Silliness Quiz - Page 574

Daithi · 08-04-2012, 11:19 AM

8. Picasso?

Bookpossum · 08-04-2012, 07:30 PM

3. TB - Shayne.
8. Picasso - Daithi.

So the final score is 6 to Daithi, 2 to issybird, and 1 each to Stitchawl and Shayne.

9. First meeting of the UN General Assembly. The answer is London.

Over to Daithi for the next quiz.

Daithi · 08-04-2012, 10:53 PM

Who said---
1. "Colorless green ideas sleep furiously."
2. "Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever."
3. "[Lord] give me chastity and continence, but not yet."
4. "I have never let my schooling interfere with my education."
5. "In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But in practice, there is."
6. "In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends."
7. "Do, or do not. There is no 'try'."
8. "The only difference between me and a madman is that I'm not mad."
9. "If you are going through hell, keep going."
10. "Facts are the enemy of truth."
11. "I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work."
12. "We didn't lose the game; we just ran out of time."
13. "Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens."
14. "If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough."
15. "Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you walk into an open sewer and die."
16. "Most people would sooner die than think; in fact, they do so."
17. "Wit is educated insolence."
18. "Any man who is under 30, and is not a liberal, has no heart; and any man who is over 30, and is not a conservative, has no brains."
19. "Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names."
20. "I love Mickey Mouse more than any woman I have ever known."
21. "I am not young enough to know everything."
23. "You can get more with a kind word and a gun than you can with a kind word alone."
24. "A witty saying proves nothing."
25. "Suck it Trebeck."

SneakySnake · 08-04-2012, 11:35 PM

wow! Some of those are known, but I can't think of the names of any authors, even though I can visualise it. I must eat more Turmeric.

wait wait! 18 was a politician.......... Brain pain....

Shayne Parkinson · 08-04-2012, 11:38 PM

1. I was going to say "a computer", but then I thought of Chomsky.
3. St Augustine
4. Mark Twain
7. Yoda
18. Winston Churchill
20. Walt Disney
21. Oscar Wilde

Bilbo1967 · 08-04-2012, 11:49 PM

7. Yoda
23. Stalin?

ETA. Sorry, Yoda was too late.

Daithi · 08-04-2012, 11:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shayne Parkinson

1. I was going to say "a computer", but then I thought of Chomsky.
3. St Augustine
4. Mark Twain
7. Yoda
18. Winston Churchill
20. Walt Disney
21. Oscar Wilde

Right on every account. Nice job.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bilbo1967

7. Yoda
23. Stalin?

I'm afraid not. Shayne beat you to Yoda.

Stitchawl · 08-05-2012, 12:51 AM

1. Noam Chomsky
11. Thomas Edison

Stitchawl

Stitchawl · 08-05-2012, 12:56 AM

6. Martin Luther King
16. Bertrand Russell
19. JFK
23. Al Capone

Stitchawl

Daithi · 08-05-2012, 01:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

1. Noam Chomsky
11. Thomas Edison

Stitchawl

Shayne beat you to Noam Chomsky, but Thomas Edison is right.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

6. Martin Luther King
16. Bertrand Russell
19. JFK
23. Al Capone

Stitchawl

All correct.

This gives Shayne 7 and Stitchawl 6.

Daithi · 08-05-2012, 01:27 AM

Who said---
1. Shayne Parkinson
2. Stitchawl
3. Shayne Parkinson
4. Shayne Parkinson
5. "In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But in practice, there is."
6. Stitchawl
7. Shayne Parkinson
8. "The only difference between me and a madman is that I'm not mad."
9. Stitchawl
10. "Facts are the enemy of truth."
11. Stitchawl
12. "We didn't lose the game; we just ran out of time."
13. "Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens."
14. "If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough."
15. Stitchawl
16. Stitchawl
17. "Wit is educated insolence."
18. Shayne Parkinson
19. Stitchawl
20. Shayne Parkinson
21. Shayne Parkinson
23. Stitchawl
24. "A witty saying proves nothing."
25. "Suck it Trebeck."

Stitchawl · 08-05-2012, 01:36 AM

2. Bonaparte
5. A baseball player.... can't remember who!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
9. Churchill
14. Me on my motorcycle
15. Mel Brooks
25 Linda Lovelace?

Stitchawl

Daithi · 08-05-2012, 01:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

2. Bonaparte
5. A baseball player.... can't remember who!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
9. Churchill
14. Me on my motorcycle
15. Mel Brooks
25 Linda Lovelace?

Stitchawl

2. Bonaparte -- Yes
5. A baseball player.... can't remember who!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! -- Yes, but who. Hint: he was famous for lots of quotes like this.
9. Churchill -- Yes
14. Me on my motorcycle -- No, but you have the right idea.
15. Mel Brooks -- Yes
25 Linda Lovelace? -- Not even close.

Three more for Stitchawl

I'm off to bed. I'll check the answers in the morning, but if someone locks it up then don't wait for me.

pdurrant · 08-05-2012, 05:29 AM

5. Yogi Berra
8. Young Frankenstein (in the movie of the same name)
13. Confucious

SneakySnake · 08-05-2012, 05:31 AM

Confucious say "woman who lie on steps of synagogue wake up...........

This no alcohol business is having a bad affect on me. I can't answer any Qs and I think of old jokes.

08-04-2012, 11:49 PM	#8601
Bilbo1967 Not scared! Posts: 13,424 Karma: 81011643 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Midlands, UK Device: Kindle Paperwhite 10, Huawei M5 10	7. Yoda 23. Stalin? ETA. Sorry, Yoda was too late. Last edited by Bilbo1967; 08-04-2012 at 11:53 PM.

08-05-2012, 01:27 AM	#8606
Daithi Publishers are evil! Posts: 2,418 Karma: 36205264 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Rhode Island Device: Various Kindles	Who said--- 1. Shayne Parkinson 2. Stitchawl 3. Shayne Parkinson 4. Shayne Parkinson 5. "In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But in practice, there is." 6. Stitchawl 7. Shayne Parkinson 8. "The only difference between me and a madman is that I'm not mad." 9. Stitchawl 10. "Facts are the enemy of truth." 11. Stitchawl 12. "We didn't lose the game; we just ran out of time." 13. "Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens." 14. "If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough." 15. Stitchawl 16. Stitchawl 17. "Wit is educated insolence." 18. Shayne Parkinson 19. Stitchawl 20. Shayne Parkinson 21. Shayne Parkinson 23. Stitchawl 24. "A witty saying proves nothing." 25. "Suck it Trebeck." Last edited by Daithi; 08-05-2012 at 01:42 AM.

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08-04-2012, 11:19 AM	#8596
Daithi Publishers are evil! Posts: 2,418 Karma: 36205264 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Rhode Island Device: Various Kindles	8. Picasso?

08-04-2012, 07:30 PM	#8597
Bookpossum Snoozing in the sun Posts: 10,146 Karma: 115423645 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: iPad Mini, Kobo Touch	3. TB - Shayne. 8. Picasso - Daithi. So the final score is 6 to Daithi, 2 to issybird, and 1 each to Stitchawl and Shayne. 9. First meeting of the UN General Assembly. The answer is London. Over to Daithi for the next quiz.

08-04-2012, 10:53 PM	#8598
Daithi Publishers are evil! Posts: 2,418 Karma: 36205264 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Rhode Island Device: Various Kindles	Who said--- 1. "Colorless green ideas sleep furiously." 2. "Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever." 3. "[Lord] give me chastity and continence, but not yet." 4. "I have never let my schooling interfere with my education." 5. "In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But in practice, there is." 6. "In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends." 7. "Do, or do not. There is no 'try'." 8. "The only difference between me and a madman is that I'm not mad." 9. "If you are going through hell, keep going." 10. "Facts are the enemy of truth." 11. "I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." 12. "We didn't lose the game; we just ran out of time." 13. "Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens." 14. "If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough." 15. "Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you walk into an open sewer and die." 16. "Most people would sooner die than think; in fact, they do so." 17. "Wit is educated insolence." 18. "Any man who is under 30, and is not a liberal, has no heart; and any man who is over 30, and is not a conservative, has no brains." 19. "Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names." 20. "I love Mickey Mouse more than any woman I have ever known." 21. "I am not young enough to know everything." 23. "You can get more with a kind word and a gun than you can with a kind word alone." 24. "A witty saying proves nothing." 25. "Suck it Trebeck."

08-04-2012, 11:35 PM	#8599
SneakySnake I'm watching you! Posts: 6,113 Karma: 22344652 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Sunny Coast Qld, OZ Device: Sony PRS-900(unused lately) iPadAir2, want me Kindle Oasis	wow! Some of those are known, but I can't think of the names of any authors, even though I can visualise it. I must eat more Turmeric. wait wait! 18 was a politician.......... Brain pain....

08-04-2012, 11:38 PM	#8600
Shayne Parkinson Author Posts: 1,532 Karma: 5447804 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: New Zealand Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab	1. I was going to say "a computer", but then I thought of Chomsky. 3. St Augustine 4. Mark Twain 7. Yoda 18. Winston Churchill 20. Walt Disney 21. Oscar Wilde

08-05-2012, 12:51 AM	#8603
Stitchawl Opsimath Posts: 12,344 Karma: 187123287 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand Device: Sony PRS-650, iPhone 5, Kobo Glo, Sony PRS-350, iPad, Samsung Galaxy	1. Noam Chomsky 11. Thomas Edison Stitchawl

08-05-2012, 12:56 AM	#8604
Stitchawl Opsimath Posts: 12,344 Karma: 187123287 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand Device: Sony PRS-650, iPhone 5, Kobo Glo, Sony PRS-350, iPad, Samsung Galaxy	6. Martin Luther King 16. Bertrand Russell 19. JFK 23. Al Capone Stitchawl

08-05-2012, 01:36 AM	#8607
Stitchawl Opsimath Posts: 12,344 Karma: 187123287 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand Device: Sony PRS-650, iPhone 5, Kobo Glo, Sony PRS-350, iPad, Samsung Galaxy	2. Bonaparte 5. A baseball player.... can't remember who!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 9. Churchill 14. Me on my motorcycle 15. Mel Brooks 25 Linda Lovelace? Stitchawl

08-05-2012, 05:29 AM	#8609
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 74,010 Karma: 315160596 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	5. Yogi Berra 8. Young Frankenstein (in the movie of the same name) 13. Confucious

08-05-2012, 05:31 AM	#8610
SneakySnake I'm watching you! Posts: 6,113 Karma: 22344652 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Sunny Coast Qld, OZ Device: Sony PRS-900(unused lately) iPadAir2, want me Kindle Oasis	Confucious say "woman who lie on steps of synagogue wake up........... This no alcohol business is having a bad affect on me. I can't answer any Qs and I think of old jokes.

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