Silliness Quiz - Page 501

orlok · 05-05-2012, 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Bookpossum

C) Which organ of the body is affected by Bright's Disease? Liver. - No

D) In which city is the European Parliament based? Strasbourg? - Correct

J) The highest temperature ever recorded outside in the shade was recorded in Azizah, in Africa. In which country is this city located? Somalia? - No

M) If you were puting numbers on new changing room lockers to be numbered from 1 to 100, how many times would you use the number 9? 11 - No

1 correct

orlok · 05-05-2012, 11:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hamlet53

One more
I) Which Hasbro `action figure` got its name from a Robert Mitchum film? G.I. Joe

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hamlet53

Since no one has caught my error

M is 20

Both correct

orlok · 05-05-2012, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by issybird

Is G all that's left? I Got You, Babe.

Correct

orlok · 05-05-2012, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by PeterT

E sound barrier; tip of the whip ?

Correct! (didn't think anyone would get that).

orlok · 05-05-2012, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Stitchawl

I think....
B. is Haiti
E. is the bullwhip!

Stitchawl

Correct on both counts, but beaten to it on both...

orlok · 05-05-2012, 11:59 AM

Answers and scores so far:

A) Gala, Jonagold and Pink Lady are varieties of which fruit? Apple (Hamlet)

B) Which country had a secret police force known as the Tonton Macoute? Haiti
(Hamlet)

C) Which organ of the body is affected by Bright's Disease?

D) In which city is the European Parliament based? Strasbourg (Bookpossum)

E) What was the 1st human invention that broke the sound barrier? The whip (PeterT)

F) What name was given to the Samuri code of honour? Bushido (Hamlet)

G) What song does the main character wake up to every morning in Groundhog Day?
I Got You Babe by Sonny and Cher (issybird)

H) What is the only Central American country in which baseball, not soccer, is the people's favourite sport?

I) Which Hasbro `action figure` got its name from a Robert Mitchum film? G.I. Joe (Hamlet)

J) The highest temperature ever recorded outside in the shade was recorded in Azizah, in Africa. In which country is this city located?

K) How many rounds are there in an Olympic boxing match?

L) In which country is the highest mountain in South America?

M) If you were puting numbers on new changing room lockers to be numbered from 1 to 100, how many times would you use the number 9? 20 (Hamlet)

Hamlet = 5
Bookpossum = 1
issybird = 1
PeterT = 1
Stitchawl = -20 (QI rules

)

C, H, J, K & L still to get.

Bilbo1967 · 05-05-2012, 12:08 PM

C. Kidneys
J. Libya
L. Argentina

orlok · 05-05-2012, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Bilbo1967

C. Kidneys
J. Libya
L. Argentina

All correct.

Hamlet53 · 05-05-2012, 12:40 PM

H. If Dominican Republic is considered part of Central America then that. Otherwise Nicaragua?

K. Five?

orlok · 05-05-2012, 01:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hamlet53

H. If Dominican Republic is considered part of Central America then that. Otherwise Nicaragua?

K. Five?

Nicaragua is right. Split the difference with your other answers for K and you've got it.

So final tally is Hamlet, lots, Bilbo 3, everyone else 1 (or -20), so take it away Hamlet.

Hamlet53 · 05-05-2012, 05:41 PM

Ten questions the answers all having a common link that may help with individual questions once guessed.

1. The 16th Amendment to the United States Constitution established what?

2. Actor Fred Thompson from the television series Law and Order also served as a United States Senator from which U. S. state?

3. The 2002-2003 NCAA Tournament for women's basketball was won by which college team?

4. The Balearic islands are located in which sea?

5. In what film does Fred Astaire sing Dancing Cheek to Cheek?

6. What PBS series taught basic grammar using the format of Spider-Man skits?

7. What state was the film Breaking Away which featured a story of a young man who used bicycling to escape the limitations of small town life set?

8. Hemlock is the official state tree for what state?

9. John C. Calhoun served as the Vice-President under John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson and he also served under President John Tyler as as the Secretary of ____?

10 A hit song and movie title for Elvis Presley in 1957?

The common link for this answers is?

Bilbo1967 · 05-05-2012, 06:06 PM

Is the link that you need to have been raised in the USA to know most of them?

Hamlet53 · 05-05-2012, 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Bilbo1967

Is the link that you need to have been raised in the USA to know most of them?

No, but I can understand why you would might say that.

Bilbo1967 · 05-05-2012, 06:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Hamlet53

No, but I can understand why you would might say that.

No problem. It's bedtime here anyway.

dreams · 05-05-2012, 07:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Hamlet53

[snip]

The common link for this answers is?

I think I know #1 and #10, but don't quite see anything for a connection - other than if not one then the other.

I guess you have to know what the other answers are to put all the clues together?

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05-05-2012, 11:59 AM	#7506
orlok Close to the Edit! Posts: 9,797 Karma: 267994408 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis, Amazon Fire 8", Kindle 6"	Answers and scores so far: A) Gala, Jonagold and Pink Lady are varieties of which fruit? Apple (Hamlet) B) Which country had a secret police force known as the Tonton Macoute? Haiti (Hamlet) C) Which organ of the body is affected by Bright's Disease? D) In which city is the European Parliament based? Strasbourg (Bookpossum) E) What was the 1st human invention that broke the sound barrier? The whip (PeterT) F) What name was given to the Samuri code of honour? Bushido (Hamlet) G) What song does the main character wake up to every morning in Groundhog Day? I Got You Babe by Sonny and Cher (issybird) H) What is the only Central American country in which baseball, not soccer, is the people's favourite sport? I) Which Hasbro `action figure` got its name from a Robert Mitchum film? G.I. Joe (Hamlet) J) The highest temperature ever recorded outside in the shade was recorded in Azizah, in Africa. In which country is this city located? K) How many rounds are there in an Olympic boxing match? L) In which country is the highest mountain in South America? M) If you were puting numbers on new changing room lockers to be numbered from 1 to 100, how many times would you use the number 9? 20 (Hamlet) Hamlet = 5 Bookpossum = 1 issybird = 1 PeterT = 1 Stitchawl = -20 (QI rules ) C, H, J, K & L still to get.

05-05-2012, 12:08 PM	#7507
Bilbo1967 Not scared! Posts: 13,424 Karma: 81011643 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Midlands, UK Device: Kindle Paperwhite 10, Huawei M5 10	C. Kidneys J. Libya L. Argentina

05-05-2012, 12:40 PM	#7509
Hamlet53 Nameless Being	H. If Dominican Republic is considered part of Central America then that. Otherwise Nicaragua? K. Five?

05-05-2012, 05:41 PM	#7511
Hamlet53 Nameless Being	Ten questions the answers all having a common link that may help with individual questions once guessed. 1. The 16th Amendment to the United States Constitution established what? 2. Actor Fred Thompson from the television series Law and Order also served as a United States Senator from which U. S. state? 3. The 2002-2003 NCAA Tournament for women's basketball was won by which college team? 4. The Balearic islands are located in which sea? 5. In what film does Fred Astaire sing Dancing Cheek to Cheek? 6. What PBS series taught basic grammar using the format of Spider-Man skits? 7. What state was the film Breaking Away which featured a story of a young man who used bicycling to escape the limitations of small town life set? 8. Hemlock is the official state tree for what state? 9. John C. Calhoun served as the Vice-President under John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson and he also served under President John Tyler as as the Secretary of ____? 10 A hit song and movie title for Elvis Presley in 1957? The common link for this answers is?

05-05-2012, 06:06 PM	#7512
Bilbo1967 Not scared! Posts: 13,424 Karma: 81011643 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Midlands, UK Device: Kindle Paperwhite 10, Huawei M5 10	Is the link that you need to have been raised in the USA to know most of them?