Silliness Quiz - Page 618

Shayne Parkinson · 09-22-2012, 06:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

8. Three blind mice?

Stitchawl

Indeed it is. Well done.

Final result:
Bookpossum, Fbone 3 points each
Bilbo, Stitchawl 2 points each
Kumabjorn, Orlok 1 point each

Thanks for playing, everyone, and congratulations to joint champions Bookpossum and Fbone! Over to one of you.

Bookpossum · 09-22-2012, 08:37 AM

Well thank you too Shayne for a fun quiz. Okay, here are some trivia questions:

1. What is Abyssinia now called?
2. Do mosquitoes have teeth?
3. Where are three-quarters of the world's pineapples grown?
4. Who was known as the Wizard of Menlo Park?
5. Which film featured Woody Allen as the wardrobe man in a strip club?
6. Which Spanish-born bandleader always carried a Chihuahua under his arm?
7. What was the name of Humphrey Bogart's club in Casablanca?
8. Which canal did the artist Gaugin help build as a labourer?
9. How often are brain cells replaced?
10. What track does the Chattanooga Choo Choo leave Pennsylvania Station from?
11. How many nautical miles are there in one degree of longitude at the equator?
12. What can be seen every 76 years?
13. Shangri-La was the mythical utopia in the novel ...?
14. And the author was ...?
15. What large dancing bird is the only Australian representative of the crane family?
16. Which operatic heroine commits suicide on her father's sword?
17. How many stars make up Orion's belt?
18. Who wrote Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats?
19. In Peanuts, who is Shroeder's favourite composer?
20. What is the given name of the heroine of Tosca?

Kumabjorn · 09-22-2012, 08:54 AM

1. Ethiopia
2. Yes
3. Hawaii
4. Allan Kay?
6. Fernando Mendez?
7. Ricks Place?
8. Panama canal
9. They are not.
10. Don't know, but it left at a quarter to four
12. Haley's Comet
13. Last Horizon? Lost Horizon?
14. For some reason I want to answer Paris Hilton's father
16. Madame Butterfly
19. Beethoven

pdurrant · 09-22-2012, 09:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bookpossum

10. What track does the Chattanooga Choo Choo leave Pennsylvania Station from?

Track 29

Kumabjorn · 09-22-2012, 09:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pdurrant

Track 29

Yeah, that's the one.
I was trying to hum the lyrics in my head, and it is so darn frustrating knowing that you ought to know but yet not knowing.

pdurrant · 09-22-2012, 09:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bookpossum

11. How many nautical miles are there in one degree of longitude at the equator?

60 nautical miles

pdurrant · 09-22-2012, 09:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bookpossum

15. What large dancing bird is the only Australian representative of the crane family?
16. Which operatic heroine commits suicide on her father's sword?
17. How many stars make up Orion's belt?
18. Who wrote Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats?
19. In Peanuts, who is Shroeder's favourite composer?
20. What is the given name of the heroine of Tosca?

15. Hoopoe?

17. three
18. T S Eliot.

20. Tosca.

poohbear_nc · 09-22-2012, 10:23 AM

20. Floria

poohbear_nc · 09-22-2012, 10:23 AM

4. Thomas Edison

poohbear_nc · 09-22-2012, 10:25 AM

14. James Hilton

poohbear_nc · 09-22-2012, 10:26 AM

6. Xavier Cugat?

Bookpossum · 09-22-2012, 06:50 PM

1. What is Abyssinia now called? Ethiopia - Kumabjorn
2. Do mosquitoes have teeth? Yes - Kumabjorn
3. Where are three-quarters of the world's pineapples grown? Hawaii - Kumabjorn
4. Who was known as the Wizard of Menlo Park? Thomas Edision - poohbear
5. Which film featured Woody Allen as the wardrobe man in a strip club?
6. Which Spanish-born bandleader always carried a Chihuahua under his arm? Xavier Cugat - poohbear
7. What was the name of Humphrey Bogart's club in Casablanca?
8. Which canal did the artist Gaugin help build as a labourer? Panama Canal - Kumabjorn
9. How often are brain cells replaced? Never - Kumabjorn
10. What track does the Chattanooga Choo Choo leave Pennsylvania Station from? Track 29 - pdurrant
11. How many nautical miles are there in one degree of longitude at the equator? 60 - pdurrant
12. What can be seen every 76 years? Halley's Comet - Kumabjorn
13. Shangri-La was the mythical utopia in the novel ...? Lost Horizon - Kumabjorn
14. And the author was ...? James Hilton - poohbear
15. What large dancing bird is the only Australian representative of the crane family?
16. Which operatic heroine commits suicide on her father's sword? Madame Butterfly - Kumabjorn
17. How many stars make up Orion's belt? Three - pdurrant
18. Who wrote Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats? T S Eliot - pdurrant
19. In Peanuts, who is Shroeder's favourite composer? Beethoven - Kumabjorn
20. What is the given name of the heroine of Tosca? Floria - poohbear

9 Kumabjorn
4 pdurrant
4 poohbear

For No 7, Kumabjorn was partly right in that "Rick's" is correct.

Shayne Parkinson · 09-22-2012, 06:57 PM

7 - Rick's Cafe Americain
15 - The Brolga

Kumabjorn · 09-23-2012, 03:24 AM

5. What's new pussycat.

The spelling for 7 should be, provided the name is correct, Rick's Café Américain, the French like their accent agú.

Bookpossum · 09-23-2012, 04:08 AM

Ah, nicely tidied up while I have been out for the day with my Field Naturalists' group!

So that's a massive 10 points to Kumabjorn, our runaway winner. (Yes you are right about the accents, but they are hard to find on our antipodean machines!)

4 to pdurrant
4 to poohbear
2 to Shayne

Over to you for our next quiz, Kumabjorn!

09-22-2012, 08:54 AM	#9258
Kumabjorn Basculocolpic Posts: 4,356 Karma: 20181319 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sweden Device: Kindle 3 WiFi, Kindle 4SO, Kindle for Android, Sony PRS-350 and PRS-T1	1. Ethiopia 2. Yes 3. Hawaii 4. Allan Kay? 6. Fernando Mendez? 7. Ricks Place? 8. Panama canal 9. They are not. 10. Don't know, but it left at a quarter to four 12. Haley's Comet 13. Last Horizon? Lost Horizon? 14. For some reason I want to answer Paris Hilton's father 16. Madame Butterfly 19. Beethoven Last edited by Kumabjorn; 09-22-2012 at 09:03 AM.

09-23-2012, 03:24 AM	#9269
Kumabjorn Basculocolpic Posts: 4,356 Karma: 20181319 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sweden Device: Kindle 3 WiFi, Kindle 4SO, Kindle for Android, Sony PRS-350 and PRS-T1	5. What's new pussycat. The spelling for 7 should be, provided the name is correct, Rick's Café Américain, the French like their accent agú. Last edited by Kumabjorn; 09-23-2012 at 03:26 AM.

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09-22-2012, 08:37 AM	#9257
Bookpossum Snoozing in the sun Posts: 10,137 Karma: 115423645 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: iPad Mini, Kobo Touch	Well thank you too Shayne for a fun quiz. Okay, here are some trivia questions: 1. What is Abyssinia now called? 2. Do mosquitoes have teeth? 3. Where are three-quarters of the world's pineapples grown? 4. Who was known as the Wizard of Menlo Park? 5. Which film featured Woody Allen as the wardrobe man in a strip club? 6. Which Spanish-born bandleader always carried a Chihuahua under his arm? 7. What was the name of Humphrey Bogart's club in Casablanca? 8. Which canal did the artist Gaugin help build as a labourer? 9. How often are brain cells replaced? 10. What track does the Chattanooga Choo Choo leave Pennsylvania Station from? 11. How many nautical miles are there in one degree of longitude at the equator? 12. What can be seen every 76 years? 13. Shangri-La was the mythical utopia in the novel ...? 14. And the author was ...? 15. What large dancing bird is the only Australian representative of the crane family? 16. Which operatic heroine commits suicide on her father's sword? 17. How many stars make up Orion's belt? 18. Who wrote Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats? 19. In Peanuts, who is Shroeder's favourite composer? 20. What is the given name of the heroine of Tosca?

09-22-2012, 10:23 AM	#9263
poohbear_nc Now what? Posts: 58,838 Karma: 135181808 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	20. Floria

09-22-2012, 10:23 AM	#9264
poohbear_nc Now what? Posts: 58,838 Karma: 135181808 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	4. Thomas Edison

09-22-2012, 10:25 AM	#9265
poohbear_nc Now what? Posts: 58,838 Karma: 135181808 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	14. James Hilton

09-22-2012, 10:26 AM	#9266
poohbear_nc Now what? Posts: 58,838 Karma: 135181808 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	6. Xavier Cugat?

09-22-2012, 06:50 PM	#9267
Bookpossum Snoozing in the sun Posts: 10,137 Karma: 115423645 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: iPad Mini, Kobo Touch	1. What is Abyssinia now called? Ethiopia - Kumabjorn 2. Do mosquitoes have teeth? Yes - Kumabjorn 3. Where are three-quarters of the world's pineapples grown? Hawaii - Kumabjorn 4. Who was known as the Wizard of Menlo Park? Thomas Edision - poohbear 5. Which film featured Woody Allen as the wardrobe man in a strip club? 6. Which Spanish-born bandleader always carried a Chihuahua under his arm? Xavier Cugat - poohbear 7. What was the name of Humphrey Bogart's club in Casablanca? 8. Which canal did the artist Gaugin help build as a labourer? Panama Canal - Kumabjorn 9. How often are brain cells replaced? Never - Kumabjorn 10. What track does the Chattanooga Choo Choo leave Pennsylvania Station from? Track 29 - pdurrant 11. How many nautical miles are there in one degree of longitude at the equator? 60 - pdurrant 12. What can be seen every 76 years? Halley's Comet - Kumabjorn 13. Shangri-La was the mythical utopia in the novel ...? Lost Horizon - Kumabjorn 14. And the author was ...? James Hilton - poohbear 15. What large dancing bird is the only Australian representative of the crane family? 16. Which operatic heroine commits suicide on her father's sword? Madame Butterfly - Kumabjorn 17. How many stars make up Orion's belt? Three - pdurrant 18. Who wrote Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats? T S Eliot - pdurrant 19. In Peanuts, who is Shroeder's favourite composer? Beethoven - Kumabjorn 20. What is the given name of the heroine of Tosca? Floria - poohbear 9 Kumabjorn 4 pdurrant 4 poohbear For No 7, Kumabjorn was partly right in that "Rick's" is correct.

09-22-2012, 06:57 PM	#9268
Shayne Parkinson Author Posts: 1,532 Karma: 5447804 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: New Zealand Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab	7 - Rick's Cafe Americain 15 - The Brolga

09-23-2012, 04:08 AM	#9270
Bookpossum Snoozing in the sun Posts: 10,137 Karma: 115423645 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: iPad Mini, Kobo Touch	Ah, nicely tidied up while I have been out for the day with my Field Naturalists' group! So that's a massive 10 points to Kumabjorn, our runaway winner. (Yes you are right about the accents, but they are hard to find on our antipodean machines!) 4 to pdurrant 4 to poohbear 2 to Shayne Over to you for our next quiz, Kumabjorn!

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