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Offline Chris Bergin

Shuttle Quiz
« on: 07/22/2005 12:56 pm »
http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_4680000/newsid_4683800/4683811.stm

How many of you got one of the question wrong? Rather cheeky trick question in there. Who got it right first time (won't say which one it is until you have a look)
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RE: Shuttle Quiz
« Reply #1 on: 07/22/2005 01:58 pm »
6 of 6 ... I did a research project in college on the early years of the shuttle program  ;)

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RE: Shuttle Quiz
« Reply #2 on: 07/22/2005 03:25 pm »
Question 2 is not right, Enterprise didn't "fly from" anywhere!
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RE: Shuttle Quiz
« Reply #3 on: 07/22/2005 05:37 pm »
I guess they're counting the glide off the back of the 747 as a flight ... nit-picky, bet technically correct I suppose.

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RE: Shuttle Quiz
« Reply #4 on: 07/22/2005 05:42 pm »
Remember this is a quiz for youngsters.....talk about picky :)
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RE: Shuttle Quiz
« Reply #5 on: 07/22/2005 06:11 pm »
damn, how many kids would get that right?!

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RE: Shuttle Quiz
« Reply #6 on: 07/23/2005 02:27 am »
I only got 4 correct. My kilometers per hour to miles per hour conversion bet me, and I got done over by the "where did the shuttle first launch from" question.

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RE: Shuttle Quiz
« Reply #7 on: 07/25/2005 01:55 am »
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SimonShuttle - 22/7/2005  1:11 PM

damn, how many kids would get that right?!

My thoughts exactly!

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