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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-17-2006 00:24

A Tale of Five cities
True or false?

New York:

1. Empire State Building is the tallest building in the world.
2. New York City is the most densely populated city in North America.
3. Wall Street is famous for its theaters.

London:

4. The Tower of London was built by William the Conqueror of stone imported from France.
5. Madame Tussaud is London's most famous fashion designer.
6. Queen Victoria was the first monarch who resided in the Buckingham Palace.

Shanghai:

7. Shanghai is situated on the Hoang-ho (Yellow River) delta.
8. The official language in Shanghai is Shanghainese.
9. The Chinese characters in the name Shanghai mean "on sea".

Delhi:

10. Delhi is the sixth most populous metropolis in the world.
11. India Gate is a memorial to the Indian soldiers who died in World War I.
12. Delhi's most famous building is Taj Mahal.

Cairo:
(we live in hope)

13. Valley of the Kings lies about 10 kms from Cairo.
14. Tutankhamun's mummy is kept in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.
15.Cairo was named after the planet Mars which was rising on the day the city was founded.

Aug-17-2006 00:47

1 False
2 True
3 False
4 False?
5 False
6 True?
7 True
8 False
9 False
10 True
11 False
12 False
13 False
14 False
15 True?

Great quiz RC!

Aug-17-2006 03:43

1. False
2. Probably true
3. False
4. True?
5. False
6. False?
7. False
8. False?
9. True?
10. Chancing this is a trick question and it's actually 5th - so false :D
11. True
12. False
13. Hmm, how far is Cairo from Luxor? True?
14. False?
15. True?

Aug-17-2006 06:12

13. False

Aug-17-2006 11:13

cool quiz. love the true/false :)

1. False
2. false
3. false
4. true...uh sure, whatever.
5. false
6. true...ooh, these european questions always get me!
7. false
8. False...i know shanghainese is a dialect, but i don't think its official?
9. true
10. true?
11. true?
12. false
13. false
14. false
15. true

Aug-17-2006 17:56

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

Aug-17-2006 19:32

1. False
2. True
3. False
4. True
5. False
6. True
7. False
8. False
9. True?
10. True?
11. True
12. False
13. True?
14. False?
15. True

Aug-17-2006 20:54

1. False
2. True
3. False
4. False
5. False
6. True
7. False
8. False (LOL)
9. True
10. False
11. False?
12. True
13. True
14. False
15.False

Aug-18-2006 00:34

1. Empire State Building is the tallest building in the world.
FALSE
2. New York City is the most densely populated city in North America.
FALSE (first is Union City, New Jersey, but N.Y.is the most densely populated major city)
3. Wall Street is famous for its theaters.
FALSE (financial institutions)
4. The Tower of London was built by William the Conqueror of stone imported from France.
TRUE (its oldest part, the White Tower)
5.Madame Tussaud is London's most famous fashion designer.
FALSE
6. Queen Victoria was the first monarch who resided in the Buckingham Palace.
TRUE
7. Shanghai is situated on the Hoang-ho (Yellow River) delta.
FALSE (on the Yangtze River delta)
8. The official language in Shanghai is Shanghainese.
FALSE (Standard Mandarin)
9. The Chinese characters in the name Shanghai mean "on sea".
TRUE
10. Delhi is the sixth most populous metropolis in the world.
TRUE
11. India Gate is a memorial to the Indian soldiers who died in World War I.
TRUE
12. Delhi's most famous building is Taj Mahal.
FALSE (Taj Mahal is in Agra)
13.Valley of the Kings lies about 10 kms from Cairo.
FALSE (the pyramids of Giza are 10 kms from Cairo, and the Valley of the Kings is near Luxor in Upper Egypt)
14. Tutankhamun's mummy is kept in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.
FALSE (it is kept in his tomb in the Valley of the Kings)
15. Cairo was named after the planet Mars which was rising on the day the city was founded.
TRUE

And the winner is... (fanfare in the background): Sushi Kitty with 15/15.
Good job, everyone!

Aug-18-2006 19:33

Dang it. First day back and I miss the quiz.