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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. :)

Jan-7-2005 07:01

Oh shit I completely over looked Bryola's post, yes tied, as Nova Scotia is not a country.

Jan-7-2005 07:16

Todays science, measurements and stuff:
1. Who discovered X-Rays in 1895?
2. How many sides does a trapezium have?
3. What was the first creature launched in to space?
4. Radio, what does AM stand for?
5. In England it is called perspex, what is it called in the US?
6. What is 1 foot, in the metric system?
7. How many minutes are there in one week?
8. How many Fahrenheit is 0 degrees celcius?
9. Nitrous Oxide is known as what?
10. What is roman numeral for 1000?

OK I know we all hate science, but the answer can all be googled I am sure.

Jan-7-2005 07:58

Science? That's where I'm a viking! I'll post answers tonight, when I'm not trying to avoid work :)

Jan-7-2005 09:22

I figured as much, as I was so impressed that you got the math riddle right.

Jan-7-2005 09:33

1. Who discovered X-Rays in 1895? Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen
2. How many sides does a trapezium have? Four
3. What was the first creature launched in to space? Dog
4. Radio, what does AM stand for? amplitude modulation
5. In England it is called perspex, what is it called in the US? Lucite, a transparent thermoplastic acrylic resin
6. What is 1 foot, in the metric system? 1 Feet equals 0.3048 Meters
7. How many minutes are there in one week? 10,080 (ten thousand eighty)
8. How many Fahrenheit is 0 degrees celcius? 0 degrees Celsius equals 32 degrees Fahrenheit
9. Nitrous Oxide is known as what? Laughing gas
10. What is roman numeral for 1000? M equals 1000

Jan-7-2005 13:06

And we have a winner!!!! The answer to number 5 is right, but more commonly known as Plexiglass.

In Holland we call X-Rays actually Roentgen photo's. And I still could not think of the answer....then realizing "doh, named after the inventor." Now I am curious why Americans call it an X-ray.....Bryola????

Jan-7-2005 14:33

Dang, missed out. Why do I have to work a 9-4 job!!

Jan-7-2005 14:35

jstkdn, how did that last 24 hours?

Jan-7-2005 14:39

On X-rays: Roentgen didn't know what was causing the phenomenom, so he used the term "x" as unknown, kind of like the way we use "x" in algebra to describe unknowns.

Jan-7-2005 14:40

Jojo: Moonshh must've gotten 10/10