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jstkdn
jstkdn
Well-Connected

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. :)

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biggie528
biggie528
Lucky Stiff

Jan-19-2007 13:00

1. The Wright Brothers (1920s?)
2. Joey from Friends
3. Franklin? (these are the FREEBIES?)
4. ? (i cant even come up with something funny for this)
5. RAMBO!
6. Eli Whitney (1800s i think)
7. Mr. Crest? maybe Mr. Colgate :)
8. Freddie Mercury of Queen (little known fact)
9. My mom probably (if she didnt invent it, she certainly owns stock)
10. Dont know but I'd like to know who invented the jean tuxedo...and then shoot them.
11. the YK people?
12. I thought I heard this was Teddy Roosevelt...
13. someone who hates me, cuz I suck at it
14. Bill Gates?
15. I dont even know what the heck this is

Bonus: 1. see above
2. 42?
3. soundproofing?

Thanks Breit for making me feel stupid ;) LOL

Adam Carter
Adam Carter
Big Winner

Jan-19-2007 13:56

1. The Wright Brothers (1900ish)
2. Earl of Sandwich?
3. Gutenberg? (1880's?)
4. I'll say Mr Marconi or Mr Hertz
5. Samuel Colt (One I think I might know!)
6. Eli Whitney (1794)
7. Mr Aquafresh. (Yesterday)
8. Mr Fahrenheit or Mr Celsius
9. Mr Zanussi
10. Some Kansas Farmers in the fifties
11. Isn't it YKK?
12. Teddy Sheringham
13. Mr Scrabble
14. It was that Englebart fella wasnt it?
15. Ha Ha, I know this! James Hargreaves (1764) Hooray for history class!

Bonuses:
1. Its like a sewing machine thing, that one with the flying shuttle.
2. Mr Submarine (or maybe The Beatles)
3. That those tooth implant blokes isn't it? I recognise the name.

jroepel
jroepel
Con Artist

Jan-19-2007 14:17

1. Orville and Wilbur Wright, 1906
2. Earl of sandwich
3. Gutenberg
4. Tesla? no Marconi
5. Gatling 1860's
6. Eli Whitney
7. ?
8. ?
9. ?
10. ?
11. ?
12. ?
13. ?
14. The blokes at Xerox. Management burnt the idea. 1970s
15. ?
BONUS:
1. ?
2. Confederate Navy I Know. Wasn't the Hunley the first one?
3. ?

Breitkat
Breitkat
Pinball Amateur

Jan-22-2007 00:11

I'm gonna leave this up through the night, so that the weekend crew gets a chance if they want. ;-)

Breitkat
Breitkat
Pinball Amateur

Jan-22-2007 21:22

Who in the World Made That (And When)?

The Freebies
1. Airplane
The airplane was built by Orville and Wilbur Wright and flew for 120 feet at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, in 1903.
2. Sandwich
The Sandwich was named for John Montagu, Fourth Earl of Sandwich, who lived in the 1700’s in England.
3. Printing Press
Johannes Gutenberg created the first movable-type printing press in Germany in the 1400’s.

The Fairly Easy Ones
4. Radio
The radio was invented by Guglielmo Marconi in Italy in 1895.
5. Machine Gun
Richard J. Gatling designed and built the prototype that bears his name in 1861. The Gatling Gun, in various forms, has been used up until the present day. Noir fiction refers to guns as ‘gats’ in his honor.
6. Cotton Gin
The cotton gin was invented in 1794 by Eli Whitney. Its special purpose was to remove the seeds from cotton pods and therefore make cotton easier to harvest and process. The gin, and another invention mentioned here, are two of the harbingers of the Industrial Revolution.

The Slightly Harder Ones
7. Toothpaste
In 1873, Samuel Colgate, head of Colgate & Company, manufactured the first toothpaste and sold it in jars.
8. Mercury Thermometer
The mercury thermometer was invented by Daniel Farenheit, who also created the temperature scale that bears his name, in the 1720’s.
9. Frozen Food
Clarence Birdseye turned the culinary world on its ear when he discovered the process of flash-freezing vegetables, circa 1920.

The Not-Who-You-Think-It-Is Ones
10. Blue Jeans
Contrary to popular opinion, Levi Strauss didn’t invent blue jeans. He innovated them by putting rivets in them in strategic places to make them stronger, so they wouldn’t fall apart so quickly. Jacob Davis, a Nevada tailor, originally came up with the apparel for California miners. Together, Davis and Strauss patented their ideas in 1873.
11. Zipper
Many people believe that B.F. Goodrich invented zippers. (Wrong.) He DID popularize the name for the device, but an engineer from Chicago, Whitcomb Hudson, invented his ‘hookless fastener’ in 1893,

Breitkat
Breitkat
Pinball Amateur

Jan-22-2007 21:24

and Goodrich so liked the things, he used them in his new inventions, rubber waterproof boots he named ‘galoshes’.
12. Teddy Bear
Yes, we’ve all heard the story about how Teddy Roosevelt went hunting one day, saw a baby bear, and was so awestruck at its cuteness that he just didn’t have the heart to shoot the poor bugger. (Awwwww…) But nope, he’s not the one who came up with either the story, or the actual toy. Both can be laid at the feet (or hands, actually) of cartoonist Clifford Berryman, and it all happened in 1902.

The Gimme-An-Encyclopedia Ones
13. Scrabble
America’s second most loved (or hated, depending on who you ask), game, was created by Alfred M. Butt in 1931. It didn’t actually get its present name of Scrabble until Butt joined up with a partner, James Brunot, in 1948, and together, they sold several different games, the most successful of which was the renamed Scrabble.
14. Computer Mouse
In 1968, Douglas C. Engelbart invented an ‘X-Y Position for a Display System’, an early prototype of today’s computer mouse. Eventually, Apple came along in 1984 and started using it in their computers, and the rest is history….
15. Spinning Jenny
James Hargreaves invented the Spinning Jenny in 1764 in England, in honour of his daughter.

BONUS
1. And what, you ask, is a Spinning Jenny? Simply put, it’s a machine which uses multiple spindles to spin wool or cotton into yarn. This process allows multiple threads to be spun simultaneously, thus making the process faster. The Spinning Jenny, in combination with the cotton gin, were two of the precursors of the Industrial Revolution. Thanks, Eli and James.
2. The first person to actually build and operate a submarine was an American chap named David Bushnell who built a one-man, human-powered submarine he named the Turtle in 1776. He was able to dive and surface the boat, and tried unsuccessfully three different times to blow up British Warships blockading New York Harbor.
3. James Auger and Jimmy Loizeau are the inventors of a bizarre little contraption called the ‘Telepho

Breitkat
Breitkat
Pinball Amateur

Jan-22-2007 21:27

3. James Auger and Jimmy Loizeau are the inventors of a bizarre little contraption called the ‘Telephone Tooth’. It’s basically a low-frequency, wireless, microchip telephone that is implanted in a back molar of one’s mouth. The phone’s vibrations pass directly through the tooth and bone to the ear, negating the need for an external speaker. An external keypad does allow for dialing and on/off switching. So the next time you see someone talking to absolutely noone at all in the middle of a movie theater, restaurant, or especially, the dentist‘s chair, thank Auger and Loizeau!

And with 10 out of 15 correct, the overall winner is Adam Carter. Congratulations to everyone!! ;-D


biggie528
biggie528
Lucky Stiff

Jan-23-2007 09:48

7. Toothpaste
In 1873, Samuel Colgate, head of Colgate & Company, manufactured the first toothpaste and sold it in jars.

WOW stabs in the dark really DO work!!!

Adam Carter
Adam Carter
Big Winner

Jan-23-2007 12:43

Quiz-y come-y soon-y. I promise-y

Adam Carter
Adam Carter
Big Winner

Jan-23-2007 13:08

General Knowlegde Quiz-y (OK, I'll stop)

1. What is a more common name for a polygraph?
2. Which organisation has the motto: Fidelity, Bravery and Integrity?
3. What do the following words have in common: aspirin, bakelite, breathalyzer, cellophane, escalator, frisbee, heroin, jacuzzi, styrofoam, tarmac, vaseline, zipper?
4. How do you say "no worries" in Swahili?
5. What is the official language or languages of the United States?
6. What is a John Dory?
7. How deep in metres is 100 fathoms?
8. What does the 'mp' stand for in mp3 players?
9. How many counters does a player start with in Backgammon?
10. After how many years marriage do you celebrate your Emerald wedding anniversary?
11. What do brides walk down during a wedding?
12. What does the distress signal SOS stand for?

BONUS: Who was the youngest president of the United States?

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