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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. :)

Dec-20-2006 00:39

ANSWERS:

1. Ipswich, Suffolk
2. Joseph Barbera
3. Peter Boyle
4. Yup Santa! Mr Worley said = Disney had told him "Santa was considered a Disney character". (*coughs* Luckily for Baby Jesus Walt was an atheist!)
5. The winner was "You" - that is, us - and to make sure we got the message, when we look at Time we see ourselves in a mirror embedded in the cover. Actually, the You is not quite all of us, merely those of us who have contributed to the growth of the internet and all it contains - for instance blogging and participating in YouTube, MySpace or other "user-generated" sites. (The Guardian)
6. A report from four University of Washington researchers reveals that security flaws in the new RFID-powered device from Nike and Apple make it easy for tech-savvy stalkers, thieves and corporations to track your movements. With just a few hundred dollars and a little know-how, someone could even plot your running routes on a Google map without your knowledge. (Wired)
7. Wii
8. Fabio Cannavaro - oh and apologies, I didn't say male so you 'could' have said Marta (Brazilian FIFA female player of year) even though ptii wouldn't have made sense.
9. He was the first defender to win (might have been the oldest too Adam)
10. The Ashes - Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! Oi! Oi! Oi!

BONUS: Idomeneo - I was particularly amused reading this piece that one cleric actually said that the purpose of opera was "not to mix religion, art and politics." (Reuters)

WINNER: Adam

Dec-20-2006 12:49

Ok, since it’s nearly Christmas, here is our Christmas Quiz!

The Twelve Days Of Christmas
According to the song, “The twelve days of Christmas” What was given on the:

1) 3rd
2) 5th
3) 7th
4) 12th day?
5) Singing the cong in its entirety, how many items were given?
Xmas Trivia
6) In what year was Christmas first celebrated on December 25th?
7) And why was this?
8) What is the traditional name for Boxing Day?
9) The Christmas tree in Trafalgar Square is donated each year to us brits by which nation?

Number 1’s
10) How many bands have had three consecutive Christmas number 1’s?
11) And they are?
12) How many times has the Band Aid song “Do they know its Christmas?” been Christmas number 1?

Reindeer
13) Name the 8 Reindeer

Births & Deaths
14) Which famous actor died on Christmas Day 1977?
15) Which famous singer was born on Christmas Day 1971?

Dec-20-2006 13:35

1) three french hens
2) five golden rings
3) seven maids a milking
4) twelve pipers piping
5) 79 (dont try and trick me Carter, I'm too smart for you :)
6) ?
7) I dont know but I know it was moved....
8) English holiday that means nothing? ;)
9) France?
10) ?
11) ?
12) shot in the dark....4?
13) Dasher Dancer Prancer Vixen Comet Cupid Donner Blitzen (and poor Rudolph you meanie)
14) ?
15) ?

Dec-21-2006 20:31

Okay I'll try this again... It didn't take last time.

1) 3 French Hens
2) 5 Golden Rings
3) 7 Swans a Swimming
4) 12 Pipers Piping
5) Depending on the actually meaning of that question 12 gifts, 79 specific items (unless you include the 12 pipes, 11 drums, and 8 cows, then it's 110).
6 & 7) According to some sources there were variations amongst the sects of Christianity as to when the birth of Christ was. Some celebrated it in September, some closer to Easter in March and April. But once the Popes started to circulate their celebration rituals, it became widely celebrated by Dec. 25, 400 AD.

8) Wren's Day or if you're Irish, St. Stephen's Day.

9) Norway

10 & 11) 2 if you count the Spice Girls as a band not a group. The Beatles were the first band to actually accomplish the goal.

12) I know it hit #1 for 5 straight weeks when it was first released. As for the revivals I am unsure.

13) The eight original reindeer are Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixon, Comet, Cupid, Donder (Donner is not the correct name, it was changed due to people not hearing the original name correctly), Blitzen. Rudolph came later as a sales pitch for Montgomery Wards, and immortalized in song by Gene Autry.

14) Charlie Chaplin

15) Dido

Thanks that was a lot of fun! Happy Sleuthing!!

Dec-24-2006 08:16

*taps foot and looks at her watch*

Dec-24-2006 15:06

Ooh you yanks are so impatient!

Ok, down t'answers.
1. 3 French Hens
2. 5 Gold Rings
3. 7 Swans a swimming
4. 12 drummers drumming
5. 364. If you listen to the song each day the "true love" gives all previous gifts too, so on 3rd day, gives 3 french hens, 2 turtle doves and a partridge in a pear tree. And I like your thinking too girls, but it would be 78, not 79 (1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10+11+12=78) so biggie, not too smart, eh?

6. Well, the dates are different all over the place, but its about 366AD, in Rome.
7. It was to replace the pagan winter solstice celebrations
8. St Stephen's Day (And yes, I am *mostly* irish:) )
9. Norway
10. 2
11. Spice Girls and Beatles
12. 3. (Band aid, Band aid II and band aid 20)
13. Dasher
Dancer
Prancer
Vixen
Comet
Cupid
Donner
Blitzen

14. Charlie Chaplin
15. Dido

And the winner is...V.A. Benson

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all!
(Or as a policeman once told me, happy non-denominational holiday season)

Dec-24-2006 15:51

It appears we have a problem... V.A. Benson is retired.

Who's taking the next quiz? :)

Dec-24-2006 16:19

Well, in traditional spirit, I guess its up to biggie, even if her mathematics do suck slightly :)

Dec-24-2006 22:32

hey hey I stand by my mathematics! a partidge and a pear tree (as I sing it) are two separate gifts, in my book!!!

give me twenty, ill be back with a quiz :)

Dec-24-2006 23:14

ok, so I thought, why not combine some pop culture with my favorite holiday (and I say that only cuz my shopping is done and I just was at a party at which I had a good time)

A Christmas Story
1. What was the item that Ralphie wanted for Christmas? (and yes, I want model and everything)

2. What did Ralphie's aunt give him for a present?

Elf

3. Who played Buddy's father?

4. What city does Buddy travel to in search of his real family?

National Lampoons Christmas Vacation

5. What celebrity does Clark see at the pool in his dream sequence?

6. What does Clark plan to get with his Christmas bonus?

It's a Wonderful Life

7. What happens to George when he rescues his brother from drowning?

8. What was the name of the angel who comes to George?

Reindeer Games (gotta throw an obscure one out there)

9. What was Rudy in jail for?

10. What infamous porn star made a cameo in this film?


BONUS:

11. In the 1996 version of "Jack Frost", what American Pie actress gets her film debut?

12. What classic movie scene scares the bag out of me, though its not by any means a horror movie? (extra points for this one, since I don't think I've ever told anyone on here this)