Thursday, January 05, 2006
Wednesday, January 04, 2006
Who Joe Quiz Number 6
An easy quiz with one logic puzzle and one cricket question. It looks like a sure win. The bonus question does not count for money this time round, you'll figure out why.
1] Connect Wimbeldon, Wales and Snatch.
2] A sitter for any football follower. This nation, alongwith England has played international football for the longest period. Which national team are we talking about?
3] Yet another easy one. Who are the members of the G.I.R.L squad?
4] Connect John Frankenheimer, Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Joe Carnahan and Tony Scott (some funda here)
5] "Short, broad chested with a large head; small eyes and a thin grey beard, he had a flat nose and a swarthy complexion, showing the evidences of his origin" This description is used to describe which king?
6] "Fast and the Furious" had its characters playing a video game on their Playstation in a couple of scenes. What game was it?
7] The US has the Big Foot, Nepal and India have the Yeti, what elusive legend does Australia have?
8] Lets hit some old world logic puzzle here "Five men are standing in a circle. They know they are wearing at least 2 white hats and at least 2 black hats. They do not know what colour hat they are wearing. How many of them will figure out what colour their hat is, if nobody says anything?" (An old quiz circuit favourite)
9] How did the antibiotic Bacitracin get its name?
10] I don't think we've had a cricket question this far. So here's to rectify the anamoly. An Australian team toured England in 1868, the first by any Australian cricket team. What as odd about the tour?
Bonus
Why do I have a Bonus question instead of Question No 11?
1] Connect Wimbeldon, Wales and Snatch.
2] A sitter for any football follower. This nation, alongwith England has played international football for the longest period. Which national team are we talking about?
3] Yet another easy one. Who are the members of the G.I.R.L squad?
4] Connect John Frankenheimer, Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Joe Carnahan and Tony Scott (some funda here)
5] "Short, broad chested with a large head; small eyes and a thin grey beard, he had a flat nose and a swarthy complexion, showing the evidences of his origin" This description is used to describe which king?
6] "Fast and the Furious" had its characters playing a video game on their Playstation in a couple of scenes. What game was it?
7] The US has the Big Foot, Nepal and India have the Yeti, what elusive legend does Australia have?
8] Lets hit some old world logic puzzle here "Five men are standing in a circle. They know they are wearing at least 2 white hats and at least 2 black hats. They do not know what colour hat they are wearing. How many of them will figure out what colour their hat is, if nobody says anything?" (An old quiz circuit favourite)
9] How did the antibiotic Bacitracin get its name?
10] I don't think we've had a cricket question this far. So here's to rectify the anamoly. An Australian team toured England in 1868, the first by any Australian cricket team. What as odd about the tour?
Bonus
Why do I have a Bonus question instead of Question No 11?
The Answers on the 4th
Here I've put the answers up for everyone to see. Jehangir came close, very close just slipped up at 2 places. Anyway the answers are as follows. So this quiz closes with no winners.
1] This series of experimental homes were built in the late 1970s and early 80s to showcase computation and home automation. By what name were they called?
-Xanadu Homes
2] Pick out the odd one amongst South Dakota, Iowa, New Jersey and Lexington (funda here)
-New Jersey, the other 3 are class of ships in the US Navy while New Jersey is the ame of a ship in the Iowa class. (I said funda connection Jehangir, you've gotta expect something more than the ordinary)
3] Music and Art Fair, An Aquarian Exposition. Add something somewhere and make sense of this.
-Woodstock
4] This band's bassist lost several of his front teeth when the bouncers at a concert mistook him for a stage crasher. Name the band and the bassist. If possible also name the concert.
-Greenday, Mike Dirnt, Woodstock 1994 aka Mudstock
5] "It was dangerous to be around. The whole scene was scary.......It was clear we had to get out of there. It was like a concentration camp." who said this and about what?
-MTV host Kurt Loder about Woodstock 1999 after MTV withdrew their entire crew fearing for their safety.
6] Can you identify this symbol?
-The symbol Prince adopted as his name for a bit
7] This multifacted character has been a McDonald's employee, a Rock Star, a Fashion Designer and a Politcian among others. Give me the name. (Sitttter)
-Barbie. Camden Joy????
8] This person's legend appears in the fiction "The Mind-Body Problem" written by Rebecca Goldstein. Name the person and the legend associated with him.
- John Nash, The Phantom of Fine Hall
9] This famous director is the narrator of the TV sitcom Arrested Development, albeit uncredited. Name him.
-Ron Howard
10] This person is said to be a child prodigy who won a large amount of money in a game show when she was 10 years old. Now her claim to fame is that she is an elusive criminal matermind. Who are we talking about?
- Carmen Isabella Sandiego
Bonus One
The quiz has been fairly simple with easily searchable answers. The last one therefore has to be convoluted.
This name was originally an epitheton of the night, from a root that means "to stop"," stay", "rest", "abide". What is the name we are refering to?
-Rama, as in Lord Rama of the Hindus
1] This series of experimental homes were built in the late 1970s and early 80s to showcase computation and home automation. By what name were they called?
-Xanadu Homes
2] Pick out the odd one amongst South Dakota, Iowa, New Jersey and Lexington (funda here)
-New Jersey, the other 3 are class of ships in the US Navy while New Jersey is the ame of a ship in the Iowa class. (I said funda connection Jehangir, you've gotta expect something more than the ordinary)
3] Music and Art Fair, An Aquarian Exposition. Add something somewhere and make sense of this.
-Woodstock
4] This band's bassist lost several of his front teeth when the bouncers at a concert mistook him for a stage crasher. Name the band and the bassist. If possible also name the concert.
-Greenday, Mike Dirnt, Woodstock 1994 aka Mudstock
5] "It was dangerous to be around. The whole scene was scary.......It was clear we had to get out of there. It was like a concentration camp." who said this and about what?
-MTV host Kurt Loder about Woodstock 1999 after MTV withdrew their entire crew fearing for their safety.
6] Can you identify this symbol?
-The symbol Prince adopted as his name for a bit
7] This multifacted character has been a McDonald's employee, a Rock Star, a Fashion Designer and a Politcian among others. Give me the name. (Sitttter)
-Barbie. Camden Joy????
8] This person's legend appears in the fiction "The Mind-Body Problem" written by Rebecca Goldstein. Name the person and the legend associated with him.
- John Nash, The Phantom of Fine Hall
9] This famous director is the narrator of the TV sitcom Arrested Development, albeit uncredited. Name him.
-Ron Howard
10] This person is said to be a child prodigy who won a large amount of money in a game show when she was 10 years old. Now her claim to fame is that she is an elusive criminal matermind. Who are we talking about?
- Carmen Isabella Sandiego
Bonus One
The quiz has been fairly simple with easily searchable answers. The last one therefore has to be convoluted.
This name was originally an epitheton of the night, from a root that means "to stop"," stay", "rest", "abide". What is the name we are refering to?
-Rama, as in Lord Rama of the Hindus
Tuesday, January 03, 2006
5th Quiz on the 3rd
The lack of winners has spurred me to kill the time frame concept also I've made the questions easier than the ones posted earlier. So now you can crack relatively simpler questions and get the money until I put up the answers the next day.
1] This series of experimental homes were built in the late 1970s and early 80s to showcase computation and home automation. By what name were they called?
2] Pick out the odd one amongst South Dakota, Iowa, New Jersey and Lexington (funda here)
3] Music and Art Fair, An Aquarian Exposition. Add something somewhere and make sense of this.
4] This band's bassist lost several of his front teeth when the bouncers at a concert mistook him for a stage crasher. Name the band and the bassist. If possible also name the concert.
5] "It was dangerous to be around. The whole scene was scary.......It was clear we had to get out of there. It was like a concentration camp." who said this and about what?
6] Can you identify this symbol?
7] This multifacted character has been a McDonald's employee, a Rock Star, a Fashion Designer and a Politcian among other professions. Give me the name. (Sitttter)
8] This person's legend appears in the fiction "The Mind-Body Problem" written by Rebecca Goldstein. Name the person and the legend associated with him.
9] This famous director is the narrator of the TV sitcom Arrested Development, albeit uncredited. Name him.
10] This person is said to be a child prodigy who won a large amount of money in a game show when she was 10 years old. Now her claim to fame is that she is an elusive criminal mastermind. Who are we talking about?
Bonus One The quiz has been fairly simple with easily searchable answers. The last one therefore has to be convoluted.
This name was originally an epitheton ( Attributing to a person or thing a quality or description) of the night, from a root that means "to stop"," stay", "rest", "abide". What is the name we are refering to?
1] This series of experimental homes were built in the late 1970s and early 80s to showcase computation and home automation. By what name were they called?
2] Pick out the odd one amongst South Dakota, Iowa, New Jersey and Lexington (funda here)
3] Music and Art Fair, An Aquarian Exposition. Add something somewhere and make sense of this.
4] This band's bassist lost several of his front teeth when the bouncers at a concert mistook him for a stage crasher. Name the band and the bassist. If possible also name the concert.
5] "It was dangerous to be around. The whole scene was scary.......It was clear we had to get out of there. It was like a concentration camp." who said this and about what?
6] Can you identify this symbol?
7] This multifacted character has been a McDonald's employee, a Rock Star, a Fashion Designer and a Politcian among other professions. Give me the name. (Sitttter)
8] This person's legend appears in the fiction "The Mind-Body Problem" written by Rebecca Goldstein. Name the person and the legend associated with him.
9] This famous director is the narrator of the TV sitcom Arrested Development, albeit uncredited. Name him.
10] This person is said to be a child prodigy who won a large amount of money in a game show when she was 10 years old. Now her claim to fame is that she is an elusive criminal mastermind. Who are we talking about?
Bonus One The quiz has been fairly simple with easily searchable answers. The last one therefore has to be convoluted.
This name was originally an epitheton ( Attributing to a person or thing a quality or description) of the night, from a root that means "to stop"," stay", "rest", "abide". What is the name we are refering to?
When they were up they were up
The anwers to the fourth set is up. Are the questions way too tough? Know what I'd do, I'm doing away with the whole time limit concept so the quiz is live until I put up the answers the next morning.
1] As usual we start off with a sitter. Who owns the copyright for the Google search technology?
-Stanford University
2] "Death to the French is Italy's cry" this translated to some language gives us a word used very often to describe a collective of a particular band of people. What?
-Mafia, "Morte Alla Francia Italia Anela"
3] The Great Dictator was the dictator of which country?
-Tomino
4] During W.W. II, the head of Hitler's Luftwaffe, Hermann Goring, offered a $5,000 reward to anyone who could kill or capture a famous American airman. Who was this airman?
-Clark Gable, he was a tail gunner and aerial photographer on B-17
5] An alternate nam for these islands is the "Island of Dogs".How do we know these Islands better? Can you explain the funda?
-Canary Island, the Latin name for the islands is Canariae insulae. I got a very inventive answer for this one.
6] There is a name given to the wood stump that you see in the picture. What? (think fossils)
-Petrified Wood
7] An ancient Roman architect wrote this about the human body "A palm is the width of four fingers, a foot is the width of four palms, a cubit is the width of six palms..." and so on describing the proportions of the body. How was this and a further description of the body immortalised? (I want the exact answer for this one, details if possible)
- The architect was Vitruvius, in Leonardo's Vitruvian Man.
8] I know its evil to do this but this is the only known photograph of this famous person. Name him
- Fredric Chopin
9] This Scandinavian king has lent his name to something that is used very freely today. Name the King and the 'tool' that I am talking about here?
- Harald Bluetooth of Denmark circa 930 AD
10] How were hurricanes in the Carribean named in the early 20th century that is before people likened their tempestuous behaviour to that of the fairer sex?
- They were named after the saints' days on which they struck.
Bonus one for the day Who has said the following? (the type of 'sentence' is a giveaway)
I will not dissect things unless instructed
I will not strut around like I own the place
My name is not Dr. Death
I will not expose the ignorance of the faculty
Five days is not too long to wait for a gun
-I thought this was the easiest. The answer is.....
Monday, January 02, 2006
Un, Dos, Tres, Quartoze????
Why did Bono jump to 14 after 3? Is that why he became Time Man of the year along with Bill Gates and Melinda Gates (Man of the Year?)? Anyway the 4th quiz took some time to come along.
The questions follow, the answers tomorrow. Oh the time limit for today's quiz is 4 hours from now so that makes it 18:00 hrs (IST ). Crack it and 100 bucks is yours.
1] As usual we start off with a sitter. Who owns the copyright for the Google search technology? (Use google to find this one and die of shame)
2] "Death to the French is Italy's cry" this translated to some language gives us a word used very often to describe a collective of a particular band of people. What?
3] The Great Dictator was the dictator of which country?
4] During W.W. II, the head of Hitler's Luftwaffe, Hermann Goring, offered a $5,000 reward to anyone who could kill or capture a famous American airman. Who was this airman?
5] An alternate nam for these islands is the "Island of Dogs".How do we know these Islands better? Can you explain the funda?
6] There is a name given to the wood stump that you see in the picture. What? (think fossils)
7] An ancient Roman architect wrote this about the human body "A palm is the width of four fingers, a foot is the width of four palms, a cubit is the width of six palms..." and so on describing the proportions of the body. How was this and a further description of the body immortalised? (I want the exact answer for this one, details if possible)
8] I know its evil to do this but this is the only known photograph of this famous person. Name him
9] This Scandinavian king has lent his name to something that is used very freely today. Name the King and the 'tool' that I am talking about here?
10] How were hurricanes in the Carribean named in the early 20th century that is before people likened their tempestuous behaviour to that of the fairer sex?
Bonus one for the day
Who has said the following? (the type of 'sentence' is a giveaway)
I will not dissect things unless instructed
I will not strut around like I own the place
My name is not Dr. Death
Five days is not too long to wait for a gun
The questions follow, the answers tomorrow. Oh the time limit for today's quiz is 4 hours from now so that makes it 18:00 hrs (IST ). Crack it and 100 bucks is yours.
1] As usual we start off with a sitter. Who owns the copyright for the Google search technology? (Use google to find this one and die of shame)
2] "Death to the French is Italy's cry" this translated to some language gives us a word used very often to describe a collective of a particular band of people. What?
3] The Great Dictator was the dictator of which country?
4] During W.W. II, the head of Hitler's Luftwaffe, Hermann Goring, offered a $5,000 reward to anyone who could kill or capture a famous American airman. Who was this airman?
5] An alternate nam for these islands is the "Island of Dogs".How do we know these Islands better? Can you explain the funda?
6] There is a name given to the wood stump that you see in the picture. What? (think fossils)
7] An ancient Roman architect wrote this about the human body "A palm is the width of four fingers, a foot is the width of four palms, a cubit is the width of six palms..." and so on describing the proportions of the body. How was this and a further description of the body immortalised? (I want the exact answer for this one, details if possible)
8] I know its evil to do this but this is the only known photograph of this famous person. Name him
9] This Scandinavian king has lent his name to something that is used very freely today. Name the King and the 'tool' that I am talking about here?
10] How were hurricanes in the Carribean named in the early 20th century that is before people likened their tempestuous behaviour to that of the fairer sex?
Bonus one for the day
Who has said the following? (the type of 'sentence' is a giveaway)
I will not dissect things unless instructed
I will not strut around like I own the place
My name is not Dr. Death
Five days is not too long to wait for a gun
Answers to set 3
Good morning or whatever time of the day you're reading this. A particularly interesting and not so "Googlable" set this was. A few people I know called up to give their responses to the movie connection quizzes. The answers are out now. Taly your responses with the ones given and rent your frustration at those almost there answers.
1-We'll start off on a very relaxed note, who invented the rocking chair?
-Benjamin Franklin
2-After that lets get down to some serious trivia busting. Connect "Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind" and "Being John Malkovich". The connection I am looking for is not just that they have the same director or crew, there is a funda connection.
-The title of the film is taken from an Alexander Pope poem called 'Eloisa to Abelard' and had been used previously by Kaufman in 'Being John Malkovich'.
3-In Minority Report the three precogs have something in common. What?
-The three 'Precognitives' featured in the movie have names inspired by famous mystery authors: Arthur Conan Doyle, Dashiell Hammett, and Agatha Christie.
4-Nostromo, Narcissus and Nebuchadnazzer. Pick the odd one out also kindly explain the oddness.
-Nostromo, Narcissus are ships from the Alien, Nebuchadnazzer was Morpheus' ship in the Matrix. Some would argue that the Nebuchadnazzer is the odd man out because the other two are books by Joseph Conrad, though you'd get the final answer correct the funda connection isn't that strong. What say?
5-Name this bond Villian (gimme the character and the actor)
-Scaramanga, Christopher Lee. The movie was "Man with a Golden Gun". Any bond fan should have gotten this one.
6- I decided to get cryptic here, just one of the variations I figured would make life funner. Each answer is a word made up of two separate words. I'll give you cryptic clues and a definition for the real word and its job to get the answer right?
So here goes. "Waste liquid of tree fruit, or a small statuette."
-Figurine. I don't think an explanation is warranted here.
7- This is a movie poster, a very scary movie it was. Gimme the name of the film.
-Rosemary's Baby. Very scary Roman Polanski film this is.
8- Yet another variation, the words given are the scrambled name of a person. A clue to the name is contained in the entry itself.
"Name land finder, gal"
-Ferdinand Magellan
9-This one is a bloody tough soccer one so all the soccer fans give it your best shot. Who has managed the most international teams?
-Rudi Gutendorf - 17 teams, Chile, Bolivia, Venezuela, Trinidad & Tobago, Grenada, Antigua, Botswana, Australia, New Caledonia, Nepal, Tonga, Tanzania, Ghana, Fiji, Zimbabwe, Mauritius and Rwanda he also took charge of the Iranian and Chinese Olympic teams in 1988 and 1992.
10- Getting back to normal trivia and an easy one at that. Initially elected in 1946, and ousted in 1955, this leader was again elected president of his country in 1973. Who are we talking about?
-Juan Peron
The Bonus One
This one is a bit off the trivia boat as well
What number is missing from this list?
8 5 4 _ 1 7 6
-9. The funda is sitter, commonly used trick at quiz contests where a simple question is squeezed in between or after a particularly torrid round.The numbers are in sequence of theway in which they apear in a dictionary.
1-We'll start off on a very relaxed note, who invented the rocking chair?
-Benjamin Franklin
2-After that lets get down to some serious trivia busting. Connect "Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind" and "Being John Malkovich". The connection I am looking for is not just that they have the same director or crew, there is a funda connection.
-The title of the film is taken from an Alexander Pope poem called 'Eloisa to Abelard' and had been used previously by Kaufman in 'Being John Malkovich'.
3-In Minority Report the three precogs have something in common. What?
-The three 'Precognitives' featured in the movie have names inspired by famous mystery authors: Arthur Conan Doyle, Dashiell Hammett, and Agatha Christie.
4-Nostromo, Narcissus and Nebuchadnazzer. Pick the odd one out also kindly explain the oddness.
-Nostromo, Narcissus are ships from the Alien, Nebuchadnazzer was Morpheus' ship in the Matrix. Some would argue that the Nebuchadnazzer is the odd man out because the other two are books by Joseph Conrad, though you'd get the final answer correct the funda connection isn't that strong. What say?
5-Name this bond Villian (gimme the character and the actor)
-Scaramanga, Christopher Lee. The movie was "Man with a Golden Gun". Any bond fan should have gotten this one.
6- I decided to get cryptic here, just one of the variations I figured would make life funner. Each answer is a word made up of two separate words. I'll give you cryptic clues and a definition for the real word and its job to get the answer right?
So here goes. "Waste liquid of tree fruit, or a small statuette."
-Figurine. I don't think an explanation is warranted here.
7- This is a movie poster, a very scary movie it was. Gimme the name of the film.
-Rosemary's Baby. Very scary Roman Polanski film this is.
8- Yet another variation, the words given are the scrambled name of a person. A clue to the name is contained in the entry itself.
"Name land finder, gal"
-Ferdinand Magellan
9-This one is a bloody tough soccer one so all the soccer fans give it your best shot. Who has managed the most international teams?
-Rudi Gutendorf - 17 teams, Chile, Bolivia, Venezuela, Trinidad & Tobago, Grenada, Antigua, Botswana, Australia, New Caledonia, Nepal, Tonga, Tanzania, Ghana, Fiji, Zimbabwe, Mauritius and Rwanda he also took charge of the Iranian and Chinese Olympic teams in 1988 and 1992.
10- Getting back to normal trivia and an easy one at that. Initially elected in 1946, and ousted in 1955, this leader was again elected president of his country in 1973. Who are we talking about?
-Juan Peron
The Bonus One
This one is a bit off the trivia boat as well
What number is missing from this list?
8 5 4 _ 1 7 6
-9. The funda is sitter, commonly used trick at quiz contests where a simple question is squeezed in between or after a particularly torrid round.The numbers are in sequence of theway in which they apear in a dictionary.
Friday, December 30, 2005
Woh Joe Number 3
This is the last quiz for 2005 and has a 6 hour time limit. I've figured this is what I'd do. Set a time limit depending on the quiz. Anyway there won't be a quiz over the weekend as I will be busy frolicking like you.
The quiz this time around has a few brain teasers thrown in and is heavily into films. I've also introduced images into the quiz this time around. Adding audio and video are also on the anvil, just need to get the tech part figured out. Any suggestions here?
Time to get cracking
1-We'll start off on a very relaxed note, who invented the rocking chair?
2-After that lets get down to some serious trivia busting. Connect "Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind" and "Being John Malkovich". The connection I am looking for is not just that they have the same director or crew, there is a funda connection.
3-In Minority Report the three precogs have something in common. What?
4-Nostromo, Narcissus and Nebuchadnazzer. Pick the odd one out also kindly explain the oddity.
5-Name this Bond villian (gimme the character and the actor)
6- I decided to get cryptic here, just one of the variations I figured would make life funner. Each answer is a word made up of two separate words. I'll give you cryptic clues and a definition for the real word and its job to get the answer right? So here goes. "Waste liquid of tree fruit, or a small statuette."
7- This is a movie poster, a very scary movie it was. Gimme the name of the film.
8- Yet another variation, the words given are the scrambled name of a person. A clue to the name is contained in the entry itself.
"Name land finder, gal"
9-This one is a bloody tough soccer one so all the soccer fans give it your best shot. Who has managed the most international teams? If you can give me a list of the teams he has managed.
10- Getting back to normal trivia and an easy one at that. Initially elected in 1946, and ousted in 1955, this leader was again elected president of his country in 1973. Who are we talking about?
The Bonus One
This one is a bit off the trivia boat as well
What number is missing from this list?
8 5 4 _ 1 7 6
The answers will be up on Monday until then Adios and have a blast partying 2005 away.
The quiz this time around has a few brain teasers thrown in and is heavily into films. I've also introduced images into the quiz this time around. Adding audio and video are also on the anvil, just need to get the tech part figured out. Any suggestions here?
Time to get cracking
1-We'll start off on a very relaxed note, who invented the rocking chair?
2-After that lets get down to some serious trivia busting. Connect "Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind" and "Being John Malkovich". The connection I am looking for is not just that they have the same director or crew, there is a funda connection.
3-In Minority Report the three precogs have something in common. What?
4-Nostromo, Narcissus and Nebuchadnazzer. Pick the odd one out also kindly explain the oddity.
5-Name this Bond villian (gimme the character and the actor)
6- I decided to get cryptic here, just one of the variations I figured would make life funner. Each answer is a word made up of two separate words. I'll give you cryptic clues and a definition for the real word and its job to get the answer right? So here goes. "Waste liquid of tree fruit, or a small statuette."
7- This is a movie poster, a very scary movie it was. Gimme the name of the film.
8- Yet another variation, the words given are the scrambled name of a person. A clue to the name is contained in the entry itself.
"Name land finder, gal"
9-This one is a bloody tough soccer one so all the soccer fans give it your best shot. Who has managed the most international teams? If you can give me a list of the teams he has managed.
10- Getting back to normal trivia and an easy one at that. Initially elected in 1946, and ousted in 1955, this leader was again elected president of his country in 1973. Who are we talking about?
The Bonus One
This one is a bit off the trivia boat as well
What number is missing from this list?
8 5 4 _ 1 7 6
The answers will be up on Monday until then Adios and have a blast partying 2005 away.
The Answers and alas...
Ok we almost had a winner this time round just as I hoped. The 12 hour time limit helped I suppose didn't it Jehangir. But he tripped on the Arabian Nights question, so did Nitish. The answer I was looking for was '1001 Arabian Nights', Aladin was just the blank that I left for obvious reasons.
Now my quandry is that if I impose a shorter time restriction, then fewer people would be interested in trying out the questions. SO this is the deal for today, I will make sure that I put the quiz up before 13:00 hrs (IST) and set a limit till 15:00 hrs (IST). Anyone getting all the answers right within this time frame will get the moolah. (Am still trying to figure out the best possible combination). Oh yeah please do comment on how the quiz could be made better, its just a bare bones thingy now. Also do drop in interesting trivia tidbits if you come across any. I'll do the same.
Now for last times answers.
1- Etymologically it comes from a word that means the meeting place of three roads, more specifically a public resort such as an inn or tavern. What?
-Trivia
2-A very simple one, in M&M what does M&Mstand for?
-Mars and Murrie, the inventors of the chocolate
3- There are only two books in the bible named after women. Name them.
-Ruth and Esther
4- Which literary character was born on September 22 1290?
-Bilbo Baggins
5- Staying with books which story began as "--------- was a little Chinese boy"? (obviously there is a name instead of the blank)
-1001 Arabian nights
6-With what would you associate the term "Carriage Return"?
-Typewriting
7- Venice has gondolas, venice also has rules. What is the rule regarding the colour of gondolas in Venice?
-All to be painted black unless it belongs to a high official
8- You can duel in Paraguay as long as........
-Both you and your opponent are registered blood donors
9- In the olden days barbers in America and Europe had a red and white pole outside their shops, why?
-They also practised Bloodletting and tooth extraction. The pole was to signfy these and that whole big explanantion Jango gave
10- How did Nylon get its name?
-New York and London- this one is a problem, there are conflicting versions but we shall stickto NY Lon
Today's Bonus Question
She was the first Indian actress to model for this brand. Name the brand and the actress
Leela Chitnis, Lux
Now my quandry is that if I impose a shorter time restriction, then fewer people would be interested in trying out the questions. SO this is the deal for today, I will make sure that I put the quiz up before 13:00 hrs (IST) and set a limit till 15:00 hrs (IST). Anyone getting all the answers right within this time frame will get the moolah. (Am still trying to figure out the best possible combination). Oh yeah please do comment on how the quiz could be made better, its just a bare bones thingy now. Also do drop in interesting trivia tidbits if you come across any. I'll do the same.
Now for last times answers.
1- Etymologically it comes from a word that means the meeting place of three roads, more specifically a public resort such as an inn or tavern. What?
-Trivia
2-A very simple one, in M&M what does M&Mstand for?
-Mars and Murrie, the inventors of the chocolate
3- There are only two books in the bible named after women. Name them.
-Ruth and Esther
4- Which literary character was born on September 22 1290?
-Bilbo Baggins
5- Staying with books which story began as "--------- was a little Chinese boy"? (obviously there is a name instead of the blank)
-1001 Arabian nights
6-With what would you associate the term "Carriage Return"?
-Typewriting
7- Venice has gondolas, venice also has rules. What is the rule regarding the colour of gondolas in Venice?
-All to be painted black unless it belongs to a high official
8- You can duel in Paraguay as long as........
-Both you and your opponent are registered blood donors
9- In the olden days barbers in America and Europe had a red and white pole outside their shops, why?
-They also practised Bloodletting and tooth extraction. The pole was to signfy these and that whole big explanantion Jango gave
10- How did Nylon get its name?
-New York and London- this one is a problem, there are conflicting versions but we shall stickto NY Lon
Today's Bonus Question
She was the first Indian actress to model for this brand. Name the brand and the actress
Leela Chitnis, Lux
Thursday, December 29, 2005
Quiz No 2
1- Etymologically it comes from a word that means the meeting place of three roads, more specifically a public resort such as an inn or tavern. What?
2-A very simple one, in M&M what does M&Mstand for?
3- There are only two books in the bible named after women. Name them.
4- Which literary character was born on September 22 1290?
5- Staying with books which story began as "--------- was a little Chinese boy"? (obviously there is a name instead of the blank)
6-With what would you associate the term "Carriage Return"?
7- Venice has gondolas, venice also has rules. What is the rule regarding the colour of gondolas in Venice?
8- You can duel in Paraguay as long as........
9- In the olden days barbers in America and Europe had a red and white pole outside their shops, why?
10- How did Nylon get its name?
Today's Bonus Question
She was the first Indian actress to model for this soap. Name the brand and the actress
2-A very simple one, in M&M what does M&Mstand for?
3- There are only two books in the bible named after women. Name them.
4- Which literary character was born on September 22 1290?
5- Staying with books which story began as "--------- was a little Chinese boy"? (obviously there is a name instead of the blank)
6-With what would you associate the term "Carriage Return"?
7- Venice has gondolas, venice also has rules. What is the rule regarding the colour of gondolas in Venice?
8- You can duel in Paraguay as long as........
9- In the olden days barbers in America and Europe had a red and white pole outside their shops, why?
10- How did Nylon get its name?
Today's Bonus Question
She was the first Indian actress to model for this soap. Name the brand and the actress
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