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jstkdn
jstkdn
Well-Connected

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. :)

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biggie528
biggie528
Lucky Stiff

Jan-23-2007 13:17

1. Lie Detector Test
2. should be the FBI lol...no idea
3. What do the following words have in common: aspirin, bakelite, breathalyzer, cellophane, escalator, frisbee, heroin, jacuzzi, styrofoam, tarmac, vaseline, zipper?
4. I don't actually.
5. lol English
6. ?
7. ?
8. ?
9. umm 12?
10. 40?
11. a plank lol....no an aisle, I kid of course ;)
12. sink or swim? lol

BONUS: JFK


Rosamund Clifford
Rosamund Clifford
Tale Spinner

Jan-23-2007 13:47

1. Lie detector
2. FBI
3. ?
4. Hakuna matata (I love "The Lion King")
5. I thought it was English. Where is the catch?
6. A fish
7. 200?
8. ?
9. ?
10. 55
11. The aisle
12. Save our souls

Bonus: JFK

Farm A Sea
Farm A Sea
Old Shoe

Jan-23-2007 14:16


3. They all end with a punctuation mark
5. Instant Messaging and North American
6. A Porta Potty
8. media player

Bonus : Theodore Roosevelt (he was 42 the answer to everything :) (JKF youngest elected)

Breitkat
Breitkat
Pinball Amateur

Jan-23-2007 14:45

See, Biggie? And you thought you didn't know anything....Shame on you!!
;-)
1. A Lie Detector Test
2. The Federal Bureau of Investigation, aka the FBI
3. There's a special word for it in the teaching profession, but can't remember it for the life of me at the moment. It basically means they were either named after the inventor, or after some special feature of the invention (the zipper makes a zipping noise).
4. Going with Rosa's answer, Hakuna Matata.
5. Officially, at one time, there were two, English and German.
6. Thought this was a kind of buoy or something??
7. Not a clue.
8. Not a clue.
9. 24??
10. 75
11. An aisle
12. Save our Souls.

BONUS:
Among all presidents, Teddy Roosevelt was the youngest President ever to serve, but he wasn't elected. John F. Kennedy was the youngest ELECTED President, though he was slightly older than Roosevelt. Both were 42. So, take your choice.

Serges
Serges
Vigilante

Jan-23-2007 14:46

1. Lie Detector
2. No clue
3. Every one of them is a brand name more typically used as a common noun.
4. Hakuna Matata
5. I believe it's actually German; if there is one officially at all.
6. No clue
7. 600?
8. Media Protocol?
9. 12?
10. 30?
11. a runner
12. nothing; SOS was chosen because of its simplicity and ease of understanding in Morse Code; "--- ... ---"

BONUS: Theodore Roosevelt was the youngest President at the time of inauguration; Kennedy was the youngest president at time of death; George W. Bush is the youngest man alive who has held the office.

Super-Secret Bonus: 42

Ms Helen
Ms Helen
Con Artist

Jan-23-2007 15:58

1. lie detector test
2. FBI
3. they're trademarks
4. no idea
5. there isn't one
6. a fish sounds familiar
7. 42? :)
8. no idea
9. 42? :)
10. 55
11. a slippery slope.....ok an aisle :)
12. no idea

BONUS

i know nothing about american presidents sorry

Serges
Serges
Vigilante

Jan-23-2007 16:12

Correction:

I got all dyslexic when I typed my code for SOS; it's actually:

"... --- ..."

My apologies to the people receiving this thread via telegraph.

crunchpatty
crunchpatty
Old Shoe

Jan-23-2007 16:17

1. Lie detector *wishes Keanu the modding spoon had this feature built in, but alas, his ass is all 'analog' and stuff...
2. Slumber Party Girls?
3. I've got most of them on my person right now? No clue, but I don't think anyone's got it yet.
4. hakuna matata (thanks Disney-happy niece and nephew).
5. English, Spanish and whatever dubya speaks when he says things like "subliminable?
6. It's a fish. I think it's also a fishing boat?
7. lol, I only measure in furlongs and leagues. No clue.
8. ?
9. I want to say 15...
10. ?
11. aisle
12. save our souls

BONUS: based on what's above I'll go with Theodore Roosevelt


Adam Carter
Adam Carter
Big Winner

Jan-24-2007 09:14

Answers:
1. Lie Detector
2. FBI
3. They were all trademarks
4. Hakuna matata
5. The United States has no official language
6. A fish
7. 182.88m
8. Moving Picture
9. 15
10. 55
11. The nave of the church - aisles are along the sides
12. Nothing, it is only an easy combination of morse letters (...---...)
BONUS: Theodore Roosevelt at 42 - JFK was 43 and Clinton was 46
And the winner is Ms Helen Corning with 6/13

Well done dear :)

Special_K
Special_K
Lucky Stiff

Jan-24-2007 10:03

I am calling shenanigans!!!!

*heroin*

this is a trademark for WHAT exactly?

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