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djdodo
Q. Who invented the Light Bulb?
djdodo
QUOTE (djdodo @ Dec 28 2003, 07:05 PM)
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Q.  Who was the inventor of the scissor?


A. Mr Scissor tongue.gif

hehe . just kidding tongue.gif

A. Leonardo da Vinci thumbsup.gif
joc
QUOTE
Q. Who invented the Light Bulb?


A. Thomas Edison


QUOTE
Q.  Who was the inventor of the scissor?



A. Mr Scissor 


hehe . just kidding

A. Leonardo da Vinci 


correctomundo thumbsup.gif original.gif
joc
Q. Who is the author of the poem which has the last lines: and miles to go before I sleep, and miles to go before I sleep? And, what is the name of the poem?
djdodo
QUOTE (joc @ Dec 28 2003, 07:42 PM)
QUOTE
Q. Who invented the Light Bulb?


A. Thomas Edison


Yep ..Correct too thumbsup.gif
djdodo
Q. Who invented the Camera?
djdodo
QUOTE (joc @ Dec 28 2003, 07:44 PM)
Q.  Who is the author of the poem which has the last lines: and miles to go before I sleep,  and miles to go before I sleep?  And, what is the name of the poem?

A. And Miles To Go Before I Sleep, By Robert Frost? dontgetit.gif
joc
QUOTE
A. And Miles To Go Before I Sleep, By Robert Frost?


ohmy.gif Robert Frost is correct.....

The title is incorrect....nnnnnnnnnnnnnn...try again wacko.gif
Nxt2Hvn
QUOTE (djdodo @ Dec 29 2003, 12:27 PM)
Q. Who invented the Camera?

George Eastman ?
joc


Q.
QUOTE
Who invented the Camera?


No one is sure who invented it.
Among the possibilities are Aristotle (c. 300 BC);
Roger Bacon, who used one to observe solar eclipses
just before the year 1300; and Arabian scholar Hassan ibn Hassan,
who in the 10th Century described what can be
called a camera obscura in his writings. cool.gif
djdodo
QUOTE (Nxt2Hvn @ Dec 29 2003, 04:30 PM)
QUOTE (djdodo @ Dec 29 2003, 12:27 PM)
Q. Who invented the Camera?

George Eastman ?

I am afraid not .. sad.gif
Try again!!
djdodo
QUOTE (joc @ Dec 29 2003, 04:32 PM)
Q.
QUOTE
Who invented the Camera?


No one is sure who invented it.

since your not sure dontgetit.gif

The answer is : Edwin Herbert Land thumbsup.gif

Q. Who was the first to invent the Laser Rays?
joc
QUOTE
Q.
QUOTE 
Who invented the Camera? 



No one is sure who invented it.



since your not sure 

The answer is : Edwin Herbert Land


Sorry that is incorrect....Edwin Herbert Land did invent the Polaroid Camera but photography was in use before he was even born. ( May 7 1909 - Mar 1 1991) wub.gif whistling2.gif

NIÉPCE, Joseph Nicephore: A History of Photography, by Robert Leggat
... Niépce (pronounced Nee-ps) is universally credited with producing the first successful photograph in June/July 1827.
joc

QUOTE
Q. Who was the first to invent the Laser Rays?




Arthur Schawlow & Charles H. Townes original.gif
djdodo
QUOTE (joc @ Dec 30 2003, 02:16 AM)
Sorry that is incorrect....Edwin Herbert Land did invent the Polaroid Camera but photography was in use before he was even born. ( May 7 1909 - Mar 1 1991) wub.gif whistling2.gif

NIÉPCE, Joseph Nicephore: A History of Photography, by Robert Leggat
... Niépce (pronounced Nee-ps) is universally credited with producing the first successful photograph in June/July 1827.

wacko.gif Argg!!! What Ever!! wacko.gif dontgetit.gif wacko.gif
djdodo
QUOTE (joc @ Dec 30 2003, 02:21 AM)
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Q. Who was the first to invent the Laser Rays?


Arthur Schawlow & Charles H. Townes original.gif

Yup thumbsup.gif

Q. Who invented the Radar? and When?
theSOURCE
QUOTE (djdodo @ Dec 30 2003, 01:47 AM)
Q. Who invented the Radar? and When?

A. Sir Robert A. Waston-Watt in 1935.
djdodo
QUOTE (theSOURCE @ Dec 30 2003, 12:33 PM)
QUOTE (djdodo @ Dec 30 2003, 01:47 AM)
Q. Who invented the Radar? and When?

A. Sir Robert A. Waston-Watt in 1935.

correcto thumbsup.gif

Q. Who invented the writing which blind people use? what's it called? and when?
joc

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Q. Who invented the writing which blind people use? what's it called? and when?


Louis Braille 1826 It's called Braille whistling2.gif
joc
Q. At what speed does sound travel?
Nxt2Hvn
QUOTE (joc @ Dec 30 2003, 02:55 PM)
Q. At what speed does sound travel?

1130 feet per second, or 770 miles per hour

or

1435 meter per second
djdodo
QUOTE (joc @ Dec 30 2003, 05:53 PM)
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Q. Who invented the writing which blind people use? what's it called? and when?


Louis Braille 1826 It's called Braille whistling2.gif

correct .. thumbsup.gif

but wasn't it in 1829 dontgetit.gif ?
djdodo
Q. Who invented the Piano? and when?
dantheman2435
laugh.gif Pianist lou cosstello in 2008
joc
QUOTE
Q. Who invented the Piano? and when?


Bartolomeo Cristofori 1709 ph34r.gif
djdodo
QUOTE (dantheman2435 @ Dec 30 2003, 11:23 PM)
laugh.gif Pianist lou cosstello in 2008

no!!:unsure: huh.gif

QUOTE
Bartolomeo Cristofori 1709


Yep .. Correcto Joc thumbsup.gif

Q. Who invented the Flute (Pipe)? and when?
joc

QUOTE
Q. Who invented the Flute (Pipe)? and when?



Although the flute has been in existence for centuries:

Theobald Boehem in 1832 're-invented' the flute. w00t.gif
Nxt2Hvn
Q: Where did the term "the whole 9 yards" come from?
schadeaux
QUOTE (Nxt2Hvn @ Dec 31 2003, 06:51 AM)
Q: Where did the term "the whole 9 yards" come from?

A. Well, tis a sad story of Herman Greely. Old Herman was a courageous man, a bit of a dare devil, you might say. In fact, Herman was the first person to actually try bungee jumping. Unfortunately, he was a bit near sighted. As he stood on the bridge over Shillers Canyon, he wondered how far it was to the bottom. After measuring the hight several times he decided to use the "whole nine yards" of elastic rope. (Unfortunately again, twas only eight yards to the bottom. )


Or... The gunners in WWII bombers used bullet belts that were about 27 feet long. If they had used the entire belt they would have gone "the whole nine yards."
djdodo
QUOTE (joc @ Dec 31 2003, 04:31 PM)
QUOTE
Q. Who invented the Flute (Pipe)? and when?



Although the flute has been in existence for centuries:

Theobald Boehem in 1832 're-invented' the flute. w00t.gif

Yeah !! he did wink2.gif

But the first one to invent it was Zanam Al Zamer wacko.gif .. in 850 Moslem Calendar original.gif
djdodo
Q. Who discovered gravity? --> very easy!! tongue.gif
wunarmdscissor
QUOTE
Q. Who discovered gravity


A. Isaac Newton
schadeaux
QUOTE (djdodo @ Dec 31 2003, 07:24 AM)
Q. Who discovered gravity? --> very easy!! tongue.gif

A. I would imagine that Adam discovered gravity the first time he tripped over a rock. Quite shocking event, that.

The discovery of gravity is usually attributed to Isaac Newton. However, he was just a part of it. Copernicus first theorized of some force must exist that holds things (such as celestial bodies) in place. Galileo then determined that the mass of an object dictates the strength of this force. It was about eighty years after Galileo that Newton put forth the universal inverse square law of gravity. (He did this while eating an apple that bonked him on the head, some say… )
wunarmdscissor
Yeah your right shadeaux totally forgot bout the gallileo,copernicus thing.
djdodo
QUOTE (wunarmdscissor @ Dec 31 2003, 05:46 PM)
QUOTE
Q. Who discovered gravity


A. Isaac Newton

correct!! thumbsup.gif

QUOTE
A. I would imagine that Adam discovered gravity the first time he tripped over a rock. Quite shocking event, that.

The discovery of gravity is usually attributed to Isaac Newton. However, he was just a part of it. Copernicus first theorized of some force must exist that holds things (such as celestial bodies) in place. Galileo then determined that the mass of an object dictates the strength of this force. It was about eighty years after Galileo that Newton put forth the universal inverse square law of gravity. (He did this while eating an apple that bonked him on the head, some say… )


thats correct too, but as we mostly know schadeaux, its Newton thumbsup.gif

Q. Which presedent of the United States decided to throw that Atomic Bomb on Japan? and when was it?
wunarmdscissor
QUOTE
. Which presedent of the United States decided to throw that Atomic Bomb on Japan? and when was it?


A. President Trueman

i wouldn't say throw .That might sound a bit harsh. Could offend some americans.
wunarmdscissor
Sorry it was 1945
schadeaux
QUOTE (wunarmdscissor @ Dec 31 2003, 07:59 AM)
i wouldn't say throw .That might sound a bit harsh. Could offend some americans.

Thank you. "Dropped the bomb," sounds so much nicer. rolleyes.gif
wunarmdscissor
Just doin ma bit for international relations lol.
djdodo
QUOTE (wunarmdscissor @ Dec 31 2003, 05:59 PM)
QUOTE
. Which presedent of the United States decided to throw that Atomic Bomb on Japan? and when was it?


A. President Trueman

i wouldn't say throw .That might sound a bit harsh. Could offend some americans.

Sorry it was 1945

What shall I say then? dontgetit.gif

anyway!!
your answer is correct thumbsup.gif

aahh!! ok .. leme fix that wink2.gif "Dropped"
wunarmdscissor
Sorry for souding hard DJ. Just trying to keep the peace. grin2.gif
djdodo
QUOTE
Sorry for souding hard DJ. Just trying to keep the peace. grin2.gif


No Prob wink2.gif

Q. Which Nation was the first to use Greeting Cards?
joc
QUOTE
QUOTE
Q. At what sound does the speed of light travel?


1130 feet per second, or 770 miles per hour

or

1435 meter per second


Sorry Nx2heaven....i lost track....you are CORRECT my dear thumbsup.gif
theSOURCE
QUOTE (djdodo @ Dec 31 2003, 01:03 PM)
Q. Which Nation was the first to use Greeting Cards?

A. The first greeting cards were printed in England.
djdodo
QUOTE (theSOURCE @ Jan 1 2004, 02:25 PM)
QUOTE (djdodo @ Dec 31 2003, 01:03 PM)
Q. Which Nation was the first to use Greeting Cards?

A. The first greeting cards were printed in England.

sorry The Source .. but I was talking about who used them .. not who printed them first sad.gif
theSOURCE
QUOTE (djdodo @ Jan 1 2004, 05:32 AM)
QUOTE (theSOURCE @ Jan 1 2004, 02:25 PM)
QUOTE (djdodo @ Dec 31 2003, 01:03 PM)
Q. Which Nation was the first to use Greeting Cards?

A. The first greeting cards were printed in England.

sorry The Source .. but I was talking about who used them .. not who printed them first sad.gif

A. Would that be Germany then?
djdodo
QUOTE (theSOURCE @ Jan 1 2004, 02:36 PM)
A. Would that be Germany then?

still no!!! Try again sad.gif
theSOURCE
QUOTE (djdodo @ Jan 1 2004, 06:02 AM)
QUOTE (theSOURCE @ Jan 1 2004, 02:36 PM)
A. Would that be Germany then?

still no!!! Try again sad.gif

Ahh, I tried.

Anyway, happy new year djdodo! thumbsup.gif
djdodo
QUOTE (theSOURCE @ Jan 1 2004, 03:04 PM)
Anyway, happy new year djdodo! thumbsup.gif

HapPy New Year to you too thumbsup.gif
wunarmdscissor
QUOTE
Q. Which Nation was the first to use Greeting Cards?



A. the earliest form of greeting card recorded is in roman civilisation during the winter solastice though the japanese were doin a similar thing around the same time.
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