Discussion Random Facts and Youtube Clips

[Connoisseur]

An Australian fact-

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1269675487082631168

 

[Darkie]

@Darkie , @Diabolical , @IDIG , @Professor , @Ironhawk and @Rowsus

QI True or False Questions:
1. One of the first planets discovered outside the Solar System was named Poltergeist.
2. When two prime numbers differ by 6 (e.g. 5 and 11), they are known as ‘erotic primes’.
3. Batman was created by the inventor of the lie detector.
4. Aphids are born pregnant.

Spoiler: Guesses

I’ll try:

T
F
F
T

 

[Connoisseur]

Spoiler: Guesses

I’ll try:

T
F
F
T

Spoiler: Result

4/4

 

[Rowsus]

Total guess: TFFF

 

[Connoisseur]

Total guess: TFFF

Spoiler: Result

3/4

 

[Connoisseur]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1269957246974337024

 

[Connoisseur]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1268238166861008897

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[Connoisseur]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1269313101461024770

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https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1269373498406973444

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[Connoisseur]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1269524493212385287

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https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1269584891542269954

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1269615091206385664

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1269645294469181440

 

[Connoisseur]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1269811383698444288

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1269856681275478016

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1269886883430977536

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1269917080830140418

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1269947281366605824

 

[Connoisseur]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1269977477558022149

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1270007677830086656

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1270037880388243456

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https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1270098274951856129

 

[Connoisseur]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1270128473214877696

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1270219068839059457

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1270249269086154752

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1270279379512328193

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1270302116805054487

 

[Connoisseur]

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https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1270385170856591363

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1270407813311787009

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1270430462335488001

 

[Connoisseur]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1270460660846153733

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1270490861391003649

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1270581456692293633

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1270611658419826690

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1270632812325081088

 

[Connoisseur]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1270656958748594176

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1270672055470604288

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1270702258791968770

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1270747559271809030

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1270823048996884489

 

[Connoisseur]

@Diabolical

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1270724903935733765

 

[Connoisseur]

@Ironhawk , @Darkie , @Diabolical , @Professor and @Rowsus.

True or False.

1. The 40 days between Ash Wednesday and Easter Sunday are known as Lent.
2. If it could crawl non-stop at its normal speed, it would take a garden snail 2 years and 3 month to go from John o’ Groats to Land’s End.
3. Beer wasn’t classified as an alcoholic drink in Russia until 2010.
4. James and the Giant Peach was originally called James and the Giant Grape.

 

[Professor]

@Ironhawk , @Darkie , @Diabolical , @Professor and @Rowsus.

True or False.

1. The 40 days between Ash Wednesday and Easter Sunday are known as Lent.
2. If it could crawl non-stop at its normal speed, it would take a garden snail 2 years and 3 month to go from John o’ Groats to Land’s End.
3. Beer wasn’t classified as an alcoholic drink in Russia until 2010.
4. James and the Giant Peach was originally called James and the Giant Grape.

TTFF

 

[Ironhawk]

@Ironhawk , @Darkie , @Diabolical , @Professor and @Rowsus.

True or False.

1. The 40 days between Ash Wednesday and Easter Sunday are known as Lent.
2. If it could crawl non-stop at its normal speed, it would take a garden snail 2 years and 3 month to go from John o’ Groats to Land’s End.
3. Beer wasn’t classified as an alcoholic drink in Russia until 2010.
4. James and the Giant Peach was originally called James and the Giant Grape.

1 This seems wrong, I thought Palm Sunday was part of Lent? False.
2 From a rough calculation this is around 80cm per minute. Sounds about right from what I have seen snails do. True.
3. I hate years. Always get these wrong. I'll say True, but it's probably later.
4. I have heard before it was originally going to be some different fruit. Not sure it was Grape though. False.

 

[Diabolical]

@Ironhawk , @Darkie , @Diabolical , @Professor and @Rowsus.

True or False.

1. The 40 days between Ash Wednesday and Easter Sunday are known as Lent.
2. If it could crawl non-stop at its normal speed, it would take a garden snail 2 years and 3 month to go from John o’ Groats to Land’s End.
3. Beer wasn’t classified as an alcoholic drink in Russia until 2010.
4. James and the Giant Peach was originally called James and the Giant Grape.

F, T, T, F