History of The World Game

[Ramjet]

Another easy one....
Who was Theia, what impact did she have on us and when was she around?
Early hint... Not the Greek goddess

 

[mando1463]

Astronomers think the collision between Earth and Theia happened at approximately 4.53 bya; about 3050 million years after the Solar System began to form. In astronomical terms, the impact would have been of moderate velocity. Theia is thought to have struck the Earth at an oblique angle when the latter was nearly fully formed. Computer simulations of this "late-impact" scenario suggest an impact angle of about 45 and an initial impactor velocity below 4 km/s. [11] Theia's iron core would have sunk into the young Earth's core, and most of Theia's mantle accreted onto the Earth's mantle, however, a significant portion of the mantle material from both Theia and the Earth would have been ejected into orbit around the Earth. This material quickly coalesced into the Moon (possibly within less than a month, but in no more than a century). Estimates based on computer simulations of such an event suggest that some twenty percent of the original mass of Theia would have ended up as an orbiting ring of debris, and about half of this matter coalesced into the Moon. The Earth would have gained significant amounts of angular momentum and mass from such a collision. Regardless of the speed and tilt of the Earth's rotation before the impact, it would have experienced a day some five hours long after the impact, and the Earth's equator and the Moon's orbit would have become coplanar in the aftermath of the giant impact.

 

[Ramjet]

Correct mando.
Your turn

 

[mando1463]

My origins date back to the early European15th century
My contents have yet to be indentified and many have tried throughout my existence to interpret my meaning
My creator is unknown although there are a few people have been suggested ** and also some believe my authenticity is questionable
I have been owned or held by prominent people **. although there are periods where my where abouts cannot be accounted for

 

[mando1463]

My origins date back to the early European15th century
My contents have yet to be indentified and many have tried throughout my existence to interpret my meaning
My creator is unknown although there are a few people have been suggested ** and also some believe my authenticity is questionable
I have been owned or held by prominent people **. although there are periods where my where abouts cannot be accounted for

Ok no bites yet so Im guessing a hint is in order

Im a book / manuscript

 

[TenOunce Tone]

I want to say the mercator map but we know thats a map!
Something to do with the fall of the roman empire and creatiob of the Holy Ronan Empire.. or columbuses map to the indies..

 

[TenOunce Tone]

Voynich manuscript?

 

[mando1463]

Yes Tone its the Voynich manuscript ** well done ** over to you

 

[TenOunce Tone]

In what way did a sailor traditionally earn the right to wear a gold ear ring?

 

[Ramjet]

the gold hoop in the left ear if you made have sailed around the horn of Africa or the hoop in the right ear if you have sailed around South America.

 

[TenOunce Tone]

Correct Rod, well done, pretty easy one first up from me..

Over to you

 

[Ramjet]

Correct Rod, well done, pretty easy one first up from me..

Over to you

Thanks Tone, welcome to the game

What is the origination of the 2 fingered, 'up yours' salute?

 

[mando1463]

The insulting version of the gesture (with the palm inwards) is often compared to the offensive gesture known as "the finger". The "two-fingered salute", also known as "The Longbowman Salute".

A commonly repeated legend claims that the two-fingered salute or V sign derives from a gesture made by longbowmen fighting in the English and Welsh [19] army at the Battle of Agincourt (1415) during the Hundred Years' War. According to the story, the French were in the habit of cutting off the arrow-shooting fingers of captured English and Welsh longbowmen, and the gesture was a sign of defiance on the part of the bowmen, showing the enemy that they still had their fingers,

 

[Ramjet]

Very similar to what I read, only the English fighting the French.
As you say the French threatened to cut off the 2 fingers used to draw a bow.
The French had very few archers, the English had thousands.
The story goes that the English would hold up and wave the 2 fingers to mock the French.

You're turn mando

 

[mando1463]

What iconic object was originally planned to be errected to celebrate the completion of the Suez Canal

 

[Ramjet]

Statue of Liberty?

 

[mando1463]

Yep all yours Rod

 

[Ramjet]

Which head of state refused to acknowledge Jessy Owens after winning gold medals at the 1936 Olympics?

 

[Jamo]

Would it be Cnut the Great?

 

[Ramjet]

Would it be Cnut the Great?

Hmmm don't think he was still alive in 1936 Jamo