Quiz Monday - 1

Never mind, onwards and upwards :))
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Harrumph!

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Nope. I thought it was The Netherlands.

Got it

LOL :))

No problem, happens often.

LOL :)) I apologise for the misspelling!

yup

b) Chnia.

And the answer is................ b) China

The Grand Canal, known to the Chinese as the Jing–Hang Grand Canal, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is the longest canal or artificial river in the world. Starting in Beijing, it passes through Tianjin and the provinces of Hebei, Shandong, Jiangsu, and Zhejiang to the city of Hangzhou, linking the Yellow River and Yangtze River. The oldest parts of the canal date back to the 5th century BC, but the various sections were first connected during the Sui dynasty (581–618 AD). Dynasties in 1271–1633 significantly restored and rebuilt the canal and altered its route to supply their capital.
The total length of the Grand Canal is 1,776 km (1,104 mi). Its greatest height is reached in the mountains of Shandong, at a summit of 42 m (138 ft). Ships in Chinese canals did not have trouble reaching higher elevations after the pound lock was invented in the 10th century, during the Song dynasty (960–1279), by the government official and engineer Qiao Weiyue. The canal has been admired by many throughout history including Japanese monk Ennin (794–864), Persian historian Rashid al-Din (1247–1318), Korean official Choe Bu (1454–1504), and Italian missionary Matteo Ricci (1552–1610).
Historically, periodic flooding of the Yellow River threatened the safety and functioning of the canal. During wartime, the high dikes of the Yellow River were sometimes deliberately broken in order to flood and thus sweep away advancing enemy troops. This would cause disaster and prolonged economic hardships for local residents. Despite temporary periods of desolation and disuse, the Grand Canal furthered an indigenous and growing economic market in China's urban centres from the Sui period onwards to the present. It has allowed faster trading and has thus improved China's economy. The portion south of the Yellow river remains in heavy use by barges carrying bulk materials and containers.

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Not aware that it has been cropped.

I think I know.

Found an eyeball and dynamite; has this cartoon been cropped?

Panama isn't listed, either.

I think I have a good guess.

I don’t think anyone has the answer so carry on.

Hurmm...

:::Looking suspiciously at Hoff:::

Yes, good idea. Blame it on Bonnie.

Ulp!

Now solid rock is going all punster on us.

Who I wonder brought this new contagion amongst us??
:::Looking suspiciously at @Stillmanic :::

Quite a lot people suffer canal-shortness .... or was it loch-ness ????

Maybe I know. Thanks, Bonnie. Your cartoon is real comforting NOT. I'm on my way to dentist within the hour.

So sorry if I offended you Hoff-of the-tiny-canal.

Please accept my heartfelt sympathies on your canal-shortness...

My friend oh forget it . I know the answer

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@msbonne If You got TOO much fame shouvel it over to the guy with this pretty fast cars :O)

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Although my canal IS the longest in the world humbleness causes me not to take the title. I really do not need any more fame.

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Good luck :))

Could be France -- but it is not listet.......

z) Seems unlikely.

A girl starts a new job as an assistant at a pharmacy and is instructed on how to perform the various duties. After an hour or so, the pharmacist concludes with, "One last thing. We've had a lot of thefts of condoms from the pharmacy, so we're keeping them behind the counter." The pharmacist continues. "We have small, medium and large sizes. Because it's embarrassing, men won't ask for the size they want, so they come in and just say the price. Small is £5, medium is £6 and large is £7. Now, it's usually quiet at this time of day, so I'm going to go out for a while. I won't be long. You can reach me on my mobile if there are any emergencies."

Nervous, but determined to make a good impression, the new assistant agrees and awaits for her first customers. Half an hour later, the pharmacist is still out. The new assistant has helped a few people, including a couple of nervous looking men just giving a price, and is starting to feel a bit more confident. Then, a very tall, well-built and intense looking man comes in and walks up to the counter, looks the assistant dead in the eye and says, "Ten pounds, please".

"T-ten?" she stammers. "Wh-what?! We can do five, six or seven pounds, but not ten!" "Seven's nowhere near enough. TEN POUNDS" he insists. Panicking and flustered, she goes to "check in the back room". Once there she calls the pharmacist. "Sorry to bother you," she says, "but there's a big, angry man here and he keeps insisting on ten pounds, but if I understood the training right we don't have that size!" "SIZE?" says the pharmacist. "OH! I see! I forgot to tell you about him!"

"He's our window cleaner. Just open the till and give him the ten pounds."