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PostPosted: February 9th, 2015, 8:40 am 
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PostPosted: February 9th, 2015, 1:57 pm 
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I could have sworn I posted those in the MetArt thread! Ah well, I'll post it there as well then.

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I don't know the answer :search: :dunno:
but those are some pretty good questions!

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I lick the new look quiz

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PostPosted: February 11th, 2015, 11:53 am 
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The picture round is very goo.

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Is the answer 69?

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PostPosted: February 14th, 2015, 6:07 am 
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Good morning and welcome to this weeks round of the Weekend Quiz.


1. The lowest pitch string on a conventionally tuned violin is: G; D; A; or E?
2. A pointe shoe is worn in: Military parade; Ballet; Rock-climbing; or Horse-racing?
3. Named after a German physicist, what is the international (SI) unit of frequency, defined as one cycle per second?
4. The variously-used brandname Trocadero, is from a 19th century European: Battle; King; Weapon; or Chocolate drink?
5. In maths/logic, what is the process of using one or more statements/facts to achieve a logical conclusion known as?
6. Who wrote The Communist Manifesto (1848) and Das Kapital (1867)?
7. The original meaning of capital (financial/money) referred to 'caput', head, specifically head of what?
8. What is the emblem of the Rainforest Alliance, which promotes and certifies sustainable rainforest business globally?
9. Satin is traditionally/originally made from what fibre?
10. Known as Ordre de la Toison d'Or in France, what is the historic European supreme award?
11. The Erythraean Sea, lying between Africa and Asia is more commonly called the (What?) Sea?
12. What (as at 2015) is the only major nation of the world which charges income tax on its citizens working overseas?
13. Astronomers refer to a planetary position potentially enabling Earthlike conditions, as what zone?
14. What is a feature of wood, sand, cereal, and also 0.0648 grams?
15. What abbreviated company/brand stands for, translated: Spanish Touring Car Company?
16. Author Malcolm Gladwell popularized the notion that to become truly expert at something a minimum of how many hours practice is required?
17. What word meaning official procedure derives ultimately from Greek root words for first and glue?
18. The 17th century mythical French creature, the Hippogryph/Hippogriff is a Hybrid of which two animals?
19. What modern word for careless writing derives via its Latin meaning, to write?
20. Name the only five nations which (to 2012) have participated at every Summer Olympic Games in the modern era (since 1896)?

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2 sex games in my dungeon
3 Hertz not rent a car.
5 is it transposition?
7 Not Kaputt then?
9 silk
14 grain

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PostPosted: February 14th, 2015, 8:54 am 
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2) Miss Hybrid in the dungeon today :)
3) Hertz
6) Karl Marx
8) A tree?
13) Goldilocks Zone
19) Scribbe
30) Greece, Great Britain?

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2 sex games in my dungeon
3 Hertz not rent a car.
5 is it transposition?
7 Not Kaputt then?
9 silk
14 grain
2) Not what's on my card, but I'll let you have it
3) Correct
5) No
7) No not Kaputt
9) Correct
14) Correct
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2) Miss Hybrid in the dungeon today :)
3) Hertz
6) Karl Marx
8) A tree?
13) Goldilocks Zone
19) Scribbe
30) Greece, Great Britain?
2) As per Miss H - I'll let you have that one
3) Correct
6) Correct
8) No
13) Correct
19) Close but not quite write (pun intended)
30) There was no question 30 today but Greece and GB are correct for question 20.

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Does an l make the difference for 19)

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PostPosted: February 14th, 2015, 10:29 am 
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1. Does it have a hair on it ? G
2. Ballet
3. Hertz
4. battle
5. Deduction
6. Karl MArx
7. cattle
9. Silk
10. Golden Fleece? (I'll check with Jason later)
12. USA
13. Habitable?
14. Grain
15. SEAT
16. Far too many
18. Horse and eagle
19. scribble?

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Does an l make the difference for 19)
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1. Does it have a hair on it ? G :yes:
2. Ballet :yes:
3. Hertz :yes:
4. battle :yes:
5. Deduction :yes:
6. Karl MArx :yes:
7. cattle :yes:
9. Silk :yes:
10. Golden Fleece? (I'll check with Jason later) :yes: (The order of the Golden Fleece)
12. USA :yes:
13. Habitable? :no: See PK's answer earlier
14. Grain :yes:
15. SEAT :yes: (Sociedad Espanola de Automoviles de Turismo)
16. Far too many :magic:
18. Horse and eagle :yes:
19. scribble? :yes:
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I meant to put SEAT :fp: :car2:

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PostPosted: February 14th, 2015, 3:15 pm 
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the ones i knew that were already answered
3. hertz
6. Marx
12. USA! USA! USA!
13. Goldilocks
18. horse and eagle

and the only one i think i knew that wasnt answered correctly
16. 10,000

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the ones i knew that were already answered
3. hertz
6. Marx
12. USA! USA! USA!
13. Goldilocks
18. horse and eagle

and the only one i think i knew that wasnt answered correctly
16. 10,000
Well, as a consolation - 10,000 is correct.

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the ones i knew that were already answered
3. hertz
6. Marx
12. USA! USA! USA!
13. Goldilocks
18. horse and eagle

and the only one i think i knew that wasnt answered correctly
16. 10,000
Well, as a consolation - 10,000 is correct.
Yay!

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I have a cunstellation 10,000

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The complete set of answers are:

1. The lowest pitch string on a conventionally tuned violin is: G; D; A; or E? G
2. A pointe shoe is worn in: Military parade; Ballet; Rock-climbing; or Horse-racing? Ballet
3. Named after a German physicist, what is the international (SI) unit of frequency, defined as one cycle per second? Hertz (Hz)
4. The variously-used brandname Trocadero, is from a 19th century European: Battle; King; Weapon; or Chocolate drink? Battle (August 1823, in the French invasion of Spain - named after a fort on the island of Trocadero, in the Bay of Cadiz, Spain)
5. In maths/logic, what is the process of using one or more statements/facts to achieve a logical conclusion known as? Deduction
6. Who wrote The Communist Manifesto (1848) and Das Kapital (1867)? Karl Marx
7. The original meaning of capital (financial/money) referred to 'caput', head, specifically head of what? Cattle
8. What is the emblem of the Rainforest Alliance, which promotes and certifies sustainable rainforest business globally? A Green Frog
9. Satin is traditionally/originally made from what fibre? Silk
10. Known as Ordre de la Toison d'Or in France, what is the historic European supreme award? The order of the Golden Fleece
11. The Erythraean Sea, lying between Africa and Asia is more commonly called the (What?) Sea? Red Sea
12. What (at 2015) is the only major nation of the world which charges income tax on its citizens working overseas? USA
13. Astronomers refer to a planetary position potentially enabling Earthlike conditions as what zone?' Goldilocks
14. What is a feature of wood, sand, cereal, and also 0.0648 grams? Grain
15. What abbreviated company/brand stands for, translated: Spanish Touring Car Company? SEAT (Sociedad Espanola de Automoviles de Turismo)
16. Author Malcolm Gladwell popularized the notion that to become truly expert at something a minimum of how many hours practice is required? 10,000
17. What word meaning official procedure derives ultimately from Greek root words for first and glue? Protocol (from protos and kolla)
18. The 17th century mythical French creature, the Hippogryph/Hippogriff is a Hybrid of which two animals? Horse and Eagle
19. What modern word for careless writing derives via its Latin meaning, to write? Scribble (from scribillare, ultimately from scribere)
20. Name the only five nations which (to 2012) have participated at every Summer Olympic Games in the modern era (since 1896)? Greece, Australia, France, Great Britain, Switzerland (one point for each)

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The complete set of answers are:

1. The lowest pitch string on a conventionally tuned violin is: G; D; A; or E? G
2. A pointe shoe is worn in: Military parade; Ballet; Rock-climbing; or Horse-racing? Ballet
3. Named after a German physicist, what is the international (SI) unit of frequency, defined as one cycle per second? Hertz (Hz)
4. The variously-used brandname Trocadero, is from a 19th century European: Battle; King; Weapon; or Chocolate drink? Battle (August 1823, in the French invasion of Spain - named after a fort on the island of Trocadero, in the Bay of Cadiz, Spain)
5. In maths/logic, what is the process of using one or more statements/facts to achieve a logical conclusion known as? Deduction
6. Who wrote The Communist Manifesto (1848) and Das Kapital (1867)? Karl Marx
7. The original meaning of capital (financial/money) referred to 'caput', head, specifically head of what? Cattle
8. What is the emblem of the Rainforest Alliance, which promotes and certifies sustainable rainforest business globally? A Green Frog
9. Satin is traditionally/originally made from what fibre? Silk
10. Known as Ordre de la Toison d'Or in France, what is the historic European supreme award? The order of the Golden Fleece
11. The Erythraean Sea, lying between Africa and Asia is more commonly called the (What?) Sea? Red Sea
12. What (at 2015) is the only major nation of the world which charges income tax on its citizens working overseas? USA
13. Astronomers refer to a planetary position potentially enabling Earthlike conditions as what zone?' Goldilocks
14. What is a feature of wood, sand, cereal, and also 0.0648 grams? Grain
15. What abbreviated company/brand stands for, translated: Spanish Touring Car Company? SEAT (Sociedad Espanola de Automoviles de Turismo)
16. Author Malcolm Gladwell popularized the notion that to become truly expert at something a minimum of how many hours practice is required? 10,000
17. What word meaning official procedure derives ultimately from Greek root words for first and glue? Protocol (from protos and kolla)
18. The 17th century mythical French creature, the Hippogryph/Hippogriff is a Hybrid of which two animals? Horse and Eagle
19. What modern word for careless writing derives via its Latin meaning, to write? Scribble (from scribillare, ultimately from scribere)
20. Name the only five nations which (to 2012) have participated at every Summer Olympic Games in the modern era (since 1896)? Greece, Australia, France, Great Britain, Switzerland (one point for each)
Well done Mister L. I think I had my best result to date x :queen:

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PostPosted: February 16th, 2015, 2:54 pm 
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for 20, i wouldve gotten greece, great britain, and maybe france. i might have jokingly said australia, but i wouldve never guessed switzerland

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I very nearly guessed France as well but wouldn't have got Australia or Switzerland.

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PostPosted: February 21st, 2015, 8:39 am 
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Welcome to this week's quiz.

1. What is the capital of Peru?
2. Who became US president after John F Kennedy was assassinated?
3. Who wrote the book The Legend of Sleepy Hollow?
4. What does an acrophobic fear?
5. Which band released an album entitled Wish You Were Here?
6. Who is the Roman god of fire?
7. What is a carrick bend a type of?
8. What is an equilibrist?
9. Whose husband was Cosmopolitan magazine's first nude centrefold?
10. In which English county is the ancient monument Stonehenge?
11. Which Sunday newspaper was founded by Lord Beaverbrook in 1918?
12. What is the collective name for a group of beavers?
13. Who discovered penicillin?
14. What type of creature is a hairstreak?
15. Which film starring Robert Redford is set in Wakefield Prison Farm?
16. Aileen Wuornos was notorious for being the world's first what?
17. What type of fruit is a McIntosh?
18. Which Home Secretary, later becoming Prime Minister, was criticised for closely observing the Siege of Sidney Street in 1911?
19. Kulfi is a type of which Indian food?
20. Eugene the Jeep featured in which comic strip?
21. Who sang the theme tune to the Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies?
22. What is Oenology the study of?
23. What acid is associated with muscles in the body experiencing oxygen debt?
24. In 1960 which country had the first ever woman prime minister?
25. Nephritis is the inflammation of which part of the body?

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