Where was the strangest place a duel was fought?

Correct answer: In a hot air balloon

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What people think about it: 35 Comments
EsenMau
EsenMau
Wow...this just pops my cork...a duel in a hot air balloon...as is proven true much too often...reality is much stranger and more unbelievable than the greatest fiction...
Player atticus
Player atticus
sunsetdb7, I pictured them in the same balloon.
Old Fool
Old Fool
It's amazing how often 'being men of high standing' translates to 'being men of massive ego's and very small brains.'
sunsetdb7
sunsetdb7
So then the option shoukd have been "hot air balloons" not just "A hot air balloon."
ChampionNymph37634
ChampionNymph37634
It really irks me when folks guess incorrectly, then blame the question for some alleged "hair splitting" discrepancy. What a bunch of cry babies! i missed the question because I didn't know the answer - simple as that. You don't hear me crying about it. For God's sake - it's only a game.
Damomma2004
Damomma2004
In the movie Those Magnificent Men in their flying Machines the duel is reenacted by a Frenchman who is challenged by a German. Movie is set in early part of 20th century. Very funny.
Phadraiga
Phadraiga
Damomma2004, yes. And if I remember correctly it was above a sewage pond. the German won but he laughed so hard his Picklehaub (spiked helmet) punctured his own balloon so he fell into the sewage with the Frenchman.
Player #10380280
Player #10380280
when grandpre went to see his lover after the duel she told him she loved le pique and never wanted to see him again ,ha ha
Mizrom
Mizrom
This is subjective: "strangest" to whom?
Gary
Gary
Bet they couldn't take the usual ten paces...lol
RABBIT
RABBIT
ChampionNymph37634, Good-O!!
Jo
Jo
Old Fool, agree lol, but it's "massive egos" not "massive ego's"
Jo
Jo
Player atticus, lol so did I
CyanJaguar62
CyanJaguar62
hvnfun, a blunderbuss wasn't known for accuracy.
GraceSpace
GraceSpace
Old Fool, Yes the world has gotten used to this in politics - men AND women! Time for This Shift alright 👍
Valendr0s
Valendr0s
Strange is subjective. Not a good question.
Lash
Lash
Mizrom, It was the strangest to me. Which is why I was able to choose the correct answer.🤗😉
Player #66817220
Player #66817220
Player #16500562, now I'm picturing two balloons flying around like crazy as if the air were let out of them. (I'd kind of like to see that.)
Teresa
Teresa
Player #38049274, exactly my thoughts well said
Speedy
Speedy
ChampionNymph37634, well said ChampionNymph! I ll second that.
Fry
Fry
I r first heard of this when Stephen Fry covered it on QI
Player #41933293
Player #41933293
Player atticus, that would be like Kilkenny cats
Player #38049274
Player #38049274
ChampionNymph37634, we are definitely hearing you crying about it.
Jefe Pluma Blanca
Jefe Pluma Blanca
ChampionNymph37634, you can't 'know' the answer to a question that is entirely subjective.
Chris
Chris
The same thing happened to me once.
sonnybud
sonnybud
Player atticus, me too, daft 2nd going to his death
Player #8835375
Player #8835375
Player atticus, So did I
Player #16500562
Player #16500562
I thought they maybe both shot balloons at same time and both died!!!
* Seshati *
* Seshati *
rinnypink, a comedy for sure :D
The Last Warrior
The Last Warrior
all because of a love triangle, smh
Player Fenian
Player Fenian
they shoulda made it best two out of three....lol
Jeorne
Jeorne
they were quite smart. they didn't try to walk 10 paces.
Player LB
Player LB
never used the thumb before but this one cracked me up
Player #4586042
Player #4586042
A rather subjective question..
Bulldogsmomma
Bulldogsmomma
Player atticus, me too. I feel like a dork.