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Perhaps this is a well-known bit of trivia, perhaps not; but if you've never come across it before it's worth having a think about. The actual answer tends to surprise people.
Question: In which states of the USA would you find the country's most northerly, southerly, easterly and westerly points?
Question: In which states of the USA would you find the country's most northerly, southerly, easterly and westerly points?
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Without looking, I imagine that Hawaii and Alaska feature, and the former more than once....
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You'd be at least partially wrong.Kevin Thurlow wrote:Without looking, I imagine that Hawaii and Alaska feature, and the former more than once....
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My guess would be Alaska as the most northerly and westerly, New Hampshire easterly, and Texas southerly.
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You'd be wrong on two out of four counts.Charlie Reams wrote:My guess would be Alaska as the most northerly and westerly, New Hampshire easterly, and Texas southerly.
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My guess is Alaska northerly, Hawaii Westerly, Hawaii Southerly, Main Easterly.
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Errr, Maine.
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Alaska north and west, Hawaii south, Maine east.
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Again, wrong on two out of four.Jon O'Neill wrote:My guess is Alaska northerly, Hawaii Westerly, Hawaii Southerly, Main[e] Easterly.
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Getting nearer - only one wrong. Try some lateral thinking...Ben Wilson wrote:Alaska north and west, Hawaii south, Maine east.
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I'll say Alaska North, Hawaii West, either Texas or New Mexico South, I'll say Florida though! and Delaware East
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Hopelessly wrong.Dinos Sfyris wrote:I'll say Alaska North, Hawaii West, either Texas or New Mexico South, I'll say Florida though! and Delaware East
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(Helped by a map) Alaska furthest N,W & E, Hawaii furthest S. Baseb on the Greenwich meridian.
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This is like a game of Mastermind!
16/10/2007 - Episode 4460
Dinos Sfyris 76 - 78 Dorian Lidell
Proof that even idiots can get well and truly mainwheeled.
Dinos Sfyris 76 - 78 Dorian Lidell
Proof that even idiots can get well and truly mainwheeled.
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Correct! Alaska extends so far west that it crosses the 180 degree meridian and therefore becomes east, not west. If you base the answer purely on which state extends furthest right on the map, then the easternmost point would be in Maine, as Jono and Ben suggested.David Roe wrote:(Helped by a map) Alaska furthest N,W & E, Hawaii furthest S. Baseb on the Greenwich meridian.
Many people think the southernmost point is in Florida, since there is a large bollard marking the spot (the more, er, flamboyant locals call it "the giant butt plug") in Key West. However, this is the southernmost point of the continental USA, which does not include Hawaii.
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On the topic of US states which are the best for anagramming? ie yield high scoring Countdown words (certainly not IOWA or OHIO) or are exact anagrams of Countdown words of any length. There's one niner for the latter criteria.
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got it! MINNESOTA = NOMINATESDinos Sfyris wrote:On the topic of US states which are the best for anagramming? ie yield high scoring Countdown words (certainly not IOWA or OHIO) or are exact anagrams of Countdown words of any length. There's one niner for the latter criteria.
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This is good trivia.
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Kentucky has the most amusing abbreviation.
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Oregon = ORGONEDinos Sfyris wrote:On the topic of US states which are the best for anagramming? ie yield high scoring Countdown words (certainly not IOWA or OHIO) or are exact anagrams of Countdown words of any length. There's one niner for the latter criteria.
New York = YWROKEN
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Eoin.V.Monaghan wrote:New York = YWROKEN
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I checked in the SOED and ywroken means avenged, take vengeance on; punishedPhil Reynolds wrote:Eoin.V.Monaghan wrote:New York = YWROKEN
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Putting Y- at the front of words was a Middle English way of forming the past participle, leading to some words which look pretty weird by modern standards. YCLEPT sticks in my mind for some reason.Eoin.V.Monaghan wrote:I checked in the SOED and ywroken means avenged, take vengeance on; punishedPhil Reynolds wrote:Eoin.V.Monaghan wrote:New York = YWROKEN
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Regardless of all that, it isn't valid in Countdown and therefore fails to fulfil Phil's criteria.Charlie Reams wrote:Putting Y- at the front of words was a Middle English way of forming the past participle, leading to some words which look pretty weird by modern standards. YCLEPT sticks in my mind for some reason.
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it was worth a tryJon Corby wrote:Regardless of all that, it isn't valid in Countdown and therefore fails to fulfil Phil's criteria.Charlie Reams wrote:Putting Y- at the front of words was a Middle English way of forming the past participle, leading to some words which look pretty weird by modern standards. YCLEPT sticks in my mind for some reason.
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Dinos set the criteria for this bit of the thread, I think you'll find.Jon Corby wrote:Regardless of all that, [YWROKEN] isn't valid in Countdown and therefore fails to fulfil Phil's criteria.
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Yeah, but that doesn't work so well with the alliteration.Phil Reynolds wrote:Dinos set the criteria for this bit of the thread, I think you'll find.Jon Corby wrote:Regardless of all that, [YWROKEN] isn't valid in Countdown and therefore fails to fulfil Phil's criteria.
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True. I was quite impressed by your assonance as well.Jon Corby wrote:Yeah, but that doesn't work so well with the alliteration.Phil Reynolds wrote:Dinos set the criteria for this bit of the thread, I think you'll find.Jon Corby wrote:Regardless of all that, [YWROKEN] isn't valid in Countdown and therefore fails to fulfil Phil's criteria.
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You just can't help yourself from flirting can you Phil?Phil Reynolds wrote:True. I was quite impressed by your assonance as well.Jon Corby wrote:Yeah, but that doesn't work so well with the alliteration.
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Matt Morrison wrote:You just can't help yourself from flirting can you Phil?Phil Reynolds wrote:I was quite impressed by your assonance as well.
Actually, the word "assonance" is at the forefront of my vocabulary at the moment as I'm directing a production of Educating Rita in which the word is used as the basis for a running gag.
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Can anyone think of an amusing two word anagram of New York, USA? Some would say that it sums up the state's population!
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Wou Yankers? No....Chris Philpot wrote:Can anyone think of an amusing two word anagram of New York, USA? Some would say that it sums up the state's population!