The Wildclickers Trivia thread (# 70)

Merry, yep - Northern California

You got it, Amigo! The largest living tree on earth is the General Sherman, located at Sequoia National Forest.

The great tree is now estimated to be around 2200 years old, 275 feet tall and is 30 feet in diameter at the base.

Sequoia Tree trivia: In 1925 a giant sequoia located in California's Kings Canyon National Park was named the nation's national Christmas tree. The tree is over 300 feet in height.

Good research, sue!

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Checking in-
and thanks to the girl who clicked for me.

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All clicked here,

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Interesting stuff re the tree trivia. Reminded me of living just out of Gig Harbor, WA years ago. There were several really tall Douglas Fir trees in the front yard. My wife was worried that it would hit the house if it fell - I measured from the base of the tree to the house and found the angle to the top of the tree from the house - that allowed me to figure the height of the tree using trig. It would not hit the house if it fell - and I had a temporary moment of peace. grin

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You remembered the trig? Even with just a simple triangle, I'm not sure that I could figure it out. Too many years ago.

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aktbird57 - You and your 294 friends have supported 2,340,638.3 square feet!

Marine Wetlands habitat supported: 108,043.5 square feet.

American Prairie habitat supported: 51,007.3 square feet.

Rainforest habitat supported: 2,181,587.5 square feet.

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2340638.3 square feet is equal to 53.73 acres

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Our current clicking pace is just slaying me. Wow! What a team!

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Q: Whats the tallest tree in the world (not the biggest)????

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Car-dealership owner sues mountaineering club over disputed Everest ascent

Denver, April. 19 (AP): A car-dealership owner from Alberta, Canada, has filed a lawsuit seeking to remove a footnote that calls into question his May 2000 Mount Everest ascent.

Byron Smith, who said he did not have photographic evidence of himself atop the 29,035-foot (8,850-meter) summit partly because he was busy preparing to feed live audio to a Canadian Broadcasting Corp. audience, wants the tag ``disputed'' removed from a list of Everest ascents published by Golden-based American Alpine Club.

He filed his lawsuit in U.S. District Court on Monday. Cont........

http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/001200604191660.htm

(This story gets alot better -amigo)

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sumac wrote:

The world's tallest living tree is the Stratosphere Giant measuring 112.7 m (370 ft) as of July 2004. This coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) was discovered by Chris Atkins (USA) in August 2000 in the Rockefeller Forest of the Humboldt Redwoods State Park, California, USA.
The precise location of the giant tree is always kept secret by the Park Rangers in case enthusiastic tree fans accidentally damage its fragile environment. The second tallest tree living, known as The Federation Giant, measures 112 m (368 ft) and also lives at the Humboldt Redwoods State Park

http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/content_pages/record.asp?recordid=47342

WOW !! That's a hundred feet taller the the tree in my front yard - it was only 175 ft tall. It may still be there - I left it standing in pride. Shocked

:wink:

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Amigo wrote:

Q: Whats the tallest tree in the world (not the biggest)????

Oops,

I didn't see this information was already posted.

Q; what's the TALLEST mountain in world?

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Mauna Kea in Hawaii is the world's tallest mountain from base to peak! Its base is on the sea floor and it rises 33,480 feet (10,314 meters) in total, reaching 13,796 feet (4205 m) above sea level.

While Mt. Everest is the world's tallest mountain above sea level, Mauna Kea is still quite spectacular.

<is that our wildclicker Merry waving?> Very Happy

http://www.alohacottages.net/new-mauna-kea-photo2.jpg

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Right!

Q: What was the name of the maintenance man in the hit 80's sitcom " One day at a time"?

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A: Duane Schneider! <hilarious>

And what is the name of the actor that played the role of Schneider?

<He was also movie credited as Guido Panzini>

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Spring has arrived, and the hummingbirds have returned <well, they didn't all migrate - but the snow storms sent them scurrying to warmer areas>

Q How many species of hummingbirds are there? and where do most of the birds reside?

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Pat Harrington

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Stradee wrote:

Mauna Kea in Hawaii is the world's tallest mountain from base to peak! Its base is on the sea floor and it rises 33,480 feet (10,314 meters) in total, reaching 13,796 feet (4205 m) above sea level.

While Mt. Everest is the world's tallest mountain above sea level, Mauna Kea is still quite spectacular.

<is that our wildclicker Merry waving?>

No, that ain't me, Stradee. Don't offhand recognize the beach. But I know the mountain all right.

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Great beach shot!! I wanna be there!!

Ah great thread Amigo - - -

Stradee, there must be hundreds of varieties of hummingbirds. Q = how fast do they beat their wings per second.

all chliked

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ya got it sue!

Pat Harrington trivia: Earned a Masters Degree In Political Science

Dan, there are 400 species of Hummingbirds that live everywhere in the world, the majority of the lil' critters live in the South American rain forests.

Wing flap = 15 to 80 per second <depending on the size of the bird>

Normal flight speed = 25mph <and the only bird that can deliberatly fly backwards>

The Bee Hummingbird (Mellisuga helenae) is the smallest bird in the world, weighing 1.8 g.

Male White-tailed Emerald,
Monteverde, Costa Rica

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Stradee wrote:

Mauna Kea in Hawaii is the world's tallest mountain from base to peak! Its base is on the sea floor and it rises 33,480 feet (10,314 meters) in total, reaching 13,796 feet (4205 m) above sea level.

While Mt. Everest is the world's tallest mountain above sea level, Mauna Kea is still quite spectacular.

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...And, if measured by distance from the center of the Earth, the tallest mountain is Mt. Chimborazo, Ecuador. Because the Earth is thicker at the Equator than at other latitudes, Chimborazo (a volcano, by the way) is the spot furthest from the Earth's center. It is 3,219 meters further from the center of the Earth than the top of Mt. Everest.
http://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/ChristinaWong.shtml

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The bee hummingbird is the world's smallest warm-blooded vertebrate. When flying, their wings beat 80 times per second, and when mating, up to 200 times per second. Their heart rate is the second fastest of all animals. They also have the fewest feathers of all birds. Their body temperature is 40 °C (104 °F), the highest of all birds. At night, their body temperature drops down 19 °C (66 °F) to save energy. Bee hummingbirds eat half their total body mass and drink 8 times their total body mass in water each day. The Bee Hummingbird can be found in woodland, shrubbery, and gardens in Cuba and the Isle of Pines. Its nest is only 3 cm across.

http://dino.lm.com/images/display.php?id=719

http://www.arthurgrosset.com/sabirds/photos/melhel12326.jpg

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