TRIVIA COMPETITION (inspired by Dyar)
PostPosted: Tue Mar 29, 2005 3:39 am
TRIVIA COMPETITION Heres a Trivia Quiz as suggested by Dyar.
The Rules:
Please PM all answers to me. Quiz finishes Sunday night 7:00pm WST (GMT + 8:00). The person who gets 100% first wins or if no-one does by Sunday night the person with the highest score wins. A playoff will be played between the highest scorers if there's more than one. Throughout the week I will update the scores so that if anyone wishes to have another go they can. You must allow a 24hr delay between guesses though and the highest score will be retained.
To make it fair for all I will post half of the quiz questions now and the other half in the morning (if I remember!!). That way you can start working on these ones and it gives the rest who are sleeping a chance to wake up and see the post.
Please PM the answers in the following format:
Question Number and then letter of answer: eg 1. D
For the True or False questions put the question number and then either a T or an F
The Prize
The ultimate Trivia trophy (well ok not ultimate but it'll have to do) - see pic...I'll probably throw in a surprise as well.
The Fine Print
These questions and answers are correct to the best of my knowledge. So my answers will be what the quiz will be judged on.
Section One: Mutliple Choice
1. The first contraceptive diaphragms used, centuries ago, were made of:
A) half an orange rind
B) cow bladders
C) pig skin
2. St Amand of Maastricht is the patron saint of:
A) beer and wine sellers
B) lost causes
C) wayward travellers
3. The world's largest crab, Japanese Spider Crab, measures from claw to claw:
A) 1 m
B) 1.5 m
C) 3.5 m
4. In one Czechoslovakian church there is a chandeleir made of:
A) ice
B) human bones
C) diamonds
5. A human foetus acquires fingerprints at the age of:
A) 2 weeks
B) 3 months
C) 7 months
6. On TV game shows, a contestant who freezes before the camera is called:
A) an iceblock
B) a rating's flop
C) a Bambi
7. _____________ are the only animals born with horns
A) Giraffes
B) Goats
C) Rhinos
8. How many toilets does the White House have?
A) 87
B) 34
C) 62
9. Who's remedy for warts was swinging a dead cat through a graveyard at night?
A) Uncle Fester
B) Huckleberry Finn
C) Bart Simpson
10. In Britain, two women were killed in 1999 by lightning conducted through their:
A) Hair clips
B) Underwire bras
C) Car Keys
D) Belt buckles
Section Two: True or False
11. If hot water is suddenly poured into a glass, that glass is more apt to break if it is thin than if it is thick. This is why test tubes are made of thick glass. False. Its actually the opposite.
12. There are more than 100 different viruses that cause the common cold. True
13. Cream is heavier than milk. False. Its actually the opposite.
14. It takes one week to make jellybeans. True
15. A blue whale's heart beats only 9 times per minute. True, according to the book anyway
16. The largest species of seahorse measures 75cm. False. Its actually only 20cm.
17. Your brain is more active sleeping than it is watching tv. Scary cos it's True
18. Cows, rice fields and Mr Bunno are the largest producers of methane gas. False. Cows, rice fields and GARBAGE DUMPS are the largest producers of methane gas...though I'm sure Mr Bunno comes in a close 4th.
19. Pain travels at a speed of over 100m per second. True
20. If you write out all the numbers from 1-100 and count up all the times the number 9 appears, it will appear 20 times. True
Good luck everyone
.......Queenslander.
i was counting 9,19,29,39,49,59,69,79,89,99 and forgot 90 -98 
So confusing LOL! 
