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christmasoompa

Jul 2nd 2008 3:59 am

Re: How smart are you?

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Originally Posted by Souvenir (Post 6527045)

OK. If, we're going to get all clever, here's one.

The name of a well-known area of London contains six consecutive consonants. What is the name?

Knightsbridge! Used to work there and remember there was a poster in the Tube station with useless info about the area on, and that was one of the bits of trivia.

iaink

Jul 2nd 2008 4:03 am

Re: How smart are you?

Im just holding out for next weeks maths related quiz...

Souvenir

Jul 2nd 2008 4:04 am

Re: How smart are you?

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Originally Posted by christmasoompa (Post 6527051)

Knightsbridge! Used to work there and remember there was a poster in the Tube station with useless info about the area on, and that was one of the bits of trivia.

Well done. Good pub quiz question, that is.

Here's another.

Which is further west; Edinburgh or Bristol?

And another.

What is the most abundant element in the earth's crust?

christmasoompa

Jul 2nd 2008 4:09 am

Re: How smart are you?

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Originally Posted by Souvenir (Post 6527063)

Well done. Good pub quiz question, that is.

Here's another.

Which is further west; Edinburgh or Bristol?

And another.

What is the most abundant element in the earth's crust?

I would guess that Edinburgh is further west but have no idea about the element in the earth's crust (clearly wasn't paying attention that day at school......!!).

iaink

Jul 2nd 2008 4:11 am

Re: How smart are you?

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Originally Posted by Souvenir (Post 6527063)

What is the most abundant element in the earth's crust?

By weight, or number of atoms, or what?

Is that an African Swallow or a European Swallow?

Oxygen will be top by number of atoms for sure, after all, its pretty much all oxides, but I wouldnt want to guess if the weight of the Silicon in all the Silica is greater then that of all the Oxygen thats combined with that and all the other metals like Alumin(i)um, Iron etc.

Jingsamichty

Jul 2nd 2008 4:14 am

Re: How smart are you?

Without looking it up, I'd guess at carbon or silica?

Souvenir

Jul 2nd 2008 4:14 am

Re: How smart are you?

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Originally Posted by iaink (Post 6527079)

By weight, or number of atoms, or what?

Is that an African Swallow or a European Swallow?

In terms of its share of the (estimated) weight of the crust.

Souvenir

Jul 2nd 2008 4:15 am

Re: How smart are you?

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Originally Posted by Jingsamichty (Post 6527086)

Without looking it up, I'd guess at carbon or silica?

Silica is not an element.

iaink

Jul 2nd 2008 4:19 am

Re: How smart are you?

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Originally Posted by Souvenir (Post 6527087)

In terms of its share of the (estimated) weight of the crust.

So we are estimating the weight of the crust, and "crust" itself is pretty ill-defined. Not very scientific.

Im still saying Oxygen though.

Souvenir

Jul 2nd 2008 4:22 am

Re: How smart are you?

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Originally Posted by iaink (Post 6527103)

So we are estimating the weight of the crust, and "crust" itself is pretty ill-defined. Not very scientific.

Im still saying Oxygen though.

OK. I'll refine it a bit.

What is the most abundant metal in the earth's crust, by weight.

Jingsamichty

Jul 2nd 2008 4:26 am

Re: How smart are you?

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Originally Posted by Souvenir (Post 6527089)

Silica is not an element.

If he were reading this thread, my old chemistry teacher, Mr. Orr, would be preparing to throw a wooden blackboard cleaner at me for that one. :rofl:

Silicon

Souvenir

Jul 2nd 2008 4:28 am

Re: How smart are you?

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Originally Posted by Jingsamichty (Post 6527123)

If he were reading this thread, my old chemistry teacher, Mr. Orr, would be preparing to throw a wooden blackboard cleaner at me for that one. :rofl:

Silicon

Go stand in the corner.

iaink

Jul 2nd 2008 4:28 am

Re: How smart are you?

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Originally Posted by Souvenir (Post 6527111)

OK. I'll refine it a bit.

What is the most abundant metal in the earth's crust, by weight.

Silicon, but its questionable whether a semiconductor can be truly considered a metal.

So if its a truly metalic metal you are after that would be Alumin(i)um

Souvenir

Jul 2nd 2008 4:31 am

Re: How smart are you?

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Originally Posted by iaink (Post 6527133)

Silicon, but its questionable whether a semiconductor can be truly considered a metal.

So if its a truly metalic metal you are after that would be Alumin(i)um

Al it is.

Bill_S

Jul 2nd 2008 4:37 am

Re: How smart are you?

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Originally Posted by iaink (Post 6527059)

Im just holding out for next weeks maths related quiz...

Somebody PM me when it's molecular biology of ion channels day.

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