General Knowledge Quiz #23

It's second grade maths in my country

It's not like it's calculus, or even algebra. It's the most basic of arithmetic, just one step beyond simple addition.

In my country we learn BIDMAS, which is Brackets, Index, Division/Multiplication, Addition/Subtraction. My parents learnt BODMAS but I forgot what the O stood for.

Multiplication/division always comes before addition/subtraction, unless there are brackets

There is the BEDMAS/PEDMAS method to remember the order, but I also like the XKCD version which is

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Works because multiplication and division are interchangeable in the order

in table tennis you can no longer have 0 - 15 as a result, because sets end by 11, if one person has a lead of 2 over the opponent, which is the case with 0 - 15.

In the past sets went to 21, but that was changed in 2000 or so.

They use asterisks to indicate multiplication, although in my opinion, they could have used the X key with better results.

Same

In many countries, the family name goes before the first name, but the current PM calls herself "Theresa May", not "May Theresa". Anyone who knows her name would have heard it that way.

In many countries, the number may go after the street, but the PM's residence refers to itself as "10 Downing Street". Anyone would would know the address would know it from hearing it described that way. Ditto 221B Baker Street. If you know what I'm talking about, you read it that way.

Not necessarily a call to accept the wrong answer but if you live in a country where the number comes after the street name, all the media will say "Downing Street 10". You hear it from your own TV news and read it from your own newspapers, obviously.

And a caper toss is definitely something different as well, it turns out. Capers are quite a bit easier to toss than cabers.

Yes, it formed in the wake of the Whig party in the 1850s. Incidentally, during the 19th century the positions of the two parties were flipped- Republicans were more socially liberal and focused on federal laws (especially regarding abolition), while Democrats were conservative and interested in "states rights" (i.e. slavery). Lincoln was a Republican in his day, but would be more aligned with the Democrats today.

Republicans refer to themselves as "The Party of Lincoln". It is even more confusing when you learn there was a party called the Democrat-Republican party formed by Jefferson and Madison to oppose the Federalist party. There were many splinters, offshoots, renaming, and new parties developed through the years to bring us to the two main political parties called Democrat and Republican today. Most agree that what became today's Republican party was formed in 1854 but their platforms have shifted back and forth through the years as have the Democrats, which some trace back to Jefferson while others consider Andrew Jackson as the founder since he splintered from the original party. The parties seem to be undergoing significant changes again.

The way celebrities are winning electoral races in the US, it's only a matter of time before the UK follows suit. Sherlock Holmes may be fictional, but at least he's smart. I'd vote for him!

But to my ears, when some of you say "New Orlins" it sounds like "New Awlins". We met a man from Baton Rouge who definitely called it "N'awlins". (He's the same one who corrected my pronunciation of Atchafalaya from "Atch'-a-fuh-la-ya" to "Uh-chawf'-a-la-ya".) I have a friend who grew up in Jefferson Parish and she says "New Or'-le-uns". Maybe it's like my home state of Missouri. Some of us who were born here call it "Missour-ee" and some call it "Missour-uh" and some of us say both depending on the phrase that comes before or after it. (During the hot, humid summers most of us call it Misery.) And then there is the university where we all call it "Mizzou-rah!"

I once saw a documentary in which a Blues person said he preferred „New OrlEEns“ because it conveys the heart and soul of the city.

New Orlins or Noo Orlins?

It has to do with computers. Technically speaking the multiplication sign is not the letter x, it's its own symbol, ×. Since ASCII didn't include × as one of its symbols, programmers and typists started using * instead (it was on keyboards anyway, so why not?), and this became standard in computing. This also cuts down on confusion when using variables, since the letter x is commonly used as one.

Multiply first, add afterwards (BODMAS)

it's still multiplication, you've just got the order of operations wrong

She wasn't an actress.

You're thinking of "Candle in the Wind 97". That's a slightly different song.

That's true, but that wasn't the question!

Thanks. I thought they were the same questions repeating. I like it though. I feel smarter or at least like i am learning ...

Here's a hint: "Marilyn Monroe" wasn't her real name.