Wo-to-ko-mo-to! It's quiz time!
The rules are... answer the last question and ask a new one! Though they have to be questions you can look up online. So no.. "What's the colour of my uncles eyes?" stuff! :P
Also, we'll be proposing a subject each week...starting now, the general topic is history!
I go first I go first!
What are the names of all the Apollo 11 astronauts? ;)
Neil Armstrong, commander; Michael Collins, command module pilot; and Edwin 'Buzz' Aldrin, lunar module pilot.
My question: In what year did Mount Vesuvius erupt and cover two cities?
AD 79
What is "you are" in Ullster Irish Gaelic? (I just love the way it's pronounced...)
No idea if I'm right.. but... "atá tú"?
What is the english weekday Thursday named after?
The contemporary name Thursday comes from the Old English Þunresdæg, meaning "Day of Thunor", this being a rough Germanic equivalent to the Latin Iovis Dies, "Jupiter's Day."
What are the names of all the members of the last line of the Romanov family?
Quote from: koko_99_2001 on September 12, 2006, 11:50:02 AM
The contemporary name Thursday comes from the Old English Þunresdæg, meaning "Day of Thunor", this being a rough Germanic equivalent to the Latin Iovis Dies, "Jupiter's Day."
What are the names of all the members of the last line of the Romanov family?
You have to ask it as a question. A bit like jeopardy. By the way, the english weekday thursday is named after Thor, that's the answer we were looking for. ;P
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Quote from: Merlin on September 12, 2006, 11:47:05 AM
No idea if I'm right.. but... "atá tú"?
What is the english weekday Thursday named after?
I think that's probably right in some dialect. I learned it as
"Tá tú."
Quote from: Merlin on September 12, 2006, 11:58:16 AM
Quote from: koko_99_2001 on September 12, 2006, 11:50:02 AM
The contemporary name Thursday comes from the Old English Þunresdæg, meaning "Day of Thunor", this being a rough Germanic equivalent to the Latin Iovis Dies, "Jupiter's Day."
What are the names of all the members of the last line of the Romanov family?
You have to ask it as a question. A bit like jeopardy. By the way, the english weekday thursday is named after Thor, that's the answer we were looking for. ;P
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Thunor is related to Donar who is the Teutonic precursor of the Nordic Thor.
Thanks. :)
Though the question of the Romanovs is still unanswered. Anyone? ;)
Quote from: koko_99_2001 on September 12, 2006, 11:50:02 AM
What are the names of all the members of the last line of the Romanov family?
Ooh, I have got to get my sister onto this forum. The Romanov dynasty is her speciality.
Or you could just ask her ;) BTW, I love the Romanovs as well :D
Ok, this trivia question was answered before, but it wasn't accurate. I'm looking for the family members of the LAST Romanov family...right before the family disappeared.
And, the set of questions for the next week MUST deal with general history (any political or debatable questions will be deleted and replaced).
Nicholas II, Alexandra Fyodorovna, Alexei, Olga, Maria, Tatiana, and Anastasia.
Assuming that's what you're looking for...
With what other Italian tribe did Romans fight for supremacy of the Italian peninsula?
Several. :P The biggest were probably the Samnites, but they also fought Greeks, Gauls, Eucrustans, in legend Sabines and probably some others I am forgetting. :P
What were the seven Wonders of the Ancient World? Bonus points for a certian unoffical eighth. ;D
EDIT Repharasing as a question
The Great Pyramid of Giza
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
The Statue of Zeus at Olympia
The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
The Colossus of Rhodes
The Lighthouse of Alexandria
But wikipedia says: "Antipater's original list replaced the Lighthouse of Alexandria with the Walls of Babylon."
What is the name of the Earth's first supercontinent thought to have existed?
I'm not sure if that wait for two people to post rule is in place for this game or not, so sorry if I violated it
Vaalbara. And you missed (what some call the) the unoffical eighth wonder, Petra! :P ;D
What Caliphate did Haroun ar-Rashid rule? (English spellings of the guys name vary ::))
EDIT
Bonus points if you can find it in Arabic script. ;D
Noooo!!! W can't let this die! *does CPR on thread* Much better. :P
The Abbishid Caliphite?
Time for Movie Trivia!
Who is considered the "Worst Director of All Time"?
Well.. unofficially it's Edward D. Wood Jr, but if you talk to video game enthusiasts it's Uwe Boll, and if you talk to a fan of some source material it's whoever director movie-butchered their favourite subject of fandom. :P
Which director has directed the most movies? :o
I believe it's Alfred Hitchcock. 8)
Which movie did Jodie Foster win the Oscar for Best Actress in 1991?
Silence of the Lambs?
Someone else can take my turn if I'm right... I just wanted to guess... I don't want to come up with a question right now...
Who were three actors who were considered, but they turned down, for the role of Han Solo?
"Kurt Russell, Nick Nolte, Christopher Walken, Al Pacino and Perry King were all candidates for the role of Han Solo, as George Lucas wanted to stay away from any actors he had previously used in his films." 8)
What movie did the US Box Office rank as 9th overall?
Well, I'll be the first to admit I don't know much about movies, but aren't there a lot of ways box offices can rate movies? Rated 9th in a weekend, a year that sort of thing?
According to this site Madagascar came in 9th in 2005 in gross income. I'm not sure if that is what you are looking for or not.
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=2005
Since it is a new week, I guess I have to pick a new topic. Let's try geography. What country is Ouagadougou the capital of? ;D
Burkina Faso
What are the three types of land you can find in Tennessee in the three divisions of the state?
Eastern: Mountains
Middle: Plateau
Western: Gulf Coastal Plain
What is the name for regions of Ireland in which Gaelic is officially the major spoken language?
Not sure...the Gaelic Regions?!
nopers
Wiki is confusing, but: Gaeltacht ?
An Ghaeltacht
EDIT: Oops, too slow.
you're both right... they're the same thing An Ghaeltacht just has the Gaelic article "an" in front which causes lenition...
I'll let Petra come up with a question since I was just a couple ago :)
I'll come up with one since people seem to have forgotten this thread. :P
What is the name of the earliest known civilization? :)
??? Sumeria ???
That's the one I was thinking of. :)
You get to ask a question now. :D
OOOOOOOOOO questions ;D
What Greek case absorbed the Locative, Ablative, and Instrumental?
No clue...Can we change the category?
What category would you suggest? :)
I don't think he is going to answer that :P
I'm confused...
I guess I'd suggest languages or linguistics since I already asked a question about that.
Did I change category without asking ???
Quote from: Delling on October 26, 2006, 05:51:07 PM
I'm confused...
I guess I'd suggest languages or linguistics since I already asked a question about that.
Did I change category without asking ???
Not at all.
I think we should stick with languages for a week. :)
Can anyone answer Delling's original question?
QuoteWhat Greek case absorbed the Locative, Ablative, and Instrumental?
After some googleing, I'm gonna have to say I have not a clue. :P
*psst... try Wiki...
I might well be wrong, but dative?
Quote from: Deloria on September 03, 2007, 03:31:30 AM
I might well be wrong, but dative?
Of course! :D I had forgotten about this thread. I had to go see if I'd asked the question. :P So, IIRC, it's Deloria's turn. :D
*wonders if she should be allowed to stick with the linguistics topic as it only got one question, despite that it's months old*
As long as it's not too difficult, I think that you should go for it! :thumbsup:
This one should be (relatively) easy. :)
How many cases does Finnish have?
4?
I fear not. Perhaps this question was more difficult than I'd intended. :-\
Well... *has known the answer since the question was asked*... ::) ...it's not that hard... ... employ the usual tactic people employed in the start of this thread: the answer must be available on the internet so use Wikipedia or Google or some other internet resource. *cough* wikipedia *cough* Or you could play hot or cold, ask a number and Deloria can tell you compared to the last few guesses how hot or cold you are... just as an afterthought to
Wikipedia
14 or 15? ???
I think Yonkey got it right. 8)
I should have specified as it apparently differs according to dialect, :-[ but yes, 15.
8) Well since it's been a year, I think it's time we change the category. ;P
How about... games. XB
What was the first video game to ever be made?
Pong? or was it tic-tac-toe?
Quote from: Deloria on September 23, 2007, 10:18:01 PM
I should have specified as it apparently differs according to dialect, :-[ but yes, 15.
Noli esse tristis, mea regina. Non iratus sum... that was just my absolute lack of subterfuge in "pointing" (more like setting off explosions) in the general direction of the answer...
Tennis for Two!
http://www.bnl.gov/bnlweb/history/higinbotham.asp
I won't let this die!! :P
Yonk never said if I was right or not :P
Wow, I don't even remember asking the question. XD
I guess it's Pong, but I think PK is more correct. Your turn! ;D
Woo!
This is a fairly easy one, but according to the OLD Tootsie Roll Pop commercial, how many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop?
3?
Mr. Owl - "A-one...a-two....a-three....*bites it with a loud crunch*.....A-three!"
Correct, Tessy :)
Easter Island is a territory of what country?
Chile?
That's what Wikipedia says. Tessy?
Oh, sorry, I completely missed Kelsey's answer. :-\
Correct. :)
The W3C stands for what? :P
(Yes, I have homework on the brain)
Quote from: Rosella on December 10, 2008, 10:00:14 PMThe W3C stands for what? :P
Isn't that the
World Wide Web Consortium, the wonderful people who brought us XHTML?
I think that's correct.
Yep. Your turn. :P
Who invented the photophone, and what is it?
Alexander Graham Bell and it's a wireless phone type thing,, and it sends sound over a beam of light.
Correct!
Your turn.
What does LAME stand for, as in the LAME encoder?
"LAME Ain't an MP3 Encoder" And no.. I kid you not. :P
yep ;D XD LOL! It's kinda like WINE, Wine is not an Emulator ;D
Your Turn!
Who was the 22nd President of the United States of America?
That would be Grover Cleveland.
You are correct sir. You go now!
Name all the Weasley family members.
OMFG, um... Ron, Fred, George, Ginny, the Mrs. and Mr, Charlie, Bill, Percy, and now Fleur?
Isn't there another older brother?
Nope, he got them all! Your turn, Pac.
Oh, didn't see Charlie there XD
Sweet! In Metal Gear Solid 4, who dies last?
EDIT: Bad Question