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Started by Admiral Yi, July 22, 2009, 03:15:40 PM

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The Brain

#315
August 24, 2009, 01:12:55 PM
Da Gama made his most famous voyage in 1498.

OTOH the Cape of Good Hope had been rounded in 1487 IIRC. Could be a contender.
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crazy canuck

#316
August 24, 2009, 01:24:07 PM
You guys are definitely hot.  Now you just need the name.

The Brain

#317
August 24, 2009, 01:28:09 PM
Sorry, no can do. I knew the name (95% sure) but then I happened to see the name when googling something else.
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Agelastus

#318
August 24, 2009, 01:37:01 PM
I have to disqualify myself as well, I am afraid, as I was interested enough to check Wikipedia.
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Oexmelin

#319
August 24, 2009, 01:42:31 PM
Bartholomeu Diaz had returned?
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crazy canuck

#320
August 24, 2009, 01:43:49 PM
Quote from: Oexmelin on August 24, 2009, 01:42:31 PM
Bartholomeu Diaz had returned?

Ding Ding Ding.

The floor is yours - thanks to the honesty of the other two.

Oexmelin

#321
August 24, 2009, 01:50:56 PM
Which two future explorers of the Pacific are along the exact same river, at the same time, in North America in 1759 ?
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Viking

#322
August 24, 2009, 01:56:33 PM
Quote from: Oexmelin on August 24, 2009, 01:50:56 PM
Which two future explorers of the Pacific are along the exact same river, at the same time, in North America in 1759 ?

Cook, Dampier, St. Lawrence?
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Oexmelin

#323
August 24, 2009, 01:58:24 PM
Quote from: Viking on August 24, 2009, 01:56:33 PM
Quote from: Oexmelin on August 24, 2009, 01:50:56 PM
Which two future explorers of the Pacific are along the exact same river, at the same time, in North America in 1759 ?

Cook, Dampier, St. Lawrence?

1 and 3 are good. N° 2 is quite dead by 1759
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Admiral Yi

#324
August 24, 2009, 02:11:34 PM
Bougainville

Oexmelin

#325
August 24, 2009, 02:23:02 PM
Yep. Cook was surveying the St. Lawrence for the Royal Navy. Bougainville was defending Quebec.
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crazy canuck

#326
August 24, 2009, 02:27:14 PM
Quote from: Oexmelin on August 24, 2009, 02:23:02 PM
Yep. Cook was surveying the St. Lawrence for the Royal Navy. Bougainville was defending Quebec.

Very cool bit of trivia.

Well done.

Admiral Yi

#327
August 24, 2009, 03:01:11 PM
Go ahead if you got one canuck.

The Brain

#329
August 24, 2009, 11:36:28 PM
What's the story behind this picture?

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