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Willow Rosenberg
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I'm thinking we should suggest to KD that the tie breaker be the first person who gets it in....that would reduce the cheating greatly I think...less time to look stuff up on the net...
Willow Rosenberg
I might be just like you!
Here they are the Official Killertrivia Questions...
Please read the rules first, then follow the instructions for PMing Killerdwarf your answers...it will work! This contest will close approximately December 5, 2004!
Q1: What is the first country you would encounter due south of downtown Detroit, Michigan?
A) Canada
B) Mexico
C) Venezuela
D) Mongolia
A:
Q2: The most-recorded song in history is "Yesterday" by the Beatles. In what year was it released as a single? (Yes, I was alive, and no, I don't remember).
A) 1965
B) 1966
C) 1967
D) 1963
A:
Q3: In what movie did Cameron Diaz make her first big-screen appearance?
A:
Q4: Name 4 of the 5 Marx Brothers.(...and Karl wasn't one of them...)
A:
Q5: What is the capital of Mongolia?
A) Peking
B) Ulan Bator
C) Master Bator
D) Katmandu
A:
Q6: The name of the TV network CBS is an acronym. What does CBS stand for?
A:
Q7: This beverage has 311,000 twelve-ounce servings consumed every hour of every day worldwide. What is it?
A:
Q8: How many feet beneath sea level in a body of water do you have to dive to experience 3 atmospheres (44.1 pounds per square inch) of pressure? (Sorry, I'm not metric guy, but one foot=30 cm).
A) 10 feet
B) 33 feet
C) 50 feet
D) 66 feet
A:
Q9: How long does it take for light to travel from the sun to the Earth?
A) 8 minutes
B) 8 seconds
C) 8 hours
D) Light? What light?
A:
Q10: Who wrote the poem containing the line "...and miles to go before I sleep", which Buffy quotes twice in Season 3?
A:
Q11: How many items do you have if you have a "score" of them?
A) 5
B) 10
C) 15
D) 20
A:
Q12: What brand of beer what the first to top one billion dollars in sales in one year? It happened in 1988. (mmmm, beer).
A:
Q13: What is the maximum number of Friday the 13ths that can occur in one calendar year?
A) 4
B) 2
C) 3
D)13
A:
Q14: What was the name of Paula Abdul's first number one song?
A) Cold Hearted
B) Forever Your Girl
C) Straight Up
D) Simon Sucks
A:
Q15: The first episode of "Friends" aired in September of what year?
A) 1992
B) 1993
C) 1994
D) 2003
A:
Q16: What does ROM in CD-ROM stand for?
A:
Q17: France celebrates Bastille Day on July 14 to commemorate French independence. In what year was the Bastille stormed?
A) 1776
B) 1789
C) 1812
D) 1988
A:
Q18: Bananas belong to which one of these groups?
A) Spices
B) Vegetables
C) Seeds
D) Herbs
A:
Q19: What was the name of Stanley Kowalski's wife in "A Streetcar Named Desire"?
A:
Q20: What car company sells a car called the Focus?
A) General Motors
B) Ford
C) Daimler-Chrysler
D) Ferrari
A:
Q21: In J.R.R. Tolkien's book "The Hobbit", how many dwarves accompanied Bilbo Baggins to the Lonely Mountain? (What, you thought there wouldn't be a dwarf reference, eh?).
A) 12
B) 13
C) 14
D) 15
A:
Q22: What town do the Simpsons live in?
A:
Q23: How many liters are in a decaliter?
A) 0.1
B) 1.0
C) 10.0
D) 100.0
A:
Q24: What is the name of REM's lead singer?
A:
Q25: How many one hour episodes of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" were aired on television during its 7-year run?
A:
Please read the rules first, then follow the instructions for PMing Killerdwarf your answers...it will work! This contest will close approximately December 5, 2004!
Q1: What is the first country you would encounter due south of downtown Detroit, Michigan?
A) Canada
B) Mexico
C) Venezuela
D) Mongolia
A:
Q2: The most-recorded song in history is "Yesterday" by the Beatles. In what year was it released as a single? (Yes, I was alive, and no, I don't remember).
A) 1965
B) 1966
C) 1967
D) 1963
A:
Q3: In what movie did Cameron Diaz make her first big-screen appearance?
A:
Q4: Name 4 of the 5 Marx Brothers.(...and Karl wasn't one of them...)
A:
Q5: What is the capital of Mongolia?
A) Peking
B) Ulan Bator
C) Master Bator
D) Katmandu
A:
Q6: The name of the TV network CBS is an acronym. What does CBS stand for?
A:
Q7: This beverage has 311,000 twelve-ounce servings consumed every hour of every day worldwide. What is it?
A:
Q8: How many feet beneath sea level in a body of water do you have to dive to experience 3 atmospheres (44.1 pounds per square inch) of pressure? (Sorry, I'm not metric guy, but one foot=30 cm).
A) 10 feet
B) 33 feet
C) 50 feet
D) 66 feet
A:
Q9: How long does it take for light to travel from the sun to the Earth?
A) 8 minutes
B) 8 seconds
C) 8 hours
D) Light? What light?
A:
Q10: Who wrote the poem containing the line "...and miles to go before I sleep", which Buffy quotes twice in Season 3?
A:
Q11: How many items do you have if you have a "score" of them?
A) 5
B) 10
C) 15
D) 20
A:
Q12: What brand of beer what the first to top one billion dollars in sales in one year? It happened in 1988. (mmmm, beer).
A:
Q13: What is the maximum number of Friday the 13ths that can occur in one calendar year?
A) 4
B) 2
C) 3
D)13
A:
Q14: What was the name of Paula Abdul's first number one song?
A) Cold Hearted
B) Forever Your Girl
C) Straight Up
D) Simon Sucks
A:
Q15: The first episode of "Friends" aired in September of what year?
A) 1992
B) 1993
C) 1994
D) 2003
A:
Q16: What does ROM in CD-ROM stand for?
A:
Q17: France celebrates Bastille Day on July 14 to commemorate French independence. In what year was the Bastille stormed?
A) 1776
B) 1789
C) 1812
D) 1988
A:
Q18: Bananas belong to which one of these groups?
A) Spices
B) Vegetables
C) Seeds
D) Herbs
A:
Q19: What was the name of Stanley Kowalski's wife in "A Streetcar Named Desire"?
A:
Q20: What car company sells a car called the Focus?
A) General Motors
B) Ford
C) Daimler-Chrysler
D) Ferrari
A:
Q21: In J.R.R. Tolkien's book "The Hobbit", how many dwarves accompanied Bilbo Baggins to the Lonely Mountain? (What, you thought there wouldn't be a dwarf reference, eh?).
A) 12
B) 13
C) 14
D) 15
A:
Q22: What town do the Simpsons live in?
A:
Q23: How many liters are in a decaliter?
A) 0.1
B) 1.0
C) 10.0
D) 100.0
A:
Q24: What is the name of REM's lead singer?
A:
Q25: How many one hour episodes of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" were aired on television during its 7-year run?
A:
Willow Rosenberg
I might be just like you!
Willow Rosenberg
I might be just like you!
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The deadline for playing killertrivia is fast approaching. We've had some valiant attempts, but no one has managed to top the score of Raiden's Champion, Beer_Nut. I challenge you all, fight for the honour of your houses, and get your answer card PMed to killerdwarf today!
***
OK, you don't have to post this part: there are a few mods and prefects **cough**Cordy and Jill, Jules and Faith**cough** that haven't played yet. I know y'all are busy, but give it a shot!
Take care everyone!
killerdwarf
The deadline for playing killertrivia is fast approaching. We've had some valiant attempts, but no one has managed to top the score of Raiden's Champion, Beer_Nut. I challenge you all, fight for the honour of your houses, and get your answer card PMed to killerdwarf today!
***
OK, you don't have to post this part: there are a few mods and prefects **cough**Cordy and Jill, Jules and Faith**cough** that haven't played yet. I know y'all are busy, but give it a shot!
Take care everyone!
killerdwarf
Willow Rosenberg
I might be just like you!
Here are the answers:
Please read the rules first, then follow the instructions for PMing me your answers...it will work! This contest will close approximately December 5, 2004!
Q1: What is the first country you would encounter due south of downtown Detroit, Michigan?
A) Canada
B) Mexico
C) Venezuela
D) Mongolia
A: A) Canada
reference: www.mapquest.com
If you go to the Detroit map, you'll see beautiful Windsor Ontario is directly south of downtown Detroit, MI!
Q2: The most-recorded song in history is "Yesterday" by the Beatles. In what year was it released as a single? (Yes, I was alive, and no, I don't remember).
A) 1965
B) 1966
C) 1967
D) 1963
A: A) 1965 (Sept. 13)
reference: http://beatles.ncf.ca/timeline
Q3: In what movie did Cameron Diaz make her first big-screen appearance?
A: The Mask
Q4: Name 4 of the 5 Marx Brothers.(...and Karl wasn't one of them...)
A: Harpo, Groucho, Chico, Zeppo and Gummo.
Q5: What is the capital of Mongolia?
A) Peking
B) Ulan Bator
C) Master Bator
D) Katmandu
A: B) Ulan Bator (or Ulannbattor)
Q6: The name of the TV network CBS is an acronym. What does CBS stand for?
A: Columbia Broadcasting System
Q7: This beverage has 311,000 twelve-ounce servings consumed every hour of every day worldwide. What is it?
A: Coca-Cola
reference: It's the Real Thing pamphlet, distributed at the Coke museum, Atlanta, GA.
Q8: How many feet beneath sea level in a body of water do you have to dive to experience 3 atmospheres (44.1 pounds per square inch) of pressure? (Sorry, I'm not metric guy, but one foot=30 cm).
A) 10 feet
B) 33 feet
C) 50 feet
D) 66 feet
A: D) 66 feet
reference: PADI Open Water Diving Manual
Q9: How long does it take for light to travel from the sun to the Earth?
A) 8 minutes
B) 8 seconds
C) 8 hours
D) Light? What light?
A: A) 8 minutes
93 million miles divided by 186000 minutes per second = about 480 seconds = 8 minutes
Q10: Who wrote the poem containing the line "...and miles to go before I sleep", which Buffy quotes twice in Season 3?
A: Robert Frost Looking At Woods on a Snowy Night
Q11: How many items do you have if you have a "score" of them?
A) 5
B) 10
C) 15
D) 20
A: D) 20
(4 score and 7 years = 87 years)
Q12: What brand of beer what the first to top one billion dollars in sales in one year? It happened in 1988. (mmmm, beer).
A: Budweiser
reference: www.anheuser-busch.com
Q13: What is the maximum number of Friday the 13ths that can occur in one calendar year?
A) 4
B) 2
C) 3
D)13
A: C) 3
They always happen in February, March and November.
Q14: What was the name of Paula Abdul's first number one song?
A) Cold Hearted
B) Forever Your Girl
C) Straight Up
D) Simon Sucks
A: C) Straight Up
reference: I actually remembered that...
Q15: The first episode of "Friends" aired in September of what year?
A) 1992
B) 1993
C) 1994
D) 2003
A: C) 1994
Q16: What does ROM in CD-ROM stand for?
A: Read-only Memory
Q17: France celebrates Bastille Day on July 14 to commemorate French independence. In what year was the Bastille stormed?
A) 1776
B) 1789
C) 1812
D) 1988
A: B) 1789
Q18: Bananas belong to which one of these groups?
A) Spices
B) Vegetables
C) Seeds
D) Herbs
A: D) Herbs
reference: Geography 8 from Macmillan, Canada (textbook) and New New Orleans Cooking by Emeril Lagasse
Q19: What was the name of Stanley Kowalski's wife in "A Streetcar Named Desire"?
A: STELLA!!!
Q20: What car company sells a car called the Focus?
A) General Motors
B) Ford
C) Daimler-Chrysler
D) Ferrari
A: B) Ford
Q21: In J.R.R. Tolkien's book "The Hobbit", how many dwarves accompanied Bilbo Baggins to the Lonely Mountain? (What, you thought there wouldn't be a dwarf reference, eh?).
A) 12
B) 13
C) 14
D) 15
A:B) 13
reference: The Hobbit. Thorin Oakenshield, Fili, Kili, Oin, Gloin, Balin, Dwalin, Dori, Nori, Ori, Bifur, Bofur, Bombur. Bilbo was chosen to prevent an unlucky number.
Q22: What town do the Simpsons live in?
A: Springfield
Q23: How many liters are in a decaliter?
A) 0.1
B) 1.0
C) 10.0
D) 100.0
A: C) 10.0 (a deciliter is 0.1)
Q24: What is the name of REM's lead singer?
A: Michael Stipe
Q25: How many one hour episodes of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" were aired on television during its 7-year run?
A: Season 1: 12
Season 2 thru 7: 22*6 = 132
Total: 144
Please read the rules first, then follow the instructions for PMing me your answers...it will work! This contest will close approximately December 5, 2004!
Q1: What is the first country you would encounter due south of downtown Detroit, Michigan?
A) Canada
B) Mexico
C) Venezuela
D) Mongolia
A: A) Canada
reference: www.mapquest.com
If you go to the Detroit map, you'll see beautiful Windsor Ontario is directly south of downtown Detroit, MI!
Q2: The most-recorded song in history is "Yesterday" by the Beatles. In what year was it released as a single? (Yes, I was alive, and no, I don't remember).
A) 1965
B) 1966
C) 1967
D) 1963
A: A) 1965 (Sept. 13)
reference: http://beatles.ncf.ca/timeline
Q3: In what movie did Cameron Diaz make her first big-screen appearance?
A: The Mask
Q4: Name 4 of the 5 Marx Brothers.(...and Karl wasn't one of them...)
A: Harpo, Groucho, Chico, Zeppo and Gummo.
Q5: What is the capital of Mongolia?
A) Peking
B) Ulan Bator
C) Master Bator
D) Katmandu
A: B) Ulan Bator (or Ulannbattor)
Q6: The name of the TV network CBS is an acronym. What does CBS stand for?
A: Columbia Broadcasting System
Q7: This beverage has 311,000 twelve-ounce servings consumed every hour of every day worldwide. What is it?
A: Coca-Cola
reference: It's the Real Thing pamphlet, distributed at the Coke museum, Atlanta, GA.
Q8: How many feet beneath sea level in a body of water do you have to dive to experience 3 atmospheres (44.1 pounds per square inch) of pressure? (Sorry, I'm not metric guy, but one foot=30 cm).
A) 10 feet
B) 33 feet
C) 50 feet
D) 66 feet
A: D) 66 feet
reference: PADI Open Water Diving Manual
Q9: How long does it take for light to travel from the sun to the Earth?
A) 8 minutes
B) 8 seconds
C) 8 hours
D) Light? What light?
A: A) 8 minutes
93 million miles divided by 186000 minutes per second = about 480 seconds = 8 minutes
Q10: Who wrote the poem containing the line "...and miles to go before I sleep", which Buffy quotes twice in Season 3?
A: Robert Frost Looking At Woods on a Snowy Night
Q11: How many items do you have if you have a "score" of them?
A) 5
B) 10
C) 15
D) 20
A: D) 20
(4 score and 7 years = 87 years)
Q12: What brand of beer what the first to top one billion dollars in sales in one year? It happened in 1988. (mmmm, beer).
A: Budweiser
reference: www.anheuser-busch.com
Q13: What is the maximum number of Friday the 13ths that can occur in one calendar year?
A) 4
B) 2
C) 3
D)13
A: C) 3
They always happen in February, March and November.
Q14: What was the name of Paula Abdul's first number one song?
A) Cold Hearted
B) Forever Your Girl
C) Straight Up
D) Simon Sucks
A: C) Straight Up
reference: I actually remembered that...
Q15: The first episode of "Friends" aired in September of what year?
A) 1992
B) 1993
C) 1994
D) 2003
A: C) 1994
Q16: What does ROM in CD-ROM stand for?
A: Read-only Memory
Q17: France celebrates Bastille Day on July 14 to commemorate French independence. In what year was the Bastille stormed?
A) 1776
B) 1789
C) 1812
D) 1988
A: B) 1789
Q18: Bananas belong to which one of these groups?
A) Spices
B) Vegetables
C) Seeds
D) Herbs
A: D) Herbs
reference: Geography 8 from Macmillan, Canada (textbook) and New New Orleans Cooking by Emeril Lagasse
Q19: What was the name of Stanley Kowalski's wife in "A Streetcar Named Desire"?
A: STELLA!!!
Q20: What car company sells a car called the Focus?
A) General Motors
B) Ford
C) Daimler-Chrysler
D) Ferrari
A: B) Ford
Q21: In J.R.R. Tolkien's book "The Hobbit", how many dwarves accompanied Bilbo Baggins to the Lonely Mountain? (What, you thought there wouldn't be a dwarf reference, eh?).
A) 12
B) 13
C) 14
D) 15
A:B) 13
reference: The Hobbit. Thorin Oakenshield, Fili, Kili, Oin, Gloin, Balin, Dwalin, Dori, Nori, Ori, Bifur, Bofur, Bombur. Bilbo was chosen to prevent an unlucky number.
Q22: What town do the Simpsons live in?
A: Springfield
Q23: How many liters are in a decaliter?
A) 0.1
B) 1.0
C) 10.0
D) 100.0
A: C) 10.0 (a deciliter is 0.1)
Q24: What is the name of REM's lead singer?
A: Michael Stipe
Q25: How many one hour episodes of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" were aired on television during its 7-year run?
A: Season 1: 12
Season 2 thru 7: 22*6 = 132
Total: 144
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