Humansquish Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 4/84 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManvsMini Posted August 17, 2022 Author Share Posted August 17, 2022 Question 229: Category: Boundaries, Please! How far from shore do international waters start? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttuckerman Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 Should put an authority here. There are several answers to this question 15 hours ago, ManvsMini said: Question 229: Category: Boundaries, Please! How far from shore do international waters start? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManvsMini Posted August 18, 2022 Author Share Posted August 18, 2022 8 hours ago, ttuckerman said: Should put an authority here. There are several answers to this question As defined by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea signed in 1982, notably referring to exclusive economic zones. Question 230: Category: Demographic Africa Mauritius is the only African country where the most commonly practiced religion is what? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManvsMini Posted August 19, 2022 Author Share Posted August 19, 2022 Question 231: Category: Parks and Recreation On which continent will you find the southernmost national park in the world? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManvsMini Posted August 20, 2022 Author Share Posted August 20, 2022 Question 232: Category: Dog Whispers Which dog breed yodels rather than barks? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManvsMini Posted August 21, 2022 Author Share Posted August 21, 2022 Question 233: Category: Inventors and Their Quirks What famous inventor proposed to his wife in Morse Code? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManvsMini Posted August 22, 2022 Author Share Posted August 22, 2022 Answers for the round (shortened again due to hand issues). Question 227: The Pope is guarded by soldiers from what country? Answer: Spoiler Switzerland. For over 500 years the Swiss Guard has been in place, and all must be Swiss Catholics in a certain age bracket who've completed Swiss Army training. Question 228: The phrase "sticky wicket" has its origins in what sport? Answer: Spoiler Cricket. It means a difficult situation, derived from how an area of the cricket field behaves erratically due to weather (ball bouncing differently, etc). Question 229: How far from shore do international waters start? Answer: Spoiler 200 nautical miles/230 miles/370 km, according to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea from 1982, which as of 2016 has 167 countries and the EU as participants. Question 230: Mauritius is the only African country where the most commonly practiced religion is what? Answer: Spoiler Hinduism. Mauritius is an island nation east of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean, yet is still considered geographically as part of Africa. Question 231: On which continent will you find the southernmost national park in the world? Answer: Spoiler South America. Using latitude parallels, Cabo de Hornos National Park claims the title, though a Google search will falsely claim Tierra del Fuego National Park in Argentina is (it lies in a slightly northern parallel, however). Question 232: Which dog breed yodels rather than barks? Answer: Spoiler The Basenji. The anatomical shape of its larynx alters the sound it makes to a more yodel-esque sound. Question 233: What famous inventor proposed to his wife in Morse Code? Answer: Spoiler Thomas Edison. Fluent in Morse Code, he taught it to his future second wife, Mina Miller, and used it to ask her to marry him. He also nicknamed two of his children from his first marriage "Dot" and "Dash." And they say romance is dead. Seven questions, one point each. Year to date tally is now a possible 240. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManvsMini Posted August 22, 2022 Author Share Posted August 22, 2022 Question 234: Category: Big Brand Names What cosmetic brand gets its name from the Latin for "snow-white"? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aku-chan Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 4 points this week, I'm up to 125. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranky Dog Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 3.5 points. Total 131 points. I kept flipping between South America and Antarctica. The Geo-politics/territorial split of Antarctica is weird. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttuckerman Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 4 for 125 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasper_the_2nd Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 I got behind, and have been super busy, so wanted to find a time when I could get all caught up at once, which finally happened this morning. 21 out of how ever many weeks that was (5-6?) gets me to 121. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 On 8/15/2022 at 9:22 AM, Corsair said: Got 6 this week! total 147. Thought it was Saturn due to the rings. Got 6 again! I wanna get them all just once! [waaaah] total of 153. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Chaoswolf Posted August 22, 2022 Moderator Share Posted August 22, 2022 4 right makes 123.5 my new total. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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