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jerrys · **Joined:** Thu Jan 21, 2010 7:53 pm **Posts:** 7

OK, sticking with history. I what war was the battle for Island Number 10 fought?

As a bonus - how did the island get its name?

ANON · **Joined:** Sun Jan 10, 2010 8:59 pm **Posts:** 2232

jerrys wrote:

OK, sticking with history. I what war was the battle for Island Number 10 fought?

As a bonus - how did the island get its name?

Can I Verify It Later? Will Anyone Respond?

Death Dealer · **Joined:** Wed Jan 13, 2010 9:04 pm **Posts:** 209

jerrys wrote:

OK, sticking with history. I what war was the battle for Island Number 10 fought?

As a bonus - how did the island get its name?

I believe this was one of U. S. Grant's early victories in the Civil War. Can't remember logic of the name.

ANON · **Joined:** Sun Jan 10, 2010 8:59 pm **Posts:** 2232

Death Dealer wrote:

jerrys wrote:

OK, sticking with history. I what war was the battle for Island Number 10 fought?

As a bonus - how did the island get its name?

I believe this was one of U. S. Grant's early victories in the Civil War. Can't remember logic of the name.

Grant did set up the assault with his victories at Ft.s Donelson and Henry, but Pope was the one who actually led the Union forces at Island #10 (which seem to remember being told was the tenth island south of the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers).

jerrys · **Joined:** Thu Jan 21, 2010 7:53 pm **Posts:** 7

It was during the U.S. Civil War, so Death Dealer, you had the correct answer to the question. But it also was Pope, not Grant, who won the battle. And the island was named because it was the tenth island on the Mississippi south of the junction with the Ohio River (near New Madrid, Mo. - which happened to be near the epicenter of a series of major earthquakes in 1811-1812).

So, Death Dealer, you got the actual question right. Your turn!

Death Dealer · **Joined:** Wed Jan 13, 2010 9:04 pm **Posts:** 209

Weaver's Needle is associated with which legend?

THE ICEMAN · **Posted:** Sat Aug 30, 2014 11:38 am

Death Dealer wrote:

Weaver's Needle is associated with which legend?

The Lost Dutchman's gold mine.

Death Dealer · **Joined:** Wed Jan 13, 2010 9:04 pm **Posts:** 209

You have the floor.

Senior year of high school our Ski and Hiking club climbed the nortth tower.

THE ICEMAN · **Posted:** Mon Sep 01, 2014 1:49 pm

Death Dealer wrote:

Senior year of high school our Ski and Hiking club climbed the nortth tower.

One of my HS friends had a younger brother that tried to climb Weaver's Needle. He went with someone that had climbing experience but he had none. He did not make it back.

Meanwhile, the 1950 team from India withdrew from the World Cup. What was the reason?

zog741 · **Posted:** Mon Sep 01, 2014 4:13 pm

THE ICEMAN wrote:

Death Dealer wrote:

Senior year of high school our Ski and Hiking club climbed the nortth tower.

One of my HS friends had a younger brother that tried to climb Weaver's Needle. He went with someone that had climbing experience but he had none. He did not make it back.

Meanwhile, the 1950 team from India withdrew from the World Cup. What was the reason?

I believe it had something to do with them not being allowed to play barefoot, which would likely have been against FIFA regulations.

-- RWM

THE ICEMAN · **Posted:** Mon Sep 01, 2014 4:16 pm

zog741 wrote:

I believe it had something to do with them not being allowed to play barefoot, which would likely have been against FIFA regulations.

-- RWM

Thats it.

Zog is up.

zog741 · **Posted:** Wed Sep 03, 2014 2:10 am

My apologies for the delay...

Dogana is the largest city or town in which country?

After 24 hours, you can look up the answer. The time limit on this question is 48 hours.

-- RWM

pengwn · **Posted:** Wed Sep 03, 2014 1:18 pm

I believe it's gotta be a country one never hears too much about. Sao Tomé and Principe?

zog741 · **Posted:** Wed Sep 03, 2014 2:15 pm

pengwn wrote:

I believe it's gotta be a country one never hears too much about. Sao Tomé and Principe?

Well, you're partially right. (It is a country one seldom hears about.) But it's not São Tomé.

-- RWM

pengwn · **Posted:** Thu Sep 04, 2014 11:03 am

I went and looked it up, because the name felt familiar, but I just couldn't place it (and everybody else seems to have fallen asleep, anyway)
San Marino!

In 2004, some foul play enabled Jamie Burnett to rack up a first-turn score of 148, the highest yet recorded in a professional match of what game?

zog741 · **Posted:** Thu Sep 04, 2014 1:03 pm

pengwn wrote:

I went and looked it up, because the name felt familiar, but I just couldn't place it (and everybody else seems to have fallen asleep, anyway)
San Marino!

In 2004, some foul play enabled Jamie Burnett to rack up a first-turn score of 148, the highest yet recorded in a professional match of what game?

Curling.

-- RWM

pengwn · **Posted:** Fri Sep 05, 2014 10:34 am

Sorry, you're ice-cold (har!) with that guess

The maximum is 8, and at least one first-end eight-ender has been accomplished: http://www.curldc.org/eight-enders/, third item, in 2006

liljol · **Joined:** Sun Jan 10, 2010 8:41 pm **Posts:** 2497

Well, hell. Cricket? :?:

pengwn · **Posted:** Fri Sep 05, 2014 11:44 am

Also no

In Test cricket, the record for runs is also the record for first-innings runs, Brian Lara's 400, set April 10-12, 2004 (he also holds the First-class record of 501). If you restrict "first-turn" to mean either of the first two batters who take the field to open a match, then the mark is the prior runs record, Matthew Hayden's 380 from October 9-10, 2003

pengwn · **Posted:** Tue Sep 09, 2014 10:14 am

Perhaps a hint to jump-start this thread into some semblance of life

Like cricket, it is a genteel British game

MiniYoda · **Joined:** Wed Feb 24, 2010 2:55 pm **Posts:** 733

pengwn wrote:

Perhaps a hint to jump-start this thread into some semblance of life

Like cricket, it is a genteel British game

While growing up in Europe, I played a game called Rounders, similar to baseball

mudee · **Posted:** Tue Sep 09, 2014 3:49 pm

My guess would be Polo

THE ICEMAN · **Posted:** Tue Sep 09, 2014 6:33 pm

pengwn wrote:

Perhaps a hint to jump-start this thread into some semblance of life

Like cricket, it is a genteel British game

Sounds like...

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tiefly · **Joined:** Mon Jan 11, 2010 11:54 am **Posts:** 1665

EGADS!!!

Snooker

pengwn · **Posted:** Wed Sep 10, 2014 12:06 pm

THE ICEMAN wrote:

pengwn wrote:

Perhaps a hint to jump-start this thread into some semblance of life

Like cricket, it is a genteel British game

Sounds like...

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Sorry, ICEMAN, the game's name sounds nothing like "Oompa-Loompa Woman"

TIEFLY's potted the correct answer! (okay, with an assist from ICEMAN)

Ordinarily, a maximum break in snooker is 147 points. However, if a player fouls and leaves a snookered table position for his/her opponent (no clear shot to any red balls), then that player is awarded a free ball, and may play any of the colour balls as if it was red (if sunk, that ball is brought back up, the player continues with his colour shot, etc.). If this occurs when all 15 red balls remain on the table, the free ball creates a 16th red, thus the maximum possible turn score in snooker is 155

This situation occurred during qualifying for the 2004 UK Championship, when Leo Fernandez fouled on his first turn of the 14th frame. Jamie Burnett nominated the brown as his free red, sunk the brown again as his colour, then ran the table, taking 12 blacks, 2 pinks and a blue after the 15 normal reds

The following year, Jamie Cope achieved the first ratified 155 break, but during a practice frame. I guess that would be akin to kicking a 70-yard field goal in a preseason game

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