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xoxoxoBruce · 01-30-2007, 06:09 AM

Godamnit, Godamnit, Godamnit, I had about 20 questions listed and lost the post.

OK, here's some off the wall stuff.

Who's the leader of the club, that's made for you and me? Mickey Mouse

What is the hottest place on Earth? El Azizia, Libya - 136F (57.8 C) Sept. 13, 1922

What is the coldest place on Earth? Vostok, Antarctica, -129 F (-89 C) July 21, 1983.

Where is the worlds highest waterfall? Angel Falls in Venezuela - 3,212 feet (979 meters).

What is the largest volcano? Mauna Loa, Hawaii rises more than 50,000 feet (9.5 miles or 15.2 kilometers) above its base, in the ocean

What is the highest mountain? Mt. Everest - 29,035 feet (nearly 9 kilometers) above sea level.

Where is the lowest dry point on Earth? The shore of the Dead Sea is about 1,300 feet (400 meters) below sea level.

What is the longest river? Nile River - 4,160 miles (6,695 kilometers) long.

What's the driest place on Earth? Arica, Chile - 0.03 inches (0.76 millimeters) of rain per year. It would take a century to fill a coffee cup.

What is the wettest place on Earth? Lloro, Colombia averages 523.6 inches/year, or more than 40 feet (13 meters).

What percentage of the world’s water is in the oceans? About 97 percent.

Which Earth ocean, is the largest? Pacific - 64 million square miles (165 million square kilometers). Average depth of 2.4 miles (3.9 kilometers).

How much surface area does Earth contain? 196,950,711 square miles (510,100,000 square kilometers).

What is the largest lake in the world? By size and volume, the Caspian Sea.

What's the deepest place in the ocean? Greatest known depth is 36,198 feet (6.9 miles or 11 kilometers) at the Mariana Trench.

What is the fastest surface wind ever recorded? "Regular" wind, 231 mph (372 kph), A tornado in Oklahoma, clocked at 318 mph (513 kph).

What is the world’s largest desert? Sahara. Antarctica technically tops this category.

What is the world’s deepest lake? Lake Baikal, Siberia is 5,712 feet (1.7 kilometers) deep.

What is the world’s largest island? Greenland covers 840,000 square miles (2,176,000 square kilometers).

How much would seas rise if the Antarctic Ice Sheet melted? 220 feet, or the height of a 20-story building. UN worst-case scenario -- seas could jump 3 feet (1 meter) by 2100.

Where are the highest tides? Burntcoat Head, Nova Scotia, tides can range 38.4 feet (11.7 meters).

How much gold has been discovered worldwide to date? 193,000 metric tons (425 million pounds).

What North American plant can live for thousands of years? The creosote bush, has been shown by radiocarbon dating to have lived since the birth of Christ. Some of these plants may endure 10,000 years, scientists say

What % of the world’s fresh water is stored as glacial ice? About 70 percent or 60 years of the entire globe's rainfall.

What's the most common mineral in Earth's crust. Feldspar.

What's the best cure for everything? Chocolate

01-30-2007, 06:09 AM	#4
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Godamnit, Godamnit, Godamnit, I had about 20 questions listed and lost the post. OK, here's some off the wall stuff. Who's the leader of the club, that's made for you and me? Mickey Mouse What is the hottest place on Earth? El Azizia, Libya - 136F (57.8 C) Sept. 13, 1922 What is the coldest place on Earth? Vostok, Antarctica, -129 F (-89 C) July 21, 1983. Where is the worlds highest waterfall? Angel Falls in Venezuela - 3,212 feet (979 meters). What is the largest volcano? Mauna Loa, Hawaii rises more than 50,000 feet (9.5 miles or 15.2 kilometers) above its base, in the ocean What is the highest mountain? Mt. Everest - 29,035 feet (nearly 9 kilometers) above sea level. Where is the lowest dry point on Earth? The shore of the Dead Sea is about 1,300 feet (400 meters) below sea level. What is the longest river? Nile River - 4,160 miles (6,695 kilometers) long. What's the driest place on Earth? Arica, Chile - 0.03 inches (0.76 millimeters) of rain per year. It would take a century to fill a coffee cup. What is the wettest place on Earth? Lloro, Colombia averages 523.6 inches/year, or more than 40 feet (13 meters). What percentage of the world’s water is in the oceans? About 97 percent. Which Earth ocean, is the largest? Pacific - 64 million square miles (165 million square kilometers). Average depth of 2.4 miles (3.9 kilometers). How much surface area does Earth contain? 196,950,711 square miles (510,100,000 square kilometers). What is the largest lake in the world? By size and volume, the Caspian Sea. What's the deepest place in the ocean? Greatest known depth is 36,198 feet (6.9 miles or 11 kilometers) at the Mariana Trench. What is the fastest surface wind ever recorded? "Regular" wind, 231 mph (372 kph), A tornado in Oklahoma, clocked at 318 mph (513 kph). What is the world’s largest desert? Sahara. Antarctica technically tops this category. What is the world’s deepest lake? Lake Baikal, Siberia is 5,712 feet (1.7 kilometers) deep. What is the world’s largest island? Greenland covers 840,000 square miles (2,176,000 square kilometers). How much would seas rise if the Antarctic Ice Sheet melted? 220 feet, or the height of a 20-story building. UN worst-case scenario -- seas could jump 3 feet (1 meter) by 2100. Where are the highest tides? Burntcoat Head, Nova Scotia, tides can range 38.4 feet (11.7 meters). How much gold has been discovered worldwide to date? 193,000 metric tons (425 million pounds). What North American plant can live for thousands of years? The creosote bush, has been shown by radiocarbon dating to have lived since the birth of Christ. Some of these plants may endure 10,000 years, scientists say What % of the world’s fresh water is stored as glacial ice? About 70 percent or 60 years of the entire globe's rainfall. What's the most common mineral in Earth's crust. Feldspar. What's the best cure for everything? Chocolate __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump. Last edited by xoxoxoBruce; 01-30-2007 at 07:17 AM.