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Excellent, excellent!

What is the longest place name in Britain and what does it mean?

Extra credit: What are its coordinates (on a map)?
 
Natalie said:
Excellent, excellent!

What is the longest place name in Britain and what does it mean?

Extra credit: What are its coordinates (on a map)?
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Is it Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch?  :blink:
The name means 'St Mary's church in the hollow of the white hazel near the rapid whirlpool of Llantysilio of the red cave.'
Coordinates: 52 °N 4°W (more or less :P)

Ok, I'll have a break :P
 
Ayeeeee :p

I saw it on this forum aftera  search in google.  Some of the other names are funny too.
 
I'd like to make a comment about some of the questions I've seen in this thread lately. Many of them are answerable with a quick Google search or the like; some of them can only be answered by looking to a reference source. Donut's question above is a good example: who is supposed to know that number off the top of their head? (No offense intended to Donuts.)

When this thread started, our goal was to have questions which someone might be able to guess without looking up the answer. In fact, looking up the answer elsewhere was considered bad etiquette in the beginning. The goal is to test our knowledge, not to see who is the best at using Google or Wikipedia or any other outside source.

I'd like to encourage everyone to ask more meaningful questions. Please don't simply encourage others to regurgitate facts they find elsewhere. Dig a bit into your personal knowledge and ask about something which we might know (or be able to guess) without outside help. I'm not saying you should make your questions easy. Just make them more interesting.
 
Let's see if anyone answers your first question, Donuts.

Keep in mind, I am not the King Of This Forum. I may be a moderator, but I wasn't speaking as a moderator above. I was speaking as a fellow who's been here for a few years and was simply sharing my opinion on how to keep this thread more interesting. Take it or leave it as you will.
 
Coastline of Russia? Well I tried Googling it, and since I didnt got a straight answer on the first page, I just looked at my world map on the wall, and I'd say, roughly, it's about 22000 km.

But I'll ask the next question. Who appointed his servant to remind him of something during mealtimes, and what was his servant reminding him of?
 
Darius I. of Persia. His servant was supposed to remind him to pay revenge to the Athenians. Herodotus, V, 105.
 
I'll assume Perun got the question right, because he always gets these right.  ;)

So, I'll ask a similar question.  After Alexander the Great died, having not named an heir, chaos ensued.  Name two names that were suggested by his generals to succeeed him.
 
Well, he was officially succeeded by his son, Alexander IV and Philippus Arridaeus. Perdikkas was also a hot candidate.
 
You're right.  Perdikkas did become regent of Asia upon Alexander's death.  Arrhidaeus (Phillip III) and Alexander IV were made co-kings by the generals' assembly as a compromise.

Next question?
 
Oh, that's what you meant. I thought you were asking about the famous meeting between Alexander and Diogenes, which took place right before Alexander went off to Delphi.
 
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