Well here goes, good luck everyone!

1. What connects Julius Caesar, Napolean Bonaparte, Joan of Arc, Lenin and.... Hugo Weaving?


2. A part of which city is shown below?
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j156/vikstar80/place.jpg


3. The motto of which US state translates as 'The star of the North'?

4. What makes the king of England from 978 -1013, 1014 -1016 so misunderstood?

5. Apart from being two classical nudes, what TWO things do the two paintings in the links below have in common?

WARNING: The following two links contain paintings displaying nudity which may be deemed inappropriate for younger members. Please click at your own risk!

Painting one (http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j156/vikstar80/pic1.jpg)
Painting two (http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j156/vikstar80/pic2.jpg)


6. A diverse group of people undertake a journey from London to eastern Kent. They decide to tell stories along the way to pass the time. This is a short outline of which great work of English Literature? (note: points will be taken off if anyone includes '/slap' in their answer!)


7. What connects Formula 1 racing driver Lewis Hamilton, and the novel 'Howard's End'?


8. URER VF N IREL FVZCYR PBQR. BAPR LBH UNIR PENPXRQ VG, CYRNFR GRYY ZR GUR ANZR BS GUR TNZR JR NYY YBIR!

9. What breed of cat is this?
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j156/vikstar80/mysterycat.jpg


10. My first is in prison but is not found in jail,
My second is in liner, although never in sail.
My third is in apple but is not seen in plum,
My forth is not in morsel, but can be found in a crumb.
My fifth can be found in a house and at home,
My whole's made of soft flesh with a heart of stone.

What am I?



OK! Please have your answers to me by 20th July (next friday), before midnight (german time, muahaha).


EDIT: I have just double checked the forum rules, and I realise that nudity in art form is not allowed to be displayed anywhere but in the humour and debate forum. I apologise if anyone was offended by the paintings displayed. I have now given them links instead of showing them here, so they are removed from public display. Personally I think they are beautiful and should be seen by everyone, but rules is rules, and I can't break them :P This edit was done acting on my own judgement and not because anyone had complained, just to make that clear :)

Blimey!!! Ummm.....:eek:

/me is for once at a loss for what to say!!! :razz:

My answers are in already, and I think I'll be pleasantly surprised come July 20th.

Sierra applauds Ches for entering the quiz and challenges more of the forum males to join in. C'mon guys, you can ask questions about rotors and stuff!

Nice work Vik getting all those great questions in so quickly. :biggrin:

Thank-you Ches for your enlightening answers. I might just post some of those instead of the real ones next week :P

Oh, and flibble wibble wibble to you too!

EDIT: I have just double checked the forum rules, and I realise that nudity in art form is not allowed to be displayed anywhere but in the humour and debate forum. I apologise if anyone was offended by the paintings displayed. I have now given them links instead of showing them here, so they are removed from public display. Personally I think they are beautiful and should be seen by everyone, but rules is rules, and I can't break them :P This edit was done acting on my own judgement and not because anyone had complained, just to make that clear :)

Oh I thought the little girl throwing up in the box at the back of the pic was cute:twisted:

lol bm!

/me has a heart attack... throwing up!? THROWING UP?!

To all our lovely new members who have joined us this last week or two, this is a cordial invitation to take part in our weekly(ish) quiz.

Use google, reference books, imagination, wit and desperation to answer the questions at the top of this page as best you can, and the send me your answers via private message before Friday!

This is also a cordial reminder to our regular forum members to get a move on cause you don't want Ches to win, do you??

Hmmm.. on first reading through.. I know 3. maybe i'll pass :D

now lets do other questions

1. how many stars make pices?
2. how many stars make leo?
3. how many stars make cancer?
4. how many stars make the north star?
5. how many star questions did i ask?
6. how many puffer fish can fit on a baby's head?
7. how many times did i say how many?
8. what has 4 eyes but cant see?
9. how many smiles can you put in a post?
10. how will cars look like in the future?

Umm, we COULD do those questions, or we could play by the rules and wake Vik up cause she forgot to announce a winner!

The winner was Ches, well done, woohoo!

now answer my questions!

now answer my questions!

It's Ches' turn to post some questions now - if you win his ones, you get to post the next lot. :)

ok:cry::cry::cry::cry:

Ches....are you gonna post any questionsssss?

Hey i wanna play! where are de questions?^^

/me pokes Ches in the eye... dude, wake up :smile:

ok ok... watch this space.

I was trying to think of un-googleable questions and its really hard!!

Due to the abuse in this thread and the odd sarky PM here and there (you know who you are. lol), I'm working on the quiz now. :oP

1. What is NumberWang?
2. "Oh god he's gone all Welsh on me again... Have you got any more exploding carrots?!" is a paraphrased quote from which British comedy.
3. Do you like cheese?
4. Foglight, Tivoli and Control-M are all types of ... ?
5. What is the command to resize a database datafile in SQLplus.
6. Which popular musical motion picture is set to have a sequel released this year, and auditions are currently ongoing for the stage show.
7. Who wrote the poem 'Fleas in the Garden of Eden'.
8. The head of the Simpson's household shares his name with an author. What is this author's most famous work?
9. Why can't you get 24K White Gold?
10. What does I.O.U mean?

tie breaker - who just double posted? :oP

/me snickers at Ches double posting.. :razz:
5. What is the command to resize a database datafile in SQLplus? Hehe. That's a beautiful question! :D (wow, that sounds dorkish!)

hehe... thanks. :oP

This is less a quiz, and more random thoughts going on in my head as I go about my day. lol. I could make it a regular thing. Random Musings...

Whoops! Just noticed question 3... that was a definite random thought and I meant to change it before the quiz went 'live'. lol. Oh well... nvm now. :)

So is there a wrong answer to Q3, or is it now some kinda trick question?

I might try this.. attempt to make up some answers, perhaps. (:

Congrats Tasha on a run-away victory in the last quiz!

So does that mean I was the only person to enter? :razz:

We played numberwang in maths the other day. It was rather amusing. :)

Err.. I have to post questions now. Okay, I'll try and post some by the end of the week.

However - I probably don't know as much as you lot.. so it may end up as questions on whatever I happen to be studying at the moment. Sorry :|

Oh shoot, I completely forgot about this.

I'm absolutely swamped with work at the moment & barely have any time to do this.

Anyone else want to do it? Sorry =/

now lets do other questions

1. how many stars make pices?
2. how many stars make leo?
3. how many stars make cancer?
4. how many stars make the north star?
5. how many star questions did i ask?
6. how many puffer fish can fit on a baby's head?
7. how many times did i say how many?
8. what has 4 eyes but cant see?
9. how many smiles can you put in a post?
10. how will cars look like in the future?

now answer my questions!

It's Ches' turn to post some questions now - if you win his ones, you get to post the next lot. :)

ok:cry::cry::cry::cry:
Anyone fancy giving reece's questions a shot? Although, if we have to PM him the answers, I'm not so sure he'd reply cos I don't think he's grasped the concept of replying to PMs yet =/

lol @ all the crying faces - sorry reece, makes me chuckle

Anyone fancy giving reece's questions a shot? Although, if we have to PM him the answers, I'm not so sure he'd reply cos I don't think he's grasped the concept of replying to PMs yet =/

lol @ all the crying faces - sorry reece, makes me chuckle

Erm- I'd rather not answer questions that don't have correct answers. It's a quiz not an abstract guessing competition.:twisted:

I have a quiz ready to go if nobody else wants to step up. I can hand it over to anybody to use if they have time and inbox space.

1. how many stars make pices? 17
2. how many stars make leo? 9
3. how many stars make cancer? 5
4. how many stars make the north star? 1 - it is a star, but it is the last star in Ursa Minor which has 7
5. how many star questions did i ask? 4.
6. how many puffer fish can fit on a baby's head? No one has let me borrow their baby to try this out yet... and I'm all out of Puffer fish.
7. how many times did i say how many? 8 so far, 9 altogether.
8. what has 4 eyes but cant see? A blind person wearing glasses.
9. how many smiles can you put in a post? 4 on this forum. :razz: :razz: :razz: :razz:
10. how will cars look like in the future? You didn't specifiy how far in the future, so I'll take it as next week. They'll look the same as the do now.

Do I win?!

I reckon BM should post his questions now... no one is going to beat my awesome skills above! :)

OK - Nothing too difficult.

ANSWERS BY 12:00hrs 24/10/2007 AEST (Even though Saffron is already on AEDST it doesn't start for me until Sunday, 28 October 2007 at 2:00 AM local standard time) USE THIS LINK TO CHECK TIMES (http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/)

1. In which year was Vegemite created?

2. How many months did astronaut Andy Thomas spend on the Mir space station?

3. The highest point on the Australian continent is Mt Kosciusko. What is the lowest?

4. The Flowering Blue Gum is the floral emblem of which state?

5. In ‘Advance Australia Fair’ the Southern Cross is described as what?

6. Where in Australia is the ‘Big Cheese’?

7. On 6 November 1999 Australians said No to what?

8. Who won the first test match between Australia and England in 1877?

9. Who was the only Australian swimmer to win gold at the 1988 Seoul Olympics?

10. Who skippered Liberty in the 1983 America’s Cup?

DELIBERATE BUMP OF THREAD

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I'm 9 hrs ahead of UK and up to 16hrs ahead of some parts of the North American Continent.

Today is the last day for entries and I have been inundated, so if you are looking to enter - please do so by midnight your time. It may take a day or so for me to work out the winner.

yay! ches is right!

I thought the 24th was the last day? Fortunately I submitted mine just now. Good quiz but was it just me or was it very Aussie centred? :biggrin:

I learnt a lot actually, for instance I had no idea that England had ever lost a test match to Australia in Cricket.

And what the Aussies had in 1999, when is ours please?

Ok kisskiss - you win with 100% correct. Yes it was very Aussie centred, but that's just because I only looked for questions using my local google, rather than a global search.

Aerochick came in second with 6/10 and nobody else got close to her. I didn't think the questions were that hard :sad:

Answers:

1. In which year was Vegemite created?

1923

2. How many months did astronaut Andy Thomas spend on the Mir space station?

4

3. The highest point on the Australian continent is Mt Kosciusko. What is the lowest?

Lake Eyre

4. The Flowering Blue Gum is the floral emblem of which state?

Tasmania - Oi Saffron - that one was a gimme for you

5. In ‘Advance Australia Fair’ the Southern Cross is described as what?

Radiant
(Beneath our radiant southern Cross,

We’ll toil with hearts and hands;

To make this Commonwealth of ours

Renowned of all the lands;

For those who’ve come across the seas

We’ve boundless plains to share;

With courage let us all combine

To advance Australia fair. )


6. Where in Australia is the ‘Big Cheese’?

Bega, NSW (Yes Bega. Although I have been to the one at Bodalla and have photo's of it, so I accept that as a correct answer)
7. On 6 November 1999 Australians said No to what?

A Republic

8. Who won the first test match between Australia and England in 1877?

Australia, by 45 runs - apparently England very kindly let them win :smile:

9. Who was the only Australian swimmer to win gold at the 1988 Seoul Olympics?

Duncan Armstrong

10. Who skippered Liberty in the 1983 America’s Cup?
Dennis Connor

Well done kisskiss and thanks to everyone else who attempted. Looking forward to the next one.

Oh god now I remember why I stopped entering these quizzes - cos the winner has to set the next one! Thanks to BM for the last one.

New Quiz - Answers due by end of Wednesday 24th October

Don't worry about timezones, I won't look at them until Thursday in UK

1. What is the chemical symbol for mercury? Hg


2.http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/2281/frenchiedp8.jpg Name the mistress of King Louis XV featured in this portrait. Madame de Pompadour was born Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson

3. What was Malcolm X's birth name and why did he change it? Malcolm explained the name by saying, The "X" is meant to symbolize the rejection of "slave names" and the absence of an inherited African name to take its place. The "X" is also the brand that many slaves received on their upper arm.


4. Who is the world's only reigning monarch with the title of emperor ? Emperor Akihito of Japan


5. http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/2092/carbadgesi5.jpg Which car is this badge from ?
Ford Shelby Cobra



6. Calculate the following, a bakers dozen multiplied by the number of lives a cat is said to have, add the number of days in a leap year less what a stitch in time saves. 474

7. How far does light travel in an absolute vacuum in one second? 299,792,458 meters

8. http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/1243/newbornjs0.jpg Identify these newborn animals. Grey squirrels


9. Name the the different categories of prizes awarded annually, as established in the will of Alfred Nobel in 1895.The Nobel Prizes as designated in Alfred Nobel's will in 1895, are awarded for physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature, and peace

10. What year was the isketchforum.net site launched? 2006

Good luck everyone xxxxxxxxx

Geez make them harder next time wont ya?

Ok quiz over. Please see editted quiz for answers. We have joint winners and brainboxes who both scored 9/10.

Congratulations to Bad_MaNneR$ and Ches!!!
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As BM set the last quiz before mine then I nominate CHES to set the next one. Over to you Ches x

Ok quiz over. Please see editted quiz for answers. We have joint winners and brainboxes who both scored 9/10.



Congratulations to Bad_MaNneR$ and Ches!!!

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As BM set the last quiz before mine then I nominate CHES to set the next one. Over to you Ches x


Thanks kisskiss - good quiz. xx

the questions are kinda hard!! waahhh!!!

the questions are kinda hard!! waahhh!!!

That's why google is your friend

OKAY, let's bump this thread - move over Ches :twisted:

Im going to do a music-based one cos no-one has posted here for a while so I'm making up my own rules. :smile:

PM the answers to me by Friday 20th June-ish, but as the questions are so easy.....I guess the first person with all of them right can set the next one.

Q1. What Sonny & Cher song was a hit in the 1980s for UB40 & Chrissie Hynde?

Q2. Which female pop star hit the headlines in 2007 when she shaved her head

Q3. Who was The Beatles' manager?

Q4. Who was the lead singer with The Verve?

Q5. What nationality is singer Bryan Adams?

Q6. Elton John's hit Candle In The Wind was originally written about which famous actress?

Q7. Who had a hit in the sixties with You Really Got Me?

Q8. Who duetted with Take That on their hit Relight My Fire?

Q9. The musical Mamma Mia is based on the music of which band?

Q10. Which female singer had a big hit with a cover version of Prince's song Nothing Compares 2 U?

All PM'd on over to ya. It was really EEEEEEEEEEEEEEZ! XP

The first person with all of them right can set the next one - that would be you Atreyu. :biggrin:

Q1. What Sonny & Cher song was a hit in the 1980s for UB40 & Chrissie Hynde? I Got You Babe

Q2. Which female pop star hit the headlines in 2007 when she shaved her head? Britney Spears

Q3. Who was The Beatles' manager? Brian Epstein

Q4. Who was the lead singer with The Verve? Richard Ashcroft

Q5. What nationality is singer Bryan Adams? Canadian

Q6. Elton John's hit Candle In The Wind was originally written about which famous actress? Marilyn Monroe

Q7. Who had a hit in the sixties with You Really Got Me? The Kinks

Q8. Who duetted with Take That on their hit Relight My Fire? Lulu

Q9. The musical Mamma Mia is based on the music of which band? ABBA

Q10. Which female singer had a big hit with a cover version of Prince's song Nothing Compares 2 U? Sinead O'Connor

*PR loves quizzes and waits impatiently for the next round of questions* http://209.85.12.227/532/117/emo/Foot-tap-waiting-ani.gif

1. What number (percentage-wise) represents perfection?
2. After how many episodes does a TV series become viable for syndication?
3. What number would you get if you added the first nine prime numbers together?
4. At what degrees Celcius does pure water at sea level boil?
5. How many years old would you be if you were a centenarian?
6. How many Senators does the United States have?
7. How many tiles are in a standard Scrabble set?
8. What is the phone number for the police in Greece?
9. What is the centre value on the distribution curve for IQ?
10. What is the post number of this post on the forum?

PM answers to me by..... Thursday 11th September 10:00pm (my time)

1. What number (percentage-wise) represents perfection? (100)
2. After how many episodes does a TV series become viable for syndication? (100)
3. What number would you get if you added the first nine prime numbers together? (100)
4. At what degrees Celcius does pure water at sea level boil? (100)
5. How many years old would you be if you were a centenarian? (100)
6. How many Senators does the United States have? (100)
7. How many tiles are in a standard Scrabble set? (100)
8. What is the phone number for the police in Greece? (100)
9. What is the centre value on the distribution curve for IQ? (100)
10. What is the post number of this post on the forum? (NOT 100 :P - 291)

First person to get the correct answers to me was:
Alessadri

Over to you for the next one!

Lol, Saffron. I like the answers. :D

1. His grandfather was allegedly deported to Australia from England for stealing sheep. He went on to become the most famous citizen of Bowrel, wherein there is a museum dedicated to him. Winning the South Australian Open Squash Championship is one of his numerous achievements. Who is it? Sir Don Bradman

2. In the year 1974, South Africa became the first African nation to win the Davis Cup. However its opponent in the final refused to play in protest against the apartheid policy. Name the opponent country. India

3. Though reported being seen in a hockey game in Canada and a baseball match in the USA, the spectators of the 1986 FIFA World Cup made it famous worldover. What was it? The Mexican Wave

4. Melvin Jerome Blanc, the renowned American voice-actor, was best known by his voice for Bugs Bunny. What was his epitaph? That's all folks!

5. David, Charlemagne, Julius Caesar, Alexander, Pallas, Judith, Rachel, Argea, Holger Danske, La Hire, Hector, Lancelot... Whats special about the list? The Court Cards in a standard deck of cards

6. Which mythological wolf-like monster was killed by Odin with the help of Gleiphnir? Fenrir
(It is made famous by a character in the Harry Potter book series)

7. Which American is the only person to have won the Nobel Prize in two different disciplines? Linus Pauling

8. In astronomy a habitable zone (HZ) is a region of space where conditions are favorable for life as it may be found on Earth.The HZ may also be referred to as the "life zone", "Comfort Zone", "Green Belt" or "X zone" (because it's neither too hot nor too cold, but "just right"). What is X? Goldilocks Zone

9. Which is the only tale in "The Book of One Thousand and One Nights" (Arabian Nights) whose backdrop is not anywhere in the Arabian Peninsula? Aladdin

10. In 1791 a Dublin theater owner named James Daly made a bet that he could introduce a word into the language within twenty-four hours. He then went out and hired a group of street urchins to write the word, which was a nonsense word, on walls around the city of Dublin. This is a well-known but untrue story about the origin of which word? Quiz

The first two all-correct entries were from ILoveMaths07 and ProofReader...

Congratulations to the Winners!!!

so bb who sent the answers FIRST? me or proof reader? who gets to ask the next set of questions? :P

You can do them, if you like, ILM07. :)

Yes, I shall put them on tomorrow. I got scared for a moment when I saw that you posted last. I've been really busy with schoolwork, so I didn't get time. I'll do it 2mrw. thx proof. n good luck! :P

ILM, are you still doing this or would you like to pass it over to me?

Nooooo plzzz i'm doing it. Just give me some time. I've been very busy lately... Sorry ev1. I'll put the questions up within a week's time... less than a week, actually.

PLEASE WAIT FOR ME!!!! ---> Questions almost ready.

Can I say Proofy to do the next round so as to not kill the thread - and then when I win it, Maths, you can have my go ^^

Yes, I've wondered about barging in and taking over! :eek:

I'm happy to swap with ILM and he can have my next turn, if I win another! :smile:

Okay, will put summat together within about 24 hours. ;)

Okay, here it is... finally! I'm profoundly sorry for the delay. PM answers to me by Wednesday, 22nd Oct, GMT 1514 (pi time - 3:14 pm :P). All the best (You'll need it :twisted:)!

1) What is formulated as: Number of civilisations in our galaxy with which communication might be possible = average rate of star formation in our galaxy * the fraction of stars that have planets around them * the number of planets per star that are capable of sustaining life * the fraction of the above that actually go on to develop life at some point * the fraction of the above that actually go on to develop intelligent life * the fraction of civilizations that develop a technology that releases detectable signs of their existence into space * fraction of the planet's life during which the communicating civilizations live?

2) Name the ruler of the Ebla kingdom in c. 2300 BC.

3) What do the natural logarithms of all the six trigonometric functions of theta sum up to?

4) Which one of these is the best conductor of heat? a) Wood b) Glass c) Diamond d) None of the above conduct heat

5) How many molecules of oxygen can bind to a molecule of X at a time, where X is the is the iron-containing oxygen-transport metalloprotein in the red blood cells of vertebrates?

6) Astronomers have found that infrared radiation is especially useful when trying to probe areas of our universe that are surrounded by clouds of gas and dust. Because of infrared's longer wavelength, it can pass right through these clouds and reveal details invisible by observing other types of radiation. Especially interesting are areas were stars and planets are forming and the cores of galaxies where it is believed huge black holes might reside. What colour is infrared radiation?

7) Name the TV show that focuses equally on the relationships between Don Eppes, his mathematical brother, Charlie Eppes and their father, Alan Eppes, and on the brothers’ efforts to fight crime.

8) What do the green stripes, if any, on Togo’s flag represent?

9) What 'S' can mean to put, place, fix, adjust, represent, appoint, assign, establish, prescribe, arrange, transpose and apply?

10) What does the Sanskrit word (or name) 'Sunil' mean?

:biggrin::smile::rolleyes::?::twisted::smile::eek:

Can I say Proofy to do the next round so as to not kill the thread - and then when I win it, Maths, you can have my go ^^

Or...uh....maybe not! :rolleyes:

I see everyone busy with the Treasure Hunt, and I've received only one entry so far. So I'll extend the last date till Wed, 29th Oct, GMT 1514. That's 3:14 pm (GMT).

Hmmm, it's already a month since the last one. I thought this was supposed to be a weekly quiz?!

Sorry, ILM, but I won't be entering. :sad: Those weird questions took all of the fun out of it for me! :eek: The only one I can guess off the top of my head is number 9 and I can't be bothered to look up for answers to the rest - all too hard! :razz:

LOL Maths!!
I'm afraid I'm sitting this one out with Proofy - sorry!!

:sad::sad::sad::sad::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::sad:

:sad::sad::sad::sad::cry::cry::cry::sad:
Aww sorry! I know you went to so much trouble putting those questions together, I just looked at a few of them and thought :eek: and had no idea where to even begin googling. :embarrassed:

Just seen your post Maths... I will have a go at entering it :eek:

Please don't laugh at my answers :razz: lol

OK on second look they weren't that difficult (I think)
LMAO - the things I will do to avoid study..........
Answers on their way, Maths
:razz:

lolzzzz :twisted::smile::biggrin::twisted::smile::biggrin: :twisted::smile::biggrin:

Oi.
Are you laughing at my answers :embarrassed:

:smile::biggrin::twisted:

.....................

1) What is formulated as: Number of civilisations in our galaxy with which communication might be possible = average rate of star formation in our galaxy * the fraction of stars that have planets around them * the number of planets per star that are capable of sustaining life * the fraction of the above that actually go on to develop life at some point * the fraction of the above that actually go on to develop intelligent life * the fraction of civilizations that develop a technology that releases detectable signs of their existence into space * fraction of the planet's life during which the communicating civilizations live? The Drake equation.

2) Name the ruler of the Ebla kingdom in c. 2300 BC. Ibrium.

3) What do the natural logarithms of all the six trigonometric functions of theta sum up to? 0/Zero.

4) Which one of these is the best conductor of heat? a) Wood b) Glass c) Diamond d) None of the above conduct heat c) Diamond

5) How many molecules of oxygen can bind to a molecule of X at a time, where X is the is the iron-containing oxygen-transport metalloprotein in the red blood cells of vertebrates?4/Four.

6) Astronomers have found that infrared radiation is especially useful when trying to probe areas of our universe that are surrounded by clouds of gas and dust. Because of infrared's longer wavelength, it can pass right through these clouds and reveal details invisible by observing other types of radiation. Especially interesting are areas were stars and planets are forming and the cores of galaxies where it is believed huge black holes might reside. What colour is infrared radiation? No colour. ACCEPT Invisible/Colourless

7) Name the TV show that focuses equally on the relationships between Don Eppes, his mathematical brother, Charlie Eppes and their father, Alan Eppes, and on the brothers’ efforts to fight crime.Numb3rs

8) What do the green stripes, if any, on Togo’s flag represent?Agriculture. ACCEPT Hope/Fertility.

9) What 'S' can mean to put, place, fix, adjust, represent, appoint, assign, establish, prescribe, arrange, transpose and apply?Set

10) What does the Sanskrit word (or name) 'Sunil' mean?Deep/Dark Blue. ACCEPT ''extending all over as the blue sky.''

And the :smile::biggrin::razz:WINNERS:smile::biggrin: are BB (Alessadri) and Cabbage.

Scores:

BB - 8/10
Cabbage - 8/10
Saffron - 7/10

Thanks!

ILoveMaths07.

BB (Alessadri)



Alessadri is known by another name?

:smile::biggrin: lolz yeah. :razz::biggrin:

Since Alessadri and I won the last quiz, we've decided to both contribute 5 questions each to this weeks quiz...So here it goess :smile:

PM answers by 9th November GMT 9:30 am. Have fun! :twisted:


1. This pic (http://i405.photobucket.com/albums/pp135/Alessadri/1.jpg) is an almost exhaustive list of..?

2. This (http://i405.photobucket.com/albums/pp135/Alessadri/2.jpg) would typically be held by an assistant or parent. A rubber hose and squeeze bulb were
connected to the short length of open brass tubing. The brass base separates into two halves so the bottom of the base can be filled with water. Squeezing the rubber bulb results in a whistling and warbling sound. Identify the image.

3.Which classic ends thus : 'It is a far, far better thing that I do now, then I have ever done before... it is a far better rest that I go to, than I have ever known before.'

4.Which famous fictional object was made of squirrel fur?

5. Connect : John Nash, Jim Braddock, Spartacus, Jeffrey Wigand, Richie Roberts.

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6. What was the name given to the unidentified notorious serial killer from London in 1888, whose victims were mainly prostitutes?

7. What is the name of the parasitic crustacean that is known for attaching and replacing the tongue of a red snapper?

8. Which type of radioactive emission has no mass and produces high energy photons?

9. Where about is the horse in the following picture located? (state country, state, town)
http://i33.tinypic.com/bk5l0.jpg

10. The following picture is a ______ ______ , mainly used to model smooth curves. Many image manipulation programs such as Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop use this.
http://i35.tinypic.com/2jae1yw.png

I guess the first five are BB's... (HATE YA! :P :@ ) The last 5 must be Cabbage's :D...

Hmm I've only had one entry so far, so I'll extend the deadline till 11th November 9am GMT. Bonne nuit!

:biggrin:Wooohoooo:biggrin:

Will submit answers 2mrw FOR SURE, after my exams r over. It'll be great if you can wait until then...

Gah maths. Hurry or i shall spam slap you, and you know i will. =D

Ok sorry for holding everyone up *stares at someone*. Here are the answers to the quiz! :biggrin:

1. The consonant sounds in Egyptian Hieroglyphics

2. "Watch the Birdie" toy used for taking baby portraits.

3. The Tale of Two Cities (Charles Dickens)

4. Cinderella's Shoes.

5. Russell Crowe played as these men.

6. Jack the Ripper

7. Cymothoa exigua

8. gamma rays

9. Australia, SA, Gumeracha

10. Bezier Curve

andd...the winner is/are *drum roll* ......

Proofreader and ILovemaths07

both with a score of 9/10. Well done and congrats!

:razz:

Oh great...

Okay. PM answers to me by 24/11/08, Monday, pi time (3:14 pm - GMT) , WITHOUT FAIL.

1) The image below shows a film poster. Name word X and film Y. (You need to name both correctly to get the point). http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq249/ILoveMaths07/xy.jpg (Hint: The top part says ---> YOU X IN THE GAME, YOU X FOR REAL)

2) Name the flower. http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq249/ILoveMaths07/flower.jpg

3) Name the natural phenomenon. http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq249/ILoveMaths07/naturalphenomenon.jpg

4) Name the planet. http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq249/ILoveMaths07/planet.jpg

5) Which of these numbers is the smallest? -0.00029234, -0.000203924, -0.00029342, -0.00029243, -0.000292342, -0.0002924342, -0.000203923, -0.000293422, -2.9324 * 10^-4, -29.243420001 * 10^-5 (There might be two or more numbers that are equivalent) :twisted::biggrin::razz::twisted:

All the best, and enjoy! :twisted:

Proofie, your questions ---> ? Or should I post the next five as well? :twisted:

Sorry, been offline with no power/ph for three days due to storm damage. Will get 5 Qs up shortly. *Proofy rushes off ...*




*Proofy rushes back ...*

Okay, here's my five questions!


6. In which specific chapter/s of the Bible (King James version), does the Lord's Prayer appear?


7. Who first flew across the Atlantic and who first flew non-stop across the Atlantic (two names)?


8. What is the connection between this statue and saffron?
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a97/ProofReader/iSketch/Statue.jpg


9. What is Big Ben?


10. Let's test your knowledge/research skills of Aussie slang! :twisted: Translate this sentence into proper English:
"I was heading out beyond the black stump towards the Alice to another rip snorter B&S one arvo with me bluey in the back of me ute when some deadset drongo went hooning past me flat out."


Good luck all! :razz:

Lol omg. I'd fail that... And i always thought my questions were harder... Lolz

/me is a bit worried about Question 8
And number 10 already is in proper English, kthanx ;)

* Saffron;147804 is a bit worried about Question 8

I was wondering the same. I thought the connection was that you're not really a 'woman' :razz:

/me runs off reeeeal fast!

LOL.

Hurrryyy up! We're NOT going to extend the time. There have lately been enough extensions here on iSketch Weekly Quiz.

:razz:PM answers to ILoveMaths07 and/or ProofReader by 24/11/08, Monday, pi time (3:14 pm - GMT):razz:

Will submit answers 2mrw FOR SURE, after my exams r over. It'll be great if you can wait until then...

LOL.

Hurrryyy up! We're NOT going to extend the time. There have lately been enough extensions here on iSketch Weekly Quiz.



LOL Maths... How grateful of you..

LOLZ... Well, we have to begin from somewhere... So far I've not got a PM asking for extended time, so I guess it's fine :razz:

1) The image below shows a film poster. Name word X and film Y. (You need to name both correctly to get the point). (Hint: The top part says ---> YOU X IN THE GAME, YOU X FOR REAL)

X - Die; Y - Stay Alive

2) Name the flower.

Bird-of-Paradise.

3) Name the natural phenomenon.

Cooled Lava.
ACCEPT: Lava, Solidified Lava, Extrusive Igneous Rock, Igneous Rock.
REJECT: Magma, Intrusive Igneous Rock.

4) Name the planet.

Uranus.

5) Which of these numbers is the smallest? -0.00029234, -0.000203924, -0.00029342, -0.00029243, -0.000292342, -0.0002924342, -0.000203923, -0.000293422, -2.9324 * 10^-4, -29.243420001 * 10^-5 (There might be two or more numbers that are equivalent)

-0.000293422.

6) In which specific chapter/s of the Bible (King James version), does the Lord's Prayer appear?

Matthew 6 (specifically 6:9-13) and Luke 11 (specifically 11:2-4).
ACCEPT: Mt 6 and Lk 11.
REJECT: New Testament.


7. Who first flew across the Atlantic and who first flew non-stop across the Atlantic (two names)?

Albert C Read; Capt John Alcock and Lt Arthur W Brown
ACCEPT: A (or AC) Read; Alcock & Brown; J Alcock & A (or AW) Brown; Captain John Alcock & Lieutenant Arthur Whitten-Brown.
REJECT: Charles Lindbergh, who is commonly, but incorrectly, noted as being the first to fly across the Atlantic.


8. What is the connection between this statue and saffron?


The statue (or monolith) of Jain prophet Bhagavan Gomateshwara Bahubali, is located in Shravanabelagola, India, is anointed with saffron every 12 years by thousands of devotees as part of the Mahamastakabhisheka festival.
ACCEPT: anointed with saffron (with or without every 12 years); statue/monolith anointed with saffron.




9. What is Big Ben?

Big Ben is a bell.
ACCEPT: Great Bell of London.
REJECT: Clock tower, London landmark, clock.


10. Let's test your knowledge/research skills of Aussie slang! Translate this sentence into proper English:
"I was heading out beyond the black stump towards the Alice to another rip snorter B&S one arvo with me bluey in the back of me ute when some deadset drongo went hooning past me flat out."

I was heading a long way inland towards Alice Springs to another great/fantastic bachelors and spinsters ball one afternoon with my cattle dog (or backpack) in the tray of my utility vehicle (pick up) when some truly stupid person drove madly/idiotically past me at a very high speed.

ACCEPT: Any equivalent answer
REJECT: If any slang word not translated into proper English

And the WINNER is BB (Alessadri) (yet again... *yawn**sigh*).

Score - 9/10.

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a97/ProofReader/Emoticons/elephant4.gif Congratulations Alessadri! http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a97/ProofReader/Emoticons/Excited-woohoo-ani.gif

1.What is common to all these actors : Christian Coulson, Frank Dillane, Hero Fiennes Tiffin, Ian Hart, Ralph Fiennes and Richard Bremmer They all played Lord Voldemort (or Tom Riddle)

2.X is named after a famous 16th century theologian, and it is a common misconception that his last name is Wunderkind.
Y is named after a 17th century philosopher, and is invariably always associated with X. X's quote on Y : "Y is always a little loopy when he comes out of the dryer." Identify Calvin and Hobbes

3.An incident from Roman Legend : "Romulus invited Sabine families to a festival of Neptune Equester. At the meeting he gave a signal, at which the Romans grabbed the Sabine women and fought off the Sabine men. The indignant abductees were implored by Romulus to accept Roman husbands." This act by the Romans, later transformed into what Christian tradition, which exists till date. Carrying the bride across the threshold

4.This company name was coined by Christiansen from a Danish phrase which means "play well". The name could also be interpreted as "I put together" or "I assemble" in Latin, though this would be a somewhat forced application of the general sense "I collect; I gather; I learn"; the word is most used in the derived sense, "I read". The cognate Greek verb equivalent also means "gather, pick up", but this can include constructing a stone wall. Identify Lego

5.Identify the company that had this (http://i405.photobucket.com/albums/pp135/Alessadri/logocopy.jpg) as its first logo. Apple Inc

6.The 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris was the only occasion when Cricket was included in the list of games. France won the bronze medal, and England won silver. Which team won the gold medal? This one's a little tricky.. Though no team won the gold medal at the Olympics, the gold medal were reinstated later to England, and silver to France

7.Rose, strawberry, silkis, single, cushion, buttercup, pea, and V-shaped are all types of? Chicken/Rooster Combs

8.Proceratium X, also known as the X ant, was discovered in Madagascar by Dr. Brian L. Fisher, Associate Curator of Entomology at the California Academy of Sciences. The ant was named as a tribute to a tool which was very useful in Fisher's research. Identify X. Google, after Google Earth

9.The asteroid 9007 was discovered on 5 October 1983 by Antonín Mrkos at the Kleť Observatory in the Czech Republic. It is named after which famous fictional character? James Bond

10."Can I have a large container of coffee? Thank you."
"The point I said a blind Bulgarian in France would know"
"How I want a drink, alcoholic of course, after the heavy lectures involving quantum mechanics!" are all examples of? piPhilology



The Winners are ProofReader and ILoveMaths07

lolll haha proofie, little do u know... That's EXACTLY how BB dances/celebrates... :biggrin: loool

Anyone trying this one?

No Entries Yet :sad:

I think I have the answer to Number 10 - its "sentences" isn't it?
Other than that, I am clueless

LOL SAFF... muaaahahahahahahahaa... :twisted::biggrin:

Why is Alessadri called BB?

I sort of asked that earlier, but got a typical Maths reply of "LOLZ", so didn't bother asking further :biggrin:
I guess you just have to make your own assumptions:
Big Boy
Bad Boy
Baby Boy
Boo Boo
Bloody Bastard
Bassingwaithe Belvedere
*shrug*

Why is Alessadri called BB?
I think it stands for Big Brother :)- and maybe that's how maths sees Pauling? (Aless) :D

Why is Alessadri called BB?

I think they are brothers. Maths is the younger and Alessadri is the older :)

I think they are brothers. Maths is the younger and Alessadri is the older :)
Yeah maybe surrogate/adoptive brothers, but definitely not real ones! I'm fairly sure they aren't even from the same country...xD

Yeah maybe surrogate/adoptive brothers, but definitely not real ones! I'm fairly sure they aren't even from the same country...xD
In that case they are "bruvvers"

Bassingwaithe Belvedere

That made me lol :biggrin:

OMG ROFLMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOO. :biggrin::biggrin:

LOOOOOOollll Saff, I didn't know you had such a good sense of humour.

Bloody Bastard ---> ROFLMAO
Bassingwaithe Belvedere ---> DOUBLE ROFLMAO

Pippa, we're real. We're not robots. And we're brothers... and prolly 'bruvvers' (?) too :razz:. Yup, me is the younger and Alessadri is the elder. We're from the same country, but live in different ones. :razz:

And yeah, BB = Big Brother. lolz

lol Now it's my turn... Enjoy my EASY PEASY upcoming questions! :twisted::twisted:

PM answers to me and/or ProofReader by 11/12/08, Thursday, pi time (3:14 pm - GMT) , WITHOUT FAIL.

1) Identify the object (from space... :biggrin::smile::razz:) X and crater Y.

http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq249/ILoveMaths07/object2.jpg
http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq249/ILoveMaths07/object.jpg

2) Which ONE of the following could best represent a function of the antiderivative, or the integral, of this curve http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq249/ILoveMaths07/curve1111111111.jpg?

A) http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq249/ILoveMaths07/somecurve2.jpg
B) http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq249/ILoveMaths07/somecurve3.jpg
C) http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq249/ILoveMaths07/somecurve4.jpg
D) http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq249/ILoveMaths07/somecurve5.jpg

(Sorry for the white 'bits', don't know how to get rid of em... don't have Adobe Photoshop...)

3) Identify the monument.

http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq249/ILoveMaths07/monument4.jpghttp://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq249/ILoveMaths07/monument3.jpghttp://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq249/ILoveMaths07/monument1-1.jpghttp://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq249/ILoveMaths07/monument2.jpg

4) Identify the flower.

http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq249/ILoveMaths07/flower2.jpg

5) Name the first African in space who spent eight days aboard the International Space Station (ISS), and became the world's second paying visitor after Dennis Tito.

ENJOYYYYYYYYYYY, and laugh as much as you want to, mortals... oops... movvals... :twisted::twisted::twisted::smile::biggrin:

Go Proofie, go!

4) [Hint : http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq249/ILoveMaths07/flower3.jpg http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq249/ILoveMaths07/flower1.jpg]

Sorry for three posts. It wouldn't all fit in one post... It said I had uploaded more than 10 pics, although I hadn't...

For future reference you can get rid of the white bits in any program... like Paint :) or Power Point or whatever, you don't need an special editing program :)

Now I'm going to try to answer some of the questions, but this is so hard... is this weekly trivia always so hard? I feel like a dummy :(

lol nah it isn't... These ones have been specially constructed for a few 'movvals' here on iSketchforums. :biggrin::twisted::smile::twisted: (Read earlier posts)

It's actually not that bad, I just discovered I'm a pretty good researcher :P

I just hate Question #2 :rolleyes:

OOooOOoOOoOOoOoOOoo... lolz enjoy! :biggrin: :twisted: :smile: :twisted:

It said I had uploaded more than 10 pics, although I hadn't...

Each emote counts as a pic too

Oh... Yeah, I sorta realised that later... lolz :biggrin:

Mathsy, are you LB then? And also, what's a movval?

Bruvver is to brother as movval is to mortal. :biggrin: Hope that answers your question. :smile:

Yeah, bb calls me lb. lolz :biggrin:

Bruvver is to brother as movval is to mortal. :biggrin: Hope that answers your question. :smile:

Yeah, bb calls me lb. lolz :biggrin:

"Bruvver" is an adopted brother... (not blood-related, usually best friends)

so a "movval" is an adopted mortal, what? :rolleyes:

lol... OOOooOOoooOOooOoo.. yeah, adopted mortals, then... I guess... :biggrin: lolz

Anyway, here are Proofie's questions, which need to be answered and sent to me (Proofie won't be able to log on much) on or before pi time, Thursday, 11/12/08 (These are easy-peasy, so no time extension. :razz:)

Q6 Name the street that is home to British journalism.

Q7 In which country were Arabic numerals invented?

Q8 Which common fruit tree is considered to be the largest of all herbs?

Q9 What is the name of the world's tallest monolith?

Q10 Where do Chinese gooseberries come from?

will post answers and winners tomorrow. :smile:

Q1) Identify the object (from space... ) X and crater Y.

X - Mimas; Y - Herschel

Q2) Which ONE of the following could best represent a function of the antiderivative, or the integral, of this curve?

The curve shown is that of f(x) = -cos x.

INT - cos x. dx
= - INT cos x. dx
= - sin x + C.

Curve B) shows f(x) = -sin x.

Q3) Identify the monument.

The Temple of Bel in Palmyra, Syria.

Q4) Identify the flower.

Bougainvillea. :biggrin:

Q5) Name the first African in space who spent eight days aboard the International Space Station (ISS), and became the world's second paying visitor after Dennis Tito.

Mark Shuttleworth. (Nice name, eh? He was certainly worth the shuttle! :razz:)

Q6) Name the street that is home to British journalism.

Fleet Street.

Q7) In which country were Arabic numerals invented?

India.

Q8) Which common fruit tree is considered to be the largest of all herbs?

The Banana plant.

Q9) What is the name of the world's tallest monolith?

Acceptable answers: Mount Augustus, Stone Mountain, Uluru (Ayers Rock), El Capitan, Pao de Acucar.

Q10) Where do Chinese gooseberries come from?

China, although largely cultivated in New Zealand.

The outright WINNER of this quiz is... Sunnyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!


Scores:

Sunny1 - 10/10
Storm - 8/10
rockypg - 8/10

Yayyyyyyyyyyyyyy that was fun!
Now I get to make a new one? :)

I like how you made my name yellow ^_^

yeahhhhh :razz: You're sunny, anyway... so you had to be yelllooowwww... cheerful and spreading rays of happiness all over! :biggrin:

Ok this was fun, and I already have some questions for the rest of you. I tried to make some of them a little challenging and some easily google ones, but we'll just see...
Please pm me the answers before December 21rst midnight (your time).

1. Name Santa’s original eight reindeers

2. In the Bagua, what season is each of the following directions associated with? North, South, East, West, Northwest, Northeast, Southwest, Southeast. (please keep this same order)


3. Identify the authentic iSketch newbie drawing (you can send me up to 15 words of things you think this could be)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3259/3103628678_661c097ab7_o.jpg



4. Where is a policeman allowed to bite a dog to make him be quiet?


5. Identify the flag


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3164/3102797369_f796fc9dff_o.gif



6.
This is part of the lyrics from a current sitcom’s theme song. Tell me the complete name of the sitcom and fill each blank space with the missing word.
The _____ stood up straight,
The _____ all met their fate,
They tried to _____ but they were late
And they all died (they _____ their asses off)
The oceans and ____
See ya, wouldn't wanna be ya
Set in _____ by the same _____ _____!


7. What’s the next number in this sequence?

4 - 14 - 6 - 25 - 8 - 36 - __

8. Identify the animal
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3184/3102795323_ba349205ae_o.jpg

9. What cartoon character made a “Florida” state shaped costume for his daughter to wear?



10. What pop singer with a reported IQ of 140 was not admitted to sing in the school chorus when she was a child and was made fun of by her classmates because of her voice?



Enjoy :)

Q9) What is the name of the world's tallest monolith?

Acceptable answers: Mount Augustus, Stone Mountain, Uluru (Ayers Rock), El Capitan, Pao de Acucar.

Q10) Where do Chinese gooseberries come from?

China, although largely cultivated in New Zealand.



The above answers are incorrect and not the ones which I sent to you ILM. Please see my PM to you.

Hi there :)
To be clear I just want to say Chinese gooseberries are originally from China. They arrived to New Zealand at the begining of the 20th century. About the tallest monolith, that is still on dispute by several ones so I understand different answers were accepted since the claim of being the tallest one is made by a few monoliths! I understand that last question is controversial, but there's no doubt about Chinese gooseberries...


Other than that, please play my quiz and have fun =)

Don't worry, Sunny1, I'm happy to stick with ILM's incorrect marking so as not to stuff things up any further.

My answers to the last two questions were as follows:

9. Uluru (or Ayers Rock) is recognised as being the world's tallest monolith. A monolith is defined as a large single upright block of stone. Mount Augustus is, as storm (the forum member) discovered, a monocline not a monolith. However, in view of the answers received, I can see how this could easily have been confused and am more than happy to accept both answers. The other names tossed in by ILM are irrelevant as no-one used any of them in their answers, despite the fact that Wikipedia states (without citations) that there are three other claims to the title. It wouldn't be the first time that Wikipedia was incorrect!

10. New Zealand. "Chinese gooseberries" were so named in New Zealand, therefore they are "from" New Zealand. It was intended to be a play on the words of the question. Yes, the origin of the species was China, however what we know today as 'Chinese gooseberries' were actually cultivated from a seed of the genus which was taken to New Zealand by the sister of a missionary who had been in China. They were so named because people thought they tasted like a gooseberry and the plant had its origins in China, although it proceeded to be changed in the cultivation process. The 'original' Chinese fruit does not look much like what you and I know as being a 'Chinese gooseberry' or 'Kiwifruit'. Once again, however, I am happy to accept both answers due to the possible confusion caused by my wording of the question.

To the best of my knowledge, only three lots of quiz answers were received. Given the above, all three are correct. I hope, for the sake of the continuation of the game, that storm and rockypg will graciously accept that ILM made a mistake in his scoring. I'm sorry, he should have discussed the matter with me first, however my attempts at PMs with ILM have not been met with appropriate responses. Perhaps storm and/or rockypg can be given preference if they (a) play, (b) are correct and (c) there is a tie in the next lot of scoring? Even if we disregarded the last two questions, there would still be a three-way tie, unfortunately.

My five questions were purely intended to 'lighten' the quiz with some easy answers as it was not being attempted by many, possibly due to the complexity and/or narrow scope of some of the previous questions. Alas my endeavours seem to have backfired; for that, I apologise to the quiz entrants.

In any event, good luck with your quiz, Sunny1, and good luck to the participants!

...
Perhaps storm and/or rockypg can be given preference if they (a) play, (b) are correct and (c) there is a tie in the next lot of scoring? Even if we disregarded the last two questions, there would still be a three-way tie, unfortunately. ...
It's okay - I don't really want preferences.

...
My five questions were purely intended to 'lighten' the quiz with some easy answers as it was not being attempted by many, possibly due to the complexity and/or narrow scope of some of the previous questions. Alas my endeavours seem to have backfired; for that, I apologise to the quiz entrants....

I definitely learned new things - even with the controversial ones - so I'm not upset they were included.

/me hugs PR

1. Name Santa’s original eight reindeers
Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner (Donder, Dunder), and Blitzen (Bliksem, Blixem).
(No Rudolph)

2. In the Bagua, what season is each of the following directions associated with? North, South, East, West, Northwest, Northeast, Southwest, Southeast. (please keep this same order)
Winter, Summer, Spring, Autumn, Autumn, Winter, Summer, Spring
3. Identify the authentic iSketch newbie drawing (you can send me up to 15 words of things you think this could be)
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3259/3103628678_661c097ab7_o.jpg
Venus
(Hahaha)
4. Where is a policeman allowed to bite a dog to make him be quiet?
Paulding, Ohio (also accept Wyoming)

5. Identify the flag
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3164/3102797369_f796fc9dff_o.gif
Kyrgyzstan

6. This is part of the lyrics from a current sitcom’s theme song. Tell me the complete name of the sitcom and fill each blank space with the missing word.
The _____ stood up straight,
The _____ all met their fate,
They tried to _____ but they were late
And they all died (they _____ their asses off)
The oceans and ____
See ya, wouldn't wanna be ya
Set in _____ by the same _____ _____!

The Big Bang Theory: bipeds, dinosaurs, leap, froze, Pangea, motion, Big, Bang(I love it)
7. What’s the next number in this sequence?

4 - 14 - 6 - 25 - 8 - 36 - __

(10)
(And yes, next one after 10 is 47)


8. Identify the animal
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3184/3102795323_ba349205ae_o.jpg
Uakari
(Not "weird scary bald monkey".... does nobody in the whole planet think they're cute, except for me?)

9. What cartoon character made a “Florida” state shaped costume for his daughter to wear?
Homer Simpson(Hahahahaha... and look at the Idaho costume)
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3218/3131356302_9720c7c391_m.jpg

10. What pop singer with a reported IQ of 140 was not admitted to sing in the school chorus when she was a child and was made fun of by her classmates because of her voice?
Shakira


We had two players, who guessed at different answers but where very close in scores, but the winner is....
(drama music)

ILoveMaths07

With 7/10 correct answers.

Saffron had 6/10 correct answers!!!

Thanks both for playing and I'll join the next quiz for sure :-D

lol yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy that was close lol... VENUS?!?!? zomg WHO THE HELL DREW THAT?!?!?!? LOOOOOOL Venus my ****! LOLOLololol that is sooo funnyyyyy! lol is that cap a 'planet'??! I don't get it...! I wish I could throw a shoe at this drawer... LOL... Astronomy insulter... :mad:

LOL Nah... that monkey is EVIL. There's no doubt about that...! :eek:

And poor Lisa... LOL. :sad:

lol nice quiz. i really enjoyed it. :biggrin:

I was thinking that the Venus drawing was the one you got that gave you the extra point :P
It's SO a tennis racquet, tennis net, and a baseball cap! Loved it.

lol no. i got 3, 8 and 10 incorrect. look what i guessed for 3 lol:

baseball
bat
swing
sports
cap
hit
pitcher
play
game
cricket
wicket
boundary
bowler
stumps
field

Someone who saw the newbie drawing in my flickr said something about it being Santa crashing on a wall with Saturn :)


Congratssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss ILM07!!!

I'll post the questions soon!

1. Why is 2009 called 'The Year of Astronomy'?
2. What is the capital of the country in which you would find the Fortress of Doboj?
3. Who was the last king of the 18th Dynasty in Ancient Egypt?
4. Dr. Neo Cortex and Dr. N. Gin are the arch-enemies of which video game character?
5. Which fruit is called the 'Atheist's Nightmare', especially by Ray Comfort and Kirk Cameron?
6. Name the very popular 1960 film which stars Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, Martin Balsam, John Gavin, Vera Miles, Simon Oakland, John McIntire, Frank Albertson and
Patricia Hitchcock.
7. Who, in 1994, came on the 'Late Show with David Letterman', used four-letter words and asked David Letterman to smell her underwear? :eek:
8. Which element, whose name means 'light bearer', has many allotropes, four of which are named after the colours white, red, scarlet and black?
9. Abyssinian, American Spotted, Cypriot and Poitou are all breeds of which domestic animal?
10. How many 10-letter possible permutations are there of the word 'BOOKKEEPER'?

You know what to do. Send in your answers before pi pm (GMT) on the 9th of January, Friday.
All the best!

1. Why is 2009 called 'The Year of Astronomy'? It marks the 400th anniversary of the invention of the first astronomical telescope by Galileo in 1609.
Other reasons are fine, but this main reason must be in your answer.

2. What is the capital of the country in which you would find the Fortress of Doboj? Sarajevo. The Fortress of Doboj is in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

3. Who was the last king of the 18th Dynasty in Ancient Egypt? Horemheb.

4. Dr. Neo Cortex and Dr. N. Gin are the arch-enemies of which video game character? Crash Bandicoot

5. Which fruit is called the 'Atheist's Nightmare', especially by Ray Comfort and Kirk Cameron? Banana.

6. Name the very popular 1960 film which stars Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, Martin Balsam, John Gavin, Vera Miles, Simon Oakland, John McIntire, Frank Albertson and
Patricia Hitchcock. Psycho.

7. Who, in 1994, came on the 'Late Show with David Letterman', used four-letter words and asked David Letterman to smell her underwear? Madonna

8. Which element, whose name means 'light bearer', has many allotropes, four of which are named after the colours white, red, scarlet and black? Phosphorus.

9. Abyssinian, American Spotted, Cypriot and Poitou are all breeds of which domestic animal? Donkey.

10. How many 10-letter possible permutations are there of the word 'BOOKKEEPER'? = 10! / (2! * 2! * 3!) = 151200.

Scores

Saffron - 9/10

tgfcoder - 10/10

Sunny1 - 10/10

So I had to carry out a lucky draw... and the WINNNNNNNERRRRR ISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS...



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tgfcoder brooooooooo!!!! CONGRATULATIONSSSSSSSSS... AND CELEBRATIONSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS S!

Questions coming soon :)

Okay, let's start easy.. :smile:

1. What is the only mammal that cannot jump?

2. What does laser stand for?

3. What is the name of Krusty the Clown's pet monkey in the television series The Simpsons?

4. What is the world's most symmetrical structure?

5. What percentage of mass in our solar system is contained in the sun? (Choose the closest answer)
A: 25%
B: 50%
C: 75%
D: 100%

6. When is the next year that will look the same upside-down? (Hint: The last one was 1961.)

7. In the mid 80s, Coca-Cola was scrutinised for displaying a lewd subliminal message in their advertising: see here (http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/4343/coke1ll.gif). What is the nationality of the artist responsible?

8. After Pluto's demotion from "planet", what is it now classified as?

9. What is the longest word in English that has all of its letters in alphabetical order? For example, ant has all of its letters in alphabetical order but isn't terrible long.

10. Exactly how many legal (without deconstruction) configurations of a standard 3x3 Rubik's cube are there?


Send your answers to me via private message: here (http://www.isketchforum.net/private.php?do=newpm&u=3749)
Enjoy! And remember, Google (http://www.google.com/) is your friend.

Answers due in by: 18th January, 2009

Lolol bait doesn't have all its letters in alphabetical order... -snicker-

ant does on the other hand...

:embarrassed: it's in the AM :D forgive me.

AM? HUh???????????????

As in ante meridiem :P The opposite of PM. :)

So what was in the AM? And why would you want forgiveness? :razz:

& isn't it Ante Meridien?

Basically Codeeey did a little mistake.. :P and I spotted it, and he's changed it :)

Nope, and I made a mistake. See sorsie's post and it's early in the morning lol (my excuse)

and his excuse was that it was early in the morning? :razz: lol bb said the same thing... My excuse would be... "It was late at night!" lol...! Your brain is fresshhhhhhh andddd cooooolll in the morningssss... How can that EVER be an excuseeeee? :razz:

Because it wasn't fresh because I hadn't slept! (I pull all-nighters on occasion)

Question 7 reminded me of this ad for McDonalds (http://crossthebreeze.files.wordpress.com/2007/10/mcdonalds-ass-thumb.jpg).
Yass is a town in NSW, Australia......

Question 7 reminded me of this ad for McDonalds (http://crossthebreeze.files.wordpress.com/2007/10/mcdonalds-ass-thumb.jpg).
Yass is a town in NSW, Australia......

HAHAHAHAHAHA:razz:

lol i was wondering what's so bad about MYASS... M-YASS... Then I realised it can also read as 'MY A$$'. LOL.

This is the last day you have for trivia-ing so if you plan to enter your answers, please do so soon!

ugh i wanna do this... and I've wasted like 2 hours searching 4 the answers...? I can't afford to lose any more time. It would be nice if you could extend this a little... if you want to...

EDIT: I only need 2 more answers...

I'll extend it for a few days because I'll be out (and therefore not on iSkF) so you have your wish granted mathsbro!

YYAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY :biggrin: Now I get enough time to hunt down the lewd artist... :biggrin::razz:

Hmm.. what has happened here? -_-

Mathsbro never gave me the answers :(

Anyway, here are the results..

Alessadri: 10/10 Well done XD
Saffron: 9/10 Didn't get the lewd artist!
Sunny1: 8/10 #3 is Mr. Teeny and #4 was the Taj Mahal.

I guess that means it's over to Alessadri (I should have really ended this sooner but I'll give you the benefit of the doubt.)

As there are many competitions floating around, I thought I would make this week's edition easy.

The questions are screenshots from various rooms in iSketch. There are 15 questions in all. Descriptions for each question is given below. The thumbnails of each image are posted here, the original image (iSketch screen size) can be obtained by clicking the image you want.

All images contain the number-of-syllables, the ones absent or monosyllabic.



http://i405.photobucket.com/albums/pp135/Alessadri/Thumbs/Thumb01.jpg (http://i405.photobucket.com/albums/pp135/Alessadri/Questions/Q01.jpg) http://i405.photobucket.com/albums/pp135/Alessadri/Thumbs/Thumb02.jpg (http://i405.photobucket.com/albums/pp135/Alessadri/Questions/Q02.jpg) http://i405.photobucket.com/albums/pp135/Alessadri/Thumbs/Thumb03.jpg (http://i405.photobucket.com/albums/pp135/Alessadri/Questions/Q03.jpg)http://i405.photobucket.com/albums/pp135/Alessadri/Thumbs/Thumb04.jpg (http://i405.photobucket.com/albums/pp135/Alessadri/Questions/Q04.jpg) http://i405.photobucket.com/albums/pp135/Alessadri/Thumbs/Thumb05.jpg (http://i405.photobucket.com/albums/pp135/Alessadri/Questions/Q05.jpg)
http://i405.photobucket.com/albums/pp135/Alessadri/Thumbs/Thumb06.jpg (http://i405.photobucket.com/albums/pp135/Alessadri/Questions/Q06.jpg)http://i405.photobucket.com/albums/pp135/Alessadri/Thumbs/Thumb07.jpg (http://i405.photobucket.com/albums/pp135/Alessadri/Questions/Q07.jpg) http://i405.photobucket.com/albums/pp135/Alessadri/Thumbs/Thumb08.jpg (http://i405.photobucket.com/albums/pp135/Alessadri/Questions/Q08.jpg)http://i405.photobucket.com/albums/pp135/Alessadri/Thumbs/Thumb09.jpg (http://i405.photobucket.com/albums/pp135/Alessadri/Questions/Q09.jpg)http://i405.photobucket.com/albums/pp135/Alessadri/Thumbs/Thumb10.jpg (http://i405.photobucket.com/albums/pp135/Alessadri/Questions/Q10.jpg)
http://i405.photobucket.com/albums/pp135/Alessadri/Thumbs/Thumb11.jpg (http://i405.photobucket.com/albums/pp135/Alessadri/Questions/Q11.jpg) http://i405.photobucket.com/albums/pp135/Alessadri/Thumbs/Thumb12.jpg (http://i405.photobucket.com/albums/pp135/Alessadri/Questions/Q12.jpg) http://i405.photobucket.com/albums/pp135/Alessadri/Thumbs/Thumb13.jpg (http://i405.photobucket.com/albums/pp135/Alessadri/Questions/Q13.jpg) http://i405.photobucket.com/albums/pp135/Alessadri/Thumbs/Thumb14.jpg (http://i405.photobucket.com/albums/pp135/Alessadri/Questions/Q14.jpg) http://i405.photobucket.com/albums/pp135/Alessadri/Thumbs/Thumb15.jpg (http://i405.photobucket.com/albums/pp135/Alessadri/Questions/Q15.jpg)

Questions 1 to 5 are from Mish Mash (http://task10.com/mash) Room, with the wordlist UK Easy.
(oops..Q04 is a PUN-style draw)
Question 6 is also Mish Mash (http://task10.com/mash) Room, with US Basic.
Question 7 is Food.
Question 8 is Double Trouble.
Question 9 and 10 are Easy/Basic words (I am not sure :/ ).
Question 11 and 12 are from Animals (Easy).
Question 13 to 15 are taken from Science.

A maximum of 5 guesses is allowed for each question. Each question carries one mark with no part-points. Tie-breakers will be decided by the total number of guesses for all questions. The lesser, the better.


PM yours answers to me before Sunday, 22nd February 2009, 12 noon (UTC)



I would like to apologize in advance, if you find any obscure or wrongly-drawn words.

This is great, 'Sadri!
/me gets guessing

Meh... still stuck on some...
/me cries

Ooo this is really cool!
Lol storm.. I'm stuck on a lotttttt but ehh I'm lazy.. *sends in half / guessed answers* XP

This is fantastic Aless! :razz:
One question, for the Ze style, do we have to guess the actual word that you would have been asked to draw or the word that you drew?

Nice idea for a quiz, Aless!
Hmm, I'm confused by some. but I like the "5 guesses only" rule.

This looks Brilliant - and also really fun! :). Thanks for organising it Gav x

One question, for the Ze style, do we have to guess the actual word that you would have been asked to draw or the word that you drew?

I need the actual word :)

And... I have a few responses already! Wow. xD

Answers

http://i405.photobucket.com/albums/pp135/Alessadri/Thumbs/Thumb01.jpg (http://i405.photobucket.com/albums/pp135/Alessadri/Questions/Q01.jpg) Dice (Jaundice)

http://i405.photobucket.com/albums/pp135/Alessadri/Thumbs/Thumb02.jpg (http://i405.photobucket.com/albums/pp135/Alessadri/Questions/Q02.jpg) Hit (White)

http://i405.photobucket.com/albums/pp135/Alessadri/Thumbs/Thumb03.jpg (http://i405.photobucket.com/albums/pp135/Alessadri/Questions/Q03.jpg)Tattoo

http://i405.photobucket.com/albums/pp135/Alessadri/Thumbs/Thumb04.jpg (http://i405.photobucket.com/albums/pp135/Alessadri/Questions/Q04.jpg)String

http://i405.photobucket.com/albums/pp135/Alessadri/Thumbs/Thumb05.jpg (http://i405.photobucket.com/albums/pp135/Alessadri/Questions/Q05.jpg)Signal

http://i405.photobucket.com/albums/pp135/Alessadri/Thumbs/Thumb06.jpg (http://i405.photobucket.com/albums/pp135/Alessadri/Questions/Q06.jpg)Goalie

http://i405.photobucket.com/albums/pp135/Alessadri/Thumbs/Thumb07.jpg (http://i405.photobucket.com/albums/pp135/Alessadri/Questions/Q07.jpg)Spanish Omelet

http://i405.photobucket.com/albums/pp135/Alessadri/Thumbs/Thumb08.jpg (http://i405.photobucket.com/albums/pp135/Alessadri/Questions/Q08.jpg)Trapeze Artist

http://i405.photobucket.com/albums/pp135/Alessadri/Thumbs/Thumb09.jpg (http://i405.photobucket.com/albums/pp135/Alessadri/Questions/Q09.jpg)Gladiator

http://i405.photobucket.com/albums/pp135/Alessadri/Thumbs/Thumb10.jpg (http://i405.photobucket.com/albums/pp135/Alessadri/Questions/Q10.jpg)Brainchild

http://i405.photobucket.com/albums/pp135/Alessadri/Thumbs/Thumb11.jpg (http://i405.photobucket.com/albums/pp135/Alessadri/Questions/Q11.jpg)Monarch Butterfly

http://i405.photobucket.com/albums/pp135/Alessadri/Thumbs/Thumb12.jpg (http://i405.photobucket.com/albums/pp135/Alessadri/Questions/Q12.jpg)German Shepherd

http://i405.photobucket.com/albums/pp135/Alessadri/Thumbs/Thumb13.jpg (http://i405.photobucket.com/albums/pp135/Alessadri/Questions/Q13.jpg)Volcanology

http://i405.photobucket.com/albums/pp135/Alessadri/Thumbs/Thumb14.jpg (http://i405.photobucket.com/albums/pp135/Alessadri/Questions/Q14.jpg)Thermodynamics

http://i405.photobucket.com/albums/pp135/Alessadri/Thumbs/Thumb15.jpg (http://i405.photobucket.com/albums/pp135/Alessadri/Questions/Q15.jpg)Parietal Bones

Scores
(Number of guesses in parenthesis)

storm.............11(12)
Bellicimo.........13(16)
Medea............9(15)
Saffron...........6(14)
db1986.........12(19)
Sorsie............6(16)


Over to you, Bellicimo.

OH God.
You can see I don't play iSketch much anymore.
I thought number 1 was INK (wrinkle)
I liked this quiz, though - well done everyone
/clap

Yeah, I agree with Saff, amazing idea for a quiz.

I was actually thinking about this for the Easter comp, but a. you've beaten me to it and b. um.. yeah I can't draw very well :embarrassed:

I was actually thinking about this for the Easter comp, but a. you've beaten me to it and b. um.. yeah I can't draw very well :embarrassed:
a. It doesn't matter - I have a similar thing in one of the Dux rounds
b. I got someone else to draw them ;)

Ahhh! Good quiz aless and well done to everyone who participated :)
And a biggg congrats to Belli!
Rofl I'm surprised I got that many right when most were random first guesses as I'm lazy XP lmao
I really liked this quiz :razz:

/me whacks not submitting string, gladiator and volcanology around the head. xD
/me whacks parietal bones with a soggy fish.
It soooo could have been temporal lobes, damn it. :P

Edit:
... I thought number 1 was INK (wrinkle) ...

I thought it was wrinkes first too! Then I was like, hmm but Alessadri drew this... and I know he isn't random with his draws xD

Over to you, Bellicimo.

* db1986 pokes Belli

oh hmm woops, yeh sorry :( i kinda forgottt hm ill tryy and um yeh do something :(

Why is everyone abandoning the forums? Everyone seems to have stopped playing the games.

Um yeah the quiz thing I'm sorry I took so long to do it and stuff I kinda forgot about it and um got lazy but yeah I can't do these so i kinda didnt do the questionssssss but yeah :) if it goes wrong blame Sorsie please :)


1. What comic was banned in Finland because the main character didn't wear pants?
2. What creature has the largest eyes?
3. What is the longest word that can be type on a keyboard using a single row?
4. How did ABBA get their name?
5. Seeing as the rest are like kinda googleable um yeh...How many pairs of shoes does Sorsie ownnn?

:) and yeahh sorrrrry for me being so slow and yeh ruining the weeklyness of it :) is sorsie's fault.... and yeh there's only 5 questions cos yeh....


oh yeh and deadline woops um 5pm uk timeee sunday the whenever the next one is :( idk but then would be gooood :)

Aless' turn.

Yeah......so many entrys. and um yeah.... im not sure theres much piints poisitn the answers but yeah um hmmm i know was bad ahta tbut yeah.... hmmmm./...



yeha and winner was aless.... mainly cos he was the only perdon to enter....hm.

but not really any pooint giving asnwers so yeah um well done aless next quix thingy to you..... oh and sorsie has 21 pairs of shoes only ine i can remmeber.,

hehe.
Had to quote it just so you can't edit it when you wake up sober.......
:P

Where in the world are the answers? It's way past the deadline!

bb, your turn. lol. You were announced winner on the 4th of May, 2009. Today is the 16th of August, 2010. Wow, time flies!

I say bring back the weekly quiz! Capt_Sparrow said he would help me so I vote that he starts first if Aless doesn't want to continue on his turn :twisted:

Yeah, feel free.