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09/18/2010 01:22:59 PM · #26 |
Originally posted by GeneralE:
Maybe you should have a separate thread for answers so as not to spoil it for others who want to try ... |
Here. |
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09/18/2010 01:31:09 PM · #27 |
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
Originally posted by coryboehne:
There is still my bonus question... What year of Corvette is the hardest to find? |
Presumably 1953, when only a few hundred were built? My uncle actually had one of these, and it was supposed to come to me. But his wife sold it when he was institutionalized with Early Alzheimers, way back in the mid-80's. Some guy heard about it, knocked on her door, and offered her $500 for a car she considered to be "useless" (as she put it when I said "WHYYYYYY?").
Sigh.
R. |
Good shot. But it's actually the 1983 corvette. Only 40 some were built, and none were released to the public.
ETA: Damn, that really sucks Bear.
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09/18/2010 02:12:22 PM · #28 |
Originally posted by coryboehne:
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
Originally posted by coryboehne:
There is still my bonus question... What year of Corvette is the hardest to find? |
Presumably 1953, when only a few hundred were built? My uncle actually had one of these, and it was supposed to come to me. But his wife sold it when he was institutionalized with Early Alzheimers, way back in the mid-80's. Some guy heard about it, knocked on her door, and offered her $500 for a car she considered to be "useless" (as she put it when I said "WHYYYYYY?").
Sigh.
R. |
Good shot. But it's actually the 1983 corvette. Only 40 some were built, and none were released to the public.
ETA: Damn, that really sucks Bear. |
All were destroyed but one which is still owned by GM and it resides in a museum.
I didn't know this, thanks Cory. |
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09/19/2010 10:10:28 PM · #29 |
Today's super quiz:
Subject: LITERARY MATTERS
(e.g., What were the two cities in "A Tale of Two Cities"? Answer: London and Paris.)
FRESHMAN LEVEL
1. Who was King Arthur's wife?
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2. What split-personality character did Robert Louis Stevenson create?
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3. Who wrote, "If you can keep your head when all about you ..."?
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GRADUATE LEVEL
4. In "Pygmalion," who states, "I want to speak like a lady"?
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5. Who wrote "The Divine Comedy"?
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6. What is blank verse?
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PH.D. LEVEL
7. What is an epistolary novel?
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8. "Dragging the lazy languid line along" is an example of what?
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9. Who was the "Moor of Venice"?
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09/19/2010 10:15:29 PM · #30 |
| I'll post my answers in the other thread... |
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09/20/2010 12:51:15 PM · #31 |
Today's super quiz:
Subject: LITERATURE
The author and the setting are provided. Identify the title. (e.g., Joseph Conrad: A boat-shaped tropical island. Answer: "Lord Jim.")
FRESHMAN LEVEL
1. Herman Melville: New Bedford, Mass., and at sea.
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2. Pearl S. Buck: A small village in China and a larger town nearby.
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3. Ernest Hemingway: A village near Havana and at sea.
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GRADUATE LEVEL
4. Charlotte Bronte: Gateshead Hall, Lowood Institution, Thornfield Hall, Moor House, Ferndean Manor.
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5. George Orwell: Ruined London in the future region of Oceania.
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6. Nathaniel Hawthorne: The old, decaying Pyncheon mansion.
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PH.D. LEVEL
7. Ernest Hemingway: Mountainous Italian battlefield of World War I.
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8. Upton Sinclair: Chicago's stockyards and other urban sites.
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9. Charles Dickens: Coketown, a fictitious industrial city.
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09/21/2010 09:12:48 AM · #32 |
Super Quiz for Sep. 21, 2010
Subject: DEMONYMS: U.S. STATES
From which state is the person from if he or she is identified as a ___? (e.g., Cornhusker. Answer: Nebraska.)
FRESHMAN LEVEL
1. Bay Stater
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2. Sooner
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3. Down Easter
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GRADUATE LEVEL
4. Hoosier
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5. Hawkeye
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6. Tar Heel
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PH.D. LEVEL
7. Cracker
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8. Nutmegger
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9. Jayhawker
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Message edited by author 2010-09-21 09:13:25.
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09/22/2010 09:10:17 PM · #33 |
September 22nd super quiz
Isaac Asimov's Super Quiz
King Features Syndicate
Published Sep. 22, 2010
Subject: LENA HORNE: 1917-2010
(e.g., Provide either of Lena's middle names. Answer: Mary Calhoun.)
FRESHMAN LEVEL
1. In 1933, she joined the chorus line in this famous New York City nightclub.
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2. In 1943, she signed a contract with this Hollywood studio.
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3. She lost out to Ava Gardner for a role in this musical film.
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GRADUATE LEVEL
4. Two of her films were "Cabin in the ___" and "Stormy ___."
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5. In 1970, she co-starred on TV with this star in "Harry & Lena."
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6. In 1973, she co-starred on TV with this star in "Tony & Lena."
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PH.D. LEVEL
7. In this 1978 film, she portrayed Glinda.
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8. What was the negative result of her progressive political views?
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9. Her one-woman show, "Lena Horne: The Lady and ___," ran for more than 300 performances on Broadway.
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Message edited by author 2010-09-22 21:10:41.
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04/26/2011 09:56:36 AM · #34 |
We haven't had a super quiz for awhile -- and this one happened to be on birds!! I'll bump the answers thread for people who want to post their answers/play :D
Isaac Asimov's Super Quiz
Published Apr. 26, 2011
Subject: BIRDS
(e.g., A popular myth has this bird delivering newborns. Answer: Stork.)
FRESHMAN LEVEL
1. Just two species of this bird - the bald and the golden - are found in the U.S.
Answer________
2. In Edgar Allan Poe's famous poem, this bird says, "Nevermore."
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3. The sight of this bird in a cage "puts all heaven in a rage."
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GRADUATE LEVEL
4. It's known for its trek each year in order to mate.
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5. The collective noun for a group of these birds is a parliament.
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6. These birds play daily in the fountain of the Peabody Hotels.
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PH.D. LEVEL
7. In the New Testament, Jesus states, "Not a single ___ can fall" without God's notice.
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8. The largest flying bird in the Western Hemisphere.
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9. The tallest North American bird.
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SCORING:
18 points - congratulations, doctor; 15 to 17 points - honors graduate; 10 to 14 points - you're plenty smart, but no grind; 4 to 9 points - you really should hit the books harder; 1 point to 3 points - enroll in remedial courses immediately; 0 points - who reads the questions to you?
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04/26/2011 10:10:18 AM · #35 |
Added: Seems I have missed this post earlier and I answered the original post from last year. Oh, well, it was new to me!
1. Square dance
2. Lil Abner
3. Corvette
4. Edgar Bergen
5. Possum
6. Pogo (Pretty easy with a reminder in the previous question!)
7. Dunno, but I believe it was in the early 20th century.
8. Dunno again.
9. Dunno.
Message edited by author 2011-04-26 10:11:26.
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04/26/2011 10:28:32 AM · #36 |
I got most correct. I didn't know what kind of animal Pogo was, and didn't know where the expression "doozy" originated. Other than those two I knew the rest without having to look them up.
Dave |
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04/26/2011 03:49:00 PM · #37 |
[quote=Yo_Spiff] Added: Seems I have missed this post earlier and I answered the original post from last year. Oh, well, it was new to me!
Me, too. I got 1, 2, 4, 6 and 7.
- I guessed wrong for the Chevy.
- I couldn't remember Pat Garrett's name. All I could think of was "... that coward who shot him in the back..." or was that someone else?
- I had heard Pogo was an opossum, but had forgotten.
- Doozy - had no idea whatsoever! |
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04/26/2011 05:25:36 PM · #38 |
I missed the first because I thought it was Contra. The rest I got.
Originally posted by citymars:
All I could think of was "... that coward who shot him in the back..." or was that someone else?! |
Bob Ford was famous for shooting Jesse James in the back, Billy may or may not have been armed when Pat Garrett shot him from the shadows with a rifle. But He was shot in the front.
Message edited by author 2011-04-26 17:30:56. |
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04/26/2011 05:54:32 PM · #39 |
Originally posted by BrennanOB:
I missed the first because I thought it was Contra. The rest I got.
Originally posted by citymars:
All I could think of was "... that coward who shot him in the back..." or was that someone else?! |
Bob Ford was famous for shooting Jesse James in the back, Billy may or may not have been armed when Pat Garrett shot him from the shadows with a rifle. But He was shot in the front. |
Thanks, Brennan. |
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