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Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night.
7 courses of seafood
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Christmas Eve dinner was amazing!
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Merry Christmas everyone!!
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Merry Christmas everyone!
Why is there 18 holes in a round of golf and where was it decided upon?
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because 17 does not divide evenly by two and everyone knows the 19th hole is the bar. 
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By the way, the answer to my question was Vostok Station and the temp was -128.6F or -89.2C
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Yes xrayman67 it was St Andrews and its 18 holes as they changed short holes, but I prefer that they decided 18 as thats how many nips they get out a bottle of whisky.
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Yes xrayman67 it was St Andrews and its 18 holes as they changed short holes, but I prefer that they decided 18 as thats how many nips they get out a bottle of whisky. Sleepychef, I like your way of thinking! LOL. What country has the most time zones?
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This is one of the great geography trivia questions I think the answer is France... Got to love all their territories
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Tom, you're correct. France has 12 time zones.
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Let us stick with Geography… No map peaking!
How well do you know the United States?
Name the most Northern State:
Name the most Southern State:
Name the most Western State:
Name the most Eastern State:
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Alaska, Florida, Hawaii, Maine
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xrayman... you only got one right 
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USVI is not a State - Sorry Sleepychef
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OK, Alaska has to be right, so obviously the others are wrong. Wait, Hawaii has to be right! OK, I think it's a matter of definitions. When you say "most southern", does that mean the northern border of the state is the furthest south?? Regardless, Hawaii has to be right.
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sleepychef--again, Guam is not a state
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Just need to identify to fill in the blank
Name the most Northern State:_______________
Name the most Southern State:______________
Name the most Western State: ______________
Name the most Eastern State: _______________
Alaska and Hawaii have place on the list above
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I'm thinking the most northern would be Alaska. I think that may also be the answer for the most western (Aleutian Islands). The most southern could be Hawaii and the most eastern Maine.
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Fran
You have 3 out of the 4 correct...
Now...Which one is wrong
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Hmmmm, Fl or NC might be the most eastern due to the orientation of the US on the earth? Of course I could be completely screwed up. 
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North: Alaska
South: Hawaii
East: Maine
West: Alaska
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North: Alaska
South: Hawaii
East: Maine
West: Alaska
Green = good
Red = bad
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Figured it out and thats crafty!!!
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How in the world could Alaska be west of Hawaii? East, I'm going to guess North Carolina.
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Carol - in fact Alaska in further west of Hawaii
And in fact the correct state has a longitude of 179°46'E making it the most eastern state
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OHHH, tricky. What's west is east, hemispherically.
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Huh? OK. Will wait for the correct answer.
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Well, Longitude starts at the prime meridian, or zero degrees longitude (Greenwich England) and I believe adds one degree as you head east from there so 179+ would be halfway around the globe, therefore, some part of the western US is actually in the eastern hemisphere. The westernmost state could be also the easternmost.
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FRAN
name the state and you win!
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Can only be one place, one of the Aleutian Islands of Alaska. Busy right now but if someone else has a question before I get back to this please feel free to go ahead.
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North: Alaska
South: Hawaii
East: Alaska
West: Alaska
yep a few islands are in the eastern hemisphere
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OK, I'm back.
Which mountain range in Africa has the same name as a town in South Wales?
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OK, not even a guess so I pass. Someone else come up with something. By the way, the answer is Aberdare
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OK, not even a guess so I pass. Someone else come up with something. By the way, the answer is Aberdare I'll chime in. How many states are there in Mexico? Bonus question: How many of them can you name? (I can typically come up with a little more than half of them.) Please don't put your list here, just the number. Dan 
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Looks like a hint is needed. OK, add the number of people who have walked on the moon to the number of nervous breakdowns in the Rolling Stones song. Dan
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