A QUIZ

by **Ozzie Geoff** » 12 Nov 2006, 09:16

Here's anothery. :twisted:

Dunno whether to ban you or not, Allan.

In the Southern Hemisphere;
a) What was the first commercially grown agricultural crop?
b) Where was it grown?

Go to it, folks.

by **Adriana** » 13 Nov 2006, 12:01

Whatever Jan van Riebeck and his men planted at the Cape of Good Hope in 1652 for the Dutch East India Company?

Wheat and vegetables and various fruit trees including apricots and figs.

by **Ozzie Geoff** » 14 Nov 2006, 02:20

Sorry, miles off, Adriana.

We are looking at 1513.

Might have you here....

by **Richard** » 14 Nov 2006, 14:40

Capsicum pepper, Chile, recorded 1493?

by **Ozzie Geoff** » 15 Nov 2006, 02:02

Not what I've got, Richard.

I may have to send an SOS out for Allan. :twisted:

by **Dave** » 15 Nov 2006, 23:09

Judging by my stupidity last weekend demonstrated by my going to a supermarket for a lamb steak instead of the usual Butcher and getting cramp in my jaw chewing the "passing resemblance to boot leather in both texture and flavour", probably the garbage that the lamb had been fed with.

by **Ozzie Geoff** » 16 Nov 2006, 02:16

Come on Allan!!
The country was Brazil. :?:

by **Allan** » 16 Nov 2006, 11:18

Err,

Sugarcane?

Coffee?

Brazil Nuts?

Corned Beef? - No that can't be right :evil:

by **Ozzie Geoff** » 17 Nov 2006, 03:18

Not much interest in this one, Allan.
The crop was sugarcane.

by **Allan** » 17 Nov 2006, 17:37

How about a northern hemisphere question for a change?

by **Dave** » 17 Nov 2006, 18:21

The trouble with that suggestion is, Allan the Mod,that Geoff - the quiz setter - knows - all about the Northern Hemisphere other than his great grandad nicked a sheep ( to eat I hope - there's no record of whether it was a pretty one !), England still hold The Ashes (until about Boxing Day I should think !), the bars in Earls Court provide the Aussies with a post-graduate degree in Social Studies........AND they've flatly refused to take Rolf Harris back home !

by **Allan** » 17 Nov 2006, 18:31

Fair point Dave, fair point.

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