sunday night comp

[Splitpin]

You have been warned ..... at this stage it looks like the "bot" will win .
Apathy ... such a sad word (look it up)
Anyway ... here we go , for the Cosmos (original) 7 dvd boxed issue.

Question 1 : What was Buzz Aldrin's mothers maiden name ?
Question 2 : The Gemini missions were flown in what years?
Question 3: Who was the last man to walk on the moon ?

See you soon .....

[Ian Warren]

Marion Moon .. that was easy

1962 - 1966 .. just watch the doco the other night

Eugene Cernan, got to make em harder Marty

[Splitpin]

Marion Moon .. that was easy

1962 - 1966 .. just watch the doco the other night

Eugene Cernan, got to make em harder Marty

Bloody hell skinman well done .
Re the Gemini missions .... some say 62-66 , others say 65-66 , but close enough.
I'll deliver the box .

Marion Moon .... thats odd aye

[emfrat]

They all rang a bell, but I didn't want to ring you at 3 am to answer...
1. Same as Frank Zappa's oldest girl.
2 . The project ran from 1961-1966.
3. Gene Cernan, only because it came up in an online trivia quiz the other day while my neighbour and I were having a beer.

Of course I am ineligible because I cheated on the first two - how long before 'google' acquires the additional meaning of "to cheat in an online quiz"?

[chopper_nut]

I'm reading Gene Cernan's book right now. It's a bit subjective, you could argue that Harrison Schmitt was the last man to walk on the moon....

[Splitpin]

I'm reading Gene Cernan's book right now. It's a bit subjective, you could argue that Harrison Schmitt was the last man to walk on the moon....

Don't want to argue Nick ..... What's the title of Cerans book ? i wouldn't mind a copy for the achieve.

[Ian Warren]

Funny .. it was a private joke when I met Buzz at Wanaka , as told we had my Space Shuttle above head and was worried the strings attached would break , strange his mother last name was 'Moon' off all things, something that stuck in my brain case ever since, speaking to Ed , I said one off my fave movie hero's was a Marion .. "John Wayne" turned out he met and knew him very well ... weird !

I am surprised many did not jump in and go for this .. It would be a superb collectors item , seriously I grew up with the Slisssh off opening doors and in Avonhead Primary they even had a Chekov/Uhura panel for a prop .... space man ...

[omitchell]

What about Captain Kirk?

[chopper_nut]

I'm reading Gene Cernan's book right now. It's a bit subjective, you could argue that Harrison Schmitt was the last man to walk on the moon....

Don't want to argue Nick ..... What's the title of Cerans book ? i wouldn't mind a copy for the achieve.

Funnily enough, It's called Last Man On The Moon
http://www.amazon.com/Last-Man-Moon-Astronaut-Americas/dp/0312263511/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1425195308&sr=8-1&keywords=last+man+on+the+moon

[Splitpin]

Ok .... heres one more Quiz .
The prize this time is a 3 dvd box called "ice patrol" a doco filmed on board HMS Endurance , the Royal Navy's only ice breaker.
Ian .... i think you can sit this one out (but i cant force you)
As before , the first to answer 3 questions correctly will win ........... questions at 2100 (9pm NZ time) ... in 40 minutes or so.
See you at 2100hrs.

[Splitpin]

I'm reading Gene Cernan's book right now. It's a bit subjective, you could argue that Harrison Schmitt was the last man to walk on the moon....

Don't want to argue Nick ..... What's the title of Cerans book ? i wouldn't mind a copy for the achieve.

Funnily enough, It's called Last Man On The Moon
http://www.amazon.com/Last-Man-Moon-Astronaut-Americas/dp/0312263511/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1425195308&sr=8-1&keywords=last+man+on+the+moon

Cheers Nick ..... Im onto it , i love this kind of stuff.

[emfrat]

... you could argue that Harrison Schmitt was the last man to walk on the moon....

O dear O dear. The America's Cup all over again, if you can't win on the field, take it to court and split hairs there.
Cernan and Schmitt walk back to the lander, Cernan arrives first. As commander he waits at the foot of the ladder to see his crew are all aboard and then boards himself.
There was none of this crap with Hillary and Tenzing. Sir Edmund always gave full credit to Tenzing Norgay for his contribution, even though that seriously upset the British Imperial establishment. So, OK, a knighthood for that eccentric Colonial chappie, but nothing for the native porter.

[Ian Warren]

The "A TEAM " on tv at the mo .. HMS Endurance .. Falklands War material 1982 .. I better sit this one out

[Splitpin]

I thought i did this already .... but obviously not (didn't show up anyway)
One more late sunday night comp .... prize is a 3 dvd box set called "Ice Patrol" filmed on the Royal Navy's only ice breaker , the HMS Endurance.
Ian ... maybe you should sit this one out

Ok ..... for the prize .....
1: Where do tomatoes originate ?
2: What is the fastest bird on earth ?
3: True or False ... 93% of the composition of asparagus is water.

[omitchell]

Sth Amererica
Roadrunner
True

[Splitpin]

Sorry team ..... my pc is in odd mode tonight .
Forgive the double posts .... or half posts ,just hope the comp thing got through .... cant see it at the moment.

[omitchell]

1 entry. Anyone else?

[emfrat]

Marty, I could see it, no probs.
1. Often among pot plants.
2. Danica Patrick
3. False - it is the same as humans, 97%.

[Splitpin]

Seems not Big O ...... I'll wait for 5 minutes , and if there's no response then its all yours .
But .... your # 2 reply is .... shall we say ... dodgey

[Ian Warren]

1 The garden

2 The SR-71 exclude the X15 and Space Shuttle

3 Who the hell cares .. Asparagus rolls for lunch

did I not win ......................