Welcome to the start of another week and to another quiz.
Quite a tough selection this time, I think, but if you enjoy a challenge give them a go.
No point if they were all too easy 🙂
As always if you get stuck you can find the answers waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay down below, but please NO cheating!
Enjoy and good luck.
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Q. 1: Which is farther south, New York City or Rome, Italy?
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Q. 2: What is the ball on top of a flagpole called?
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Q. 3: Which are there more of in the United States of America, public libraries or McDonald’s fast food outlets?
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Q. 4: Apart from wanting to be US President what did all three major 1996 Presidential candidates, Clinton, Dole and Perot, have in common.
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Q. 5: Where was chocolate milk was invented?
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Q. 6: If you’re in Detroit and you walk south, what is the first country you’ll enter?
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Q. 7: Where did the ever popular trousers called ‘Jeans’ get their name?
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Q. 8: And what was the origin of ‘Denim’ the material that jeans are made from?
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Q. 9: What is the most filmed story of all time? (Bonus points if you can name second and third aswell.)
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Q. 10: When ocean tides are at their highest, they are called ‘spring tides’. What are they called when they are at their lowest?
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Q. 11: Which of these kills the most humans on average every year?
a) crocodiles b) hippopotamus c) mosquitos d) tigers
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Q. 12: What do you call a scholar who studies the works of the Marquis de Sade?
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Q. 13: What are ‘second unit’ movie shots?
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Q. 14: Which well known American writer was born on a day in 1835 when Haley’s Comet came into view and died on a day in 1910 when Haley’s Comet came into view again? (Will accept either his real name or pen name, a bonus point if you know both.)
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Q. 15: Which of these is the oldest?
a) The Aztec Empire b) The Inca Empire c) Cambridge University
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Q. 16: What is the only state of the USA whose name is just one syllable? (Hint: the answer is not California.)
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Q. 17: You’ve seen it many times and on lots of things, but what does the name ‘NABISCO’ mean?
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Q. 18: Which side of a woman’s blouse are the buttons on?
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Q. 19: He was a Spanish hero who, before he was 20, led a Spanish force against the Moors and drove them out of Spain. He is celebrated in poem and romance. Who was he?
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Q. 20: In 1972 who didn’t want Ruby to take her love to town?
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ANSWERS
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Q. 1: Which is farther south, New York City or Rome, Italy?
A. 1: New York City is further south than Rome, Italy.
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Q. 2: What is the ball on top of a flagpole called?
A. 2: The ball on top of a flagpole is called the truck.
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Q. 3: Which are there more of in the United States of America, public libraries or McDonald’s fast food outlets?
A. 3: There are more public libraries than McDonald’s in the U.S.
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Q. 4: Apart from wanting to be US President what did all three major 1996 Presidential candidates, Clinton, Dole and Perot, have in common.
A. 4: All three major 1996 Presidential candidates, Clinton, Dole and Perot, are left-handed.
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Q. 5: Where was chocolate milk was invented?
A. 5: Chocolate milk was invented in Ireland.
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Q. 6: If you’re in Detroit and you walk south, what is the first country you’ll enter?
A. 6: Understandable if you said Mexico, but If you’re in Detroit and you walk south, the first country you’ll enter will be Canada.
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Q. 7: Where did the ever popular trousers called ‘Jeans’ get their name?
A. 7: ‘Jeans’ were named after their place of origin, Genoa, Italy.
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Q. 8: And what was the origin of ‘Denim’ the material that jeans are made from?
A. 8: ‘Denim’ also takes its name from its place of origin, Nimes, in France. It was originally called ‘serge de Nimes’ or ‘fabric from Nimes’. The ‘serge’ soon disappeared and left us with ‘de Nimes’ or ‘denim’.
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Q. 9: What is the most filmed story of all time? (Bonus points if you can name second and third aswell.)
A. 9: Dracula is the most filmed story of all time, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is second and Oliver Twist is third.
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Q. 10: When ocean tides are at their highest, they are called ‘spring tides’. What are they called when they are at their lowest?
A. 10: When ocean tides are at their lowest, they are call ‘neep tides’.
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Q. 11: Which of these kills the most humans on average every year?
a) crocodiles b) hippopotamus c) mosquitos d) tigers
A. 11: The correct answer is c) Mosquitos. They kill as many as 1,000,000 people per year from Malaria. Although it appears quite docile, the Hippopotamus is considered the most dangerous animal in Africa, killing 3,000 people per year. Crocodiles kill between 1500 and 2500 people per year. And Tigers are estimated to kill around 100 humans per year.
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Q. 12: What do you call a scholar who studies the works of the Marquis de Sade?
A. 12: A scholar who studies the works of the Marquis de Sade is called a ‘Sadian’, not a ‘Sadist’.
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Q. 13: What are ‘second unit’ movie shots?
A. 13: ‘Second unit’ movie shots do not require the presence of actors.
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Q. 14: Which well known American writer was born on a day in 1835 when Haley’s Comet came into view and died on a day in 1910 when Haley’s Comet came into view again? (Will accept either his real name or pen name, a bonus point if you know both.)
A. 14: Samuel Clemens aka Mark Twain was born on a day in 1835 when Haley’s Comet came into view and died on a day in 1910 when Haley’s Comet came into view again.
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Q. 15: Which of these is the oldest?
a) The Aztec Empire b) The Inca Empire c) Cambridge University
A. 15: The correct answer is c) Cambridge University in England is older than both the Aztec and Inca empires.
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Q. 16: What is the only state of the USA whose name is just one syllable? (Hint: the answer is not California.)
A. 16: Maine is the only state whose name is just one syllable.
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Q. 17: You’ve seen it many times and on lots of things, but what does the name ‘NABISCO’ mean?
A. 17: ‘NABISCO’ simply means NAtional BIScuit COmpany.
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Q. 18: Which side of a woman’s blouse are the buttons on?
A. 18: The left.
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Q. 19: He was a Spanish hero who, before he was 20, led a Spanish force against the Moors and drove them out of Spain. He is celebrated in poem and romance. Who was he?
A. 19: El Cid.
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Q. 20: In 1972 who didn’t want Ruby to take her love to town?
Holiday or not, no place to hide from the fasab weekly quiz.
Let’s see how you cope with today’s challenge.
As usual, if you get stuck, you can find the answers waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay down below, but please NO cheating!
Enjoy and good luck.
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Q. 1: What does the ‘K’ in K-mart stand for?
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Q. 2: Which way does a “no smoking” sign’s slash run?
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Q. 3: During WWII, what popular food in the U.S. was dubbed “Liberty Steaks” to avoid a German-sounding name?
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Q. 4: Do books have even # pages on the right or left side?
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Q. 5: What is the name of Britain’s highest mountain?
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Q. 6: The Triumph TR 6, Aston Martin DB6, Ferrari Dino and the early 1970s Ford Mustang all had which kind of tail or back?
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Q. 7: Who was awarded the 1993 Nobel Peace Price along with Nelson Mandela?
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Q. 8: What is the collective term for a group of tigers?
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Q. 9: Who is responsible for saying “You’re Fired” in the American and British versions of The Apprentice? (A point for each correct answer.)
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Q. 10: On which card in a deck is the cardmaker’s trademark?
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Q. 11: This small, war torn, country’s name translated means white, its Capital is divided by the ‘green line’, Dan Brown’s ‘The Da Vinci Code’ was banned there and it hosted the 2009 Asian Winter Games. What is it?
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Q. 12: What were the early occupations of the Italian dictator Benito Mussolini? (A point for each correct answer.)
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Q. 13: The name of which country means ‘go and milk it’?
a) Italy b) India c) Somalia d) Brazil
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Q. 14: What Nobel Prize winning writer was In Dubious Battle with The Grapes Of Wrath, East Of Eden?
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Q. 15: Which President of the United States of America regularly bought slaves in Washington, D.C. and quietly freed them in Pennsylvania?
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Q. 16: Towards the end of World War II, the Allied forces dropped the first atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima and a second, an H-bomb, on the city of Nagasaki. If it had been necessary to drop a third nuclear device what was to be the target city?
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Q. 17: What is the longest chapter in the Bible?
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Q. 18: In Mel Brooks’ ‘Silent Movie,’ who is the only person who has a speaking role?
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Q. 19: Who wrote ‘A Clockwork Orange’?
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Q. 20: Which letter of the alphabet links Boney People?
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ANSWERS
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Q. 1: What does the ‘K’ in K-mart stand for?
A. 1: The K stands for founder Sebastian S Kresge.
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Q. 2: Which way does a “no smoking” sign’s slash run?
A. 2: Towards the bottom right.
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Q. 3: During WWII, what popular food in the U.S. was dubbed “Liberty Steaks” to avoid a German-sounding name?
A. 3: Hamburgers.
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Q. 4: Do books have even # pages on the right or left side?
A. 4: Left.
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Q. 5: What is the name of Britain’s highest mountain?
A. 5: Ben Nevis.
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Q. 6: The Triumph TR 6, Aston Martin DB6, Ferrari Dino and the early 1970s Ford Mustang all had which kind of tail or back?
A. 6: Kamm (Kamm tail, K-tail or Kammback).
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Q. 7: Who was awarded the 1993 Nobel Peace Price along with Nelson Mandela?
A. 7: Former South African President Frederik Willem de Klerk.
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Q. 8: What is the collective term for a group of tigers?
A. 8: An ‘Ambush’.
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Q. 9: Who is responsible for saying “You’re Fired” in the American and British versions of The Apprentice? (A point for each correct answer.)
A. 9: Donald Trump in the US version and Lord Alan Sugar in the British version.
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Q. 10: On which card in a deck is the cardmaker’s trademark?
A. 10: On the Ace of spades.
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Q. 11: This small, war torn, country’s name translated means white, its Capital is divided by the ‘green line’, Dan Brown’s ‘The Da Vinci Code was banned there and it hosted the 2009 Asian Winter Games. What is it?
A. 11: Lebanon.
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Q. 12: What were the early occupations of the Italian dictator Benito Mussolini? (A point for each correct answer.)
A. 12: He had been a teacher and journalist.
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Q. 13: The name of which country means ‘go and milk it’?
a) Italy b) India c) Somalia d) Brazil
A. 13: c) Somalia.
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Q. 14: What Nobel Prize winning writer was In Dubious Battle with The Grapes Of Wrath, East Of Eden?
A. 14: John Steinbeck.
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Q. 15: Which President of the United States of America regularly bought slaves in Washington, D.C. and quietly freed them in Pennsylvania?
A. 15: James Buchanan.
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Q. 16: Towards the end of World War II, the Allied forces dropped the first atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima and a second, an H-bomb, on the city of Nagasaki. If it had been necessary to drop a third nuclear device what was to be the target city?
A. 16: Third city to be targeted was Tokyo.
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Q. 17: What is the longest chapter in the Bible?
A. 17: The longest chapter in the Bible is Psalm 119.
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Q. 18: In Mel Brooks’ ‘Silent Movie,’ who is the only person who has a speaking role?
A. 18: Typical of Mel Brooks’ humor, the only person with a speaking role in ‘Silent Movie’ is the famous mime Marcel Marceau.
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Q. 19: Who wrote ‘A Clockwork Orange’?
A. 19: Anthony Burgess.
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Q. 20: Which letter of the alphabet links Boney People?
A. 20: The letter is ‘M’ as in ‘Boney M’ and ‘M People’.
Time for another significant number factoid Friday.
Today the number is one hundred and fifty, 150.
These are just some of the things that are associated with that number.
Enjoy.
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One Hundred And Fifty 150
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In religion
There are 150 Psalms in the Bible, the authorship of which is usually ascribed to King David, although scholars now believe that they are the work of several authors.
Psalm comes from the Greek psalmos, a song sung to a harp. Some ultra-orthodox Protestant sects (like the Free Church of Scotland) forbid the singing of any hymns that aren’t psalms.
The last Psalm in the Bible, Psalm 150, is perhaps the one most often set to music.
The number of sons of Ulam, who were combat archers, in the Census of the men of Israel upon return from exile (I Chronicles 8:40)
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In mathematics
150 is the sum of eight consecutive primes (7 + 11 + 13 + 17 + 19 + 23 + 29 + 31).
Given 150, the Mertens function returns 0.
In 150BC the Greek Stoic philosopher and polymath, Crates of Mallos, while laid up in Rome, staved off boredom by constructing the world’s first 3D globe. It showed four symmetrical land masses, separated by water and a central ocean.
The Professor’s cube is a 5 x 5 x 5 version of Rubik’s cube (which is 3 x 3 x 3). It has 150 coloured squares.
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In science
Steven Austad, a health researcher at the University of Texas, believes that children who are alive today could easily live to 150.
Based purely on body size, when compared with other mammals, humans shouldn’t live more than 30-40 years. But our large brain enables us to live in complex social groups that give us protection. The evidence is there in other species: solitary wasps have a lifespan of two weeks but social wasps live for three years.
In much the same way lions, which are sociable creatures, live longer than tigers, which are solitary. Austad is so sure that someone alive today will still be here in the year 2150 that he has placed a bet on it with a friend. Presumably he also believes that he will be around to collect.
The only animal currently capable of living for 150 years is the giant tortoise.
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Dunbar’s number
Dunbar’s number is a suggested cognitive limit to the number of people with whom one can maintain stable social relationships. These are relationships in which an individual knows who each person is, and how each person relates to every other person.
Proponents assert that numbers larger than this generally require more restrictive rules, laws, and enforced norms to maintain a stable, cohesive group. It has been proposed to lie between 100 and 230, with a commonly used value of 150.
Dunbar’s number states the number of people one knows and keeps social contact with, and it does not include the number of people known personally with a ceased social relationship, nor people just generally known with a lack of persistent social relationship, a number which might be much higher and likely depends on long-term memory size.
Dunbar’s number was first proposed by British anthropologist Robin Dunbar, who theorized that “this limit is a direct function of relative neocortex size, and that this in turn limits group size … the limit imposed by neocortical processing capacity is simply on the number of individuals with whom a stable inter-personal relationship can be maintained.” On the periphery, the number also includes past colleagues such as high school friends with whom a person would want to reacquaint themself if they met again.
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In space
The number of degrees in the quincunx astrological aspect explored by Johannes Kepler.
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In politics
The 150th country to join the United Nations was Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, on September 16, 1980;
United Nations Security Council Resolution 150 recommended to the General Assembly that the Republic of the Ivory Coast be admitted to membership in the United Nations;
European Union Council Regulation (EC) No 150/2003 of 21 January 2003 is regarding suspending import duties on certain weapons and military equipment;
US Congress Senate Bill 150 amends the federal criminal code to ban the import, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession of a semiautomatic assault weapon, including semiautomatic rifles, semiautomatic pistols, semiautomatic shotguns, etc., that can accept a detachable magazine and has any one of the following characteristics: (1) a pistol grip; (2) a forward grip; (3) a folding, telescoping, or detachable stock; (4) a grenade or rocket launcher; (5) a barrel shroud; or (6) a threaded barrel.
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In sport
In cricket 150 runs is a milestone for a batsman.
In Round 20 of the 2011 AFL season, Geelong inflicted the worst ever defeat on the Gold Coast Suns by 150 points.
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In books, music, movies and TV
Gibson Guitar Corp.
Gibson Guitar Corp. is an American maker of guitars and other instruments, now based in Nashville, Tennessee.
Orville Gibson founded the company in 1902 as as “The Gibson Mandolin-Guitar Mfg. Co., Ltd.” in Kalamazoo, Michigan to make mandolin-family instruments.
Gibson invented archtop guitars by constructing the same type of carved, arched tops used on violins. By the 1930s, the company was also making flattop acoustic guitars, as well as one of the first commercially available hollow-body electric guitars, used and popularized by Charlie Christian.
It was bought by Chicago Musical Instruments in 1944, which was then acquired by the E.C.L. conglomerate that changed its name to Norlin Inc. This was seen as the beginning of an era of mismanagement.
Gibson sells guitars under a variety of brand names and built one of the world’s most iconic guitars, the Gibson Les Paul. Many Gibson instruments are among the most collectible guitars.
It has produced various models with the ’15 ‘ designation including:
Acoustic guitars J-150 Maple L-150 Custom
Electric guitars ES-150 EM-150 Mandolin (1936-1971)
The Gibson J-150
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The song “30/30-150” by Stone Sour
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In transportation
Triumph Trident T150
Triumph Engineering Co Ltd was a British motorcycle manufacturing company, based originally in Coventry and then in Solihull at Meriden. A new company, Triumph Motorcycles Ltd based in Hinckley gained the name rights after the end of the company in the 1980s and is now one of the world’s major motorcycle manufacturers producing models like the Trident T150.
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Suzuki Raider 150
The Suzuki Raider 150 is one of the fastest motorcycles in the underbone category. It uses the 150 cc (9.2 cu in) DOHC four-valve single-cylinder oil-cooled Suzuki FXR150 engine, with a 6 speed transmission. The frame, rear swing arm, rear suspension, seat and front brakes are redesigned from the Suzuki FX125 chassis, making it more aerodynamic.
Its popularity in South East Asia, mainly in Thailand, Indonesia and Philippines, is due to the price of this bike—around US$1850 (90,000 to 92,001 pesos or around 16,500,001 rupiah in Indonesia).
Also called the Suzuki Satria 150 in Indonesia.
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Suzuki GS150R
The Suzuki GS150R is a 150cc bike from Suzuki Motorcycle India.
The Suzuki GS150R was launched on November 2008and marked the entry of Suzuki Motorcycle India into the highly competitive 150 cc segment of the Indian two wheelers market.
Suzuki Motorcycle India states that the bike falls in between the two classes of Indian 150 cc motorcycles, namely commuter class and premium class. The GS150R has a sixth gear for cruising on high-ways.
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Bajaj Pulsar 150
The Bajaj Pulsar is a motorcycle brand owned by Bajaj Auto in India. The two wheeler was developed by the product engineering division of Bajaj Auto in association with Tokyo R&D, and later with motorcycle designer Glynn Kerr. Currently there are five variants available, with engine capacities of 135 cc, 150 cc, 180 cc, 200 cc, and 220 cc.
With an average monthly sales of around 86,000 units in 2011, Pulsar claimed a 2011 market share of 47% in its segment. By April 2012, more than five million units of Pulsar were sold.
The Bike was named after the Nissan Pulsar from 1978 to 2007.
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Ford F-150
The F-Series is a series of full-size pickup trucks from Ford Motor Company which has been sold continuously for over six decades.
The most popular variant of the F-Series is the F-150.
It was the best-selling vehicle in the United States for 24 years, and the best-selling truck for 37 years. It was also the best selling vehicle in Canada, though this does not include combined sales of GM pickup trucks.
In the tenth generation of the F-series, the F-250 and F-350 changed body style in 1998 and joined the Super Duty series.
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Ford E-150
The Ford E-Series, formerly known as the Ford Econoline and Ford Club Wagon, is a line of full-size vans (both cargo and passenger) and truck chassis from the Ford Motor Company.
The line was introduced in 1961 as a compact van and its descendants are still produced today.
Although based on its own platform, since 1968, the E-Series has used many components from the F-Series line of pickup trucks.
The Econoline is manufactured solely at Ford’s Ohio Assembly plant in Avon Lake, Ohio—after the closure of the Lorain, Ohio plant in December 2005 and the consolidation of all production at Avon Lake.
As of the 2012 model year, the E-Series and the Transit Connect compact MPV (which debuted for the 2010 model year) are the only vans in the Ford lineup in North America.
The Ford E-Series currently holds 79.6% of the full-size van market in the United States and since 1980, it has been the best selling American full-sized van.
Ninety-five percent of van sales are to commercial or fleet-end users, about half are cargo vans.
In early 2007, the E-Series was listed by Autodata as one of the top 20 best-selling vehicles in the United States, most likely due to fleet sales.
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Mercedes Benz
Renowned German automotive manufacturer Mercedes Benz has produced several models with the150 designation including the Mercedes Benz A-150 and the Mercedes Benz B-150.
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Cesna C-150
The Cessna 150 is a typical example of the small piston-powered aircraft produced by the Cessna Aircraft Company, a general aviation aircraft manufacturing corporation headquartered in Wichita, Kansas, USA.
Cessna also produces business jets. The company is a subsidiary of the U.S. conglomerate Textron.
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Gulfstream G150
The Gulfstream G100, formerly known as the Astra SPX, is an Israel Aircraft Industries-manufactured twin-engine business jet, now produced for Gulfstream Aerospace.
Astra evolved from the Rockwell Jet Commander aircraft, for which IAI had purchased the manufacturing license in 1968, and the IAI Westwind. The Astra wing design was modified and with a completely new fuselage created the Galaxy (later the Gulfstream G200) business jet during the 1990s.
In September 2002 Gulfstream announced the improved G150, based on the G100. This new variant was due in 2005. It has been FAA certified for steep approach.
The United States Air Force designation for the G100 is C-38 Courier and it is used by the District of Columbia Air National Guard; by the United States Air Force with the 201st Airlift Squadron at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland. The C-38 has replaced the earlier C-21 Learjet. The C-38 differs from the standard Gulfstream G100, featuring US military-grade GPS, Tactical Air Navigation, UHF and VHF secure command radio, and Identification friend or foe system
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In militaria
USS Blakeley (DD–150)
The second USS Blakeley (DD–150) was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy, named for Captain Johnston Blakeley.
Built in 1918, she saw patrol duty along the East Coast of the United States during the interwar era.
Decommissioned for several years, she returned to duty at the outset of World War II. She spent much of the war on convoy patrol duty in the Caribbean.
On 25 May 1942, while on patrol, she was struck by a torpedo fired by German submarine U-156, which blew off her forward 60 feet (18 m). Fitted with temporary measures, she steamed to Philadelphia Naval Yard where she was fitted with the forward section of sister ship USS Taylor.
She spent much of the rest of the war on convoy patrol duty before being sold for scrap in 1945.
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USS H-7 (SS-150)
USS H-7 (SS-150) was an H-class submarine that served in active duty with the United States Navy from 1918-1922.
The Imperial Russian Navy ordered 18 H-class submarines from the Electric Boat Company in 1915. Eleven were delivered, and served as the American Holland class submarines, but shipment of the final six was held up pending the outcome of the Russian Revolution of 1917, and the boats were stored in knockdown condition at Vancouver, British Columbia. All six were purchased by the U.S. Navy on 20 May 1918 and assembled at Puget Sound Navy Yard.
H-7 was launched on 17 October 1918 and commissioned on 24 October with Lieutenant Edmund A. Crenshaw in command.
The submarine, attached to Submarine Division 6 (SubDiv 6) and later to SubDiv 7, operated out of San Pedro, California, on various battle and training exercises with the other ships of her division. She also patrolled out of San Pedro with interruptions for overhaul at Mare Island.
H-7 reached Norfolk on 14 September 1922, having sailed from San Pedro on 25 July, and decommissioned there on 23 October. Her name was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 26 February 1931. She was sold for scrapping on 28 November 1933.
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USS Neunzer (DE-150)
USS Neunzer (DE-150) was an Edsall-class destroyer escort built for the U.S. Navy during World War II. She was named in honor of Machinist Weimar Edmund Neunzer, who was killed in action 2 July 1942 during the Aleutian Islands Campaign and was posthumously awarded the Air Medal.
Designed to take the place of fleet destroyers on convoy duty, the destroyer escorts proved their worth in long miles of steaming on escort and antisubmarine duties. Their efforts played a major role in defeating German submarine depredations at a time when the U-boats were threatening to cut Allied supply lines.
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A-150 – The Batleship that never was.
Design A-150, also known as the Super Yamato class,[A 1] was an Imperial Japanese plan for a class of battleships. Begun in 1938–39, the design was mostly complete by 1941. However, so that a demand for other types of warships could be met, all work on Design A-150 was halted and no keels were laid.
Authors William H. Garzke and Robert O. Dulin have argued that Design A-150 would have been the “most powerful battleships in history” because of the massive size of their main battery of eight 510 mm (20 in) guns as well as numerous smaller caliber weapons
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T-150 Tank
The T-150 is a Soviet tier 6 heavy tank and was a further development of the KV-1.
The vehicle weighed as much as 50 tons. The T-150 underwent trials in the first half of 1941.
A prototype fought in the battles for Leningrad, and became a basis for a modification of the KV-1 with reinforced armor.
Despite its name, the T-150 is an upgraded KV-1. It has the same chassis and turret, with some notable improvements. Additional armor has been added to the hull, a considerably more powerful engine is available, and perhaps most importantly, it can mount the 107 mm ZiS-6 gun
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Cadillac Gage Commando
The Cadillac Gage Commando is a 4×4 amphibious armored car built by the American firm Cadillac Gage.
The vehicle has been outfitted for many roles, including armored personnel carrier, ambulance, fire apparatus, anti-tank vehicle, and mortar carrier.
They saw service in the Vietnam war where it became known as the Duck, or the V.
It was also supplied to many American allies, including Lebanon and Saudi Arabia which used them in the first major ground engagement of the Persian Gulf War.
No longer produced, it has been largely replaced by the M1117 Armored Security Vehicle, which was developed as tougher alternative to up-armored Humvees.
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M150 (PAM)
M150 Penetration Augmented Munition (PAM) is a portable explosive device developed for U.S. Army infantry units, especially for Special Operations Forces.
It is mainly used to destroy massive concrete structures like bridge piers or bunker walls.
Each device has a main high explosive charge and a two-stage, hole-drilling shaped charge.
It is regarded as a high-precision blasting device rather than a simple bomb.
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M150 Rifle Combat Optic
Due to the lack of lethality of the M16 and M4 at the increased ranges encountered in Afghanistan but you can’t hit what you can’t see. One of the Army’s answers to this quandary is the M150 Rifle Combat Optic (RCO) which is is designed to increase the probability of a first-round hit at distances up to 600 meters.
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The Puckle gun
The Puckle gun (also known as the Defence gun) was invented in 1718 by James Puckle (1667–1724) a British inventor, lawyer and writer.
It is a tripod-mounted, single-barreled flintlock weapon fitted with a multi-shot revolving cylinder. It was intended for shipboard use to prevent boarding.
The barrel was 3 feet (0.91 m) long with a bore of 1.25 inches (32 mm). It had a pre-loaded cylinder which held 11 charges and could fire 63 shots in seven minutes—this at a time when the standard soldier’s musket could at best be loaded and fired three times per minute.
Puckle demonstrated two versions of the basic design: one, intended for use against Christian enemies, fired conventional round bullets, while the second variant, designed to be used against the Muslim Turks, fired square bullets. The square bullets were considered to be more damaging. They would, according to the patent, convince the Turks of the “benefits of Christian civilization.” The square bullets, however, were discontinued due to their unpredictable flight pattern.
The Puckle Gun drew few investors and never achieved mass production or sales to the British armed forces, mostly because British gunsmiths at the time could not easily make the weapon’s many complicated components.
One newspaper of the period sarcastically observed, following the business venture’s failure, that the gun has “only wounded those who hold shares therein”.
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150 couples
In the fourth century BC, the most feared squad of the Theban army was made up of 150 homo-sexual couples. They were called the Sacred Band of Thebes, and were established by Gorgidas in 378-BC.
His romantic idea was that lovers would fight more fiercely at each other’s sides than strangers. This notion proved highly successful until the Battle of Chaeronea (338-BC) when the Athenian-Theban army was overrun by Philip II of Macedon, father of Alexander the Great.
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Other Stuff
Cities located on Longtitude 150°W: Anchorage and Fairbanks, Alaska; and, Papeete, French Polynesia;
Cities located on Longtitude 150°E: Rockhampton, Queensland; and, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia; Magadan, Russia;
The world record for solving a Rubik’s cube is 7.08 seconds, held by 21-year-old Dutchman Erik Akkersdik, who has solved the puzzle with his feet in just 90 seconds;
The total number of Power Stars in Super Mario 64 DS for the Nintendo DS;
M-150 (energy drink), an energy drink from Thailand;
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