[en] Colosseum Quiz

[FrankishHero]

This one is a little bit different.

I'd like to see who the most intelligent member of the Colosseum is. For this I have created a quiz. (no, I did not come up with these questions myself)

This quiz consists of 8 rounds. Each round has 10 questions and lasts for 48 hours.

THE ANSWERS FOR THE QUESTIONS MUST BE PM'D TO ME!

Here are the rules:

1. All questions are worth one point unless stated otherwise.

2. If I ask for a name, the first name is worth ½ a point, and the surname is worth 1 point. The complete name will give you 1½ points.

3. The use of Google/Wikipedia/any other help sources is STRICTLY forbidden. If I believe ANYONE to be cheating, they will be excluded from further participation.



So here are the questions.

1. Name the four British cities that use a subway-system. One point per city named.

2. Who was the leadsinger for Nirvana?

3. The titles of "Kaiser" and "Czar" are derived from what historical figure?

4. In which city is the "Rialto-bridge" situated?

5. According to the UN, which is the city on the Northern Hemisphere with the highest population number, and which is the city on the Southern Hemisphere with the highest population number? One point per city named.

6. Which rock star was injured in a 2003 'quad'-accident?

7. Which animal is 'Stripes' in the film 'Racing Stripes' ?

8. Which country's flag has a bible in the centre?

9. What is the study of birds called?

10. Which is the only planet discovered by an American?


This round ends on 4 AM, GMT + 1, thursday. Answers MUST be in by then!

[catt]

I have entered my answers. Some guesses too. I hope I didn't misspell too many things since looking things up is not allowed...

[FrankishHero]

Any misspelled answer will still be awarded with full points as long as I understand what you were trying to say.

It's not a spelling contest :wink:

[HappyAdolf]

I answered them to you. Some I guessed :P

[Dobber]

Might get more participation if you offer cash prize! :biggrin:

[FrankishHero]

Don't you fancy a pop, Dobber? :wink:

[Dobber]

I might get one point! :biggrin:

[FrankishHero]

Nah, even HappyAdolf got more than that...you should have no problem beating him...(right!?)
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We've had two more competitors: LargeFry07 and Xuca!

[binchen]

i also sent in my answers (and guesses :wink: ).

[FrankishHero]

Final Standings, Round 1:

There were 15½ points to be picked up in this round.

1. Catt: 10½
2. Binchen: 10
3. Happy Adolf: 9
4. LargeFry07: 4½
5. Xuca: 3½

Very close on the podium.



Answers:

1. Name the four British cities that use a subway-system. One point per city named.

London, Manchester, Liverpool and Glasgow.

2. Who was the leadsinger for Nirvana?

Kurt Cobain

3. The titles of "Kaiser" and "Czar" are derived from what historical figure?

Julius Caesar

4. In which city is the "Rialto-bridge" situated?

Venice.

5. According to the UN, which is the city on the Northern Hemisphere with the highest population number, and which is the city on the Southern Hemisphere with the highest population number? One point per city named.

Northern Hemisphere: Mexico City (shockingly, no-one had this!)
Southern Hemisphere: Rio de Janeiro.

6. Which rock star was injured in a 2003 'quad'-accident?

Ozzy Osbourne.

7. Which animal is 'Stripes' in the film 'Racing Stripes' ?

Zebra.

8. Which country's flag has a bible in the centre?

Dominican Republic.

9. What is the study of birds called?

Ornithology.

10. Which is the only planet discovered by an American?

Pluto.

(Yes, I know it's not a planet NOW, but it was when it was discovered)


New questions up at 4 am.
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ROUND TWO

1. Who played 'Jack Ryan' in Patriot Games?

2. What's the last event for the decathlon?

A: 1000 meter run
B: 1500 meter run
C: Steeplechase

3. What do Julius Caesar, Abraham Lincoln and Gandhi have in common?

4. Add the next country: Brazil. England. Brazil. West-Germany. Argentina. Additional 3 points if you can complete the rest of the series.

5. What was the sequel to the Addams Family-film from 1991 called?

6. Which two continents are seperated by the Ural-mountains? One point per continent.

7. According to Greek mythology, who predicted bad things that were going to happen?

8. What country are Chihuahua-dogs originally from?

9. What colour does the "double word-value" square on the Scrabble-board have?

10. Which country has the highest percentage of teenage pregnancies in the world?

[Largefry07]

when will this round end?

[FrankishHero]

48 hours per round, so 3 AM GMT on Saturday

[catt]

I submitted mine.

Gosh, this one was difficult. I guessed all but the 4th question. And for the 3rd i have a funny answer.

About the first quiz: I never thought of putting Caesars first name (and I spelled him wrong too :eek:)! And Mexico City... Well, I guessed New York instead. I thought it was probably not right but I seemed to remember reading it somewhere. Actually I thought it was most likely some place in Asia, I just couldn't make up my mind which one to guess so I stuck with New York.

Frankish: Could you post the maximum number of points with the solution please?

Edit:
I also can't believe I didn't get the stripes question. It's so obvious. I've been sitting here for an eternity thinking: Which animals has stripes? All I could come up with was a chipmunk. But I was sure that wasn't the solution.
Okay, I'll stop now before I embarrass myself.

[FrankishHero]

"Frankish: Could you post the maximum number of points with the solution please?
"

What do you mean?

[catt]

I mean: You post how many points every player got. But I'd like to know how many there were to get in total. I mean it looks good getting 10.5 points but it doesn't anymore if the total number of points was 20. I'm just curious about where I'd be...

[FrankishHero]

Can't you count, lazy? :wink:

Fine, I've listed it.

[binchen]

Gosh, this one was difficult.

That was my first thought, too. But after thinking a bit about it, i did pretty well, i guess.

[HappyAdolf]

Replied! Wasn't that hard, especially if you are fan of the movies, but... that country thing... couldn't figure that out :biggrin:

[catt]

deleted

[FrankishHero]

No hints please, Catt. Others might still read this :wink: