The Answer to Life- Phoenix 42

Weyland · Post by **Weyland** » Sun May 13, 2007 11:15 am

I'll go the other side with Tories.

harry 3 · Post by **harry 3** » Sun May 13, 2007 2:47 pm

AJ's correct , the Whigs.

Cardinal Sin · Post by **Cardinal Sin** » Sun May 13, 2007 3:09 pm

Cheers Harry

Which author "predicted" the size and orbit of Mar's moon, more than 150 years before they were officially discovered?

Weyland · Post by **Weyland** » Sun May 13, 2007 3:25 pm

Well, being the total geek I sometimes am, I recall Phobos being discovered in 1877. That makes this author before 1727. Er.

Utter guess here, but Jonathan Swift? Sounds like something he might have written in Gulliver's Travels, although I've not read it for years. And I'm not even too sure that he's the right time either!

Cardinal Sin · Post by **Cardinal Sin** » Sun May 13, 2007 3:26 pm

Bingo Weyland! Exactly right!

http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/S/Swift.html

Over to you sir.

Weyland · Post by **Weyland** » Sun May 13, 2007 11:26 pm

The only 18th-century author I could remember.

Okay, sticking with authors, which author did Edward III (of England) grant "a gallon of wine daily for the rest of his life"?

(Must have helped any writers block he had

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Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Mon May 14, 2007 9:52 am

hmm, 14th century authors. there can't be many; i'll go for chaucer.

Weyland · Post by **Weyland** » Mon May 14, 2007 9:57 am

Yep, once you remember when Edward III reigned, the choices are fairly minimal.

Over to you UP.

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Mon May 14, 2007 10:20 am

cheers.

how about a eurovision question?

dana international is a woman who used to be a man called sharon.

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she represented israel in the esc but where was he/she/it born.

Cardinal Sin · Post by **Cardinal Sin** » Mon May 14, 2007 10:42 am

I'll go for Hungary.

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Mon May 14, 2007 10:57 am

HE shoots, HE misses. sorry.

Cardinal Sin · Post by **Cardinal Sin** » Mon May 14, 2007 11:07 am

No need to apologise. It's my own fault for not knowing the countries of origin of famous transvestites / transsexuals.

Thing is, I can remember hearing about it at the time, but can't remember.

Er... Jordan?

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Mon May 14, 2007 11:11 am

getting closer (geographically)

Cardinal Sin · Post by **Cardinal Sin** » Mon May 14, 2007 11:20 am

Sorry, I cheated. Looked it up on Wikipedia, and it says that she was born in Israel.

Are you mistaken, they mistaken, or are you trying to pull a fast one?

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Mon May 14, 2007 11:29 am

hmm. i just looked there too and it seems you might be right, but read a little further and you'll see the answer which is on my card.