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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. :)

Oct-4-2006 10:54

I really shouldn't answer these questions lol. Grew up in Egypt, so it's all general knowledge to me :) Goodluck on it everyone!

Oct-4-2006 15:19

1.?
2. An Egyptian ;p - Cairene
3. Egyptian Pound
4. Paris?
5. Lots – hmm, 47?
6. Oooo, can't remember but betting Rosa is right
7. Lighthouse of Alexandria and pyramid of Giza
8. Boutros Boutros Ghali
9. Ahh, something with A…
10. King Tut?
Bonus – can't shake the feeling that someone mentioned this before, but just can't find it – oh for a search option ;D

Oct-5-2006 01:58

1. ?
2. ?
3. ?
4. London
5. ?
6. Pythagorous
7. The Sphinx and the Pyramid at Luxor
8. Butros Butros Gali
9. ?
10. ?

Oct-5-2006 03:10

9. is Al-Azhar i think...

Oct-5-2006 05:47

Bonus: The Hippopotamus :)

Oct-5-2006 11:02

Hi all!! You all did a wonderful job on the quiz!! Here's a summary of the correct answers:

1. Masr/ Misr
2. A Cairene
3. The Egyptian Pound
4. Paris
5. 97 at last count
6. Euclid
7. The Great Pyramid of Giza and the Lighthouse of Alexandria
8. Boutros Boutros-Ghali
9. Al-Azhar University
10. Tutankhamun, aka King Tut

Bonus: The Hippopotamus

In an incredibly close quiz, Rosamund has 8 correct (I'll give credit for #5), and Greyling has 7. Both of you did fantastically!! I'll let you two decide who does the next quiz.

Have fun exploring Cairo, everyone!! I hope this has given you a small taste of a fascinating city!

Oct-5-2006 23:41

Here are twenty famous couples from history, literature, music and film. I shuffled them like cards, and here's the result. I hope you'll have as much fun finding each person's "better half" as I had making this quiz.

1. Orpheus - Anna Karenina
2. Napoleon - Wallis Simpson
3. J.F. Kennedy - Cleopatra
4. Othello - Josephine de Beauharnais
5. Heathcliff - Yoko Ono
6. Spencer Tracy - Dark Lady
7. Dante - Anne Boleyn
8. Cyrano de Bergerac - Carole Lombard
9. Solomon - Carmen
10. John Lennon - Laura
11. Edward VIII - Beatrice
12. Antony - Katharine Hepburn
13. Paris - Catherine Earnshaw
14. Don Jose - Desdemona
15. Vronsky - Eurydice
16. Radames - Jacqueline Bouvier
17. Clark Gable - Helen of Troy
18. Shakespeare - Roxane
19. Henry VIII - Queen of Sheba
20. Petrarca - Aida

Oct-6-2006 00:16

oh wow! cool quiz! I want to join them up with texta lines on the screen.

Oct-6-2006 00:33

Ok, hope I got everything right. here goes:
1. Orpheus – Eurydice
2. Napoleon – Josephine
3. J.F. Kennedy – Jacqueline
4. Othello – Desdemona
5. Heathcliff – Catherine
6. Spencer Tracy – Katherine Hepburn
7. Dante – Beatrice
8. Cyrano – Roxane
9. Solomon – Queen of Sheba
10. John Lennon – Yoko Ono
11. Edward VIII – Wallis Simpson
12. Antony – Cleopatra
13. Paris – Helen of Troy
14. Don Jose – Carmen
15. Vronsky – Anna Karenina
16. Radames – Aida
17. Clark Gable – Carole Lombard
18. Shakespeare – Dark Lady
19. Henry VIII – Anne Boleyn
20. Petrarca – Laura

Oct-6-2006 00:35

forgot to say - wonderful quiz!!! I'd be sorry if I'd missed it!