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Re: Never Ending General Knowledge

Postby chengdufan

McManusFan wrote:Blind guess: Victoria?

Victoria is the capital of Seychelles. Seems no one knows this. I'll come up with a new question later

Re: Never Ending General Knowledge

Postby chengdufan

The answer was Ngerulmud.

Let's try a different one.

Why was the Pacific Ocean named the Pacific?

Re: Never Ending General Knowledge

Postby Prop

McManusFan wrote:To answer the question, which ocean are you talking about specifically? The person naming it had a minor speech impediment.


<laugh>

Re: Never Ending General Knowledge

Postby RunningSide

chengdufan wrote:The answer was Ngerulmud.

Let's try a different one.

Why was the Pacific Ocean named the Pacific?

Could you be more specific

Re: Never Ending General Knowledge

Postby McManusFan

There was a young baby on board a boat, and the soothing undulations of the ocean pacified the baby. Hence we have the pacific ocean.

Re: Never Ending General Knowledge

Postby chengdufan

HappyCamper wrote:To distinguish it from the Indian ocean.

Nope, but it was to distinguish it from an ocean

Re: Never Ending General Knowledge

Postby chengdufan

McManusFan wrote:There was a young baby on board a boat, and the soothing undulations of the ocean pacified the baby. Hence we have the pacific ocean.

Lovely idea! And in a sense is close to the answer

Re: Never Ending General Knowledge

Postby Iranu

The region was considered host to mermaids who would “pacify” sailors into tragedy.

Re: Never Ending General Knowledge

Postby chengdufan

Iranu wrote:The region was considered host to mermaids who would “pacify” sailors into tragedy.

Nice thinking, but it's not related to mermaids, sailors, tragedy, or pacifying anyone or anything

Re: Never Ending General Knowledge

Postby chengdufan

Iranu wrote:It is or was thought to be the calmest ocean in terms fo wave strength etc

Yes, this is close enough :-)

According to the OED, it was named as such as it was thought to be calmer than the Atlantic Ocean

Re: Never Ending General Knowledge

Postby Iranu

In the TV series LOST, what was journey was Oceanic flight 815 taking when the plane crashed on the Island?

Re: Never Ending General Knowledge

Postby SnookerEd25

Iranu wrote:In the TV series LOST, what was journey was Oceanic flight 815 taking when the plane crashed on the Island?


On way to Milton Keynes?

Re: Never Ending General Knowledge

Postby Holden Chinaski

SnookerEd25 wrote:
Iranu wrote:In the TV series LOST, what was journey was Oceanic flight 815 taking when the plane crashed on the Island?


On way to Milton Keynes?

rofl

Re: Never Ending General Knowledge

Postby Iranu

HappyCamper wrote:Have a feeling this is a repeat question

Might be. I’m lazy.

Not Melbourne to LA but very close.