Alaska's southernmost point, Amatignak Island is farther south than London. Alaska ranges from about 51.25°N to 71.38°N, whilst Scotland ranges from 54.63°N to 60.85°N, so about 31% of Alaska's latitudinal range overlaps with Scotland, and another 17% is farther south than Scotland. That said, most of Alaska's people live farther north than Scotland's - Juneau is similar to Inverness, but Anchorage is north of any point in Scotland, as is Fairbanks. The more southerly parts of Alaska are also a small part of the overall landmass, consisting of a thin coastal strip and associated islands, the Alaskan Peninsula, and the Aleutian Islands.
British banknote currency is largely polymer. All notes apart from the £50 note are currently polymer (which is getting a plastic one in 2021). They are different sizes but it is worth pointing out that they are made of polymer, not paper.
I know what you mean, but in the UK, we refer to our paper/polymer money as 'notes' rather than bills. In a restaurant you'd pay a £20 bill with a £20 note. Chances of hearing money referred to as a bill would be slim-to-none.
Yes. Eggs have a natural cuticle which seals them against bacteria, and if it is undisturbed it is safe to keep them at room temperature, so you will typically buy and keep eggs this way in Europe. Farming methods in Europe resulting cleaner eggs that don't require washing.
In the U.S., this coating is washed off, allowing bacteria into the egg. This cleaning is needed due to factory farming methods that result in more frequent external contamination. Due to the washing, the eggs need to be kept refrigerated.
More detail here: https://www.businessinsider.com/why-europeans-dont-refrigerate-eggs-2014-12?op=1
My grandmother kept her eggs on the counter but refrigerated them if they weren't used within a day or two. Hers hardly ever had chicken poo on them but when my cousin's did she knew they wouldn't keep well if washed, so she would let the poo dry and then sand it off with sandpaper! When my kids were home we ate all the eggs we collected each day so I didn't have to worry about where to keep them or if they needed washing..
Because we use miles for distance when we're driving. For the same reasons we still use imperial measurements for people (height and weight), but metric for everything else (i.e. no reason whatsoever)
For historical reasons - we've been using them for centuries, and we are very attached to miles (and a few other imperial weights and measures, like pints).
Changing the speed limit signs would be fairly easy as national speed limits are just marked with a symbol and others are fairly close to round numbers of km/h. Mile marker signs tend to be more precise so would either require all of them to have non-round numbers or be moved to the nearest km unit which just seems not worth it.
I think the weirdest bit is the fact that fuel's only been sold in litres for almost 30 years, but we still measure consumption in miles per gallon. Bizarre.
It's easier to teach kids at school about metres and kms than it is to change all the road signs when every car has its meters in miles and drivers that would not approve/be confused on the road
Lots of people on various websites ridicule USA for using anything but the metric system, at least we use it sometimes in the UK, just not on our roads.
True, but generally speaking it’s not usually Brits mocking Americans for this particular thing - we keep quiet because we know we are in no position to throw stones (no pun intended) when it comes to measuring systems.
But I’ve found on this site that American users assume anyone mocking the US must be British, and British users assume anyone mocking the UK must be American….
I've certainly enjoyed mocking Americans for their use of Imperial on several occasions, however it really doesn't compare to the stupid, incoherent jumble that we use on this side of the pond
All our notes are different, both in size and colour. I thought USA had different sizes to make it easier to tell which note is which as they arent different by colour which makes it easy to tell at a glance.
Nope, the US bills all use the same size and colors AND none of the coins clearly use numerals for their values. The lowest coin value says 'one cent' but we call it a penny and it has no 1 on it. The smallest coin is ten cents, but it says 'dime'. The largest coin is fifty cents, and it says 'half dollar', etc. The dollar coin is distinctive being golden colored since the Sacajawea coin was issued in 2000. US currency is very confusing.
This UK uses speed limits and road signs in miles because they shifted to the metric system relatively late, in the mid-1960s, when imperial measurements were well established. A conversion to kilometres would have been confusing. People also informally still use imperial measurements when referring to their height and mass.
Fine quiz, fills the time, but... There's an editorial laziness in "x-or-y?" quizzes including the option "Both". Why not include "None" as well and make it even easier to write clues.
I did a quiz ("Gabon or Peru?") that was specifically in protest of this. No "none", no "both", just clues that lead to one or the other - as the name implies...
I disagree with your assessment. IMO having the "both" option on some questions makes it more interesting and challenging. You're welcome to make your quizzes however you see fit, but I don't think it's accurate to characterize this quizmaker's effort as lazy.
Fair enough, but I stand by the fact that adding "both" questions makes the research phase of "x or y" quizmaking a lot easier. The quizmaker was making a bucketload of these quizzes at the time, and doesn't seem to bother getting involved in the comments, so... I'll disagree to agree to disagree in this case.
It's a fine quiz, filled the time again and I enjoyed it, so I'm not ungrateful.
Wisconsin would like to respectively disagree on the alcohol consumption part of the quiz. My fellow countryman can't hold their liquor like us Wisconsinites.
Though, chances are there is at least one person born in United States with this name too.
In the U.S., this coating is washed off, allowing bacteria into the egg. This cleaning is needed due to factory farming methods that result in more frequent external contamination. Due to the washing, the eggs need to be kept refrigerated.
More detail here: https://www.businessinsider.com/why-europeans-dont-refrigerate-eggs-2014-12?op=1
But I’ve found on this site that American users assume anyone mocking the US must be British, and British users assume anyone mocking the UK must be American….
I did a quiz ("Gabon or Peru?") that was specifically in protest of this. No "none", no "both", just clues that lead to one or the other - as the name implies...
It's a fine quiz, filled the time again and I enjoyed it, so I'm not ungrateful.