Today's quiz.
It's a bird. About 8" tall. Dark brown body. Black head and neck. Red face. Yellow beak. Long greenish feet. Usually found among trenches and swamps in Guyana.
Name this bird.
Jacana(wattled jacana)
Today's quiz.
It's a bird. About 8" tall. Dark brown body. Black head and neck. Red face. Yellow beak. Long greenish feet. Usually found among trenches and swamps in Guyana.
Name this bird.
Jacana(wattled jacana)
Spurwing-Jacana
@Django, you are correct, you posted first. First prize.
@Observer, you're also correct. You posted 5 minutes after Django. Second prize.
Congratulations!!
Thursday's quiz. Which is correct?
S. G. Wreford was:
[A] An Irishman
[B] Skeldon Sugar Estate Manager
[C] A lawyer in New Amsterdam
[D] A businessman
[E] A Berbician by birth
A business man
[D]A Businessman
A business man
That's right. If you didn't know this one, you're a bogus Berbician.First prize.
@Django, you came in one hour after Riya. Second prize.
Congratulations!!
Next quiz.
Street lamps in Georgetown are powered by electricity. Before that, there were gas-powered street lamps. In what year did Georgetown streets get gas lamps?
1873
A business man
That's right. If you didn't know this one, you're a bogus Berbician.First prize.
@Django, you came in one hour after Riya. Second prize.
Congratulations!!
I would've been ashamed of myself indeed! Wreford and Sons and J.P. Santos were the two supermarkets we would go to in New Amsterdam. Guyana Stores were....meh
1870 for gas lamps.
@Riya and Anjali, both of you are close. Riya is closer. I guess she relied on a Stabroek News article online, which gives 1873 under a photo.
My book says 1872. I really can't tell you the name of the book because you would cheat on future quizzes.
Friday's brain tickler.
Which of the following rivers is deepest at its mouth and which is deepest in its course?
[A] Demerara River
[B] Essequibo River
[C] Waini River
[D] Berbice River
[E] Pomeroon River
Essequibo River
Essequibo River
The quiz requires two answers. You have to specify which is deepest at its mouth and which is deepest in its course.
Pomeroon River is the deepest in its course
Essequibo River at it's mouth
Deadline for river quiz: Noon [EST] 1PM Guyana Time
Demerara river deepest at it's mouth
Pomeroon river deepest in it's course
Essequibo river deepest at it's mouth.
Demerara river in it's course.
Gilbakka hopes he doesn't get two belna juk on his nose today, from Riya and Anjali.
Demerara River is deepest at its mouth, the channel being 18 feet deep @ low tide.
Pomeroon River is deepest in its course, as deep as 54 feet down at one point.
Django, as the winner, me beg you, tek at least one belna blow fo me nuh.
Congratulations!!
Sorry, girls, great try.
so Django win a belna lash, nice
@Riya.
this is a nice thread, it takes me quite some time back, some of the answers i did not know (i am learning as i go along)
Let's begin this week's round of brain ticklers.
It's a bird. It inhabits some islands in the Essequibo River and various locations in the hinterland. It walks on the ground most times but prefers to sleep atop tall trees. It is big and black but shy and tame. It has short fat beak, the base of the top half being yellow. Its bamsy area is surrounded by goose-white feathers. I personally think this bird flies occasionally to Noreen's Hairdressing Salon to get curlers and a perm on its head.
Name this bird.
powis?
Black Curassow
currasow (sp)
Muscovy drake duck
Muscovy drake duck
Neither muscovy nor drake nor duck.
Anjali answered correctly, but came in 6 minutes after Django.
Django answered correctly, but came in 5 minutes after Riya.
So, Riya gets first prize, Django gets second prize, Anjali gets third prize, and Ball gets a Muscovy duck.
If any of you guys read Three Singles to Adventure by Gerald Durrell, you should remember the black curassow Cuthbert, which Durrell got at Adventure on the Essequibo Coast, which was so tame and fond of humans that he adopted him as a pet. Cuthbert always wanted attention and petting, too much petting.
The permed hair was a good clue
Now, who owns the islands in the Courantyne River?
[A] Guyana
[B] Guyana and Suriname
[C] Suriname
[D] Neither Guyana nor Suriname
Methinks is them dutch man
b
Methinks is them dutch man
Ball, yuh gon get 6 strokes.
You have to answer A, B, C or D.
At rama Krishna I used to get that just about every day sometimes six four or two from lady hitler roopnarine
(C) Suriname
C. Suriname
Suriname owns the entire width of the Courantyne River, therefore the islands in the river too.
Django answered one minute before Riya, so Django gets first prize.
Riya gets second prize.
Ball is bright but wutliss. I know he means Suriname but for misbehaving he gets 6 lashes and third prize. He should be happy because he got a duck too.
Today's quiz.
It's a Guyana fruit. Round like a grapefruit, about the same size or little bigger. Yellow to orange when ripe. Skin hard and smooth. Soft padding inside. Seeds numerous, hard and blackish, each covered by sweet clear gelatin-like substance. Name this fruit.
Papaw (Papaya)
passion fruit
sumutoo
Papaw (Papaya)
No sir.
sumutoo
Again, no.
passion fruit
No, miss.
sweet granadilla
sumutoo
Dah muss be wan big rass sumutoo.
sweet granadilla
That's my lady! Correcto!
Congratulations!!
@Anjali, I assume that passion fruit is sumatoo. If I assumed wrong, I apologize.
@Django, sumatoo is much smaller than a grapefruit.
Sweet granadilla is what I was looking for.
Whew! That took me a while!
Yay me
Next one.
Let's assume that Skeldon_Man wins the Power Ball lottery and buys an airplane. He decides to fly from the northern tip of Guyana, Punta Playa, clockwise through the entire borders of the country and land back in Punta Playa. How many miles would Skelly cover?
Next one.
Let's assume that Skeldon_Man wins the Power Ball lottery and buys an airplane. He decides to fly from the northern tip of Guyana, Punta Playa, clockwise through the entire borders of the country and land back in Punta Playa. How many miles would Skelly cover?
All the miles! Dah wan haad kwestian.
Next one.
Let's assume that Skeldon_Man wins the Power Ball lottery and buys an airplane. He decides to fly from the northern tip of Guyana, Punta Playa, clockwise through the entire borders of the country and land back in Punta Playa. How many miles would Skelly cover?
All the miles! Dah wan haad kwestian.
A lotta air miles, bai. Yuh remember yuh primary school arithmetic? Yuh remember de word perimeter? Or yuh skulk from class?
Next one.
Let's assume that Skeldon_Man wins the Power Ball lottery and buys an airplane. He decides to fly from the northern tip of Guyana, Punta Playa, clockwise through the entire borders of the country and land back in Punta Playa. How many miles would Skelly cover?
All the miles! Dah wan haad kwestian.
A lotta air miles, bai. Yuh remember yuh primary school arithmetic? Yuh remember de word perimeter? Or yuh skulk from class?
Bhai Gilly, If me nah no de length and de width, or the distance fuh each side, me cyan't figah de perimeter.
I will leave this one for Django and Anjali
it simple skeltonman going nowhere the only plane he flying is a paper plane so you have to measure his back yard to his house,i say 20 feet.and if the fool win a lottery he will get a heart attack and die so i say 6 feet
it simple skeltonman going nowhere the only plane he flying is a paper plane so you have to measure his back yard to his house,i say 20 feet.and if the fool win a lottery he will get a heart attack and die so i say 6 feet
Warria Bro, I don't play the lottery so don't worry about burying me. Thanks for letting me know that I live within my means and very simple. I always say "never forget where you came from".
I will leave this one for Django and Anjali
I am passing on this one too
I will leave this one for Django and Anjali
Anjali has joined you.
Let's see if Django and others are up to the challenge.
I will leave this one for Django and Anjali
Anjali has joined you.
Let's see if Django and others are up to the challenge.
will answer sah,i just come back from an errand
no pressure, Django
Approx..1,815 land miles,flight 1,577 nautical miles.
Approx..1,815 land miles,flight 1,577 nautical miles.
1,815 miles correct. Out of that, the coastline covers 285 miles.
[www.encyclopedia.com/topic/guyana.aspx]
Congratulations!!
Approx..1,815 land miles,flight 1,577 nautical miles.
1,815 miles correct. Out of that, the coastline covers 285 miles.
[www.encyclopedia.com/topic/guyana.aspx]
Congratulations!!
found info in km land boundry 2,462 km coastline 459 km
Good job!
Approx..1,815 land miles,flight 1,577 nautical miles.
1,815 miles correct. Out of that, the coastline covers 285 miles.
[www.encyclopedia.com/topic/guyana.aspx]
Congratulations!!
found info in km land boundry 2,462 km coastline 459 km
Dis bai mastah he rikmatic. Good job Django.
name two building in guyana with university names and what kind of business was these building use for
name two building in guyana with university names and what kind of business was these building use for
[1]Cambridge Hotel on Main Street. [I learned Sexology there].
[2] Oxford Hotel, also on Main Street. It was burned down in late 1979. I watched the fire but had nothing else to do with that institution. I had already graduated from Cambridge.
Wednesday's quiz.
It's raining cats and dogs at Rampoor settlement where Uncle Ramjohn lives. He has to attend to the cows but the yard is flooded. He yells to his wife: "Ai Susheila, ah wheh me lang boots deh?"
Give the proper name for Uncle Ramjohn's boots.
name two building in guyana with university names and what kind of business was these building use for
[1]Cambridge Hotel on Main Street. [I learned Sexology there].
[2] Oxford Hotel, also on Main Street. It was burned down in late 1979. I watched the fire but had nothing else to do with that institution. I had already graduated from Cambridge.
me..thinks hotel is fuh stay when away from home
now i know a lot of hanky panky does happen there
warria.. you graduate from these two places???
Wednesday's quiz.
It's raining cats and dogs at Rampoor settlement where Uncle Ramjohn lives. He has to attend to the cows but the yard is flooded. He yells to his wife: "Ai Susheila, ah wheh me lang boots deh?"
Give the proper name for Uncle Ramjohn's boots.
Wellington boots
Wednesday's quiz.
It's raining cats and dogs at Rampoor settlement where Uncle Ramjohn lives. He has to attend to the cows but the yard is flooded. He yells to his wife: "Ai Susheila, ah wheh me lang boots deh?"
Give the proper name for Uncle Ramjohn's boots.
galoshes
Wednesday's quiz.
It's raining cats and dogs at Rampoor settlement where Uncle Ramjohn lives. He has to attend to the cows but the yard is flooded. He yells to his wife: "Ai Susheila, ah wheh me lang boots deh?"
Give the proper name for Uncle Ramjohn's boots.
galoshes
No. Yuh want 2 lashes.
Wednesday's quiz.
It's raining cats and dogs at Rampoor settlement where Uncle Ramjohn lives. He has to attend to the cows but the yard is flooded. He yells to his wife: "Ai Susheila, ah wheh me lang boots deh?"
Give the proper name for Uncle Ramjohn's boots.
Wellington boots
Yes. They are so called because they were popularised by Arthur Wellesley, First Duke of Wellington [1769-1862]. He is well known for defeating Napoleon Bonaparte in the Battle of Waterloo, 1815.
Wellington Street in Georgetown was named to honour him, and Waterloo Street was named to memorialize the Battle of Waterloo.
Ummm...I wonder if Uncle Ramjohn knows all that.
Next quiz.
What is the largest crab in Guyana popularly called and where is its main habitat?
name two building in guyana with university names and what kind of business was these building use for
[1]Cambridge Hotel on Main Street. [I learned Sexology there].
[2] Oxford Hotel, also on Main Street. It was burned down in late 1979. I watched the fire but had nothing else to do with that institution. I had already graduated from Cambridge.
me..thinks hotel is fuh stay when away from home
now i know a lot of hanky panky does happen there
warria.. you graduate from these two places???
the two best university in the world i graduate with honers
Next quiz.
What is the largest crab in Guyana popularly called and where is its main habitat?
ppp crab,in freedum house
Next quiz.
What is the largest crab in Guyana popularly called and where is its main habitat?
bunduri
North West District (shell beach)
Wednesday's quiz.
It's raining cats and dogs at Rampoor settlement where Uncle Ramjohn lives. He has to attend to the cows but the yard is flooded. He yells to his wife: "Ai Susheila, ah wheh me lang boots deh?"
Give the proper name for Uncle Ramjohn's boots.
Wellington boots
Yes. They are so called because they were popularised by Arthur Wellesley, First Duke of Wellington [1769-1862]. He is well known for defeating Napoleon Bonaparte in the Battle of Waterloo, 1815.
Wellington Street in Georgetown was named to honour him, and Waterloo Street was named to memorialize the Battle of Waterloo.
Ummm...I wonder if Uncle Ramjohn knows all that.
Uncle Ramjohn and most of Guysuco workers only know it as lang boots
bunduri
North West District (shell beach)
hmmm...I never heard of bunduri crab.
In Berbice, buck crab and sherriga were popular. The place to get them was Crab Island.
nice i wish i was there right now
bunduri
North West District (shell beach)
hmmm...I never heard of bunduri crab.
In Berbice, buck crab and sherriga were popular. The place to get them was Crab Island.
riya they had a antiman in GT name bunduri this how he get the name because he was the biggest crab i think she was nehru girlfriend
bunduri
North West District (shell beach)
hmmm...I never heard of bunduri crab.
In Berbice, buck crab and sherriga were popular. The place to get them was Crab Island.
riya they had a antiman in GT name bunduri this how he get the name because he was the biggest crab i think she was nehru girlfriend
That guy Bunduri used to hang around Stabroek Market/GT stelling area, bai. He used to paint his face white and tie a red bandana around his forehead. A character.
bunduri
North West District (shell beach)
hmmm...I never heard of bunduri crab.
In Berbice, buck crab and sherriga were popular. The place to get them was Crab Island.
riya they had a antiman in GT name bunduri this how he get the name because he was the biggest crab i think she was nehru girlfriend
That guy Bunduri used to hang around Stabroek Market/GT stelling area, bai. He used to paint his face white and tie a red bandana around his forehead. A character.
a truck kill him,he use to in garmont nehru hunting ground
Next quiz.
What is the largest crab in Guyana popularly called and where is its main habitat?
bunduri
North West District (shell beach)
Sorry for the delay, sir. I'm moving at a crab's pace this morning. [Me is a Cancerian]
Your answer is correct. In addition to the North West District, bunduri crabs are also plentiful on the Essequibo Coast.
Congratulations, and thanks for the video clip.
bunduri
North West District (shell beach)
hmmm...I never heard of bunduri crab.
In Berbice, buck crab and sherriga were popular. The place to get them was Crab Island.
riya they had a antiman in GT name bunduri this how he get the name because he was the biggest crab i think she was nehru girlfriend
That guy Bunduri used to hang around Stabroek Market/GT stelling area, bai. He used to paint his face white and tie a red bandana around his forehead. A character.
a truck kill him,he use to in garmont nehru hunting ground
Thanks for the info. There was Bunduri, and there was Shakira, his Indian counterpart. Stabroek Market area too. Remember him?
bunduri
North West District (shell beach)
hmmm...I never heard of bunduri crab.
In Berbice, buck crab and sherriga were popular. The place to get them was Crab Island.
Next quiz.
What is the largest crab in Guyana popularly called and where is its main habitat?
bunduri
North West District (shell beach)
Sorry for the delay, sir. I'm moving at a crab's pace this morning. [Me is a Cancerian]
Your answer is correct. In addition to the North West District, bunduri crabs are also plentiful on the Essequibo Coast.
Congratulations, and thanks for the video clip.
same here bhai good people..weakness weemen
bunduri
North West District (shell beach)
hmmm...I never heard of bunduri crab.
In Berbice, buck crab and sherriga were popular. The place to get them was Crab Island.
riya they had a antiman in GT name bunduri this how he get the name because he was the biggest crab i think she was nehru girlfriend
That guy Bunduri used to hang around Stabroek Market/GT stelling area, bai. He used to paint his face white and tie a red bandana around his forehead. A character.
a truck kill him,he use to in garmont nehru hunting ground
Thanks for the info. There was Bunduri, and there was Shakira, his Indian counterpart. Stabroek Market area too. Remember him?
i think shakira and yugi is one and same person not too sure,have to investigate,but his action is similar
There is a village in Guyana with a Roman name and its streets have Roman names too. Name that village and name two of its streets with Roman names.
I can think of Sparta but no street name
There is a village in Guyana with a Roman name and its streets have Roman names too. Name that village and name two of its streets with Roman names.
Agricola
Street names Brutus and Cato
I can think of Sparta but no street name
Sparta is Greek, not Roman.
There is a village in Guyana with a Roman name and its streets have Roman names too. Name that village and name two of its streets with Roman names.
Agricola
Street names Brutus and Cato
Latin was the language of ancient Rome. Agricola is the Latin word for farmer.
Brutus and Cato are indeed Roman names, as well as streets in Agricola.
Romulus and Remus are regarded as the founders of Rome. Two streets in Agricola village are named after Romulus and Remus.
Agricola was a plantation which freed slaves bought and converted into a village. Someone among them had a knowledge of Latin, I suspect.
What I can tell you all is that a descendant of African slaves taught me Latin at Central High School in 1962-63.
Congratulations, Riya!!
Gil...that was a hard quiz Romans in Guyana S.A.naming
the village on their expedition they travel far.
I knew Riya was correct
YOU HAVE TO COME BETTER THAT THIS OUR RIYA TOO BRIGHT
There is a village in Guyana with a Roman name and its streets have Roman names too. Name that village and name two of its streets with Roman names.
Agricola
Street names Brutus and Cato
Latin was the language of ancient Rome. Agricola is the Latin word for farmer.
Brutus and Cato are indeed Roman names, as well as streets in Agricola.
Romulus and Remus are regarded as the founders of Rome. Two streets in Agricola village are named after Romulus and Remus.
Agricola was a plantation which freed slaves bought and converted into a village. Someone among them had a knowledge of Latin, I suspect.
What I can tell you all is that a descendant of African slaves taught me Latin at Central High School in 1962-63.
Congratulations, Riya!!
Isn't Agricola known locally as South Rome? Or just Rome?
And thank you, Sir!
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