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Jan-4-2005 18:37

See if there is interest for this.

1. Each day I will post 10 questions, at random times of the day.
2. Each Quiz runs exactly 24 hours.
3. The first person that has all 10 questions right, wins. Or if no one has all questions right, the best one wins.
4. You can only post answers ONCE for the same quiz.
5. No cash involved. Just glory. :)

Nov-16-2006 23:46

Congratulations to Ulfur who wins with 13/13. The next quiz is yours!

Nov-17-2006 05:17

Why thank you Rosamund! :)
Since English isn't my native language I apologize for any spelling and grammatical errors in advance. Okay, this is my first quiz ever so here it goes.

1. What is the smallest independent nation in the world?
2. What is the name of the youngest independent country in Europe?
3. What famous Austrian composer began to lose his hearing before he reached the age of 30?
4. The lead singer of a popular British rock band went missing in 1995 and no one knows what really happened to him. What was/is his name?
5. What is the name of the player who was famously "headbutted" in the chest by another player in the 2006 World Cup soccer final?
6. Who became the first African American to be nominated for an Oscar?
7. Who was quoted as saying "I started at the top and worked my way down" when describing his career in Hollywood.
8. In which Sue Grafton book did Kinsey Milhone's second ex-husband show up?
9. What current detective series takes place in Botswana?
10. How many bones does the human body contain?

Nov-17-2006 05:20

1. Vatican City
2. I should know this, but I don't...
3. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
4. ?
5. Zidane?
6. Sydney(sp?) Poitier
7. ?
8. ?
9. ?
10. 206 in an adult, closer to 300 for an infant

Nov-17-2006 06:50

1. Vatican sounds about right
2. umm, Croatia?
3. Mozart
4. Serges? I heard hes now a KJ in the chicago area, he much prefers the quiet life on non-fame ;)
5. UGH I cant remember
6. Sydney Poitier (think it was for guess whos coming to dinner)
7. No idea
8. L I believe, but im not sure of the exact name....L is for something....
9. none that I read
10. 206

Nov-17-2006 11:15

1. Vatican?
2. Montenegro
3. Ludwig van Beethoven
4. ?
5. ?
6. I don't remember her name, but I think it was the actress who played Mammy in "Gone With the Wind"
7. Orson Welles?
8. ?
9. ?
10. ?

Nov-18-2006 05:24

The answers:
1. Vatican City
2. Montenegro, since June this year.
3. Beethoven
4. Richey Edwards from the band Manic Street Preachers.
5. Marco Materazzi was on the receiving end. Zizou did the headbutting (Yes, I'm a huge soccer fangirl)
6. Hattie McDaniel (the actress who played Mammy in GWtW)
7. Orson Welles
8. E is for Evidence
9. The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (really fun series by the way)
10. 206 in adults but more like 300 in infants like Serge (who may or may not be Richey Edwards) pointed out.

Rosamund Clifford! You are the winner with 5/10 correct answers.

Nov-18-2006 13:52

True or false?

1. The capital of Montenegro is Tirana.
2. Taj Mahal was built by Shah Jahan as a mausoleum for his wife.
3. The Nile is the longest river in the world.
4. The winner of Davis Cup 2005 was Croatia.
5. The ceiling of the Sistine chapel was painted by Leonardo da Vinci.
6. The first Agatha Christie's novel featuring Hercule Poirot was "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd".
7. Before it got its present name in the 19th century, Tokyo was called Nara.
8. The Forbidden City is situated in Shanghai.
9. George Eliot was the pen name of Mary Ann Evans.
10. Ellis Peters's medieval detective, Borther Cadfael, was a franciscan monk.
11. The role of Robert Langdon in "The da Vinci Code" was played by Tom Cruise.
12. The famous Sydney Opera House was built by the Danish architect Jorn Utzon.

Nov-18-2006 14:15

1. False
2. False
3. True
4. True
5. False
6. False
7. False
8. False
9. False
10. True
11. False
12. True

nothing like guessing your a$* off :D

Nov-19-2006 03:13

1. True
2. True
3. True
4. True
5. True
6. True
7. True
8. True
9. True
10. True
11. True
12. True

Hopefully I should get at least half right!

Nov-19-2006 03:50

1. F
2. F
3. F
4. T
5. False
6. F
7. F.
8. F
9. T.
10. T.
11. F.
12. T