Unutterably Silly Quiz

[orlok]

The Guardian?

[Gazella]

Glorfindel you got it! The Times. One of Britain's oldest and most influential newspapers.

That was fast. I should've posted harder questions

Orlok 6
Glorfindel 4


Orlok, it's your turn to give a quiz

[orlok]

Seeing that I have just done one, I suggest Glorfindel has a go.

[Gazella]

Originally Posted by orlok

The Guardian?

That was a good guess.

[Gazella]

Let me just summarize.


Question 1. James Earl Ray was responsible for who's death in 1968? Martin Luther King


Question 2. Who created havoc in 1938, when his radio broadcast of "The War Of The Worlds" was believed to be true? Orson Welles


Question 3. Which major British newspaper closed down for almost a year in 1978? The Times


Question 4. Benjy and Laska were sent into space in 1958; what were they? Mice


Question 5. During what year did the RMS Titanic sink? 1912


Question 6. Which British monarch was on the throne at the beginning of the 20th Century? Queen Victoria


Question 7. The Magna Carta was published by the King of what country? England


Question 8. What is the disease that ravaged and killed a third of Europe's population in the 14th century known as? Bubonic Plague


Question 9. What country was Adolf Hitler born in? Austria


Question 10. Which city was the capital of the Ottoman Empire? Constantinople or Istanbul

[Glorfindel]

Originally Posted by Gazella

Glorfindel you got it! The Times. One of Britain's oldest and most influential newspapers.
That was fast. I should've posted harder questions
Orlok 6
Glorfindel 3
Orlok, it's your turn to give a quiz

I wasn't even sure if it was a real newspaper

[Glorfindel]

Originally Posted by orlok

Seeing that I have just done one, I suggest Glorfindel has a go.

ok I'll think one up

[Glorfindel]

1. Who wrote Perelandra?
2. What is the #1 bestselling book other than the Bible?
3. How long did Methuselah live?
4. Who was the American Ace of Aces in WWI?
5. What is the best eBook management software?
6. Who is the richest man in America?
7. Who was the first Prime Minister of Canada?

[Stitchawl]

1. C. S. Lewis
3. 900 years
4. Eddie Rickenbacker
6. Warren Buffett


Stitchawl

[Kumabjorn]

2 Qaran (English spelling?)
5 Calibre
6 Bill Gates

[Gazella]

1. C.S. Lewis
2. The Qur'an
3. Not sure but I'll guess, 700?
5. Calibre (duh)
6. Bill Gates

[orlok]

Originally Posted by Glorfindel

1. Who wrote Perelandra?
2. What is the #1 bestselling book other than the Bible?
3. How long did Methuselah live?
4. Who was the American Ace of Aces in WWI?
5. What is the best eBook management software?
6. Who is the richest man in America?
7. Who was the first Prime Minister of Canada?

2. If it's best selling (rather than given away), then I believe it's something like Charles Dickens's Tale of Two Cities

5. Isn't that a subjective question? We may all agree it's Calibre, but you can bet there's someone out there somewhere who thinks differently.

[Stitchawl]

Is #7 Raddison? I've been trying to find a copy of the movie, 'Hudson's Bay' with Paul Muni playing Raddison, but he was just a fur trapper in that time period.


Stitchawl

[Gazella]

Originally Posted by orlok

2. If it's best selling (rather than given away), then I believe it's something like Charles Dickens's Tale of Two Cities

You are right. The Bible and the Qur'an are the top distributed books but they are also two of the bestselling books. A Tale of Two Cities is another bestselling book, 200 million copies sold or something. However, the Bible and the Qur'an has sold over 800 million copies each.

[orlok]

Originally Posted by Gazella

You are right. The Bible and the Qur'an are the top distributed books but they are also two of the bestselling books. A Tale of Two Cities is another bestselling book, 200 million copies sold or something. However, the Bible and the Qur'an has sold over 800 million copies each.

Ah, okay thanks. I always thought the Bible had such high numbers through being given away, like the Gideons version.