Question of the day

[hoyin]

I was referring to zags comment. Rather than answering the question.

The answer to the question is as far as i know the bristle cone pine as Allandwf said. I just chipped in with the place and rough age being California and plus 4000 years old.

Well done. You are right.

So before 2013 the oldest tree was Methuselah a 4,845 Great Basin bristlecone pine in the White Mountains in California.

Then researchers found another of the same species in the same area that is 5,063yrs old.

There are forests in south central Utah where the colony is estimated to be around 80,000 yrs old!! But not individual trees.

Your turn.


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[spkennyuk]

I will pass over to Allandwf as he said the species of tree. I just knew the place and rough age.

Over to you Allandwf.

 

[allandwf]

When was the worlds first successful oil well drilled using a rig, the start of how we know it today, and where?

 

[GeoffCapes]

I know it was in somewhere aptly name Oil Creek. But where that is escapes me.

As for the year I'd guess at 1850's

 

[hoyin]

I know it was in somewhere aptly name Oil Creek. But where that is escapes me.

As for the year I'd guess at 1850's

America somewhere with a name like that.

Texas?


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[spkennyuk]

Dallas South Fork 1978 to 1990s

Seriously i would guess 1860 to 1870 ish and somewhere in the USA. Other than that i have nothing.

 

[Navcorr]

Dallas South Fork 1978 to 1990s

Pamela Ewing - scheerrrrrwing

 

[allandwf]

I know it was in somewhere aptly name Oil Creek. But where that is escapes me.

As for the year I'd guess at 1850's

The correct area and timescale, a bit more specific.

 

[allandwf]

Dallas South Fork 1978 to 1990s

Seriously i would guess 1860 to 1870 ish and somewhere in the USA. Other than that i have nothing.

It was the USA, but earlier.

 

[allandwf]

I know it was in somewhere aptly name Oil Creek. But where that is escapes me.

As for the year I'd guess at 1850's

It was the 1850s, but when. Oil Creek was in the area, it was so named as oil seeped out the ground there and could be found on its shore.

 

[MarkMas]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHz-zZoBnbc

 

[Navcorr]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHz-zZoBnbc

T'was a good film, although, on balance, I think I preferred Pamy:

 

[Navcorr]

That said her Terry McDermott phase left a little to be desired!

 

[spkennyuk]

Your question Geoff Capes / Mark.

 

[GeoffCapes]

Someone else can have it as I won't be about much in the next few days as am off to Rome.

 

[MarkMas]

Well since it is Mark's turn to set a question....

Here is a quick-and-easy:

In what two completely separate ways are TWELVE PLUS ONE and ELEVEN PLUS TWO identical?

 

[JonW]

Well since it is Mark's turn to set a question....

Here is a quick-and-easy:

In what two completely separate ways are TWELVE PLUS ONE and ELEVEN PLUS TWO identical?

They both add up to 13, they both have thirteen letters; and the letters are the same in both... this is the highest quality trivia!...

 

[MarkMas]

They both add up to 13, they both have thirteen letters; and the letters are the same in both...

Totally right and well done! Your turn to set a question, JonW ....

 

[JonW]

Something Le Mans related... as I've been getting excited about being back there in 3 weeks.

What is the shortest ever winning margin at the end of the 24hrs race?

Apologies if this has been asked before.

 

[Navcorr]

Something Le Mans related... as I've been getting excited about being back there in 3 weeks.

What is the shortest ever winning margin at the end of the 24hrs race?

Apologies if this has been asked before.

By shortest do you mean distance - rather than time / narrowest margin?