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lionheart Mar 27th 2008 1:07 pm

USA City Trivia
 
As its quiet in the office, I 've just been checking on the biggest fifty USA cities by population (2006) and was amazed to find Miami down in 43rd place. Also, San Francisco has a population of under 750,000 which surprised me. Seattle is no bigger than Bristol, England. And Boston didn't make the top 20.

lionheart Mar 27th 2008 4:39 pm

Re: USA City Trivia
 
How about more trivia for the Pub Quiz? Who recently became the first British female artist in 20 years to reach the no.1 spot on the USA pop charts? An extra point for the name of the song. It's a real cracker incidentally.

Madam Medusa Mar 28th 2008 6:08 am

Re: USA City Trivia
 

Originally Posted by lionheart (Post 6119544)
How about more trivia for the Pub Quiz? Who recently became the first British female artist in 20 years to reach the no.1 spot on the USA pop charts? An extra point for the name of the song. It's a real cracker incidentally.

here you go...do i get extra extra points for posting the vid...



MM, xx

snowbunny Mar 28th 2008 7:39 am

Re: USA City Trivia
 

Originally Posted by lionheart (Post 6118685)
As its quiet in the office, I 've just been checking on the biggest fifty USA cities by population (2006) and was amazed to find Miami down in 43rd place. Also, San Francisco has a population of under 750,000 which surprised me. Seattle is no bigger than Bristol, England. And Boston didn't make the top 20.

You have to count the suburbs and look at what are called MSMAs:

http://www.atlantahighered.org/arche...3extra_pop.asp

Once you do this, Miami is in 23rd place and Seattle's population is 2.4 million -- vs Bristol's area population of 550,000 or so. But hey -- I was surprised to learn that the City of London's residential population is less than 10,000. :)

Inselaffen Mar 28th 2008 8:35 am

Re: USA City Trivia
 

Originally Posted by snowbunny (Post 6122369)
You have to count the suburbs and look at what are called MSMAs:

http://www.atlantahighered.org/arche...3extra_pop.asp

Once you do this, Miami is in 23rd place and Seattle's population is 2.4 million -- vs Bristol's area population of 550,000 or so. But hey -- I was surprised to learn that the City of London's residential population is less than 10,000. :)

should be no surprise. the City of London is the square mile of commercial property. very little residential

nottmbantam Mar 28th 2008 3:02 pm

Re: USA City Trivia
 

Originally Posted by Madam Medusa (Post 6122187)
here you go...do i get extra extra points for posting the vid...

http://youtube.com/watch?v=sF84pIhP5UM

MM, xx

Errm, no you don't, cos the video won't play. Shame, as I do like that song actually.:o

Madam Medusa Mar 28th 2008 3:44 pm

Re: USA City Trivia
 

Originally Posted by nottmbantam (Post 6124045)
Errm, no you don't, cos the video won't play. Shame, as I do like that song actually.:o

oh that's weird, it was fine earlier, honest...!

MM, xx

Coxy the Bear Mar 29th 2008 2:50 pm

Re: USA City Trivia
 
Was too easy, she's been on the radio all week......pretty much like her brother who then disappeared. Anyway, she's not actually English, but Australian!

lochdaz-of-blantyre Mar 30th 2008 12:13 am

Re: USA City Trivia
 
Try out his one...might be too easy...

What is the only US state not to observe any daylight saving time change during the year?

Daz

elfman Mar 30th 2008 2:59 am

Re: USA City Trivia
 

Originally Posted by lochdaz-of-blantyre (Post 6129974)
Try out his one...might be too easy...

What is the only US state not to observe any daylight saving time change during the year?

without googling, I'm going to say Arizona - although some of the Indian reservations in the state (eg Navajo) DO observe daylight saving time.

Coxy the Bear Mar 30th 2008 3:09 am

Re: USA City Trivia
 

Originally Posted by lochdaz-of-blantyre (Post 6129974)
Try out his one...might be too easy...

What is the only US state not to observe any daylight saving time change during the year?

Daz

My guess would be Hawaii, outside chance of Alaska.

Inselaffen Mar 30th 2008 6:25 am

Re: USA City Trivia
 

Originally Posted by Coxy the Bear (Post 6130396)
My guess would be Hawaii, outside chance of Alaska.

would also have gone with Hawaii

Inselaffen Mar 30th 2008 6:28 am

Re: USA City Trivia
 

Originally Posted by Coxy the Bear (Post 6127795)
Was too easy, she's been on the radio all week......pretty much like her brother who then disappeared. Anyway, she's not actually English, but Australian!

I thought the answer was Leona Lewis?
in which case she is defo not an Aussie. Born in Islington

lionheart Mar 30th 2008 8:38 am

Re: USA City Trivia
 

Originally Posted by Inselaffen (Post 6130723)
I thought the answer was Leona Lewis?
in which case she is defo not an Aussie. Born in Islington

Thank you kind sir...I was beginning to doubt my sources.

Coxy the Bear Mar 30th 2008 9:28 am

Re: USA City Trivia
 
Ooops, they'd been banging on about Natasha Bedingfield all week, knew I should have listened!


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