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OT - The Pub Quiz Thread

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  1. kiwiqpr

    kiwiqpr Barnsie Mod

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    Judging by the ammount of toilet paper I buy I think I must have some Americans hiding in my house



    Americans use an average of 141 rolls per capita a year which is equivalent to 12.7 kilograms (28 lb) of tissue paper per year.[55] This figure is about 50% more than the average of other Western countries or Japan.[56]
     
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    Taffvalerowdy Well-Known Member

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    What is the name of the World’s hottest pepper?

    Clue - is it grim?
     
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    kiwiqpr Barnsie Mod

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    pepper x

    not that you can eat it yet
     
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    Carolina Reaper
     
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    Taffvalerowdy Well-Known Member

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    Yep - pretty grim :grin:
     
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    Unfortunately, that's not the answer anymore - someone cultivated Pepper X which beats the Carolina Reaper by quite a bit...


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    Pepper X is a cultivar of chili pepper recognized by Guinness World Records in 2023 as the world's hottest chili pepper.[1] It was bred by Ed Currie, the creator of the Carolina Reaper.[2][3][4]
     
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    Taffvalerowdy Well-Known Member

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    Didn’t know that - so @kiwiqpr to go next <cheers>
     
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    As of Sept. 25, 2025, there are currently 8,475 Starlink satellites in orbit, of which how many are working?
     
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  9. Steelmonkey

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    I've just started a new project installing these to remote sites where BT landline and microwave can't reach, it's a really good system with significant speed uogrades on the old satellite comms we used to use. Pretty much most of their Low Earth Orbit satellites are working, so I'd guess at 8450
     
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    I wrote the answer down at work
    I think it was 8460 so close enough
     
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