Quiz time

[silentC]

Close enough. It was actually:

"Heeeeeeeeeere's Johnny!!"

[Eastie]

Someone else can have a go - I'll leave you with this - the shining in 30 seconds by bunnies:

http://www.angryalien.com/0504/shiningbunnies.html

[bitingmidge]

So what are the Coen (Cohen?) brothers first names. (I nearly said Christian names which would be a really dumb not PC thing to say of a Jewish family I guess.)

(Thanks for the turn Eastie, A green kiss for you boyo!)

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[craigb]

Don't know, but I loved Fargo and Raising Arizona.

Leonard and Irving?

[Tonz]

Bit of Automobile trivia.

It was a sweltering August day when the Coen brothers entered the posh Dearborn, Michigan, offices of Henry Ford (an infamous anti-Semite), the car maker. "Mr. Ford," announced Norman Coen, the eldest of the three. "We have a remarkable invention that will revolutionize the automobile industry." Ford looked skeptical, but their threat to offer it to the competition kept his interest piqued. "We would like to demonstrate it to you in person."

After a little cajoling, they brought Mr. Ford outside and asked him to enter a black automobile parked in front of the building. Hyman Coen, the middle brother, opened the door of the car. "Please step inside, Mr. Ford." "What!" shouted the tycoon, "Are you crazy? It must be a hundred degrees in that car !" "It is," smiled the youngest brother, "but sit down Mr. Ford, and push the white button." Intrigued, Ford pushed the button. All of a sudden a whoosh of freezing air started blowing from vents all around the car, and within seconds the automobile was not only comfortable, it was quite cool.

"This is amazing!" exclaimed Ford. "How much do you want for the patent?" One of the brothers spoke up, "The price is one million dollars." Then he paused. "And there is something else. The name 'Coen Brothers Air-conditioning' must be stamped right next to the Ford logo!" "Money is no problem," retorted Ford, "but there is no way will I have a Jewish name next to my logo on my cars!" They haggled back and forth for a while and finally they settled. Five million dollars, but the Coen's name would be left off. However, the first names of the Coen brothers would be forever emblazoned upon the console of every Ford air conditioning system.

And that is why even today, whenever you enter a Ford vehicle, you will see those three names clearly printed on the air conditioning control panel: NORM, HI and MAX

Or was it just Joel and Ethan after all... :rolleyes:

[bitingmidge]

Ohhhh ever so sweetly told too.....an awful lot of work just to get to ask the next question though! :D

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[ozwinner]

Ok Mick.
I am on a job doing a footing, yesterday and the day before there was mud sticking to my boots in the mornings.
Today, Saturday was different, why? It drizzled last night too.
No mud sticking to my boots.
No I didnt stay home, same site, same job.
What happened to make it different? :D


Al :)

[Tonz]

Ok Mick.
I am on a job doing a footing, yesterday and the day before there was mud sticking to my boots in the mornings.
Today, Saturday was different, why? It drizzled last night too.
No mud sticking to my boots.
No I didnt stay home, same site, same job.
What happened to make it different? :D


It's the weekend and the mud was having the day off... :rolleyes:

[Eastie]

You moaned all of Friday to the site supervisor to put some crushed rock down so your velvet knee high 'cfm' boots woudn't get so dirty again :D

[bitingmidge]

I suspect that your workboots were dirty and a bit wet, so you left them at home, and wore your best going-out rubber thongs.


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[RETIRED]

Concrete was poured?

[ozwinner]

Nope too all.


Al

[Tonz]

It was a cold night and the ground had frozen...

[ozwinner]

It was a cold night and the ground had frozen...
Correct.
I knew you would get it :D .

When I left home the temp was fine and no frost.
When I got to work, 70 kms away, it was white with frost, I almost doubled back home to bed. :(

Al :)

[Tonz]

What was the name of the Group formed in 1984 which reunited two of the members of Led Zeppelin?

[bitingmidge]

Not being as fond of music trivia as this reponse would seem, I can think of two options, so I'll go with the unfortunately named and shortlived (1 album?):-

The Honeydrippers.

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[Tonz]

Correct..

[bitingmidge]

So what was the name of the other band?

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[ozwinner]

Lacker?


Al

[AlexS]

Max Factor?

[bitingmidge]

Isn't that what happened to Helena Rubenstein??

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[Tonz]

Isn't that what happened to Helena Rubenstein??

Well if he did, she ain't talking...;)

[craigb]

Is there a current question ?

[bitingmidge]

Yes!

Now it's my turn again!!

Actually there was a question about the other band that was formed in '84 after the Honeydrippers.

I am not sure of the answer so if I said asked "was it The Firm" the next person to answer either way gets a go, and we never know if they are correct or not!!

Ahhh what the heck: 'Was it the Firm?'

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[Tonz]

Well, the original question was ...

What was the name of the Group formed in 1984 which reunited two of the members of Led Zeppelin?

The answer being the "Honeydrippers". (Jimmy Page and Robert Plant)

This was slightly misleading though as the Honeydrippers were actually formed in 1981 but didn't do their one and only recording until 1984.

"The Firm" was founded in 1984 but only had one ex Led Zep member, Jimmy Page.

[craigb]

So ask a new question already :D

[Tonz]

Donald F. Duncan introduced in 1929 a toy based on a weapon used by 16th-century Filipino hunters. What is it called?

[craigb]

The Yo Yo.

Who was Grindling Gibbons?

[Tonz]

A famous British wood carver.... (although Mr google thinks it's actually Grinling Gibbons)

[craigb]

A famous British wood carver.... (although Mr google thinks it's actually Grinling Gibbons)

Yep. That was a deliberate mistake to flush out the Googlers :D

[craigb]

It's your go again Tonz

[Tonz]

Today, a relatively rare astronomical event known as the "Transit of Venus" occurs... what is it and when did it last occur?

[silentC]

The last transit of Venus, in which Venus' orbit takes it between the Earth and the Sun, occurred on December 6, 1882.

[Tonz]

Correct...

[silentC]

In 1761 a number of expeditions were embarked to observe the transit of Venus. What were they trying to work out?

Bonus point if you can name the guy who travelled thousands of miles to observe it only to have it totally obscured by cloud for the duration.

[craigb]

The distance of the earth from the sun

[silentC]

Correct and it was Neville Maskelyne - one of history's born losers.

[Driver]

Wasn't he the same bloke who stuffed up the answer to the longitude question?

What's going on? The greenies are back and I've got heaps!

[silentC]

I think he forgot to carry the one ;)

Read a good book on this called Longitude by Dava Sobel - good read if you're into science history.

Hey look, I've become a "glorious beacon of light". Reminds me of the Monty Python "Oscar Wilde" sketch.

JAMES McNEILL WHISTLER: Your Majesty is like a stream of bat's .
(gasps)
THE PRINCE OF WALES: What?
JAMES McNEILL WHISTLER: It was one of Wilde's.
OSCAR WILDE: It sodding was not! It was Shaw!
THE PRINCE OF WALES: Well, Mr. Shaw?
GEORGE BERNARD SHAW: I, um, I, ah, I merely meant, Your Majesty, that, ah, you shine out like a shaft of gold when all around is dark.

[craigb]

At the Sydney Olympics, how many gold medals did Australia win in cycling?

I think the powers that be must be playing with the rep points again.

Either that or they're trying to mess with our minds :D

[craigb]

No takers huh?. Well here's a hint. It was more than 0 and less than 2

[ozwinner]

3?

Al

[craigb]

No. But have a go anyway.

I see we've all been outed age wise. Is that so that people know when we aren't acting our age?

[Tonz]

2 - Brett Aitken and Scott McGrory... :)


How many medals of any type did NZ win at the Sydney Olympics?...

(clue it was less than 5... :o )

[Tonz]

ok.. nobody wants to answer that question... (which was 4 btw)

Try this one...

Rugby - 1st test, NZ vs England (the world champions) played today...

Who won and what was the score?... :)

[Grunt]

What is Rugby? Is it a game?Go Dogs!

[bitingmidge]

Actually Tonz, they played yesterday!
(another trick question!!!)

The score it seems, was the theme from the Titanic.
:D

P

[Tonz]

Well, you know, if you don't blow your own trumpet...:)

The score was...

NZ 36 England 3

Over to somebody else...

[bitingmidge]

Is this the last Question on this thread?

P

[Tonz]

Well, right now it is... :)

[ozwinner]

Is this the last Question on this thread?

P
Yours was. :D

Al

[bitingmidge]

How can you say that??
:D :D :D :D :D
P

[craigb]

Well this quiz seems to hae stalled so here's a new one:

How many roads must a man walk down before you can call him a man?

[Grunt]

Three.


you have to listen closely because the answer is blowing in the wind.

[craigb]

Righto then Mr Grunt. Your turn :)

[Grunt]

"My words but a whisper"Artist and Song? No googling now.

[Bob Willson]

I wish to lodge a protest at the previous answer. Here is the full song text:


How many roads must a man walk downBefore you call him a man?Yes, 'n' how many seas must a white dove sailBefore she sleeps in the sand?Yes, 'n' how many times must the cannon balls flyBefore they're forever banned?The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind,The answer is blowin' in the wind.How many times must a man look upBefore he can see the sky?Yes, 'n' how many ears must one man haveBefore he can hear people cry?Yes, 'n' how many deaths will it take till he knowsThat too many people have died?The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind,The answer is blowin' in the wind.How many years can a mountain existBefore it's washed to the sea?Yes, 'n' how many years can some people existBefore they're allowed to be free?Yes, 'n' how many times can a man turn his head,Pretending he just doesn't see?The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind,The answer is blowin' in the wind.Where is the number three mentioned, or alternatively, how can you deduce the number three from the context of the song? :confused:

[Grunt]

The song never mentioned it, I just know the answer is three.:)

[bitingmidge]

The wind stopped and THREE blew in I suppose! I guess it's sort of like the swaggy in Walzing Matilda whose name was Andy:

"Andy sang, Andy danced Andy waited till that billy boiled."

Or the two reindeer mentioned in the old Christmas Song,

Rudolph and Olive:

"Olive the other reindeer, used to laugh and call him names....."

go on ask a question Bob!!!

P :D :D :D

[Bob Willson]

Ok

What do a transmittable vector and a substance that you can inhale have to do with one another?

[bitingmidge]

What do a transmittable vector and a substance that you can inhale have to do with one another?

Why do you ask?
:D :D :D

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[Bob Willson]

Well this is a quiz, but I've gone and forgotten the answer to the question now. :DOh I remember now. The answer is "The marijuana virus". But I don't s'pose anybody would have got it from my almost unintelligble question. :)

Oh s0d it. How high is Mount Warning and who named it?

[bitingmidge]

How high is Mount Warning

To my knowledge Mount Warning has never smoked dope.


who named it?

I think that "It" is spelled with two tees "Itt" and since he/it was in fact Lily Munsters cousin "Cousin Itt" I assume naming was performed by Lily's Aunt.

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[Bob Willson]

Close enough, your go. :)

[craigb]

O.K. Time to resurrect the Quiz Time thread :)

Why is the ABC's P.O. Box Number 9994 ?

[silentC]

Because that's the number the Post Office gave them?

[craigb]

Nope, they got to choose their PO box number

[bitingmidge]

It's all in the numeric permutations:

9994

Add them up and you get 31

if you take 1 from 3 you get 2, the Channel number of the ABC's TV station in all capital cities, and if you dial 2 on an alpha numeric phone the number also represents the letters ABC !


Bet no one else in the whole world knew that!!

:D :D :D

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[craigb]

Excellent try....but it's still wrong :)

[silentC]

BM, that is very scary stuff indeed. You really are an evil genius.

Craig, are you sure your answer is fact and not an urban myth? I know of one explanation but it was denied by the ABC...

[Bob Willson]

Anything to do with their telephone number?

[craigb]

BM, that is very scary stuff indeed. You really are an evil genius.

Craig, are you sure your answer is fact and not an urban myth? I know of one explanation but it was denied by the ABC...

Nope not 100% sure it's fact, it's something I've been led to believe though. However if your urban myth matches the answer I'm thinking of I'll pay it.

[craigb]

Anything to do with their telephone number?

No

[silentC]

Well, the Don's batting average is 99.94. The story is that one of the directors who was a Bradman fan requested that number.

[craigb]

Yep that's the answer I was after. Didn't know it was a myth though.

Ahh, the ever educational U-Beaut forums :D

You better have a go

[silentC]

Who coined the term 'Dinosaur' and what does it mean?

[Driver]

Fred Flintstone and it means large meal still on the hoof.

[silentC]

Oh, it is to laugh :rolleyes:

[Bob Willson]

I knew that it meant 'terrible lizard' but didn't know the rest of it.

The rest of it (http://www.lhl.lib.mo.us/events_exhib/exhibit/exhibits/dino/owe1842.htm)

[Bob Willson]

What is a groat?

[ozwinner]

A 4 pence piece.
And I have one, found it on the gold fields.

Al

[Bob Willson]

Yes, but what the hell was a 4d piece doing on the goldfields? Breeding maybe??

[ozwinner]

I dont know, I presume it was nicked.

The biggest denomination coin I have found was a QV 1/-, which was the equivelent of 1 weeks work back then.
Someone else have a go. My brain hurts. :(

Al

[Bob Willson]

My brain hurts. Al, this is an extremely dangerous condition. The only cure known to mankind is to immediately drink copious amounts of alcohol. Repeat until brain stops hurting or heart stops beating. Whichever is the sooner.

[ozwinner]

Al, this is an extremely dangerous condition. The only cure known to mankind is to immediately drink copious amounts of alcohol. Repeat until brain stops hurting or heart stops beating. Whichever is the sooner.
Hmmmmm, I think thats why it hurts, someone is making me drink port. :D
But it is a nice warm glowy feeling.

Al http://smilies.jeeptalk.org/contrib/blackeye/drooling1.gif

[bitingmidge]

So is that the end of this thread? :cool:

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[silentC]

Could it be true?

[craigb]

Why is it so?

[silentC]

Here's one - who said this:

"I place the child in the bottle. The child cannot escape. Why is it so?"

[craigb]

Well I guess it wasn't Prof J S Miller

[silentC]

True. It was Paul Dengate, a lecturer in an Audio Engineering course I did.

[craigb]

True. It was Paul Dengate, a lecturer in an Audio Engineering course I did.

No way could I have found that on Google :D

[silentC]

Yeah, wasn't really fair was it. Just reminded me of it when you said "why is it so?"

Whose turn was it?

[craigb]

Here's a computer geek question.

What significant anniversary in the history of computing occurred last week?

[craigb]

No takers eh?

Go here for the answer:

http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php?id=489126646&eid=-116

[silentC]

Sorry Craig, been doing my best for the last 10 years to forget all about IBM mainframes :rolleyes:

BTW how did you find a browser to run on a 3270 terminal ;)

[craigb]

It's all text :)

[craigb]

Another question then. An easy one this time.

We use it all the time but what actually is a Google ?

[Tristan Croll]

It's actually a googol, and it's ten to the power of one hundred - named by the 9-year-old (I think) daughter of a mathematician, and meaning "bigger than anything I can imagine." A googolplex is 10 to the power of googol.

[Tristan Croll]

What did the two missiles turn into when the infinite improbability drive was activated?