Binary Phoenix 111110

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Mon Dec 24, 2007 6:16 pm

okay, another clue. this country has been featured in phoenixes ( phoenices?) 21, 31, 60 and is tiny

harry 3 · Post by **harry 3** » Tue Dec 25, 2007 1:05 am

Tuvalu.

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Tue Dec 25, 2007 10:27 am

correct, over to Harry

harry 3 · Post by **harry 3** » Tue Dec 25, 2007 12:47 pm

Thanks UP.

How are the resins of the follwing better known, The Boswellia tree and The Commiphora tree.

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 9:49 am

i know nothing about resins hence this wayward guess:

rubber and guar gum?

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 4:49 pm

just kick-starting this. the answer was frankincense and myrrh which was a good topical question.

here's a cheerful one to start the year:

why did france give nul points to sweden's entry in the 1974 eurovision song contest?

YoungKai · Post by **YoungKai** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 11:13 pm

ok, my sort of educated guess (as i have very little interest in eurovision and also was not born in 1974

) goes as follows:
abba sing Warterloo and France assume that it is about the battle of waterloo and take offence, shown by said 'null point'?
close?

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 11:40 pm

you took my bait Kai and got most of it right. the song was waterloo, it did take the piss out of french military history but that is not the reason. it is actually much more simple.

YoungKai · Post by **YoungKai** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 11:54 pm

ok, more knive fighting in the dark. could they not hear the song due to something as simple as a technical issue?

YoungKai · Post by **YoungKai** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 11:57 pm

or could it be that sweden or france did not even compete that year?

:

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 12:02 am

YoungKai wrote:france did not even compete that year? :

bullseye. over to you Kai

YoungKai · Post by **YoungKai** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 12:24 am

okieday.
there are five countries in the world whos name you can spell, in capital letters, without creating any loops or 'colsed areas' in the letters. e.g. SPAIN is not allowed due to the P and the A. ENGLAND, for the A and the D.
I hope thats clear enough to understand. bonus credits to anyone who can get the realy difficult one

gambogaz1 · Post by **gambogaz1** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 12:54 am

Good question. I'm off to bed but I've got 1 I think.

CHILE ?

YoungKai · Post by **YoungKai** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 1:03 am

you are correct sir. one down, four to go.

(one of them's a right bastard btw

)

Cardinal Sin · Post by **Cardinal Sin** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 7:18 am

FIJI

er... ST KITTS + NEVIS

I can think of one other, but I'll let Istenem do the honours.