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Moses built an ark too :blink:

I knew I shouldn't have missed so much religious studies. :D

Ken

WINNER!!

Apologies for leaving you with such a crap question.

How many times do the hour and minute hand cross each other in a twelve hour period? (Start at 12:00 noon and count that as once).

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Oops I appologise of course I meant 11.

Ken

WINNER!! :thumbsupsmileyanim:

Everybody knows that both Christmas day and New Year's day fall on the same day of the week. However, in 1939, the year of the outbreak of World War II, Christmas fell on a Monday, and New Year's fell on a Sunday. Why? :unsure:

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Everybody knows that both Christmas day and New Year's day fall on the same day of the week. However, in 1939, the year of the outbreak of World War II, Christmas fell on a Monday, and New Year's fell on a Sunday. Why? :unsure:

Ok, that's a very, very misleading statement.

Christmas falls on one day and then, next year, 7 days later, you get new year, so to say "Christmas day and New Year's day fall on the same day of the week" is not at all correct unless you mean in different years.

In 1939, New Years day fell on a Sunday, just like Christmas 1938.

In 1940, New Years day fell on a Monday, just like Christmas 1939.

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Ok, that's a very, very misleading statement.

Christmas falls on one day and then, next year, 7 days later, you get new year, so to say "Christmas day and New Year's day fall on the same day of the week" is not at all correct unless you mean in different years.

In 1939, New Years day fell on a Sunday, just like Christmas 1938.

In 1940, New Years day fell on a Monday, just like Christmas 1939.

Yes! WINNER!! In the same year, they are of course 51 weeks apart.

By jove I think he's got it! :blink:

Ken :D

happy birthday to me, happy birthday to me.......... :whistling:

Happy Birthday!!

Lots of tram questions for you this week then.... ;)

Like: Do you actually have to pay on the trams? (aka how to spot a Sydneysider in Melbourne) lol !!

Here we go

A group of soldiers were standing in the blistering sun facing due west. Their sergeant shouted at them:

RIGHT TURN!

ABOUT TURN!

LEFT TURN!

In which direction are the soldiers now facing? :unsure:

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A man of many words ;) WINNER!! :thumbsupsmileyanim:

Since 1066, the year of the Norman Conquest, exactly how many kings have been crowned in England?

33.

  1. William I - 25 December 1066
  2. William II - 26 September 1087
  3. Henry I - 5 August 1100
  4. Stephen - 26 December 1135
  5. Henry II - 19 December 1154
  6. Richard I - 2 September 1189
  7. John - 27 May 1199
  8. Henry III - 28 October 1216
  9. Edward I - 19 August 1274
  10. Edward II - 25 November 1308
  11. Edward III - 29 January 1327
  12. Richard II - 16 July 1377
  13. Henry IV - 13 October 1399
  14. Henry V - 9 April 1413
  15. Henry VI - 6 November 1429
  16. Edward IV - 28 June 1461
  17. Richard III - 6 July 1483
  18. Henry VII - 30 October 1485
  19. Henry VIII - 24 June 1509
  20. Edward VI - 20 February 1547
  21. James I - 25 July 1603
  22. Charles I - 2 February 1626
  23. Charles II - 23 April 1661
  24. James II - 23 April 1685
  25. William and Mary - 11 April 1689
  26. George I - 20 October 1714
  27. George II - 11 October 1727
  28. George III - 22 September 1761
  29. George IV - 19 July 1821
  30. William IV - 8 September 1831
  31. Edward VII - 9 August 1902
  32. George V - 22 June 1911
  33. George VI - 12 May 1937
There are several monarchs missing from the list, notably all the queens. There are also two kings not counted as they were never crowned, ie Edward VIII and Edward V.

Mary (of William and Mary fame) is included as she shared a coronation with William III, an event unusual enough to merit recognition.

Will that do or are you going to say "But none of them was crowned in England, ha ha ha." or something similar? :D

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33.
  1. William I - 25 December 1066
  2. William II - 26 September 1087
  3. Henry I - 5 August 1100
  4. Stephen - 26 December 1135
  5. Henry II - 19 December 1154
  6. Richard I - 2 September 1189
  7. John - 27 May 1199
  8. Henry III - 28 October 1216
  9. Edward I - 19 August 1274
  10. Edward II - 25 November 1308
  11. Edward III - 29 January 1327
  12. Richard II - 16 July 1377
  13. Henry IV - 13 October 1399
  14. Henry V - 9 April 1413
  15. Henry VI - 6 November 1429
  16. Edward IV - 28 June 1461
  17. Richard III - 6 July 1483
  18. Henry VII - 30 October 1485
  19. Henry VIII - 24 June 1509
  20. Edward VI - 20 February 1547
  21. James I - 25 July 1603
  22. Charles I - 2 February 1626
  23. Charles II - 23 April 1661
  24. James II - 23 April 1685
  25. William and Mary - 11 April 1689
  26. George I - 20 October 1714
  27. George II - 11 October 1727
  28. George III - 22 September 1761
  29. George IV - 19 July 1821
  30. William IV - 8 September 1831
  31. Edward VII - 9 August 1902
  32. George V - 22 June 1911
  33. George VI - 12 May 1937
There are several monarchs missing from the list, notably all the queens. There are also two kings not counted as they were never crowned, ie Edward VIII and Edward V.

Mary (of William and Mary fame) is included as she shared a coronation with William III, an event unusual enough to merit recognition.

Will that do or are you going to say "But none of them was crowned in England, ha ha ha." or something similar? :D

OMG :o ........................................amazing what you can find on google :lol:

Ken

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I should give up a hint since the rest of the question is essentially a history one not a logic one: they call it the 'UK' now, not England. I wonder why... :whistling:

EDIT: By the way, is the forum time messed up for anyone else? For me it says 9.17 am when it's 4.05 pm (and it's set to Australian EST in my settings?) :unsure:

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