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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-9-2005 05:53

No specific topic at all.

1. How did Al Capone die?
2. Which John Wayne movie won him his only Oscar?
3. Which singer is known as the Walrus of love?
4. What does the A stand for in NATO?
5. In which year was Hiroshima bombed?
6. Which element has the atomic number 2?
7. Gingivitis affects which part of the body?
8. Who played the acid queen in the film "Tommy?"
9. Which ship sent the first SOS message?
10. Most of the people of Haiti, follow which religion?

Jan-9-2005 06:15

1.Heart attack
2.True Grit
3.Barry White
4.Atlantic
5.06 Aug 1945
6.Helium
7.teeth
8.Tina Turner
9.Titanic
10.Voodoo

Jan-9-2005 06:22

Here am I thinking I'm so clever. Sorry jstkdn the answer to question seven is 'gums' not teeth.

Jan-9-2005 06:57

1. stroke
2. True Grit
3. Barry White
4. Atlantic
5. 1945
6. Helium
7. gums
8. Merry Clayton
9. Titanic
10. Roman Catholic

Jan-9-2005 09:37

A very good attempt, Andy, glad you are playing along! We are still in the game, several questions are wrong.

Jan-9-2005 09:39

Ace made great attempt, though still not 10/10!

Jan-9-2005 17:38

1. stroke brought on by syphillis
2. True Grit
3. Barry White
4. Atlantic
5. 1945
6. helium
7. gums
8. Tina Turner
9. the Cunard liner SS Slavonia (10 Jun 1909)
10. Vodou [Voodoo], although many practitioners don't consider it a separate religion so it *could * be Catholocism too! (I'll stand by the former though...)

Jan-10-2005 01:15

1. Stroke and Pneumonia
2. True Grit
3. Barry White
4. Atlantic
5. 1945
6. Helium
7. gums
8. Tina Turner
9. Cunard liner SS Slavonia
10. Voodoo

Jan-10-2005 06:08

Astra is the winner!!!! A 10/10. My score sheet actually said the Titanic was the first to send an SOS. However, I researched Astra's answer, and it was sent several years earlier!!! Good on you!!!!

Jan-10-2005 06:44

Ah ah, this one could have been expected.
Dutchies can NOT play!!!!

The Netherlands:
1. In which movie starring John Travolta, is there spoken about eating fries with mayonaise?
2. What is the most recent royal family death in the Netherlands?
3. Who was the queen of the Netherlands prior to the current reigning queen?
4. What is the most famous Amsterdam soccer club called?
5. Which countries have landborders the Netherlands?
6. Who's house is at Prinsengracht 263, Amsterdam?
7. Explain how the term "Yankees" orginally came about?
8. What is The Netherlands most recently created province, claimed from the Sea finishing in 1968?
9. Which two of the following are not a world famous Dutch painters: Rembrandt, Van Gogh, Rubens, Brueghel, Vermeer.
10. Which American movie were the words spoken to Meg Ryan "Je hebt erg witte tanden?" (you have very white teeth)

For extra scores:
11. Which of the following are not famous Dutchies in the movie industry:
Ruther Hauer (Actor: The Hitcher, Flesh and Blood), Jan de Bont (Director: Twister, Cinematographer: The hunt for red october, flatliners, Basic instict etc.), Paul Verhoeven (Director: Basic Instinct, Hollow Man, Robocob.)
12. In which year were the Olympics originally supposed to be held in Amsterdam, and why did it not? (not 1928)
13. How many times did the Netherlands win in the catagory "Best Foreign movie" at the academy awards.
14. Which two things are legal in the Netherlands, an not in most countries?

The person whom gets 10/10 from question 1-10 is still the winner. However, getting 10/10 and any in the extra catagory wins!