Clue of the Week (Quiz 28 September 2011)

Cheap?

Question of the Day - 28 September 2011

On which instrument is the theme music for the film The Third Man played?

Sur quel instrument la musique pour le film Le Troisième Homme est-elle jouée?

Clue of the Week (Quiz 21 September 2011)

Tout seul?

Question of the Day - 21 September 2011

What does IP stand for in IP address?

Que signifie IP dans le contexte adresse IP?

Question of the Day - 20 September 2011

Which county won the All-Ireland senior title in Gaelic football this year?

Quel comté a gagné le championnat d'Irlande de football Gaélique cette année?

Question of the Day - 16 September 2011

What is nosophobia?

Qu’est-ce que la nosophobie?

Question of the Day - 15 September 2011

Who composed the symphonic poem Finlandia?

Qui a composé le poème symphonique Finlandia?

Clue of the Week (Quiz 14 September 2011)

Pole

Question of the Day - 14 September 2011

Who was the lead singer with Black Sabbath?

Qui était chanteur principal de Black Sabbath?

Question of the Day - 13 September 2011

Which territory returned by Portugal to China in 1999?

Quel territoire fut rendu à la Chine par le Portugal en 1999?

Question of the Day - 12 September 2011

How much force is required to accelerate a mass of 1 kg at a rate of 1 m/s**2 (metre per second squared)?

Quelle force est nécessaire pour communiquer à une masse de 1 kg une accélération de 1 m/s**2 (mètre par seconde carrée)?

Question of the Day - 9 September 2011

Who wrote The Ugly Duckling?

Qui a écrit Le Vilain Petit Canard?

Question of the Day - 8 September 2011

What are Fortran, Lisp, Pascal and Prolog? Qu’est-ce que Fortran, Lisp, Pascal et Prolog?

Clue of the Week (Quiz 7 September 2011)

Tide.

Question of the Day - 7 September 2011

What are the colours of the Olympic Rings?

De quelles couleurs sont les anneaux olympiques?

Question of the Day - 6 September 2011

What is the name of the process where a solid is converted to gas without a liquid stage?

Quel est le nom du processus où un solide est transformé directement en gaz, sans passer par une phase liquide?

Tides in Nantes

The following question was part of last night's quiz at the Green Linnet:
 
Is the difference between high and low tide bigger in Nantes or Nice; or is it about the same?
La différence entre marée haute et basse est-elle plus grande à Nantes ou à Nice; ou est-ce pareil ?

The correct answer is Nantes (there is almost no tidal effect in the Mediterranean Sea).

Several participants in the Quiz suggested that Mr Quiz was wrong; that there is no tide at Nantes because the town is not on the ocean.  Those people are cordially invited to consult this website where they will see that the tidal range at Nantes can be up to 6 metres: http://www.nantes.port.fr/le-port-en-direct/horaires-des-marees/
 
In Nice it is about 20 centimetres.