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Re: General Knowledge!
« Reply #165 on: August 24, 2010, 12:11:24 PM »
400?


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« Reply #166 on: August 24, 2010, 04:47:29 PM »
Spurs is a football club from London... what ya all talking about?

I agree. Spurs = Tottenham Hotspur, a football (NOT soccer) club from North London.

Oh, you mean the word soccer that the British themselves came up with?

Also, basketball is a far more fun, athletic, enjoyable, and superior sport to soccer.

Three years ago would be closest to the start of the 2007-2008 season (we're closer to the start of the 2010-2011 season than the end of the 2009-2010 season). Also asked multiple people I know who follow basketball how they would answer the question and they all said the Celtics.

Also, over 9000. But actually 435 is my guess. I think that's around what I remember reading two years ago.
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« Reply #167 on: August 25, 2010, 01:49:28 AM »

How many commercial nuclear power reactors are operating worldwide today?  (+/- 10)


I guess 200.

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« Reply #168 on: August 25, 2010, 03:27:34 AM »

I think that's around what I remember reading two years ago.


Two years ago....so let's see, that's 2009 by your reckoning, right?


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« Reply #169 on: August 25, 2010, 10:19:36 AM »


Nope.  No one's gotten within +/- 10 yet....

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« Reply #170 on: August 25, 2010, 03:35:10 PM »
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« Reply #171 on: August 25, 2010, 03:58:38 PM »
I'm guessing you're restricting your answer in some way via the commercial aspect of your question, as I checked the answer since you said all the answers so far have been wrong, and mine was within ±10 from the number according to euronuclear.org, a fairly strong source I'd think.
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« Reply #172 on: August 25, 2010, 09:38:45 PM »


Oh, yeah, that's right, sorry.

The answer is 436.

You're up, Edison.

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« Reply #173 on: August 25, 2010, 11:41:36 PM »
Number listed there was 438, but it might be more recent than your number (of course there's a reason you wanted within 10) since it is the count from as recent as June I believe.

What family are Orcas a part of (biologically speaking of course)? I'll be fairly open to different answers since I don't expect anyone to know the exact Greek for it, so the more common name will be enough.
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« Reply #174 on: August 26, 2010, 02:19:39 AM »

I'm not sure what you're after.  They're commonly called killer whales, which I think are actually dolphins, but I don't know anything specific. 


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« Reply #175 on: August 26, 2010, 04:09:54 AM »
The family is Delphinidae, but Dolphin was what I was going to accept as well, so you're up Kiwi.
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« Reply #176 on: August 26, 2010, 07:20:32 PM »

What sports team has the highest all time win percentage?

This is a team sport amongst the following: football, baseball, basketball, hockey, rugby, cricket, soccer, and it could be a national team (Brazil soccer, NZ rugby), professional team ( Celtics, Steelers, Yankees, Manchester United) or Div I college team (OU football, UCLA basketball, etc)

It is not the San Antonio Spurs.  Judge's (moi) decision will be final, and no arguments will be entered into.  :P


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« Reply #177 on: August 26, 2010, 07:32:22 PM »
trust you to ask this one kiwi.

the all blacks, i think its around 83%ish isn't it? something ridiculous like that anyway
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« Reply #178 on: August 27, 2010, 12:07:41 AM »

Yep, 84%.  They have a winning record against every country they have played, and have never lost to Ireland, Scotland and a number of other countries.

In comparison, the Yankees have an overall win percentage of about 57%, the Dolphins and Cowboys (gridiron) around 57%, Manchester United (soccer) 62%, Montreal Candiens (hockey) 61%, L.A. Lakers (basketball) 61%, Australian Cricket 65%, Kentucky (college hoops) 76%, Michigan (college football) 74% and the Brazilian soccer team is somewhere between 70-75% I believe.


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« Reply #179 on: September 22, 2010, 02:58:57 AM »
:bump: Bruinx?


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