Unutterably Silly Quiz

[Stitchawl]

Lemme redo this... I took out too much info!

Mark Hillery unveiled a 4-foot 8-inch (56 inches) wooden ....... at Central Illiana Outdoor Expo at the David S. Palmer Arena; Guinness world record for the .........., according to the World Record Academy:

The world's largest .......... belong to Mostafa Ismail (Egypt) and were measured at 64.77 cm (25.5 in) and 62.23 cm (24.5 in) and 63.5 cm (25 in) and 60.96 cm (24 in).

Largest collection of ........... belongs to Bettina Dorfmann (Germany), 15,000 different ....... She has been collecting ........since 1993.

Kumabjorn Largest collection of Hello Kitty memorabilia: Asako Kanda (Japan) has 4,519 different Hello Kitty items

Chris "The Duchess" Walton the current Guinness World Record holder for longest human .......

Milan Roskopf of Slovakia broke his own previous world record in June 2009 by juggling three ......... 62 successful times in a row.

Kumabjorn Lia Grimanis, founder of Up With Women broke the Guinness World Records' record for the "Heaviest Truck Pulled 100ft By A Woman";

Olympic (throwing something) ........ 23.12 m by Randy Barnes

Orlok Marathon (progression) 2:15:25 Paula Radcliffe

Kumabjorn Japan’s 115-year-old Misao Okawa was born in 1898.

MJK2111 Betty White: Longest TV Career for an Entertainer (Female)

Poohbear Kim Kardashian: more than 18 million followers—that’s more than the population of the Kazakhstan, of the Netherlands, or Chile, or Mali, or Cambodia, or…

Three points:
Kumabjorn

Two points:
MJK2111 correct name and correct correlation of all on the list as world record holders.

One point each:
Orlok
Poohbear

Half point:
doubleshuffle - originality

... so... Kumabjorn got another point for Lia Grimais.
Doubleshuffle missed the items juggled....


Stitchawl

[doubleshuffle]

Randy Barnes's record must be for shot put. All the other stuff they throw goes a lot farther.

[Stitchawl]

Originally Posted by doubleshuffle

Randy Barnes's record must be for shot put. All the other stuff they throw goes a lot farther.

'tis! That's another point for you. How about what Mr. Roskopf actually juggled for this record?


Stitchawl

[doubleshuffle]

Well, 62 times isn't all that much for a good juggler, so it must have been something heavy and/or unwieldy. Hence my medicine ball guess. Well, perhaps swords? Really sharp ones?

[Kumabjorn]

Originally Posted by doubleshuffle

Well, 62 times isn't all that much for a good juggler, so it must have been something heavy and/or unwieldy. Hence my medicine ball guess. Well, perhaps swords? Really sharp ones?

Chainsaws?

[Bookpossum]

Piglets?

[doubleshuffle]

Originally Posted by Bookpossum

Piglets?

Great idea.

[Stitchawl]

Originally Posted by doubleshuffle

Well, 62 times isn't all that much for a good juggler, so it must have been something heavy and/or unwieldy. Hence my medicine ball guess. Well, perhaps swords? Really sharp ones?

Good guess! Wrong... but a really good guess!

Originally Posted by Kumabjorn

Chainsaws?

That's the one I was looking for! That idiot juggled three running chain saws! But then, judging by the warning label I've seen on one brand of chain saws, the operators might just be one sandwich short of a picnic! The warning read "Do not stop chain rotation with your crotch."

Originally Posted by Bookpossum

Piglets?

Originally Posted by doubleshuffle

Great idea.

... and you LIKE this idea! I'm taking back your half point for originality

So... that's one more point for Kumabjorn! Giving her four and the lead.
In fact, as I'll be leaving early in the morning for a few days in the jungle and won't be able to deal further with the quiz, I'm going to declare her the winner here and now. I'll fill in the info just to let you know all the goodies you missed.

Kumabjorn, you're up!


juggling piglets... sheesh!


Stitchawl

Mark Hillery unveiled a 4-foot 8-inch (56 inches) wooden .Duck Call. at Central Illiana Outdoor Expo at the David S. Palmer Arena; Guinness world record according to the World Record Academy:

The world's largest .biceps. belong to Mostafa Ismail (Egypt) and were measured at 64.77 cm (25.5 in) and 62.23 cm (24.5 in) and 63.5 cm (25 in) and 60.96 cm (24 in).

Largest collection of .Barbie Dolls. belongs to Bettina Dorfmann (Germany), 15,000 different ....... She has been collecting ........since 1993.

Kumabjorn Largest collection of Hello Kitty memorabilia: Asako Kanda (Japan) has 4,519 different Hello Kitty items

Chris "The Duchess" Walton the current Guinness World Record holder for longest human .Finger Nails.

Kumabjorn Milan Roskopf of Slovakia broke his own previous world record in June 2009 by juggling three .chain saws. 62 successful times in a row.

Kumabjorn Lia Grimanis, founder of Up With Women broke the Guinness World Records' record for the "Heaviest Truck Pulled 100ft By A Woman";

doubleshuffle Olympic shot put........ 23.12 m by Randy Barnes

Orlok Marathon (progression) 2:15:25 Paula Radcliffe

Kumabjorn Japan’s 115-year-old Misao Okawa was born in 1898.

MJK2111 Betty White: Longest TV Career for an Entertainer (Female)

Poohbear Kim Kardashian: more than 18 million followers—that’s more than the population of the Kazakhstan, of the Netherlands, or Chile, or Mali, or Cambodia, or…

[Kumabjorn]

OK so we move on to a new kind of topic that seems relevant to MR users. How good is your knowledge of the English language? Give definitions for the following ten words.

1. Antonomasia
2. Inure
3. Salubrious
4. Demotic
5. Valetudinarian
6. Cacography
7. Operose
8. Ordure
9. Tarantism
10. Hebdomedal

I hope you feel challenged.
Best of luck!

[Bookpossum]

2. To protect - you inure yourself against something.
3. Healthy.
4. Of the people - Demotic Greek was I think the Greek spoken in the street as opposed to more classical Greek perhaps.
5. Hypochondriac, imaginary invalid. Emma Woodhouse's father is described thus.
8. Manure.

[Kumabjorn]

Originally Posted by Bookpossum

2. To protect - you inure yourself against something.
3. Healthy.
4. Of the people - Demotic Greek was I think the Greek spoken in the street as opposed to more classical Greek perhaps.
5. Hypochondriac, imaginary invalid. Emma Woodhouse's father is described thus.
8. Manure.

2. Not quite
3. Correct, one point
4. Correct, one point
5. There is a distinct difference between valetudinarian and hypochondriac.
8. Yes isn't that a wonderful word for §hit? One point.

3 points to Bookpossum.

[poohbear_nc]

2. To become used to, habitual

[poohbear_nc]

9. Uncontrollable urge to dance (tarantella!) (tarantula!)

[doubleshuffle]

No, #9 is the uncontrollable urge to make films with rivers of blood and groovy soundtracks.

[MJK2111]

#9 - a Quentin Tarantino movie line?