December 10, 2010, 02:06:14 pm »
It also helps when you leave most of the name of the boat visible in the photo!

Ah but that was a teaser.... cos I knew the boat, googled half the name, and the answer didn't come up...(not for me at least)
It does come up in Google Images, the 10th result!

Yorkie

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Re: Quiz Time (General Knowledge & Out of Area)
« Reply #319 on: December 10, 2010, 04:46:33 pm »
Surprised you haven't got the latest one yet.  Clue 1, it ain't in the UK.

Clue 2, on its web site it says, " It's a fun place to visit."

Clue3, the Sun sets in the West.

Clue 4, but rises in the East!
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Re: Quiz Time (General Knowledge & Out of Area)
« Reply #320 on: December 10, 2010, 07:00:19 pm »
It is all a matter of knowing what to search for and the most appropriate keyword.  Plus the fact that I went to the Broads for many a year with my fishing exploits and considered it as a suitable piece of water for such a vessel rather than a river.  Q.E.D.                 ;D

An easy question to get me started on this thread. What does QED, as quoted in Yorkie's post, mean?

Yorkie

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Re: Quiz Time (General Knowledge & Out of Area)
« Reply #321 on: December 10, 2010, 07:17:05 pm »
quod erat demonstrandum  -  or in English "What was set out to be proved"  -  mainly used in Mathematics.   D)


Clue 5 (back to the Guessing game),  The sphere-shaped observation deck located in the 25th floor costs ............. for adults.
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Yorkie

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Re: Quiz Time (General Knowledge & Out of Area)
« Reply #322 on: December 10, 2010, 10:00:11 pm »
As nothing seems to be happening with this Guessathon I will tell:  It is

The Fuji Television Building (Nearest monorail station: Odaiba-kaihinkoen)
Lit by lasers at night, the head office of Fuji Television is the landmark of Odaiba. The building was designed by Japanese Architect, Kenzo Tange. It's fully earthquake proof and took three years to build.

The ball on top of the building weighs a colossal one thousand two hundred tons! With a diameter of thirty two meters it was first constructed on the roof of the smaller building, then on April 17th 1995, using a special technique it was raised into position.

Inside there are ten studios. Tickets for a studio tour are available from the booth at the top of the escalator. The same ticket also gains you access to the inside of the ball. (Adults 500 yen, children 300 yen 10:00 am to 8:00pm daily).

Website: www.fujitv.co.jp


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Re: Quiz Time (General Knowledge & Out of Area)
« Reply #323 on: December 10, 2010, 11:58:19 pm »
Is it in Tokyo Yorkie?
I was there twice in the last decade, and I've never seen or heard of it.
Impressive though.
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Yorkie

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« Reply #324 on: December 11, 2010, 07:55:59 am »
Tourist area in Tokyo.  Fascinating place Japan.  One of those places I would like to go back to especially Tokyo itself.
It seems we've followed each other around - you're alter ego isn't Arthur Helliwell is it?     L0L

Now there's a thought - does anyone remember who Arhur Helliwell was?   Without having to Google it!

Yorkie

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Re: Quiz Time (General Knowledge & Out of Area)
« Reply #325 on: December 11, 2010, 11:02:40 am »
Here's one for Bellringer.

Where and what?  Not in Europe.

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« Reply #326 on: December 11, 2010, 11:05:45 am »
Looks like the Cathedral of Brasília to me.

Yorkie

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« Reply #327 on: December 11, 2010, 12:03:00 pm »
Absolutely correct yet again.  Our bell toller never got a look in!       :D

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Re: Quiz Time (General Knowledge & Out of Area)
« Reply #328 on: December 11, 2010, 12:05:05 pm »
Thanks Yorkie. Having been pointed in the right direction by Dave, I "googled" and agree with Dave's answer.

Strange bell-tower and it only has 4 bells which are open to the 'elements', Holy Trinity has 8 and if they were open to the 'elements' we would have to be doing major restoration every few years!

Yorkie

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« Reply #329 on: December 11, 2010, 05:10:16 pm »
I've given up on buildings now!   Seems thay are too easy!    D)

So here is a sea bird.   But what is it?  where does it breed?   It is not a UK bird but does migrate here.