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ctown28
ctown28
Huntsman

Mar-15-2009 18:00

In an effort to liven up the boards again, some of us have decided to resuscitate the Daily pub quiz but we will be doing

it on a weekly basis. This is a tribute to the original founder, jstkdn. We have decided to take turns coming

up with the questions. The team consists of myself, Ms. Helen, nicnic and detectivehappy.


1. Each week we will post 10 questions.
2. Each Quiz runs exactly one week.
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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luc pfeiffer
luc pfeiffer
Red-Nosed

Jun-14-2009 14:06

No one even wants to TRY??? Com'on Squirrel! I wrote the last question just for you...

_Lorelei
_Lorelei
Old Shoe

Jun-18-2009 15:28

Well I know what bonus #4 is but I'm not sayin'

And I don't think bonus #3 is sold at the grocery store

luc pfeiffer
luc pfeiffer
Red-Nosed

Jun-19-2009 17:57

and bonus #5 -- wanna help Squirrel out?

Lolita Marinez
Lolita Marinez
Sleuth About Town

Jun-19-2009 19:23

If we can't google then how we supposed to work out the answers? Is googling any different to me going to the library to look it up in a book?

And I'm with Lorelei.........I got those 2 bonus questions straight up but the rest have me stumped.

Breitkat
Breitkat
Pinball Amateur

Jun-20-2009 00:59

Googling isn't allowed basically because it would only take a person about 5 minutes or less to find the answers (on a bad day, prob'ly). If you've actually got the gumption to hike all the way down to the library, pore through a book, and come up with the answers on your own, go for it!!

As for how you're s'pposed to work out the answers, basically, it's meant to be a straight "how much is in your brain" sort of a quiz. Some people happen to know a lot about trivia in general, some only on certain topics, some just on popular culture, and some wouldn't know any trivia if their life depended on it.

You're not expected to know ALLLLLL the answers (that's why we came up with some of the questions we did.). It's meant to be a gauge of how much general knowledge you have.

Again, if you're actually up to schlepping down to the library and researching these, go for it. (Some of these answers you won't FIND on the internet. You may find them if you find the right book. ;-).

So.

Good luck, and happy reading!! ;-D

Breit

luc pfeiffer
luc pfeiffer
Red-Nosed

Jun-20-2009 21:45

And i challenge you to find the answer to bonus #5 without sitting (or sleeping) through several hours of bonehead, er introductory anthropology classes. Or maybe, if you are Squirrel, spending several weeks with one of the Mongolian peoples. (Hint: it's not in a book but can be figured out through observation ... or listening scrupulously to the prof's lecture.)

Christine Everson
Christine Everson

Jun-22-2009 18:12

I'll give it a go...

1. What is the only marsupial native to the Americas?
-Squirrels(?)

2. How many species of tiger could be found in the wild up until approximately 50 years ago?
-5(?)

3. How many species of tiger are now extinct?
-2(?)

4. Where was the newest species of rhinocerous found?
-Africa

5. What is a John Doree?
-That lawn equipment guy?

6. What is the only species of the deer family that does NOT lose its antlers each year?

7. What is the oldest domesticated animal?
-The dog.

8. What is the only domesticated animal that originated in the Americas?
-Llamas

9. What is the only "Big Game" animal that has been successfully domesticated ?
-Wolves.

10. What is the fastest animal? What is the fastest mammal? How fast can each travel?
-Fastest animal: cheetah Fastest mammal: cheetah

BONUS --
1. How often is a new species identified on Earth?
-Every ten minutes.

2. How often does a species go extinct on Earth?
-Every five seconds.

3. What is a buffalo chip?
-Ooh, I saw that on that one show on Food Network...Those are little balls of (I think) chicken and it's fried up.

4. What is a Rocky Mountain oyster?
-An oyster

5. What evidence do anthropologists look for in proving that a culture or society uses or has used the horse?

Kevin Greene
Kevin Greene
Old Shoe

Jun-24-2009 01:26

LOL I wouldn't post, but your #5 answer is hilarious!!! :-)

5. What is a John Doree?
-That lawn equipment guy?

You mean, John "Deere"?

LOL If that's the right answer, I will literally LMAO. :-)

Keep up the good work! :-)

Lolita Marinez
Lolita Marinez
Sleuth About Town

Jun-24-2009 03:21

Corrections.

Rocky Mountain Oyster is a Buffalo Testicle or Bull Testicle

And a Buffalo Chip is Buffalo Poo used as firewood.

And Bonus #5 They either search for poo or they look for horse hair in the paint on the pottery is my guess

The others I leave to Christine. Smarter than me :-)

luc pfeiffer
luc pfeiffer
Red-Nosed

Jul-5-2009 21:00

Ok guys, nice try but time's up. Here goes, let's see if I can remember all of them (except bonus #5--that one i'll never forget).

ESCAPED FROM THE ZOO --

1. What is the only marsupial native to the Americas? The opposum.

2. How many species of tiger could be found in the wild up until approximately 50 years ago? Eight.

3. How many species of tiger are now extinct? Three. Five are still out there.

4. Where was the newest species of rhinocerous found? If i remember my news reports right, Sumatra was where the newest species of rhino was found.

5. What is a John Doree? It's a fish. (Nobody remembered Ellen Degeneres' role in "Finding Nemo"???)

6. What is the only species of the deer family that does NOT lose its antlers each year? The reindeer.

7. What is the oldest domesticated animal? Evidence for the dog and the sheep dates from about the same time, albeit in different parts of the world. Or so i remember from those infamouse anthropology classes--see bonus #5 for the high point of them.

8. What is the only domesticated animal that originated in the Americas? Llama or Alpaca will work, although it is not quite so prevalent nowadays as ... the Turkey.

9. What is the only "Big Game" animal that has been successfully domesticated ? Two answers hold here. For modern times, the Indian Elephant. For circa 5000 years ago, the Cheetah was domesticated and used as a hunting animal by the Egyptians.

10. What is the fastest animal? What is the fastest mammal? How fast can each travel? Swift and the Peregrine Falcon have each been clocked at over 200 mph in flight. The fastest mammal is the Cheetah again, at around 70 mph.

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