[en] Quiz!

[Derek]

Too easy? :scratch: :lol:

Correct, C-F! :biggrin:

[Kuno of Gersenau]

Bah, the questions are always asked when I'm away...:sad: :biggrin:

[C-F]

ok, Kuno here is one for you then: :wink:

The carob tree produces a fruit that when roasted and grounded into a powder makes a good substitute for cocoa. What is another name for the carob?

A) Desert bean
B) Devil’s biscuit
C) St. John’s bread
D) Shepherd’s lunch

[Kuno of Gersenau]

:biggrin: Nice one...but I have absolutely no clue...:silly:

A sounds too "common", the other ones I do not know.

Maybe D, Shepherd’s lunch?

[C-F]

:sad:
sorry, but that was not it....:nono:

[Derek]

I thought about locust bean tree... so I think it must be special placative name for it. But a) contains the "bean", so I say

a) Desert bean :scratch:

[catt]

I'll go with C...

[Elvain]

so only B is left for me...

[C-F]

Well,

The carob tree bears pods resembling beans; it is also known as the “locust bean”. John the Baptist is said by some to have eaten the sweet pulpy pods while wandering in the desert.

So the correct answer is C) St. John’s bread!

Catt you are right - again...:wink: :go:
Your turn!

[catt]

Sorry the reply took me so long... Here is the next question:

The record for the highest-flying bird was set when:

A) The remains of a birds nest were discovered at a Russian Soyus-TM Spacecraft after reentry (after it had brought provisions to the ISS in 2003)
B) A vulture was suc-ked into a jet engine at 11,550 m (37,900 ft.)
C) An albatross was sighted by Bertrand Piccard during his 1999 hot air balloon circumnavigation at the height of 9,850 m (32,300 ft.)
D) Geese were seen flying above the Himalaya at over 8,840 m (29,000 ft.)
E) When a stork collided with an airplane performing a parabolic flight at 8,500 m (28.000 ft)
E) A duck collided with an airplane at 6,400 m (21,000 ft.)

[Derek]

B) A vulture was suc-ked into a jet engine at 11,550 m (37,900 ft.) :scratch:

There were several reports about the incredible records of vultures.

[catt]

Well that was a quick one. :lol:

You are right, your turn! :hello:

[Derek]

:cheers:

Here´s the next:

Which one is not part of the cursus honorum?

a. prefect
b. aedile
c. tribune of the plebs
d. consul

[C-F]

a. prefect

[Kuno of Gersenau]

C) tribune of the plebs?

[Derek]

C-F is right! :hello:

Prefect!

[C-F]

Here is a 'divers' question:

The minimum recommended surface interval (the time between your last dive and boarding an airplane) before flying after diving is:

A) 4 hours
B) 6 hours
C) 12 hours
D) 24 hours
E) 36 hours
F) 48 hours

[Elvain]

C) 12 hours

[catt]

Depends on how long you have been down there... the Minimum shown in my decompression tables is 6 hours. Although that seems a bit low for me...

[C-F]

C) 12 hours is correct.

your turn Elvain! :go:

:cheers: