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(#5716642) Re: GoldToken Unofficial Anniversary 2025
Posted by Jools on 13 Oct 2025 at 8:20AM


Answer: Chad. I think everyone got this one, he is player #6 and still plays a few games
2. What year was GoldToken founded?
Answer: As this is the "unofficial" anniversary I was looking for 1999, if you look at some of the founding members you will see them listed as joining 5 October 1999. But I also accepted the "official" start date of 1 January 2000
3. What is the "official" language of Goldtoken called? (Speak or write in GoldToken terminology)
Answer: GoldTokeneze


Here are the answers
1. Which "founding member" still regularly plays at GT? Hint their player# is less than 10 (excluding Games Administrator )
2. What year was GoldToken founded?

3. What is the "official" language of Goldtoken called? (Speak or write in GoldToken terminology)

- You can find details of the terminology here GoldTokeneze
(#5716182) Re: GoldToken Unofficial Anniversary 2025
(#5716181) Re: Thanksgiving
Posted by Jools on 10 Oct 2025 at 4:44PM
It's this coming Monday in Canada, always is held on the second Monday in October
(#5714633) GoldToken Unofficial Anniversary 2025
Posted by Jools on 1 Oct 2025 at 5:21PM
GoldToken Unofficial Anniversary 2025, October 5, 2025
For a chance to win this great token, answer the following questions(unknown photo)
1. Which "founding member" still regularly plays at GT? Hint their player# is less than 10 (excluding Games Administrator )
2. What year was GoldToken founded?
3. What is the "official" language of Goldtoken called? (Speak or write in GoldToken terminology)
For a chance to win this great token, answer the following questions(unknown photo)
1. Which "founding member" still regularly plays at GT? Hint their player# is less than 10 (excluding Games Administrator )
2. What year was GoldToken founded?
3. What is the "official" language of Goldtoken called? (Speak or write in GoldToken terminology)
As always, please send answers to me by PM and don't post them here
(#5713755) Re: Day of the Programmer 2025
Posted by fatdaddy on 28 Sep 2025 at 4:58AM
Thanks for providing these answers. Those of us who missed some probably are happy to see why.
(#5713499) Re: Day of the Programmer 2025
Posted by Jools on 26 Sep 2025 at 6:58PM
In case you were wondering, here are the answers
1. Which 19th century woman is considered to be the first computer programmer and which computer did she program?
Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace (née Byron; 10 December 1815 – 27 November 1852), also known as Ada Lovelace, was an English mathematician and writer chiefly known for her work on Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine, his proposed mechanical general-purpose computer. She was the first to recognise that the machine had applications beyond pure calculation. Ada Lovelace is sometimes considered to be the first computer programmer.
2. What does the ancromyn for the BASIC programming language stand for?
Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code
The original version of BASIC was created by John G. Kemeny and Thomas E. Kurtz at Dartmouth College in 1964. They wanted to enable students in non-scientific fields to use computers.
3. Which programming language originally named "Oak" and later named after a type of coffee, was released by Sun Systems in 1996?
JAVA
James Gosling, Mike Sheridan, and Patrick Naughton initiated the Java language project in June 1991. Java was originally designed for interactive television, but it was too advanced for the digital cable television industry at the time. The language was initially called Oak after an oak tree that stood outside Gosling's office. Later the project went by the name Green and was finally renamed Java, from Java coffee, a type of coffee from Indonesia.
Sun Microsystems released the first public implementation as Java 1.0 in 1996.
1. Which 19th century woman is considered to be the first computer programmer and which computer did she program?
Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace (née Byron; 10 December 1815 – 27 November 1852), also known as Ada Lovelace, was an English mathematician and writer chiefly known for her work on Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine, his proposed mechanical general-purpose computer. She was the first to recognise that the machine had applications beyond pure calculation. Ada Lovelace is sometimes considered to be the first computer programmer.
2. What does the ancromyn for the BASIC programming language stand for?
Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code
The original version of BASIC was created by John G. Kemeny and Thomas E. Kurtz at Dartmouth College in 1964. They wanted to enable students in non-scientific fields to use computers.
3. Which programming language originally named "Oak" and later named after a type of coffee, was released by Sun Systems in 1996?
JAVA
James Gosling, Mike Sheridan, and Patrick Naughton initiated the Java language project in June 1991. Java was originally designed for interactive television, but it was too advanced for the digital cable television industry at the time. The language was initially called Oak after an oak tree that stood outside Gosling's office. Later the project went by the name Green and was finally renamed Java, from Java coffee, a type of coffee from Indonesia.
Sun Microsystems released the first public implementation as Java 1.0 in 1996.
(#5711958) Re: Thanksgiving
(#5711953) Re: Thanksgiving
Posted by fatdaddy on 20 Sep 2025 at 3:43PM
Here in the U.S. it's the fourth Thursday in November regardless of the date.
(#5711952) Thanksgiving
Posted by Kookaburra on 20 Sep 2025 at 3:40PM
Thanks for letting us know when thanksgiving is. I was wondering. How is the date determined? Is it the same every year?
(#5711881) Keep a lookout....
(#5711821) Re: Day of the Programmer 2025
(#5711115) Re: Day of the Programmer 2025
(#5709737) Day of the Programmer 2025
Posted by Jools on 6 Sep 2025 at 4:51PM
Hi Everyone 
Welcome to my first competion on this board
Day of the Programmer in one September 13, 2025. So for your chance to win this token, answer the following questions.
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1. Which 19th century woman is considered to be the first computer programmer and which computer did she program?
2. What does the ancromyn for the BASIC programming language stand for?
3. Which programming language originally named "Oak" and later named after a type of coffee, was released by Sun Systems in 1996?

Please send your answers direct to me by personal message

Welcome to my first competion on this board
Day of the Programmer in one September 13, 2025. So for your chance to win this token, answer the following questions.
(unknown photo)
1. Which 19th century woman is considered to be the first computer programmer and which computer did she program?
2. What does the ancromyn for the BASIC programming language stand for?
3. Which programming language originally named "Oak" and later named after a type of coffee, was released by Sun Systems in 1996?

Please send your answers direct to me by personal message
DO NOT post answer on this board
(#5707724) Look out for new contests soon
(#5691140) Father's Day Quiz
Posted by TerryS on 5 Jun 2025 at 12:18PM

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(unknown photo) Let's celebrate our Dads, with some Father's Day Trivia.
- According to the US Census Bureau, what is the most common Father’s Day gift?
- What president made Father’s Day an official holiday in the US?
- What was the date of the first US Father’s Day celebration, and where did it happen?
Please don't post answers on the board, thank you. Send a PM to TerryS (unknown photo)
(#5685803) Mother's Day Quiz
Posted by TerryS on 6 May 2025 at 4:03PM

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(unknown photo) Let's celebrate our Moms, with some Mother's Day Trivia.
- Who is considered the founder of Mother’s Day in the United States?
- Which famous scientist was the mother of Irene Joliot-Curie, also a Nobel Prize winner?
- What singer is known as the “Mother of Blues”?
Please don't post answers on the board, thank you. Send a PM to TerryS (unknown photo)
(#5684378) Re: Easter Quiz Winners
(#5684330) Re: Easter Quiz Winners
(#5684327) Easter Quiz Winners
Posted by TerryS on 29 Apr 2025 at 10:36AM
Here are the winners for the Easter Quiz.
monkeytyper
heyblue32
Jools
**YANKEE ROSE*JR FRANK PAB
marshmud
laura lee
Thank you!
monkeytyper
heyblue32
Jools
**YANKEE ROSE*JR FRANK PAB
marshmud
laura lee
Thank you!
(#5681811) Easter Quiz
Posted by TerryS on 18 Apr 2025 at 2:49PM

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Time for the Easter Quiz


(unknown photo) Let's celebrate Easter with some fun trivia.
- Easter always falls between which two dates?
- How much did the world's largest chocolate Easter egg weigh?
- In Switzerland, what animal delivers Easter eggs to kids?