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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. :)

Aug-14-2006 07:07

nearly forgot to have a crack at the quiz before I toddled off to bed...

1. late 1600's, so that's the 17th century
2. Arthur Miller Crucible
3. ? Haven't seen it... will have to now.
4. Eastwick
5. East
6. White
7. Snow White
8. Is this a trick question? Middle ages is about what 5th to 16th century? They really didn't start persecution of witches til late 1500's... OK I think I'm just confusing myself. I'm gonna shut up and say burning.
9. Blair Witch Project
10. Hogwarts
Bonus is a definite "no idea", and I too have gone and had a look and say lol, would never have gotten that!

Aug-14-2006 08:05

1. In what century the Withcraft Trials in Salem took place? 1600s?
2. Who wrote the famous play about these trials? Mr Monroe- Arthur Millar
3. Who played John Proctor in 1996. version of the film? Daniel Day-Lewis
4. In which fictional New England town Jack Nicholson seduces three charming witches: Michelle Pfeiffer, Susan Sarandon and Cher? Eastwick
5. When Dorothy's house landed in Oz, it killed a witch. Which? The Wicked Witch of the East
6. What colour is the witch in "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe?" White
7. Which fairy-tale princess was given a poisoned apple by a witch? Snow White
8. What was the most common method of punishment for witchcraft in the Middle Ages? Burning at the stake after dunking them to see if they were a witch.
9. In which film a group of students dissapear in the woods shooting a documentary? The Blair Witch Project (LED: "The Blair Witch gave me projects.")
10. Which is the most famous school for witchcraft in literature? Hogwarts

Bonus: A well-known detective in Sleuth bears the same name as the witch hunter in the Salem Witches Trials. Who is he? John Hale??
OK, looked this up after too.. and I don't know how the *(&^ I knew it!

Aug-14-2006 10:55

I tried to post the answers earlier, but the server was down. No wonder, with all these witches! Here they are:

1. 17th century (1692)
2. Arthur Miller
3. Daniel Day-Lewis
4. Eastwick
5. The Wicked Witch of the East
6. White
7. Snow White
8. Burning at the stake
9. The Blair Witch Project
10.Hogwarts

Bonus: John Hale

The winner is LED with impressive 11/11 .

The burning of witches started in the early 13th century, wich is Middle Ages by all definitions, but reached its peak in the second half of 16th century. In my country the last witch was burnt in the second half of the 18th century, and in England in the early 19th century.

Aug-14-2006 11:05

Lol, I had like 8 right, but obviously didn't post 'cause LED already got 'em (you go, girl). I gotta start logging on earlier and participating in this thing...

Aug-14-2006 11:10

me too, i was going to post but the answers were already up! i didn't know we were doing 6 hour quizzes, now.

Aug-14-2006 11:28

Sorry, all the questions were answered correctly and there seemed to be no reason to prolong it. I think that the record was 3 quizes in one day.
But the original rules say that each quiz runs 24 hours, and we'll return to them.

Aug-14-2006 15:31

Lol, well, i'm not complaining, the first post said rule "3. The first person that has all 10 questions right, wins. Or if no one has all questions right, the best one wins." so it does make sense to quit after the first one with all correct answers. cause if it goes longer, ppl would just copy the right person.

Aug-14-2006 15:46

rosamund, i see your logic now. i wouldn't mind then, if i knew there would be another quiz that day. but if there is only 1 quiz a day and it is during the period i am sleeping, then i would be sad!

also, copying is not very cool, and besides, how would they know who had the right answers? if they are copying, they obviously don't know the answers themselves. unless the quiz-maker told the correct answers, but then the quiz is over so it is pointless.

ok, LED or someone, please post the new quiz before i go to sleep : )

Aug-14-2006 16:13

See I told I was just confuddling myself with middle ages etc. That's the the problem with being a squirrel, everything's just that little bit nutty!

Aug-14-2006 16:19

ok, if no one minds, i will post my japan quiz, for fun.