Never realized that the stars on the Aussie flag were a constellation... googled an image of the flag and realized which constellation it was. I'll count that as only half cheating.
I saw the Southern Cross in 2004 while in Hawaii in late February. It is just visible above the southern horizon - the only state where one can see both the North Star and the Southern Cross. So, I suppose that means Crux could also be on the US flag. :)
For Lake Pontchartrain I took a chance, went to Google maps and just typed in Lake Port. Fortunately it popped up Lake Pontchartrain, LA so I was able to guess the city, knowing that LA =/= Los Angeles in this context.
Can you accept bullfighting for the running of the bulls? I think it fits in with the criteria, and it's all part of the same festival (San Fermin), so I think it should be accepted too.
Agreed, @kiwiquizzer. As a Kiwi, I can tell you that nobody here ever calls it South Cross, unless perhaps they're four and haven't learnt the name yet
I think that for the question "Which constellation is depicted on the Australian Flag" should also include the New Zealand flag because they share the same constellation on both their flags and is an important matter to address.
As the question asks for "The Earth's highest RECORDED temperature".... then the temperature from the thermonuclear bomb wasn't actually recorded...... sorry.... you are welcome.
i would have thought the temperature at krakatoa or vesuvius got pretty high too. I wonder how hot it gets near somewhere like Kilauea on any given day.
Given that mauna is just the Hawaiian word for mountain, could you accept just Kea as an answer? It wouldn't really be any different than accepting Everest for Mount Everest.
Why can I never remember "Balkan"? I think of Baltic right away, know that it's not correct for that region, but simply cannot think of the right answer. Someday...
There's a theory that there's a Christian name that is more common than Muhammad, but it's been translated so many times that it's now has dozens of variations. Some examples include, John, Iohannes, Giovanni, Sean, and many others that come from the original Hebrew Yohanan.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5O2Yjn3OXRk
I just think it's pretty cool to follow names through languages.
I thought that too, Xenobio. Another one is Yvon in Breton. And of course there are all the female variants from the same root - Jane, Jeanette, Yvonne. Glad I'm not the only one to have thought about etymology!
For the two countries with a name beginning with "North", it should accept just "Korea" - obviously it's not "South Korea" we're thinking of! (I got it with 'Macedonia' after 'Korea' wasn't accepted.)
I got it with a lucky guess. Sounded French so thought I'd have a go with New Orleans. If that wouldn't have been it ( and very surprised it actually was!) then I would have just skipped it. (well I already had skipped it but came back to try a guess, so I mean give up on the question)
Didn't get the running of the bulls question because I only remembered the answer in Spanish, could “Corrida de toros” be accepted given that’s the actual name in Spanish?
Try to match a 55 Megaton thermonuclear bomb, all thermometers melted down at 100 miles.
You are welcome.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5O2Yjn3OXRk
I just think it's pretty cool to follow names through languages.