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I Was Just Waving to the Man I Hit Last Week!

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I Was Just Waving to the Man I Hit Last Week game quiz
"This quiz is based on those (in)famous Motor Insurance Claim Forms, where people who have been part of a motor accident have to write a description about how it occurred. A random general knowledge question will be asked based on each quote."

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



1. My Number Ten favorite Motor Insurance claim: "The car in front had already hit the pedestrian; but he got up, so I hit him again."

Did you know that Pedestrianism is actually an Olympic sport? It is commonly known as race-walking. What is one of the main rules that is enforced to ensure competitors are walking and not running?
    The toe of the back foot cannot leave the ground until the heel of the front foot has touched the ground
    Both feet may be off the ground at once, but only for a split second
    The front foot must not touch the ground until the back foot has left the ground completely
    The runner is connected to a device that gives them an electric shock if they even think about running!


2. My Number Nine favorite Motor Insurance claim: "I pulled away from the side of the road, glanced at my mother-in-law, and headed over the embankment."

Which American writer is quoted as saying "Adam was the luckiest man; he had no mother-in-law."?
    F Scott Fitzgerald
    Ernest Hemingway
    Ralph Waldo Emerson
    Mark Twain


3. My Number Eight favorite Motor Insurance claim: "I was thrown from the car as it left the road. I was later found in a ditch by some stray cows."

Singer/songwriter Dana Lyons wrote a fabulous song about cows. It was very successful and has been made into an animation video, and a children's book. What is it called?
    Stray Cows
    This Little Cow Went to Market
    Cows with Guns
    Mooooving On Up


4. My Number Seven favorite Motor Insurance claim: "The guy was all over the road. I had to swerve a number of times before I hit him."

Which British band released the album "Abbey Road" in September 1969?
    The Beatles
    The Moody Blues
    Status Quo
    Abba


5. My Number Six favorite Motor Insurance claim: "The pedestrian had no idea which way to run, so I ran over him."

In the TV show "Friends", Phoebe used to run in a very odd manner. Her arms would fly around in the air, and her legs would flail about. Which of her friends was too embarrassed to go running with her?
    Ross
    Monica
    Rachel
    Chandler


6. My Number Five favorite Motor Insurance claim: "The accident was caused by me waving to the man I hit last week."

Which British poet wrote the poem "Not Waving but Drowning"?
    Sylvia Plath
    Stevie Smith
    Ezra Pound
    Maya Angelou


7. My Number Four favorite Motor Insurance claim: "I knocked over a man who admitted it was his fault, having been knocked down before."

Boxer James 'Buster' Douglas made history on February 10, 1990, in Tokyo, by knocking out the current undefeated Heavyweight Champion. Who was it?
    Mike Tyson
    Donovan 'Razor' Ruddock
    James 'Bonecrusher' Smith
    Evander Holyfield


8. My Number Three favorite Motor Insurance claim: "I knocked into a lamp post which was obscured by human beings."

Here are some lyrics to a song:
"Hello lamp post, what ya knowin'?
I come to watch your flowers growin'.
Ain't you got no rhymes for me?
Do do do do do ... feelin' groovy."

Which singing duo sang this catchy tune?
    Sonny and Cher
    Simon and Garfunkel
    Ike and Tina Turner
    The Krankies 'Fan dabi dozi!'


9. My Number Two favorite Motor Insurance claim: "The pedestrian ran for the pavement, but I got him."

What was the name of the 2002 thriller starring Lauren Holly and Robert Patrick?
    I'm No Fool as a Pedestrian
    Sidewalk
    Pavement
    The Pedestrian


10. My Number One favorite Motor Insurance claim: "I saw a slow-moving, sad-faced old gentleman, as he bounced off the bonnet of my car!"

'Bonnet' is the British equivalent of what part of a car in America?
    Trunk
    Hat
    Boot
    Hood


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Compiled Mar 07 13