trivia 11/21

Luckytrim

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trivia 11/21
DID YOU KNOW...
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Japan.

1. LaDonna Gaines made her mark on the 1970s music with hits like "Hot
Stuff" and "I Feel Love". She changed her name for her professional career,
what was it changed to?
2. Going by Word Count, what is the shortest Book in the Bible ?
a. - Obadiah
b. - Philemon
c. - John
d. - Jude
3. In 1971, who became the first chess player to officially be classed by
the game's governing body FIDE, as number one in the world?
4. Which front man of an American rock band is sometimes referred to as an
American Poet?
5. The branch of philosophy which deals with questions and issues of
knowledge is known by what name?
a. - Eschatology
b. - Metaphysics
c. - Aesthetics
d. - Epistemology
6. Which coffee promotion touted being "mountain grown for better flavor"?
7. What was the first network in the United States to have 24 hours news?
8. What Hollywood actor became famous for his role as Kunta Kinte in the
television mini series, "Roots"

TRUTH OR CRAP ??
Maine is the Eastern-most of the Fifty.
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1. Donna Summer
2. - d
3. Bobby Fischer
4. Jim Morrison
5. - d
6. Folgers
7. CNN
8. LeVar Burton

CRAP !!
Maine is not the Eastern-most of the Fifty.
Alaska is both the Eastern-most and the Western-most, as well as the
Northern-most of the Fifty.
 

Doc

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CRAP !!
Maine is not the Eastern-most of the Fifty.
Alaska is both the Eastern-most and the Western-most, as well as the
Northern-most of the Fifty.

:wow: Mind blown!!!! Thanks LT.
 

Doc

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Is it the eastern most because part of it touches or crosses the international date line? From this pic of Google Maps it is hard to tell for sure.
 

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ChowderMan

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not so much the IDL - once upon a time defined as 180' E/W longitude but now it looks like a pretzel - carved up so various places are in the same day . . .


however.....



"Alaska lies at the extreme northwest of the North American continent, and the Alaska Peninsula is the largest peninsula in the Western Hemisphere. Because the 180th meridian passes through the state’s Aleutian Islands, Alaska’s westernmost portion is in the Eastern Hemisphere. Thus, technically, Alaska is in both hemispheres."
 

Luckytrim

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As far as the most western state, note how Alaska's Aleutian Islands stretch right up to the edge of the Western Hemisphere at the 180º line of Longitude, thus the most western state in the country.
Alaska is also the answer for eastern, as the Aleutian Islands stretch across the 180º line of Longitude, into the Eastern Hemisphere, and up the edge of the Russian Federation.
Notice that the 180 degree line on the map makes a zigzag.... this is the work of cartographers, for the reason Chowderman said... the 180 degree line is in reality just as straight as the other 179... in which case;

  • Northernmost: Point Barrow, Alaska 71°23'20"N 156°28'45"W
  • Easternmost: Pochnoi Point, Semisopochnoi Island, Alaska 51°57'42"N 179°46'23"E
  • Westernmost: Amatignak Island, Alaska 51°16'7"N 179°8'55"W
 
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