Hing(sp) was common in house hold use for bloating.

not sure i know about choor and kabadhi

Marbles.

Gam

is this the game played with big and little washer???

Chinks was the game

Gil i think this game is the one played with

big and little washers.

Tahgah --- big and little washers.

PRINCE RANDIAN TRIVIA

I just discovered that Prince Randian spoke Hindi, English, French and German. He could also shave, paint, and roll and light his own cigarettes.

https://youtu.be/vufdRHu5Mig

Nah, yuh play with taw. 

yeah...people had different names

How many yall use to play Sal Pass?

How was this done? I wanna know how dat man roll a spliff.

Now with that man, that's the real Trivia Pursuit 

i used to,liked being around with the girls playing

What's sal pass? I played with the girls but doan remember that name. But ohhhh I do remember playing with thing(s) but doan remember passin them on.

I remember bussing up other guys marbles or arawa seed with my big tarass metal ball,BANG! CRUNCH! SQUISH!!!! YESSSS!!!  Now that was fun but someadem guys start show up with bigger balls, dat's carryin it too far, I thought.

There's a lot of things I'm wondering how this man did, rolling a spiff wasn't one  

so Riya,let's hear what you thinking about

One question could be. If he sat on a toilet would he fall through?

Well Riya, you finally found the real reason for legs and arms.

Like driving a standard gear shift car

Have an arm attached to the shifter all the way to the driver seat where he could sit on it and shift depending on how he puckers.

Good morning.

Was the founder of the Dutch colony of Berbice a man or a woman? And, what is his/her name?

Abraham Van Peere - man.

good morning

Alright, that was easy. You win. Abraham Van Pere.

Congrats!

Next one.

The Dutch fort that stands on Fort Island in the Essequibo River was built in 1744. It replaced another fort on the same island. When was the first fort built?

Thank you Sir Gil  I agree that was easy

1726

1726

on a side note I always loved the name Van Storms Gravesandie (sp) when we were doing history

Don't depend on Wikipedia for this answer.

Wikipedia is a great resource. I use it daily and contribute financially to its upkeep.

However, Wikipedia is not accurate always. For instance, it says that Janet Jagan died in Belem, Brazil.

The Wikipedia page for Fort Zeelandia is not fully accurate.

Try again.

i will find it providing some one get the answer before,

got some work to do.

Ok my friend it was built in

1720

Now you're right.

1720 was the year the first Fort Zeelandia was built on Flag Island, later renamed Fort Island. When Laurens Storm van Gravesande arrived on the island in 1738 he discovered serious architectural flaws in that fort and he decided to build a better one. Well, it's there up to today, thanks to Gravesande's good thinking.

Congrats!

Congrats Django..good job

Thank's Anjali.

I knew there was a reason why I liked Gravesande's name

There is still a lot of people in Guyana with that name Gravesande.

Gravesande died in 1775. When I worked as a journalist in Guyana, one of my pet projects was to research and write about historical figures. In some cases, I visited their graves and estates/properties because I'm an amateur historian, not content with books and docs only. I learned that Gravesande was buried somewhere in Soesdyke but when I travelled there no one knew the spot. It was not a wasted trip, though, because I met an old man named Benjamin Meertens who told me his great, great, great grandfather was Antony Meertens, the last Dutch governor of Demerara-Essequibo, and he showed me documentary proof. So, I wrote about him!

Here's a drawing of young Laurens Storm van Gravesande. Print it and keep if you really like him.

 Awww thank you Sir Gil, will do so.

Gil, I had a Berbician high school classmate named Lauren Gravesande.  I guess he's a descendant.  

There was someone with that name working at the Hydro in Pickering.

So anyone know the name of dat lil banna who appently stuck his finger in a dyke.

After I grew up a bit more I start to wonder about dis here story, is it a true true story or jus a dirty ting?    dyke got differnt meaning.

Gilly, there is a photo of the Pegasus hotel on this thread that was taken in the keys. I'd like to know when it was taken as it looks quite different from the one I took of the Pegasus last year. When I remember how to post pics, I'll share it here. I'm such a forgetful student!

Miraver upload picture using Add Attachment,follow promps

hope this helps.

Many thanks! Okay, help me find the posting of the other Pegasus photo.

Miraver, I took the other photo of the Key West Pegasus. It was in October 2011. Looks like they had a paint job after I took mine.