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Discussion in 'United Kingdom' started by halibut, Jul 12, 2006.

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  1. halibut

    halibut Ex-Mod star 8 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    And the other points go to Phill, yes well done. The smallest cell is the sperm, and the largest cell is the Ovum. Quite interesting I think you'll agree

    Why was the winner of the first Tour de France disqualified?
     
  2. SithLordDarthRichie

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    Why?

    They are part of the animal kingdom, they have species and sub-species like all other animals
     
  3. JONJEDI

    JONJEDI Jedi Grand Master star 5

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    He took a shortcut?
     
  4. Jairen

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    Clever question Hal. The winner of the first Tour De France in 1903, Maurice Garin, was disqualified from the 1904 TdF for using a train to make part of the journey.
     
  5. halibut

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    And more points to Phill! Yes indeed, he and 4 others took a train for part of their journey. The early Tour de Frances were a haven for cheating as there were no designated stages, and riders were expected to cycle through the night. Some riders were attached to cars, and held on by a wire with a cork on the end, which they held in their mouths!

    In which year did the Second World War end?
     
  6. JONJEDI

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    14 August 1945
     
  7. halibut

    halibut Ex-Mod star 8 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    Oh Jonny Jon! No, it's not 1945. That's another 10 points away
     
  8. timbolton

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    This is the way I was led to believe Phill (and after a year studying animals in art, so needing to understand classification) - If it ain't flora (plants, trees, etc), it's fauna, ie animal - fish, avian, mammal, reptile, amphibian, insect (invertebrate), arachnid, whatever slug and snails are (brain has gone on me sorry) and so on. So all life on this planet has to fit into the category of flora (plant life) or fauna (which I define as "animal", so do most dictionaries). Interestingly, Bestiaries (Medieval "Books of Beasts" aimed at providing anthropomorphic Christian metaphors) do not include insects (aside for bees) - no flies or spiders, even though they would be obvious metaphors for Christian values. So maybe some biased against insects has come from there, because Bestiary knowledge stretched further than the Middle Ages.
     
  9. JONJEDI

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    1944 then! But 1945 was when Japan surrendered which was still WWII.
     
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  11. halibut

    halibut Ex-Mod star 8 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    5 points for Tim for being interesting :)

    And it's not 1944 or 1974. Way out
     
  12. JONJEDI

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    Blimmin heck! Erm... 1999? :confused:
     
  13. halibut

    halibut Ex-Mod star 8 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    Closer.

    It's to do with the countries named in the peace agreements
     
  14. Jairen

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    It was 1974 for a certain japanese officer, Lt Onoda, who fought a gurilla action in the Phillipines until ordered to surrender by his retired senior office in 1974 :p lol


    EDIT However, the real answer, I think, is that it never officially ended, since Japan and the Soviet Union never signed a peace agreement.
     
  15. Ramble_Boba

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    Well I believe britian was still under rationing until 1947, and there are also reports of Japanse soldiers been found in quite modern times who had been living on small islands refusing to give up.
     
  16. halibut

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    It's after 1974
     
  17. SithLordDarthRichie

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    cos Russia & Japan didn't sign a peace treaty because there was a dispute over control of the Kuril islands


    Not sure what date it was resolved....but this year some control was given back to Japan
     
  18. Ramble_Boba

    Ramble_Boba Jedi Master star 5

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    Is this anything to do with that place that wasn't in scotland...Berwick?
     
  19. halibut

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    Which country was the main instigator of WW2?
     
  20. JONJEDI

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  21. halibut

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    The Berwick thing was resolved long long ago. And it was an ancient war with Russia. Not even this century, although it's officially the longest war on record

    1992 is very close.
     
  22. SithLordDarthRichie

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  24. Ramble_Boba

    Ramble_Boba Jedi Master star 5

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    Can I get points for the interesting part?

    And since it was germany that started, and after it was split to west and east germany could that be anything to do with it? So was it when the wall came down and the country reunited?

    EDIT: Berlin, which was also partitioned into four zones, remained under formal military occupation until September 12, 1990 when the Treaty on the Final Settlement with Respect to Germany was signed by the four powers and the two German governments which was the final peace treaty and the restoration of German sovereignty. This allowed German reunification to take place on October 3, 1990
     
  25. halibut

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    You really don't know your history. Think Germany

    EDIT: Yes the points go to Ramble, thank you!

    The peace accords for WW2 referred to Germany, but when they were drawn, there was no "Germany". There was East Germany and West Germany so the war ended in 1990 when Germany was reunited.
     
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