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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-19-2006 11:20

I can say that Sushi Kitty wins right about now.

Aug-19-2006 14:08

uh, no i didn't win, because I am the one who posted the original questions. these are the answers to the quiz : )

I think LED wins. these true/false are hard to count. I feel like a school teacher.

Aug-20-2006 14:20

Oki, closing in on 24 hours with NO QUIZ!!!! So although I didn't quit cut the sushi in the previous one, I'll post the next one anyway :p
- hope you won't be too disappointed with the theme on this one, Rosa ;)

Baby, you can drive my car
1) Which kind of car does Inspector Linley drive? – yeah, I know, one of the softballs
2) Which car does Inspector Morse drive?
3) Which car did Magnum drive around in?
4) What is the time machine made from in the "Back to the Future"?
5) Which type of car is Herbie?
6) Which kind of car was used in "The Italian Job"?
7) Which car did 007 drive in "Goldfinger"?
8) Janis Joplin prayed for the good Lord to provide her with this car.
9) Originally song by Bruce Springsteen, Natalie Cole loved getting to cruise in this car in the late 80s.
10) What was the codename of the elusive unicorn car in “"Gone in Sixty Seconds"?
11) Which type of car did James Dean drive in his fatal road accident?
Bonus: What was the nickname of Dean's car?

Aug-20-2006 14:45

Cars are defenitely not my forte, but I'll try:

1. Bristol something (I think it was among the little jobs questions)
2. Jaguar?
3. ?
4. ?
5. Volkswagen (bug)
6. ?
7. Aston something?
8. Mercedes Benz
9. ?
10.?
11. Porsche

Bonus: ?

Aug-20-2006 16:48

hmmm I'm not much of a petrol-head...

1. Bentley?
2. ?
3. Red Ferrari
4. a car :)
5. Volksie
6. Mini (Cooper?)
7. Aston Martin
8. Mercedes Benz? (Oh Lord won't you buy me a ... was that her?)
9. Pink Cadilac (Did Bruce wirte that... ok...:s)
10. Is that the one with Nicholas Cage... I think it was a Mustang of some kind...
11. Silver Porsche Spyder - The Little Bastard

Aug-20-2006 16:54

1) ?
2) ?
3) camaro or ferrari?
4) Delorian
5) VW Bug
6) Mini-Cooper
7) Begin movie-Aston Martin, end movie-porche
8) mercedes benz
9) ?
10) unicorn? All i can think of is Eleanor the shelby mustang.
11) ?
Bonus: ?

wow, great quiz Greyling!

Aug-20-2006 19:21

I am NOT a car fan, but here goes nothing:
1. Bentley
2. Jaguar
3. Red Ferrari
4. Silver DeLorean
5. VW Bug
6. The ones that everyone went ga-ga over were Mini-Coopers.
7. he usually drove an Aston-Martin in the old ones.
8. not a clue
9. seem to think Squirrel's right with the Pink Cadillac.
10. They were all girls' names, and the one was some kind of Mustang. I remember it was one of my aunts' names. Oh, yeah, Jr's right, I think it was Eleanor.
11. not a clue
Bonus: same thing

Aug-21-2006 07:00

1) Which kind of car does Inspector Linley drive? A medium sized one.
3) Which car did Magnum drive around in? A red Ferrari (that isn't actually his, right?)
4) What is the time machine made from in the "Back to the Future"? Delorian
5) Which type of car is Herbie? VW Bug
6) Which kind of car was used in "The Italian Job"? Minis
7) Which car did 007 drive in "Goldfinger"? BMW
8) Janis Joplin prayed for the good Lord to provide her with this car. Mecedes Benz
9) Originally song by Bruce Springsteen, Natalie Cole loved getting to cruise in this car in the late 80s. Holden Kingswood
10) What was the codename of the elusive unicorn car in “"Gone in Sixty Seconds"? Skippy
11) Which type of car did James Dean drive in his fatal road accident? Porshe Spider (silver)
Bonus: What was the nickname of Dean's car? The Little Bastard.

Aug-21-2006 14:45

Time for the answers!

1) Bentley – and yes, that one is among the little jobs ;)
2) Jaguar – a MKII for those interested in that sort of thing
3) It was a red Ferrari (308 GTS) - and yes it wasn't his, but belonged to the guy he worked for
4) DeLorean (DMC-12)
5) VW Beetle (an L87 pearl white 1963 Model 117 Volkswagen Type 1 Deluxe Sunroof)
6) Mini Cooper (Minis in the old version, MINIs in the remake)
7) Aston Martin (DB5 in the film, DB Mark III in the book) was the one I was looking for, been a while since I've seen this one so could well be there's a Porsche at the end as well :)
8) Mercedes Benz
9) Pink Cadillac
10) Yes, girls' names indeed and Eleanor being the one we were looking for – and yep, it was a Shelby Mustang GT 500 (however, in the 1974 version Eleanor was a 1973 Ford Mustang Mach 1)
11) Porsche 550 Spyder
Bonus: Little Bastard

Thought everyone did very well despite claiming cars weren't their thing ;)
Winners are Breitkat and Squirrel - congrats!! :)

Aug-21-2006 14:51

Thanks for the quiz Greyling! And sorry everyone for not posting one sooner!

Ok, since I forgot to post the quiz before even though I did a SS and had an emergency one just in case, I'll post it now.

Music:
Name 4 countires mentioned in Billy Joel's, "We didn't start the Fire."
Who is Robert Zimmerman better known as?
Who wrote my favourite song, "Blister in the Sun"?
What two NZ/Australian bands featured a Finn Brother?

Geography:
What is the capital city of Swaziland?
How many colours are on the South African flag?
What was Myanmar formally known as?
What country has the highest population density?

Science:
What gas makes up about 75% of the sun?
What are the most abundant of all organisms?
What is the "scientific" name for the study of birds?
How boring is science?

History:
In what year was Universal sufferage enforced in the US?
What was the first country to allow universal sufferage?
Who were Queen Elizabeth I's parents?
What year did WWII start?

Art:
Who painted Der Kuss?
What famous woman is said to be a self-portrait of it's inventor-artist creator?
What does "dada" mean?
Who was considered the Father of Impressionism?