General Knowledge!

[MrMxyzptlk]

Olive and pine were already guessed, leaving spruce and walnut.

I'd say spruce then. 

Ya, if I recall it's a Norway spruce in Sweden somewhere....

[swant]

DING DING DING

correct

your turn kiwi

[Marty]

[MrMxyzptlk]

Oh!  'Missed that!  


According to recent studies*, what is the ratio between the rate of fingernail to toenail growth rates in (let's say middle-aged North American/European) humans?

I.e./E.g. mm of fingernail growth per month / mm of toenail growth per month

(I'll take approximate, of course, say within say, .2?...)


* "Recent" because the study also showed that nail growth, in general has SPED UP over the past few decades!!

[Goalie]

I've always heard it to be a 2:1 ratio: the fingernails grow twice as fast as the toenails.  It may have deviated a bit from that though.

[MrMxyzptlk]

I've always heard it to be a 2:1 ratio: the fingernails grow twice as fast as the toenails.  It may have deviated a bit from that though.

That was quick!

It's: 3.47 (fingernails) / 1.62 (toenails) mm/month, for a ratio of ~2.14

While the rate of growth may have gone up over the past few decades (per the study) the ratio tends to remain the same, it seems.  (Prolly been like that since you humans started to walk upright, eh?  )


Yur up, Goalie!

(Need to borrow some nail clippers??  )

[Goalie]

No, I'm fine, but I'll keep your offer in mind, Mxy.

Anyway:

2-part question:

1. When was the Statue of Liberty officially dedicated? (year only)

2. What is printed on the book the statue is holding?

[MrMxyzptlk]

GAH!  I know #2, but could likely only get the half-century on #1, so I'll give others a chance first...


[P.S. This reminded me of an oddity that I found while on a visit to France: In a village whose name escapes me now, we came upon a plaque that read: "On this site the world's first Democracy was created." and was dated ... 1792.    ]

[Goalie]

I'll allow just the year for number 1, no need for the month or day.

I'll give a hint later tonight if no one else knows.

Hint:  The president at the time was Grover Cleveland.

Hint 2: The answer to part 2. is July 4, 1776.

[Goalie]

Since it's been 4 days, I'll help you guys by giving you the answer to the first question.

1. When was the Statue of Libery officially dedicated?  October 28, 1886

Whoever gives me the answer to the second question gets the win.

2. What is written on the book that the statue is holding?

(Hint: I gave the answer in my previous post)

[BFM_Kiwi]

July 4, 1776

[MrMxyzptlk]

July 4, 1776

LOL!


Darnit.  I was sure it was dedicated in the late 1800s, but even Grover Cleveland couldn't help me out. 

[BFM_Kiwi]

I'm embarrassed to say I wasn't even sure of the century!  I would have said early 1800's, but then I remembered the Eiffel designed it, and I thought he lived into the 1900's, so it could have been early 1900's.  Grover Cleveland was no clue - that narrowed it down somewhere between George Washington and Richard Nixon!

[BFM_Kiwi]

Which 5 South American countries do not have Spanish as their (first) offical language, and what are their official languages?

[Goalie]

July 4, 1776

Technically, it's "July IV, MDCCLXXVI," but seeing as this question has been up for so long, let's just go with Kiwi's question.

I can name a few of them, but I know I won't get them all.

Brazil - Portugeuse
French Guiana - French
Guiana - Portugeuse
Suriname - Portuguese
Uruguay - Portuguese (?)

Pretty sure about the first three, not sure about the last two.