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What was the "Heidi Game"?
Jordon
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Oakland Raiders vs. New York Jets (43-32)
Nov 17, 1968
http://www.nfl.com/news/mostmemorable10.html[^]
NBC switched to Heidi exactly at 7 p.m. Eastern, not showing the final 65 seconds, during which the Raiders scored 14 points to win the game.
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In 2003 this lady smashed the existing record for a woman rowing solo across the Atlantic. Who is she and how long did it take her?
Jordon
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Anne Quemere of France.Time 56 Days
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What is the oldest known national flag in the world?
Jordon
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The flag of Scotland, called the Saltire or St Andrew's Cross, dates to the 9th century, and is the oldest national flag still in use.
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With a quick search on google, I believe the oldest national flag is the Danish National Flag
Regards,
1tg46
Check out 3D Game Development with Dark Basic Professional [^]programming.
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In order, what are the 5 most frequently spoken languages in the world?
Jordon
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Java, C#, C++, C, Python ?
Was it the correct answer?
Maybe swahili could replace Python though...
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Mandarin, English, Hindi, Spanish, (and I hope) Russian
Christopher Reed
"The oxen are slow, but the earth is patient."
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5. Russian (277M) 4. Spanish (392M) 3. Hindustani (497M) 2. English (508M) 1. Mandarin (1B+)
Jordon
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The Code Project Insider
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Who is the only individual to have won two “unshared” Nobel Prizes?
Jordon
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Linus Carl Pauling
Steve Rawson
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Dr. Linus Pauling
Interesting Reference
http://www.internetwks.com/pauling/quack.html
He made the 'Quack' list at one point...
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Linus Pauling - the 1954 Nobel Prize in Chemistry and the 1962 Nobel Peace Prize.
Jordon
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The Code Project Insider
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Add together the numbers in the street address of the official residence of these three government leaders and you get 1634. Who are the leaders?
Jordon
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The News from Jordon wrote: Add together the numbers in the street address of the official residence of these three government leaders and you get 1634. Who are the leaders?
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue - USA - George Bush
10 Downing Street - UK - Tony Blair
24 Sussex Drive - Canada - Stephen Harper
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Anglo-saxon centric? Nah...
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American President (1600 Pennsylvania Ave)
British Prime Minister (10 Downing St
Canadian Prime Minister (24 Sussex Dr)
Jordon
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Football power Great Britain won 3 of the first 4 gold medals awarded in the Olympics in football (soccer).
What soccer powerhouse nation won the other gold medal?
Jordon
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