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Discussion in 'Watford' started by colognehornet, Jun 26, 2013.

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  1. Bolton's Boots

    Bolton's Boots Well-Known Member

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    On his trip to the moon - where these can be found aplenty.
     
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    Brought to Earth by the Chinese Chang'e-5 mission.
     
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  3. yorkshirehornet

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    lunar dirt and gravel ?
     
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  4. Bolton's Boots

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    No. They're actually glass beads - but it's what is in them that is of interest.
     
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  5. yorkshirehornet

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    Water!?
    They could prove useful to people who go there?
     
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  6. Bolton's Boots

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    Yes. The scientists involved have estimated that there are 300 trillion kgs of water held in the beads that are spread over the moon's surface. Useful to know for future expeditions - probably explains why the Americans have just announced plans to land people there again.

    Over to you
     
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  7. yorkshirehornet

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    What do Richard and John have in common?
     
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  8. yorkshirehornet

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    Their surnames have one syllable
     
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  9. yorkshirehornet

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    The surnames rhyme
     
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  10. yorkshirehornet

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    Legal
     
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  11. yorkshirehornet

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    Not real people
     
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  12. yorkshirehornet

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    Used in a legal case
     
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    Was this the John Doe vs. Richard Roe case in the USA, where a son was seeking financial support from his biological father?
     
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  14. yorkshirehornet

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    exactly and the names were fictional as it was a test case.... over to you
     
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    John Quincy Adams in 1825 broke a tradition. What was the tradition?
     
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  16. yorkshirehornet

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    He took the oath of office on a book of constitutional law, instead of the more traditional Bible?
     
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  17. oldfrenchhorn

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    No.
     
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  18. yorkshirehornet

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    He finished second on the vote?
     
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  19. oldfrenchhorn

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    No.
     
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  20. Bolton's Boots

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    Anything to do with who he selected as his Secretary of State?
     
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