Quiz Time (General Knowledge & Out of Area)

[Yorkie]

I'll have a "rough" stab at this one.

I am almost certain that it is the Vincent Thomas Bridge in Los Angeles and the ship moored nearby is the S S Lane Victory.

Sorry it took me so long but I bin out an dun my shopping!   

[Hugo]

I think you could be right Yorkie with the bridge and the ship.
San Pedro California  (LA Basin)

[Trojan]

Yes, well done.  

Incidently, the crane operators who work at the port of Los Angeles, loading and unloading the container ships are among the highest paid blue collar workers in the US.

[Yorkie]

Incidently, the crane operators who work at the port of Los Angeles, loading and unloading the container ships are among the highest paid blue collar workers in the US.

Not surprised at high wages - efficiency and productivity at container ports is of prime importance and every second the machines are not lifting or placing is lost money.

I was wondering what make the Container cranes were - Liebherr maybe?    ZXZ

[Trojan]

Incidently, the crane operators who work at the port of Los Angeles, loading and unloading the container ships are among the highest paid blue collar workers in the US.

Not surprised at high wages - efficiency and productivity at container ports is of prime importance and every second the machines are not lifting or placing is lost money.

I was wondering what make the Container cranes were - Liebherr maybe?    ZXZ

There's quite a variation of cranes.

Paceco-Itsu, Mitsubishi, Noell, Hitachi, ZPMC, Metsui and ISI.

http://www.metrans.org/research/final/Final%20report%20AR%2006-06.pdf

[Yorkie]

Does anyone recognise this dangerous weapon and can name it and tell its present purpose?

[Nemesis]

Looks like a shillelagh
Modern usage--carried by certain troops as a badge of office

[TheMedz]

The Jeweled Shillelagh for the annual winner of the college football game between the University of Southern California Trojans and the University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

[Yorkie]

The Medz is right - and I thought Trojan would be the first up with the answer!   

[TheMedz]

Where is this and what is it's significance?

[Yorkie]

Is the the recent incident that took place on the day known in Japan as Northern Territories Day, with the Japanese activists insulting the Russian state flag? 

[born2run]

I should know this! But It soesn't ring a bell,
Is it last year when the Chinese embassy mistakenly flew the soviet flag for visitors instead of the norweigan one?

[JasonW]

It's the symbol for the Communist Party which was the only Poltical Party that I got more votes than in last weeks election.   

[born2run]

It's the symbol for the Communist Party which was the only Poltical Party that I got more votes than in last weeks election.   

It's the flag of the USSR
from this angle though I can't see if it's the one from 23 to 55 or 80 to 91

[TheMedz]

A clue. It's in Western Europe but only just.