History Quiz

[USViking]

John Huss, unless my Googeling skills need honing.

Dead solid right!

 

[Semper Fi]

Oohrah!

Question:
Who invented the AR-15 and under what name and in what year was it commissioned?

 

[Hobbit]

Oohrah!

Question:
Who invented the AR-15 and under what name and in what year was it commissioned?

Unless I'm mistaken, I believe that was the original name of the M16, designed by retired marine Eugene Stoner. The original design was invented circa 1960, but I don't think it went into service until 1968, though I seem to recall 1966 as being an important year.

Yeah, I know guns. [If I am wrong, ignore this line, as it will be deleted.]

 

[Semper Fi]

Commissioned in '63. You're turn.

 

[USViking]

It's Hobbit's turn, but he has gone to sleep on us.

When he returns we can work in a question of his.



Question:
Canadian PM whose name very closely resembled that of a potted houseplant.

 

[Said1]

It's Hobbit's turn, but he has gone to sleep on us.

When he returns we can work in a question of his.



Question:
Canadian PM whose name very closely resembled that of a potted houseplant.

House plant? I have no idea, Deifenbaker? Pearson?

 

[USViking]

House plant? I have no idea, Deifenbaker? Pearson?

Ahem; if responders would kindly limit themselves to one answer per post.

"Diefenbaker" closely resembles "dieffenbachia".

Your question.

 

[Said1]

Ahem; if responders would kindly limit themselves to one answer per post.

"Diefenbaker" closely resembles "dieffenbachia".

Your question.

Ahem, whatever.

What are the remaining french territories off the coast of New Foundland?

 

[USViking]

Ahem, whatever.

What are the remaining french territories off the coast of New Foundland?

I know there is one or a group of tiny islands.

Anticosti?- that good enough?

 

[Said1]

I know there is one or a group of tiny islands.

Anticosti?- that good enough?

There are two, and I'm fairly certain they are not ajoined, but very close together. Anticosti is not it, there are two names.

 

[Hobbit]

Ok, I'm now awake and finished with my final (whole reason for ditching to go to sleep). Now for my question.

Questiong: Two men are credited with the independant and near simultaneous invention of calculus, a form of math involving calculating the slopes, areas, volumes, etc. of unconventionally shaped objects and an absolute necessity in advanced physics. One of these men is Isaac Newton. Who is the other?

 

[USViking]

Ok, I'm now awake and finished with my final (whole reason for ditching to go to sleep). Now for my question.

Questiong: Two men are credited with the independant and near simultaneous invention of calculus, a form of math involving calculating the slopes, areas, volumes, etc. of unconventionally shaped objects and an absolute necessity in advanced physics. One of these men is Isaac Newton. Who is the other?

Heh, heh- this was a question from yesterday.

Leibnitz.

Go ahead and ask another question.

 

[Said1]

Heh, heh- this was a question from yesterday.

Leibnitz.

Go ahead and ask another question.

Hmmm, don't see the answer to the french terriroties yet.

 

[USViking]

There are two, and I'm fairly certain they are not ajoined, but very close together. Anticosti is not it, there are two names.

Ah- my atlas shows Isles de la Madleine- there are several of them. Anticosti is much larger than all them put together, and is Canadian.

Why don't you nettle the French a bit by conquering them?

 

[USViking]

Hmmm, don't see the answer to the french terriroties yet.

We owed Hobbit a question, and I was consulting my atlas. Bossy.

 

[Hobbit]

Heh, heh- this was a question from yesterday.

Leibnitz.

Go ahead and ask another question.

Oops, I always just check the end and usually miss 3-4 questions. Don't want to read the whole 60 something pages.

Ok...hmmm...here we go.

Question: Name the computer technician who coined the term "computer bug" and why he did so.

 

[Said1]

Ah- my atlas shows Isles de la Madleine- there are several of them. Anticosti is much larger than all them put together, and is Canadian.

Why don't you nettle the French a bit by conquering them?

No, not Isles de Madeline, that's Quebc, I'm talking about France. Look SW, right off the coast of New Foundland. You're too far NW.

 

[USViking]

Oops, I always just check the end and usually miss 3-4 questions. Don't want to read the whole 60 something pages.

Ok...hmmm...here we go.

Question: Name the computer technician who coined the term "computer bug" and why he did so.

I know "bug" came from an actual bug which gummed up the works on an early computer. I'll have to let someone else identify the technician.

 

[Said1]

We owed Hobbit a question, and I was consulting my atlas. Bossy.

Now who's calling the kettle black? :tng:

 

[USViking]

No, not Isles de Madeline, that's Quebc, I'm talking about France. Look SW, right off the coast of New Foundland. You're too far NW.

I really botched this, didn't I? How unlike me!

The correct answer, finally, is St. Peirre et Miquelin.