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| QUOTE (schadeaux @ Sep 20 2003, 11:37 AM) | ||
A. A bite in the ankle by Toto's evil twin?  |
Sorry schadeaux, Wrong Answer
| QUOTE (Allie @ Sep 20 2003, 11:32 AM) | ||
A. Pogonip Park in Santa Cruz California |
Sorry Allie, Wrong Answer
Q. Who committed the first train robbery in the United States?
| QUOTE (Lionel @ Sep 20 2003, 02:17 AM) | ||||
Sorry Allie, Wrong Answer |
A. A steel thing that you bounce up and down on,, Oh wait that would be called a pogostick.....
| QUOTE (Allie @ Sep 20 2003, 11:51 AM) | ||||||
A. A steel thing that you bounce up and down on,, Oh wait that would be called a pogostick..... |
Nope Allie
| QUOTE (Allie @ Sep 20 2003, 11:49 AM) |
| Q. Who committed the first train robbery in the United States? |
Were they ever identified ?
| QUOTE (Allie @ Sep 19 2003, 11:19 PM) |
| Q. Who committed the first train robbery in the United States? |
A. The first SUCCESSFUL train robbery was actually the third attempt.
Billy Bob and Earl Hennessy of Kansas made the second attempt at a train robbery in 1862. Their plan was great. They had their guns (loaded this time, hence the second attempt), they had the dynamite for the lock boxes. But, their plan for getting the train to actually stop had some flaws. Their elder brother, Babbit, made the first attempt by trying to stop the train by standing on the tracks. Didn't work. Billy Bob and Earl figured that maybe he just wasn't big enough and the engineer didn't see him. Sadly the second attempt was also their last. Train still didn't stop, and there were no more Hennessy brothers to try.
So, The Reno Brothers took up the challenge with a new plan and made the first train robbery in the US in 1866.
| QUOTE (Lionel @ Sep 20 2003, 02:27 AM) | ||
Were they ever identified ? |
Yes. They were identified....
Oh yeah, I give up on the last question of yours....
| QUOTE (schadeaux @ Sep 20 2003, 02:30 AM) | ||
A. The first SUCCESSFUL train robbery was actually the third attempt. Billy Bob and Earl Hennessy of Kansas made the second attempt at a train robbery in 1862. Their plan was great. They had their guns (loaded this time, hence the second attempt), they had the dynamite for the lock boxes. But, their plan for getting the train to actually stop had some flaws. Their elder brother, Babbit, made the first attempt by trying to stop the train by standing on the tracks. Didn't work. Billy Bob and Earl figured that maybe he just wasn't big enough and the engineer didn't see him. Sadly the second attempt was also their last. Train still didn't stop, and there were no more Hennessy brothers to try. So, The Reno Brothers took up the challenge with a new plan and made the first train robbery in the US in 1866. |
A. The Reno Brothers in 1866.
Awesome Schadeaux
| QUOTE (Allie @ Sep 20 2003, 12:01 PM) | ||||
Yes. They were identified.... Oh yeah, I give up on the last question of yours.... |
Keep trying Allie
A. Ice fog??
That was my last guess Lionel
That was my last guess Lionel
| QUOTE (Allie @ Sep 20 2003, 12:25 PM) |
| A. Ice fog?? That was my last guess Lionel |
You got it Allie
Q. What was the first television western series?
| QUOTE |
| Q. What was the first television western series? |
A. Hopalong Cassidy
| QUOTE (Lionel @ Sep 20 2003, 03:01 AM) | ||
A. Hopalong Cassidy |
A. Hopalong Cassidy
Exactly Lionel
Now you have a choice the
or the Or maybe both.....
Q. What was the name of the first warship named for a black person?
| QUOTE (Allie @ Sep 20 2003, 12:35 PM) | ||||
A. Hopalong Cassidy Exactly Lionel Now you have a choice the or the Or maybe both..... |
I thought a hug or a Kiss would be better
I gave u the simleys for both. Did'nt I ?
| QUOTE (Allie @ Sep 20 2003, 12:37 PM) |
| Q. What was the name of the first warship named for a black person? |
A. The SS Leonard Roy Harmon
| QUOTE (Lionel @ Sep 20 2003, 03:08 AM) | ||
A. The SS Leonard Roy Harmon |
A. The SS Leonard Roy Harmon
You got it Lionel.
Alright, here I'll give you
, and I'll also throw in a little 
You are so generous Allie. 
Q. What was the first make of automobile to offer air conditioning?
| QUOTE (Allie @ Sep 20 2003, 12:53 PM) |
| Q. What was the first make of automobile to offer air conditioning? |
A. Packard
| QUOTE (Lionel @ Sep 20 2003, 03:27 AM) | ||
A. Packard |
A. A 1939 Packard
WooHoo!! Lionel You're on a roll aren't you???
Q. What did Joseph Priestley invent in 1774 ?
| QUOTE (Lionel @ Sep 20 2003, 12:47 AM) |
| Q. What did Joseph Priestley invent in 1774 ? |
I don't know what he invented in 1774, but I know he discovered oxygen that year. So, my guess is:
A. Oxygen.
| QUOTE (TheOracle @ Sep 20 2003, 02:39 AM) | ||
A. They represent the first 3 Domino's Pizza stores opened. The plan was to add a dot for each store but considering there are thousands of stores world wide it turned out to be a bit of a bad idea  |
Thats the one oracle
Wow i leave for a night and 3 more pages pop up? Im so in the dark here... 
Q. What infamous serial killer was born in England in 1748?
| QUOTE (Exeter @ Sep 20 2003, 02:33 PM) |
| Q. What infamous serial killer was born in England in 1748? |
A. I think it was Sweeney Todd? or is he just a fictional character.
| QUOTE (Exeter @ Sep 20 2003, 07:33 AM) |
| Q. What infamous serial killer was born in England in 1748? |
A. As far as serial killers go, Jeremy M. Mackelbern was a class act. Born in Durham in 1749, he quickly grew into a rather rambunctious young lad. Always in trouble at school and at home, shunned by storekeepers, even his own friends shied away when he approached because they knew trouble followed. Well, as little Jerry grew up he decided to take a decidedly serious new look at his own personal appearance. His eye had caught sight of a most beautiful lady, you see. A Dutchess, visiting his town for whatever reason Dutchesses visit other towns. After he had picked his jaw up from the ground and lodged it very firmly back in place, Jerry ran straight home for a bath, a shave, and some fresh clothes. This was probably the biggest challenge of his life to date. After beating the bath tub into submission enough to allow him to enter, the water promptly fizzled and evaporated. Jerry's two brothers, John and Morton, gathered some local folks to help with a "fire brigade" bucket line to get water flowing fast enough to was poor Jerry's filthy self. Several hours later, after the bath, Jerry commenced to dull three razor bladeson his beard. It was at this point that he decided he would need professional help. And so, off Jerry went to London to find the best barber he knew (also the only one he knew that would do it for free). Unbeknownst to Jerry, however, his bath water had tainted... no... poisoned the entire water supply in Northern England, quietly killing just about everyone, including the Dutchess. Jerry's barber, on the other hand, was not quite so subtle in his dealings.
Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, born in 1748, just a year earlier than poor Jerry.
| QUOTE (Trip_Switch @ Sep 20 2003, 08:45 AM) | ||
A. I think it was Sweeney Todd? or is he just a fictional character. |
Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street. You get the point, Trip_Switch
According to this link, he was the real thing.
Link
Interesting story, schadeaux. 
Thanks
Thanks
If I can't get the point, at least miss with style! 
Q. Who holds the record for shortest professional chess game (both players if possible) 
? Hint it lasted only 3 moves, and happened in 1984
? Hint it lasted only 3 moves, and happened in 1984
| QUOTE (Trip_Switch @ Sep 20 2003, 08:05 PM) |
| Q. Who holds the record for shortest professional chess game (both players if possible) ? Hint it lasted only 3 moves, and happened in 1984 |
A.Djordjeic - Kovacevic and Bela Crkva ??
| QUOTE (djdodo @ Sep 20 2003, 05:15 PM) | ||
A.Djordjeic - Kovacevic and Bela Crkva ?? |
A. Zoran Djordjevic - Milorad Kovacevic
Good work
cool .. I got it half right ..
yay to me ..
yay to me ..
Nope you got the whole thing right, the last part was where they played.
Umm...Lionel? Alien Invader? Did I get your questions right?
Oh well, don't mind me. I was just looking for a little recognition.
Q. What musical device produces an output frequency which is equal to the sum and difference of the two frequencies applied to it's two inputs?
Oh well, don't mind me. I was just looking for a little recognition.
Q. What musical device produces an output frequency which is equal to the sum and difference of the two frequencies applied to it's two inputs?
| QUOTE (Exeter @ Sep 20 2003, 06:21 PM) |
| Q. What musical device produces an output frequency which is equal to the sum and difference of the two frequencies applied to it's two inputs? |
A. Im going to say amplifier, or microphone, but im pretty sure im wrong.
| QUOTE (Trip_Switch @ Sep 20 2003, 11:25 AM) | ||
A. Im going to say amplifier, or microphone, but im pretty sure im wrong. |
Nope, try again.
| QUOTE (Trip_Switch @ Sep 20 2003, 08:47 PM) |
| Nope you got the whole thing right, the last part was where they played. |
aha .. ok!! .. thanks ..
| QUOTE (Exeter @ Sep 20 2003, 06:21 PM) |
| Q. What musical device produces an output frequency which is equal to the sum and difference of the two frequencies applied to it's two inputs? |
A. Guitar pickups by anychance?
| QUOTE (Trip_Switch @ Sep 20 2003, 11:55 AM) | ||
A. Guitar pickups by anychance? |
That's not it, Trip. Good try.
| QUOTE (Exeter @ Sep 20 2003, 02:21 PM) |
| Q. What musical device produces an output frequency which is equal to the sum and difference of the two frequencies applied to it's two inputs? |
A. Ringmodulator
| QUOTE (Allie @ Sep 20 2003, 02:36 PM) | ||
A. Ringmodulator |
Also known as a four quadrant multiplier.
Well done, Allie!
| QUOTE (Exeter @ Sep 20 2003, 09:42 PM) | ||||
Also known as a four quadrant multiplier. Well done, Allie! |
What exactally does this ringmodulator do? im not sure if ive ever heard of it
Of all vegetables, only two can live to produce on their own for several growing seasons. All other vegetables must be replanted every year. What are the only two perennial vegetables?
| QUOTE (Mentalcase @ Sep 20 2003, 11:00 PM) |
| Of all vegetables, only two can live to produce on their own for several growing seasons. All other vegetables must be replanted every year. What are the only two perennial vegetables? |
A. Asparagus and Rhubarb
| QUOTE (Trip_Switch @ Sep 20 2003, 10:29 PM) |
| What exactally does this ringmodulator do? im not sure if ive ever heard of it |
Trip_Switch, I found a site that explains in further detail what and how a ring modulator works. Hope this helps....
RING MODULATOR
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