Old 15-05-2008, 16:04
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1) Why are major fires in the city of La Paz in Bolivia almost impossible? - Lack of Oxygen due to high altitude - Bruv

2) What are pearls composed of? - Calcium Carbonate (Chalk) - Hekna

3) How many degrees of the Earth’s surface does the sun travel across in one hour? - 15 - Churchill

4) How many time zones are there in the USA? - 4 - Kels97

5) What are the Chinook, the Mistral and The Sirocco? - Winds - Bruv

6) If the Greenwich Meridian is at 0 degrees, what is at 180 degrees? - The International Dateline - Von

7) What is the worlds highest waterfall? - Angel Falls - Von

8) What mammal’s pregnancies last longer than any other on earth? - African Elephant - Hekna

9) What is England’s highest mountain? - Scafell pike in the Lake District - jaysay

10) Connacht, Ulster, Munster are 3 of the 4 provinces of Ireland, name the 4th? - Leinster - jaysay

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Old 16-05-2008, 16:58
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No, sorry Bernie
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Old 16-05-2008, 17:00
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9 Scafell pike in the Lake District 3209 feet high
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Old 16-05-2008, 17:01
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1.......... Due to thin air, less oxygen to fuel the fire
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Old 17-05-2008, 10:25
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4 Nine
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Old 17-05-2008, 10:39
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7. Victoria falls. In Rhodesia.
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Old 17-05-2008, 10:46
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2 - calcium carbonate/nacre
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Old 17-05-2008, 10:50
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4. 3 time zones Eastern, Central & Pacific standards.
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Old 17-05-2008, 12:30
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jaysay, Von, Churchill, all wrong
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Old 17-05-2008, 12:32
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O.K then

7. Angel falls in venezuella. Had to be one or the other.
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Old 17-05-2008, 12:36
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Yay!!!
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