Are You Up For A Challenge? – It’s The Monday Quiz.

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Quite a mixture of questions today.

Some are easy, some are difficult, and some should be easy but I have a feeling they may turn out to be quite difficult too!

As usual the answers are waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay down below, but please, NO cheating.

Enjoy and good luck.

Q. 1: You’ve seen it hundreds if not thousands of times, so how many milk bottles are standing on the porch when Fred Flintstone puts out the cat?

Q. 2: Who was assassinated in Dallas on 24 November 1963?

Q. 3: Who was known as ‘The Serpent of the Nile’?

Q. 4: How many amendments have their been to the US Constitution?

Q. 5: For which event of 1872 is the name of Captain Briggs remembered?

Q. 6: What was abolished by France in 1981, The Netherlands in 1982, Australia in 1985 and New Zealand in 1989?

Q. 7: How many colored squares are on a Rubik cube?

Q. 8: A famous Irish novelist and poet, he was born in 1882 and died in 1941, who was he?

Q. 9: Who directed the movie ‘Jurassic Park’?

Q. 10: What famous IT company launched a clothing line in 1986?

Q. 11: Which great Carthegian general crossed the Alps in 218?

Q. 12: For how many years did the famous ‘Pony Express’ operate in America?

Q. 13: On what date in 1883 did France officially present the Statue of Liberty to the US?

Q. 14: Cary Grant and Alfred Hitchcock had one of the most celebrated and successful collaborations of any actor/director pair in history. Name as many of their movies as you can (and you get a point for each correct answer).

Q. 15: Who had 7 members of a rival gang killed on St Valentines day 1929?

Q. 16: Who or what is the Presidential retreat ‘Camp David’ named after?

Q. 17: Who said “Read my lips, no new taxes”?

Q. 18: What was the name of the domestic videocassette tape recorder system introduced by Sony in 1975?

Q. 19: Which famous Arab / Israeli war took place in 1973?

Q. 20: In the long running hit television series ‘Magnum P.I.’, what was the character name of the ex-British Army Officer who looked after the estate in which Magnum lives?

ANSWERS

Q. 1: You’ve seen it hundreds if not thousands of times, so how many milk bottles are standing on the porch when Fred Flintstone puts out the cat?

A. 1: One. (You should have known that!)

Q. 2: Who was assassinated in Dallas on 24 November 1963?

A. 2: Lee Harvey Oswald.

Q. 3: Who was known as ‘The Serpent of the Nile’?

A. 3: Cleopatra.

Q. 4: How many amendments have their been to the US Constitution?

A. 4: 27.

Q. 5: For which event of 1872 is the name of Captain Briggs remembered?

A. 5: He Was The Captain Of The Marie Celeste.

Q. 6: What was abolished by France in 1981, The Netherlands in 1982, Australia in 1985 and New Zealand in 1989?

A. 6: The Death Penalty.

Q. 7: How many colored squares are on a Rubik cube?

A. 7: 54 (A cube has 6 sides and there are 9 colored squares per side.)

Q. 8: A famous Irish novelist and poet, he was born in 1882 and died in 1941, who was he?

A. 8: James Joyce.

Q. 9: Who directed the movie ‘Jurassic Park’?

A. 9: Steven Spielberg.

Q. 10: What famous IT company launched a clothing line in 1986?

A. 10: Apple.

Q. 11: Which great Carthegian general crossed the Alps in 218?

A. 11: Hannibal.

Q. 12: For how many years did the famous ‘Pony Express’ operate in America?

A. 12: The ‘Pony Express’ only lasted a single year before the transcontinental telegraph made the route obsolete.

Q. 13: On what date in 1883 did France officially present the Statue of Liberty to the US?

A. 13: 4th July.

A. 14: Cary Grant appeared in 4 Hitchcock movies, ‘Suspicion’ in 1941; ‘Notorious’ in 1946; ‘To Catch A Thief’ in 1955; and ‘North By North-West’ in 1959.

Q. 15: Who had 7 members of a rival gang killed on St Valentines day 1929?

A. 15: Al Capone.

Q. 16: Who or what is the Presidential retreat ‘Camp David’ named after?

A. 16: Presidential retreat Camp David is named after Dwight Eisenhower’s grandson.

Q. 17: Who said “Read my lips, no new taxes”?

A. 17: George Bush.

Q. 18: What was the name of the domestic videocassette tape recorder system introduced by Sony in 1975?

A. 18: Betamax.

Q. 19: Which famous Arab / Israeli war took place in 1973?

A. 19: The Yom Kippur war.

Q. 20: In the long running hit television series ‘Magnum P.I.’, what was the character name of the ex-British Army Officer who looked after the estate in which Magnum lived?

A. 20: Jonathan Quayle Higgins III, but ‘Higgins’ will get you a point.

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Time To Put The Little Grey Cells To Work. It’s Quiz Day!

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Another quiz for you today. Some easy ones but a few of them this time are quite difficult I think, but we’ll see what you make of them.

As usual the answers are waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay down below – but NO cheating please!

The best of luck and enjoy.

Q. 1: What is Michael J. Fox’s middle name?

Q. 2: 2013 is the first year this millennium this has happened, when was the previous time?

Q. 3: Only one U.S. state’s name ends with the letter “K.” Likewise, only one U.S. state’s name ends with the letter “G”. Name them. (A point for each correct answer.)

Q. 4: What was the “parental guidance” movie rating known as before it became “PG”?

Q. 5: I’m sure that at one time or another you have suffered from “sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia”, but what is it more commonly known as?

Q. 6: For many years the Anglo-European Concorde super sonic passenger jet flew between London and New York. But what was the only internal route used by this airplane within the United States?

Q. 7: What is the small “You Are Here” sticker that indicates your position on a map called?

Q. 8: If your doctor says he is going to perform an “auscultation” on you what procedure would he or she be carrying out?

Q. 9: Though it’s not as well-known as the Grand Canyon what is name of the deepest gorge in the U.S. at nearly 8,000 feet?

Q. 10: What country has the most wild camels?

Q. 11: Who is the youngest man to become President of the USA and who is the youngest man to be elected President of the USA? (A point for each correct answer.)

Q. 12: Drug lord Pablo Escobar’s Medellin Cartel spent $2,500 a month on rubber bands. Why?

Q. 13: Two of America’s greatest national symbols are The Liberty Bell and the Statue of Liberty. Where were they made? (A point for each correct answer.)

Q. 14: Which British liner was sunk off the Irish coast by a German submarine on 7th May 1915?

Q. 15: Which actress starred in the controversial movie ‘Rosemary’s Baby’?

Q. 16: The first armored presidential limo was used by President Franklin Roosevelt just as the United States was entering WW II. Who was its former owner?

Q. 17: In what American town or city was the TV series “Married With Children” set?

Q. 18: Nurse, Cookie Cutter, Blue, Zebra, Carpet, School, Bull and Wobbegong are all examples of what?

Q. 19: What is the name given to the Japanese crime organization?

Q. 20: Which American film director had the middle name Blount?

ANSWERS

Q. 1: What is Michael J. Fox’s middle name?

A. 1: Michael J. Fox’s middle name is Andrew.

Q. 2: 2013 is the first year this millennium this has happened, when was the previous time?

A. 2: 1987 (Years where all four digits are different from one another.)

Q. 3: Only one U.S. state’s name ends with the letter “K.” Likewise, only one U.S. state’s name ends with the letter “G”. Name them. (A point for each correct aswer.)

A. 3: The U.S. state’s name ending with the letter “K” is New York. The U.S. state’s name ending with the letter “G” is Wyoming.

Q. 4: What was the “parental guidance” movie rating known as before it became “PG”?

A. 4: It was known as “GP” (for General audience, Parental guidance suggested).

Q. 5: I’m sure that at one time or another you have suffered from “sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia”, but what is it more commonly known as?

A. 5: Sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia is the medical term for ice cream headaches.

Q. 6: For many years the Anglo-European Concorde super sonic passenger jet flew between London and New York. But what was the only internal route used by this airplane within the United States?

A. 6: The only inter-U.S. flights made by the Concorde were between New York’s JFK Airport and the oil-rich Texas metropolis of Dallas-Fort Worth.

Q. 7: What is the small “You Are Here” sticker that indicates your position on a map called?

A. 7: It is called an ideo locator.

Q. 8: If your doctor says he is going to perform an “auscultation” on you what procedure would he or she be carrying out?

A. 8: When a doctor performs an auscultation on you he or she will just be using his stethoscope.

Q. 9: Though it’s not as well-known as the Grand Canyon what is name of the deepest gorge in the U.S. at nearly 8,000 feet?

A. 9: The deepest gorge in the U.S. at nearly 8,000 feet is called Hell’s Canyon

Q. 10: What country has the most wild camels?

A. 10: Australia.

Q. 11: Who is the youngest man to become President of the USA and who is the youngest man to be elected President of the USA? (A point for each correct answer.)

A. 11: Teddy Roosevelt is the youngest man to become President (age 42) while John F Kennedy is the youngest man to be elected President (age 43).

Q. 12: Drug lord Pablo Escobar’s Medellin Cartel spent $2,500 a month on rubber bands. Why?

A. 12: To hold all their bundles of cash.

Q. 13: Two of America’s greatest national symbols are The Liberty Bell and the Statue of Liberty. Where were they made? (A point for each correct answer.)

A. 13: The Liberty Bell was cast in England and the Statue of Liberty was crafted in France.

Q. 14: Which British liner was sunk off the Irish coast by a German submarine on 7th May 1915?

A. 14: The Lusitania.

Q. 15: Which actress starred in the controversial movie ‘Rosemary’s Baby’?

A. 15: Mia Farrow.

Q. 16: The first armored presidential limo was used by President Franklin Roosevelt just as the United States was entering WW II. Who was its former owner?

A. 16: This particular Cadillac convertible originally belonged to the gangster Al Capone. It was seized in 1932 when Capone was charged with tax evasion.

Q. 17: In which American town or city was the TV series “Married With Children” set?

A. 17: Chicago.

Q. 18: Nurse, Cookie Cutter, Blue, Zebra, Carpet, School, Bull and Wobbegong are all examples of what?

A. 18: Sharks.

Q. 19: What is the name given to the Japanese crime organization?

A. 19: The Yakuza.

Q. 20: Which American film director had the middle name Blount?

A. 20: Cecil B de Mille.

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Did You Know? – Some More Concrete Facts From Fasab’s Files.

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Fact day again on the fasab blog.

And where better to start that a fact literally set in concrete – lots of concrete.

Enjoy.

There is enough concrete in the Hoover Dam

to pave a two lane highway from San Francisco to New York

When the Statue of Liberty was moved

from France to the United States,

214 crates were used to transport it.

The Statue was also reduced to 350 pieces.

When the divorce rate goes up in the United States,

toy makers report that the sale of toys also rise.

The cartoon character Popeye was actually based

on a real person named Frank “Rocky” Fiegel

who was a tough guy handy with his fists

and who was quite similar to Popeye physically.

The reason why locusts swarm are because when they are in groups,

a “hot-spot” behind their hind legs is stimulated,

which in turn causes their destructive nature.

A large swarm of locusts can eat eighty thousand tons of corn in a day.

In 1755, the first Canadian post office opened in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

The company “Sony” was originally called “Totsuken.”

They felt the name “Sony” would be easier to pronounce.

The name was invented by a cross between the name

“sonus” and “sonny” (derived from “sound” and “sonic”).

They also thought that the similarity to “Sonny”,

meaning a young man or boy,

would represent an energetic young company.

After the Krakatoa volcano eruption in 1883 in Indonesia,

many people reported that, because of the dust,

the sunset appeared green and the moon blue.

The moon was said to appear blue for almost two years.

Reno, Nevada is west of Los Angeles, California.

During one seven year period,

Thomas Edison obtained approximately three hundred patents.

In is whole life he obtained over one thousand patents.

About 30% of American admit to talking to their dogs

or leaving messages on their answering machines

for their dogs while they are away.

The longest bout of sneezing recorded was by Donna Griffith.

It began in January 13 1981 and continued until September 16 1983

and lasted for 978 days.

A bomb dropped by the Allies on Berlin during World War II

killed every animal in the Berlin Zoo except the elephant,

which escaped and roamed the city.

When a Russian commander saw hungry Germans chasing

the elephant and trying to kill it, he ordered his troops to protect it

and shoot anyone who tried to kill it.

In 1999, All Nippon Airlines, had one of its jets

fully decorated with Pokemon characters

from nose to tail on its exterior.

The first person to die in the electric chair was William Kemmler,

an ax murderer from New York on August 6, 1890

The city of Denver was originally chosen to host the 1976 Winter Olympics,

but had to withdraw because Colorado voters rejected to finance it.

The expression “Tying the Knot” comes from an old Roman custom

where the bride’s clothes were tied up in knots

and the groom was supposed to untie the knots

Velcro was invented by Swiss engineer George de Mestral,

who got the idea after noticing burrs were sticking to his pants

after his regular walks through the woods.

Nylon is a man-made fiber that is made from coal and petroleum

The theme song of the Harlem Globetrotters is

“Sweet Georgia Brown.”

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You Can’t Just Be Cremated – You Have To Urn It!

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Like it says in the title, nothing is free these days.

Except for puns that is.

You just can’t put a price on that level of enjoyment!

Guy #1: “I’m stuck with one word on this crossword,

the clue is a 10 letter word, similar to being silly”

Guy #2: “Oh, that’s ridiculous”

Guy #1: “I know, I’ve been stuck on it for hours”.

I’ve put in so many shifts where I work recently

that they’ve decided to fire me.

Making keyboards isn’t as easy as it looks.

My sister had a baby boy and

she’s gonna name him Mark, but with a “C”.

Who ever heard of someone called “Cark”?

The manager of the toy shop I work at phoned me and said:

“Steve, our stock records show that we’re missing a space hopper.

I need you to find it for me.”

I said, “Don’t worry boss, I’m on it.”

Google Chrome

All you’ll get is a description of a metal.

The head teacher at my school called me in to his office today.

He said, “I’ve just had a rock thrown through my window, are you responsible?”

I replied, “No, I’m irresponsible. That’s why I threw it.”

Woke up this morning and my joints were really stiff.

I’ve only got myself to blame: I rolled them far too thick.

For my next trick, I will eat a percussion instrument in a bap.

Drum roll, please.

I bought a tree at the garden center that was far too big to get in the car,

so we had to cut the top off.

I didn’t really mind though,

I’ve always wanted a convertible.

My girlfriend said it would be nice if I could maintain an erection.

So I’ve volunteered to clean bird crap off the Statue of Liberty.

I saw a busker with no arms today singing so badly

I offered him five bucks to stop.

But that was just another note he couldn’t hold.

I do not have an OCD over tidiness.

I just wanted to clear that up.

My Korean friend was going to cook his wife a surprise birthday dinner.

But someone let the cat out of the bag.

I’m planning a camping holiday but, I have to say,

I’m far from impressed with my travel insurance.

It turns out if someone steals my tent in the night,

I’ll no longer be covered.

What are long, hard and delicious?

Adjectives.

I find nothing is quite so annoying as having someone

carry on talking while you’re trying to interrupt.

Apparently 80% of people who have cosmetic surgery

are disappointed by the results.

Which is a bit odd,

because most of them look pleasantly surprised.

I was waiting in line for a club last night

and the guy at the door was checking IDs.

He was taking ages.

Is anyone else tired,

or is it just M.E.?

My friend’s new girlfriend has been around the block a few times…

Like most women, she’s crap at parking.

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Another Monday Quiz – Try It If You Dare!

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What better way to start of the week than with a quiz?

Okay, okay, so there are better ways, but this is the way we’re doing it here.

I think some of the questions are pretty tough this week, but if you are up for a challenge please have a go at them.

As always the answers are waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay down below, but NO cheating!

Enjoy.

Q 1: From what animal do we get Catgut?

Q 2: What country has more lakes that the rest of the world combined?

Q 3: What is the collective noun for a group of Unicorns, should such a thing exist?

Q 4: How many of each ‘clean’ animal did God tell Noah to take into the Ark?

Q 5: How many people signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4^th?

Q 6: What is the name that means “Craft of the Wise Ones”?

Q 7: What is printed on the tablet being held by the Statue of Liberty?

Q 8: The largest Groundhog Day celebration is held in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, made famous by the film of that name starring Bill Murray and Andie McDowell. But what date is Groundhog Day?

Q 9: By what name is the Tooth Fairy known in Mexico?

Q 10: What former U.S. president worked as a lifeguard in his youth at a beach near Dixon, Illinois and saved over 77 lives?

Q 11: What was the only commercial aircraft that able to break the sound barrier?

Q 12: They were originally called Baby Gays. What do we know them better as?

Q 13: What were the first words that Thomas A. Edison spoke into the phonograph? (Now you know this, even you think you don’t)

Q 14: What disease killed over 20 million people worldwide in 1918?

Q 15: Used in US English to describe a student in the second year of study at high school or university, what does the word “sophomore” literally mean?

Q 16: The British call them a fruit machine, but what are they known as elsewhere?

Q 17: What US State is known as “Land of Enchantment”?

Q 18: The Tibetans call it Chomolungma. What do we know it better as?

Q 19: The vast majority of people, male and female, have a Glabella, but what is it?

Q 20: The largest library in the world is located in Washington D.C. What is its name?

ANSWERS

Q 1: From what animal do we get Catgut?

A 1: Catgut comes from sheep not cats.

Q 2: What country has more lakes that the rest of the world combined?

A 2: Canada has more lakes that the rest of the world combined.

Q 3: What is the collective noun for a group of Unicorns, should such a thing exist?

A 3: A group of Unicorns is called a blessing.

Q 4: How many of each ‘clean’ animal did God tell Noah to take into the Ark?

A 4: According to Genesis 7:2, God told Noah to take 14 of each kind of ‘clean’ animal in to the ark.

Q 5: How many people signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4^th?

A 5: Only two people signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, John Hancock and Charles Thomson. Most of the rest signed on August 2, but the last signature wasn’t added until 5 years later.

Q 6: What is the name that means “Craft of the Wise Ones”?

A 6: Witchcraft

Q 7: What is printed on the tablet being held by the Statue of Liberty?

A 7: July IV, MDCCLXXVI

Q 8: The largest Groundhog Day celebration is held in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, made famous by the film of that name starring Bill Murray and Andie McDowell. But what date is Groundhog Day?

A 8: Groundhog Day is on February 2^nd

Q 9: By what name is the Tooth Fairy known in Mexico?

A 9: In Mexico the Tooth Fairy is known as the Tooth Mouse, which takes the tooth and leaves treasures in its place

Q 10: What former U.S. president worked as a lifeguard in his youth at a beach near Dixon, Illinois and saved over 77 lives?

A 10: Ronald Reagan

Q 11: What was the only commercial aircraft that able to break the sound barrier?

A 11: The Anglo-French manufactured “Concorde”.

Q 12: They were originally called Baby Gays. What do we know them better as?

A 12: Q-Tip Cotton Swabs

Q 13: What were the first words that Thomas A. Edison spoke into the phonograph? (Now you know this, even if you think you don’t)

A 13: The first words that Thomas A. Edison spoke into the phonograph were, “Mary had a little lamb.”

Q 14: What disease killed over 20 million people worldwide in 1918?

A 14: The flu pandemic of 1918 killed over 20 million people

Q 15: Used in US English to describe a student in the second year of study at high school or university, what does the word “sophomore” literally mean?

A 15: “wise moron.”

Q 16: The British call them a fruit machine, but what are they known as elsewhere?

A 16: A slot machine.

Q 17: What US State is known as “Land of Enchantment”?

A 17: New Mexico is known as the “Land of Enchantment”

Q 18: The Tibetans call it Chomolungma. What do we know it better as?

A 18: Mount Everest

Q 19: The vast majority of people, male and female, have a Glabella, but what is it?

A 19: The space between your eyebrows is called the Glabella

Q 20: The largest library in the world is located in Washington D.C. What is its name?

A 20: The Library of Congress

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Some Strange Facts

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Here are some facts that you might find interesting, about things you probably never thought of before.

I can’t vouch for the absolute accuracy of all of them, but stranger things have happened and at least you will have something to say during those awkward silences in conversations!

Enjoy.

It would take over 1000 years to watch every YouTube video

The tongue is the strongest muscle in the body

99% of people delete everything in their password when they miss only one character.

Leo Fender who invented Fender Guitars never knew how to play the guitar

The Statue of Liberty’s index finger is eight feet long.

Kangaroos can’t walk backwards.

Bill Clinton only sent two emails in his entire eight year presidency, I don’t know whether or not they were to Monica.

250 people have fallen off the Leaning Tower of Pisa.

The two lines that connect your top lip to the bottom of your nose are called philtrum.

Bees can see ultraviolet light.

It takes a drop of ocean water more than 1000 years to circulate around the world.

The plastic things on the end of shoelaces are called aglets.

The first bomb the Allies dropped on Berlin in WWII killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo.

The average raindrop falls at 7 miles per hour.

Charlie Chaplin once won third prize in a Charlie Chaplin look-alike contest.

Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying.

China has more English speakers than the United States.

Benjamin Franklin was offended about putting a bald eagle as the national bird because he thought that other people were trying to make fun of him, since he was bald.

People photocopying their buttocks are the cause of 23% of all photocopier faults worldwide.

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What An Eventful Week… Okay, Maybe Not. But Never Mind, Here’s Another Anagram Sunday!

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“Fight Against Stupidity And Bureaucracy”

What an eventful week… well that’s what I had planned to say if Romney had won the election. As it turns out, he didn’t, Obama’s back in and things are much the same as they were.

Oh, except for one minor detail, Obama won’t ever have to fight another Presidential election so he can get on with whatever he wants to do and not be too bothered who it upsets. So cut costs at the bottom and increase taxes at the top and squeeeeeeeeezzzzzzzzzzzzzzeeeeeeeeeeee!

Meantime here are some more of those word puzzles called anagrams.

Enjoy.

‘Many a true word is spoken in jest’

Men joke, and so win trusty praise

‘meal for one’

for me alone

‘my ideal time’

immediately

‘New York Times’

monkeys write

‘Patrick Stewart’

a crap trek twist

‘Punishment’

nine thumps

‘Rome was not built in a day’

any labour I do wants time

‘school student’

tends to slouch

‘shower time’

where moist

‘Statue of Liberty’

built to stay free

‘television ads’

enslave idiots

‘The centenarians’

I can hear ten “tens”

‘The ears’

hear set

‘The end of the World is nigh!’

Frightened? Down this hole!

‘Thomas Jefferson’

O, short name’s Jeff

‘timetable’

bet I’m late

And finally a contribution from Adam T.

‘Barack Hussein Obama’

a man broke his abacus

‘Willard Mitt Romney’

Wait! Drill it on my term.

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