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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. :)

Jun-21-2006 02:47

If you are still tempted to hit yourself with something hard, let's do it together.

Jun-21-2006 02:52

HAHAHHAHAHA - I sure hope that you mean for us to hit ourselves and not that we should both hit me :D

Jun-21-2006 03:02

Of course! It occured to me (belatedly) that it could be understood that way. Somebody said that language is a perfect medium for missunderstanding, and my previous lame sentence proves it.

Jun-21-2006 03:36

Well, you had me laughing so hard tears nearly started running down my cheeks - I knew what you meant, but I so enjoyed the double meaning. It may be that "language is a perfect medium for missunderstanding", but with all its facets, twists and turns, it's also an excellent medium for humour - even though it's not always easy to denote when one can't see the other's face, and that what one finds enjoyable may of course vary quite a bit, but that said, personally, I do love words with multiple meanings :)

Jun-21-2006 07:48

1. Sudoku
2. oh, crud! Mat something
3. The Ring (String or Nothing! Gollum cried desperately.) *grin*
4. Edward Nigma (E.Nigma)
5. I think it was the Enigma Machine
6. Don't remember/know
7. Erle Stanley Gardner
8. Endless Knot
9. Not wanting to dig out my old cube from where ever it's hiding I'll go with Greyling's answer on that one *grin*
10. Churchill, I believe
Bonus: Don't remember

Jun-21-2006 17:30

OK so as to let the day crew have a go... Here are the answers from last night (well my last night anyway)

1. Sudoku
2. Matryoshka [and other spellings :)] RC can half a point as they are often mistakenly called Babushka dolls. [doh now I have Kate Bush in my head...]
3. The Ring
4. Edward Nigma (E.Nigma) [well done Rhie!]
5. Enigma Machine
6. Ellis Peters (or Edith Pargeter)
7. Erle Stanley Gardner
8. Endless Knot
9. red, orange, yellow, white, green, blue
10. Churchill

Bonus: Alexander the Great.

Ps I don't know what the opposite of cutting the Gordian Knot is, but I think Greyling and RC managed it whilst trying to answer Q. 1 ;) :p

Rhie wins :)

Jun-21-2006 21:00

LOL, ok, I spent all day getting my story in and recovering from that. Give me a few to come up with another quiz. Will post one in a bit

Jun-22-2006 00:32

Ok! It's a mixed bag of Trivia!

1. Where did the Tootsie Roll get it's name?
2. What is the tallest and largest living organism in th world?
3. What is the only metal that is liquid at room temperature?
4. What is th eonly continent in the world htat has no deserts?
5. Why was the Eiffel Tower built?
6. How is the world's most expensive coffee obtained?
7. How long can a cockroach live without it's head?
8. How many muscles does it take to smile?
9. What is the worlds fastest insect?
10. What plant bears what is considered by some horticulturists to be the worlds first fruit?
Bonus: What kind (classification) of fruit is a pineapple?

Jun-22-2006 01:00

1. From the movie?
2. The earth?
3. Quicksilver/mercury
4. Europe
5. Because of the World Fair in 1889
6. By chewing the grains?
7. Until it dies of thirst - so about a week?
8. 33?
9. The firefly?
10. The tomato plant?
Bonus: ?

Jun-22-2006 02:41

1. I've always wondered what a Tootsie Roll is. You used to see them as a kid advertised on the back pages of Comic Books.
2. Oh tallest? I was gonna say Great Barrier Reef? Umm Giant Sequoia?
3. Mercury
4. Europe
5. No idea.
6. ummm Ok too much discovery chanel: passed through Civets (which are kinda cats) and yet why do i still feel a hankering to go have a cup?
7. No idea!
8. No idea!!
9. Dragonfly?
10. I like Greyling's answer! That's sneaky. I also would like to give the Fig Tree a guernsey. Now I know it's got another name, but that escapes me at the mo.
Bonus: as does this one! B... b... bugger it's gone