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Re: Trivia Question of the Day

#2381 Post by G~Man » Fri Aug 05, 2022 6:57 pm

Never played this game before, so here goes--this may have been done already, but I only saw this yesterday:

What is the Norwegian word for "Speed Bump"? And this will make the little boy in me laugh.....
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Re: Trivia Question of the Day

#2382 Post by talmacapt » Fri Aug 05, 2022 7:20 pm

It is, probably, similar to Swedish.

I live in, a traditionally Swedish speaking area of Finland, and, when I go to the supermarket, I pass a sign that says "farthinder" .

I smile every time.

It is not as funny in Finnish, and 3 glasses of wine, can't remember what it says in Finnish.

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Re: Trivia Question of the Day

#2383 Post by talmacapt » Fri Aug 05, 2022 7:33 pm

If I can return to Å, the nearest pronunciation, I know, is "oar".

The purists may say aor.

It is not a letter in the Finnish language but about 6% of Finns are, mothertongue, Swedish speakers and itis in the Finnish alphabet.

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Re: Trivia Question of the Day

#2384 Post by G~Man » Fri Aug 05, 2022 7:42 pm

talmacapt wrote:
Fri Aug 05, 2022 7:20 pm
It is, probably, similar to Swedish.

I live in, a traditionally Swedish speaking area of Finland, and, when I go to the supermarket, I pass a sign that says "farthinder" .

I smile every time.

It is not as funny in Finnish, and 3 glasses of wine, can't remember what it says in Finnish.
Close enough to make me smile.....you have control...
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Re: Trivia Question of the Day

#2385 Post by talmacapt » Sat Aug 06, 2022 7:12 am

Which building in The City of London has 311 steps?

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Re: Trivia Question of the Day

#2386 Post by Ex-Ascot » Sat Aug 06, 2022 9:41 am

St Paul's?
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Re: Trivia Question of the Day

#2387 Post by talmacapt » Sat Aug 06, 2022 10:12 am

Not St. Paul's, but you could have been warm.

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#2388 Post by Ex-Ascot » Sat Aug 06, 2022 10:35 am

A tube station?
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Re: Trivia Question of the Day

#2389 Post by talmacapt » Sat Aug 06, 2022 10:45 am

There is an underground station with the same name.

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#2390 Post by Ex-Ascot » Sat Aug 06, 2022 11:44 am

I was at The City University so should know this but guessing. Bank and Monument station.
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Re: Trivia Question of the Day

#2391 Post by talmacapt » Sat Aug 06, 2022 12:30 pm

Yes, the height of the structure is significant.

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#2392 Post by Ex-Ascot » Sat Aug 06, 2022 12:39 pm

Ok are we just talking about the monument which Mrs Ex-Ascot thinks is a monument for the fire of London.
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Re: Trivia Question of the Day

#2393 Post by talmacapt » Sat Aug 06, 2022 1:06 pm

Yes we are.

It commemorates the "Great Fire of London" as said.

The height, 202 feet, is the distance that the structure is from the baker's shop? in Pudding Lane, where the fire is presumed to have started.

I grew up in South London and have been up it several times - may have been on a school day out too.

Your turn, back to my currants, it is somewhat cooler today.

I realise, now, that building may have been misleading.

Not intentional.

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#2394 Post by Ex-Ascot » Sat Aug 06, 2022 1:16 pm

OK thank you. I really do not remember it. Anyway it was Mrs Ex-Ascot who thought of it so over to her.
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Re: Trivia Question of the Day

#2395 Post by Mrs Ex-Ascot » Sat Aug 06, 2022 1:20 pm

In what year was Le Creuset founded? Extra brownie point for stating which was the original colour. :D
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Re: Trivia Question of the Day

#2396 Post by Woody » Sat Aug 06, 2022 4:54 pm

1925 and orange

One of our neighbours works at the Le Creuset shop in Windsor :D
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Re: Trivia Question of the Day

#2397 Post by Mrs Ex-Ascot » Sat Aug 06, 2022 5:03 pm

Woody is in the chair. :)

I am a fan of Le Creuset, but only if it is blue. :D
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Re: Trivia Question of the Day

#2398 Post by Woody » Tue Aug 09, 2022 7:35 am

Sorry for the delay, Big Airways are throwing ridiculous amounts of money into the overtime pot and it would be criminal to turn it down :-bd

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Re: Trivia Question of the Day

#2399 Post by John Hill » Tue Aug 09, 2022 9:13 am

I had to look that up and it was well worth the effort!
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Re: Trivia Question of the Day

#2400 Post by Groundgripper » Tue Aug 09, 2022 10:38 am

Ship evacuation and the Titanic?

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