Round 20 is closed, since my internet connection is bad, and I'm not even at home now, I won't have results. But late answers will be accepted as I've only gotten 4 entries...

Round 24

1. On September 24, 1948, the Honda Technical Research Institute, founded by engineer Honda Soichiro, offically became the Honda Motor Company. It became the unchallenged leader in motorcycle production, but most of the company's revenue now comes from automobiles. Name a model of automobile that bears the Honda name.

2. On September 24, 1936, Jim Henson was born. Name a film (movie or TV) that Jim Henson produced.

3. On September 24, 1989, Broadway theaters dimmed their lights in honor of Irving Berlin, who had died 2 days earlier at the age of 101. Name a song he wrote.(there are over 1500, so your chances of getting 10 points on this one is pretty good!)

4. On September 24, 1896, F. Scott Fitzgerald was born. Name one of his novels.

5. On September 24, 1931, actor Anthony Newley was born. He was also quite a prolific songwriter. Name a song he wrote.

Have fun with the quiz! It will probably close Tuesday morning.

Closing Round 22 in a few hours...

Round 2 results

Eight players too part.

1) Something that plugs into a computer, ie, a peripheral.

10 points- Telephone, USB Hub, keyboard, DVD Writer, microphone, printer.

5 points- Webcam (2)

2) The obligatory Scrabble question. Give me a three-letter word that has two 'A's.

10 points- Aas, aga

5 points- Aal (2), baa (2), ala (2)

3) My favourite radio station is WSFM (Sydney Australia). Who is a DJ there?

10 points- Ron E. Sparks

5 points- Steve Carline (2), Paul Holmes (3), Simon Carey (2)

4) Tell me a joke and punchline that fills in the gaps.
"How many ______ does it take to change a lightbulb?"

(NOTE to self- do NOT ask a question like this again- too much copying/pasting, lol)

10 points all, and what a lot of corny answers!

-Newfies don't change light bulbs, they only change dark bulbs

-TWO --> One Newfie holds onto the light bulb and the other Newfie rotates him.

-Microsoft employees
One dev to spend five minutes implementing ChangeLightBulbWindowHandleEx
One program manager to write the specification.
One localization expert to review the specification for localizability issues.
One usability expert to review the specification for accessibility and usability issues.
At least one dev, tester and PM to brainstorm security vulnerabilities.
One PM to add the security model to the specification.
One tester to write the test plan.
One test lead to update the test schedule.
One tester to write the test cases and add them to the nightly automation.
Three or four testers to participate in an ad hoc bug bash.
One technical writer to write the documentation.
One technical reviewer to proofread the documentation.
One copy editor to proofread the documentation.
One documentation manager to integrate the new documentation into the existing body of text, update tables of contents, indexes, etc.
Twenty-five translators to translate the documentation and error messages into all the languages supported by Windows. The managers for the translators live in Ireland (European languages) and Japan (Asian languages), which are both severely time-shifted from Redmond , so dealing with them can be a fairly complex logistical problem.
A team of senior managers to coordinate all these people, write the cheques, and justify the costs to their Vice President.

-4. Q: How many women with PMS does it take to change a light bulb?
A: One. Only ONE!! And do you know WHY? Because no one else in this house knows HOW to change a light bulb! They don't even know that the bulb is BURNED OUT! They would sit in the dark for THREE DAYS before they figured it out. And, once they figured it out, they wouldn't be able to find the light bulbs despite the fact that they've been in the SAME CUPBOARD for the past 17 YEARS! But if they did, by some miracle, actually find them 2 DAYS LATER, the chair they dragged to stand on to change the STUPID light bulb would STILL BE IN THE SAME SPOT!! AND UNDERNEATH IT WOULD BE THE WRAPPER THE STUPID LIGHT BULBS CAME IN! WHY? BECAUSE NO-ONE EVER CARRIES OUT THE GARBAGE! IT'S A WONDER WE HAVEN'T ALL SUFFOCATED FROM THE PILES OF GARBAGE THAT ARE 12' DEEP THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE HOUSE. THE HOUSE! IT WOULD TAKE AN ARMY TO CLEAN THIS HOUSE!
I'm sorry ... what did you ask me?

-How many women with PMT does it take to change a lightbulb?
Three.
Why?
BECAUSE IT DOES!!!!!!!

-Midgets - poster did not provide a punchline, because of a hurricane...
but it was probably a good one..

- How many system administrators does it take to change a lightbulb?
A: None, they just deny everyone access to the area served by the light bulb in question.

-How many bureaucrats does it take to screw in a lightbulb? --Two. One to screw it in and one to screw it up.





5) A track off the classic album, 'Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap', by AC/DC.

10 points to everyone again.

'Ain't No Fun', 'Big Balls', 'Ride On', 'Problem Child', 'Squealer', 'Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap', 'Love At First Feel', 'Rocker'.

(NOT an album that you would give to your grandmother for Christmas! )

SCORES

45 points
- Mugaboo, Santana, Cinnam0n

40 points- ElfTwinkle, Ren, Gatsby
35 points- Gemini, Littlewoman.

How many Trivia Round winners does it take to change a lightbulb? Three, because they are bright... (sorry!)

Here are Sunday's questions. The theme this time in light.

Quote:

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ROUND 25

Please name:
1 A movie with the word light in the title - either alone or in combination (eg lightning would be OK)
2 One of the first 8 unique lines of the Doors' song 'Light My Fire'
3 A type of lightning - not necessarily the sort seen in the sky
4 A famous lighthouse in Canada (if you can find it online, it is famous enough! )
5 A recipient of the Victoria Cross who served in a Light Infantry (LI) unit

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Will close this Wednesday evening or Thursday early.

Round 19 is now closed --- with any luck, results will be up later tonight.

My internet is back, sort of. Actually I'm pirating off of someone's signal, but because it is all in the name of the Forums, then it is a noble and worthy cause, I feel a bit like Robin Hood!

Round XX - September 20th, 2005...

The Results!

9 people played this round...

Question I: Name an ingredient (of the patented version) of an "Alabama Slammer"...
For 10 points: Orange Juice
For 5 points: Amaretto (4), Sloe Gin (2), Southern Comfort (2)
Not Mentioned: Bar Mix (which is a fancy way of saying lemon/lime juice)
I had no idea that there were so many versions of this drink, but I've found some pretty weird combinations...

Question II: Name a brand of single-malt whisky (or whiskey)...
For 10 points: Aberlour, Linkwood, Talisker, Riedel, Glenlivet, Fettercairn
For 5 points: Clontarf
Not Accepted: Canadian Club - it is a rye, not single malt, as it is brewed in Canada, and they add rye to their malts.
Any whiskey whose name begins with Glen- is a single malt, so are the Johnny Walkers, and many others. A single malt whiskey is brewed exclusively from 100% malt, but may be distilled several times, depending on the smoothness intended.

Question III: Name a type of stemmed glass that can be found at a bar...
For 10 points: Champagne flute, Parfait (Sour glass), White wine glass (which is different than a red wine glass), Paris Goblet (which seems to me an awful lot like a white wine glass),
For 5 points: Brandy snifter (2), Champagne glass (2)
Not Accepted: Shot glass, as it has no stem!
Not mentioned: Martini glass, Red wine glass, Coffee glass,

Question IV: Name a liqueur either orange-flavoured or flavoured with orange...
For 10 points: Gran Torres, Strandier, Orange Curacao
For 5 points: Grand Marnier (2), Cointreau (2), Aurum (2)
Not mentioned: Blue Curacao, Triple Sec, DeKuyper, are among the most popular...

Question V: Name an alcoholic cocktail that contains Tomato Juice...
For 10 points: Vampiro/Vampire's Kiss, The Crying Game, 101 Degrees in the Shade (that one had me stumped!), Colorado Rattlesnake, Bloody Virgin Bull
For 5 points: Bloody Mary (2), Bloody Caesar (2)
Not Mentioned: Among the less nasty names - Carnegie Sunrise, Red Eye, Mickey Mouse, Banderas, Ugly, and Rooster Tail.


The Results:
Our winners: ren33 and Mugaboo with 40! points...
The rest:
35 points: ozzz2002, gatsby722, Santana2002, littlewoman2, and ElfTwinkle
30 points: Exit10
20 points: gemini19

Thanks to all for playing.
Congratulations to ren33 and Mugaboo.
Sorry for the delay. Have a great week!

ROUND 26 - MONDAY

This week I'm going for a general theme of Irish Literature. Please name me:

1) A pub in Dublin, (Ireland), which has a literary connection (eg XYZ was barred from it, or wrote such-and-such in it, etc)

2) An Irish-born writer who spent a big chunk of their life in another country

3) A Line from Oscar Wilde's poem "Requiescat"

4) A writer who appeared in James Joyce's Ulysses

5) Compose me an original Limerick concerning Irish Literature - include the name of at least one (Irish) writer in your Limerick.

Tuesday 27th September

A “food” quiz this week!

Q1 – A type of bread
Q2 – A type of Cheese
Q3 – A type of cereal
Q4 – A food you may find at a traditional children’s birthday party
Q5 – Something you can have on your toast

Round 23 Results:

Eight players this round.

Question 1: Name a male actor who made a guest appearance as himself on I Love Lucy.

10 points: Harpo Marx, Richard Widmark, Hal March, Pepito Perez

5 points: Claude Akins (2), Cornel Wilde (2)

Not mentioned: Rock Hudson, John Wayne, William Holden, Bob Hope, Orson Welles, Charles Boyer, George Reeves, and others

Question 2: Name a Vice President of the United States who either died in while in office or resigned from office.

10 points: James Schoolcraft Sherman, John Caldwell Calhoun, William Rufus de Vane King, Spiro T. Agnew

5 points: Henry Wilson (2), Garrett Augustus Hobart (2)

Not mentioned: George Clinton, Elbridge Gerry, Thomas Andrews Hendricks

Question 3: Name a film starring Natalie Wood that was released in the 1960s.

10 points: Cash McCall, The Great Race, Love With a Proper Stranger, All the Fine Young Cannibals

5 points: West Side Story (2), Inside Daisy Clover (2)

Not mentioned: Splendor in the Grass, Gypsy, Sex and the Single Girl, This Property Is Condemned, Penelope, Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice

Question 4: Name a famous man whose first name is William (no fictional names).

10 points: William Hurt (actor), William Holden (actor), William Wordsworth (poet), William of Orange (British king), William Hartnell (actor), William Sadler (actor), William Grant Still (composer), William Shoemaker (jockey)

And there are TONS more!

Question 5: Name a famous woman whose first name is Mary (no fictional names).

10 points: Mary Kay Place (actress), Mary Cassatt (painter), Mary Pierce (French tennis player), Mary Robinson (former president of Ireland), Mary Surratt (hanged for conspiracy in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln), Mary J. Blige (singer/rapper), Mary Magdalene (disciple of Jesus Christ), Mary Pickford (actress)

And many, many more.

SCORES:

50 points:
Mugaboo

45 points:
ozzz2002
cinnam0n
ElfTwinkle

40 points:
gatsby722
Santana2002
gemini19

35 points:
Ren33

Thanks for playing, and congratulations to our winner with a perfect score … Mugaboo!

Round 24 will be open for about 6 more hours. More players welcome!

ROUND 29
This round concerns handcrafts, mainly knitting:
1.Name a region or island with a famous knitting style.
2.Name a knitting stitch.
3.Name a type of knitting yarn.
4 Name another craft, not knitting, that uses wool or string.
5 Name a movie that has 'rope', 'string' or 'wool' in the title.

Round 24 Results
7 players this time!

1. Honda automobiles
10 points - HR-V, Jazz, Civic, Insight
5 points - Pilot (3)

2. A Jim Henson production
10 points - The Tale of the Bunny Picnic, The Muppets Valentine Show, The Muppets Take Manhattan, The Muppet Musicians of Bremen, Emmet Otter's Jug Band Christmas
5 points - The Witches (2)

3. Irving Berlin songs
10 for everyone! Cheek to Cheek, There's No Business Like Show Business, Play A Simple Melody, Call Me Madam, Oh How I Hate To Get Up In the Morning, I Used to be Color Blind, Let's Go Slumming on Park Avenue

4. Fitzgerald novels
10 points - The Great Gatsby (gats thanks everyone for letting him give this one...), This Side of Paradise, The Last Tycoon
5 points - The Beautiful and the Damned (2), Tender is the Night (2)

5. Anthony Newley songs
10 points - Beautiful Land, Do You Mind, Typically English
5 points - Gonna Build A Mountain (2), Strawberry Fair (2)
Newley co-wrote the hit musicals Stop the World, I Want to Get Off
and The Road of the Greasepaint, The Smell of the Crowd , and his most popular singles were The Candyman, Goldfinger, and What Kind of Fool Am I?

Scores
Our winners with 45 points - littlewoman2 and ren33!
40 points - Exit10, ElfTwinkle, Mugaboo, and Nefarious
35 points - gatsby722

Congratulations to our winners and welcome to newby Nefarious!

Sorry for the delay --- but finally ...


September Trivia Rounds: Round 19/August 19th
RESULTS: 8 players participated


Give me the:

QUESTION 1

Quote:

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Name of a movie released BEFORE 2005 starring actor Austin Willis (Note: movies released in 2005 or later, movies made for TV, and movies that Austin Willis was either uncredited or just provided the voice for a character will NOT be accepted):

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10 points: The Mouse That Roared, Flick, The Cage, The Barbarians

5 points: Hour Of The Gun (2), Firefox (2)

Not Mentioned: There were lots more to chose from --- This site gives a list (Note: this list includes the responses which I specified would not be accepted as well)



QUESTION 2

Quote:

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Title of a volume in the Chronicles of the Plateau Mont Royal series written by Michel Tremblay

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10 points: The First Quarter Of The Moon, A Thing Of Beauty, Thérèse and Pierrette and the Little Hanging Angel

5 points: The Fat Woman Next Door is Pregnant (2), News From Edouard (3)

Not Mentioned: The Duchess And The Commoner


QUESTION 3

Quote:

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Title of a song on the album, Boy In The Box (released in 1985) by Corey Hart

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10 points: Silent Talking, Water From The Moon, Boy In The Box, Sunny Place Shady People

5 points: Komrade Kiev (2), Eurasian Eyes (2)

Not Mentioned: Never Surrender, Everything in My Heart, Waiting for You



QUESTION 4

Quote:

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A football (gridiron football, NOT soccer) team that is ranked in the top 10 on the CIS/Canadian Interuniversity Sport poll released earlier today/Sept. 19th, 2005

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10 points: University of Western Ontario Mustangs, Wilfred Laurier Golden Hawks, Montreal Carabins, University of Saskatchewan Huskies, University of Manitoba Bisons, Laval Rouge et Or

5 points: University of Alberta Golden Bears (2)

Not mentioned: St. Mary's Huskies, St. Francis Xavier X-men, Concordia Stingers


QUESTION 5

Quote:

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The name of a place in Canada that has a coin as a roadside attraction (There are at least 7)

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10 points: Salmo, British Columbia (Penny) ; Campbellford, Ontario (Twoonie) and Campbellford, Ontario (Twoonie2); Churchbridge, Saskatchewan (Loonie)

5 points: Sudbury, Ontario (Big Nickel) (2), Niagara Falls, Ontario (Penny) (3)

Not Mentioned: Echo Bay, Ontario (Loonie); Virginiatown, Ontario (Gold Coin); Boiestown, New Brunswick (World's Largest Nickel)

These are the ones that I am aware of --- there may be others as well.


RESULTS

littlewoman2: 40 points
Mugaboo: 40 points
ozzz2002: 40 points
Santana2002: 40 points


cinnam0n: 35 points
gatsby722: 35 points
gemini19: 35 points
ren33: 35 points


Congratulations to littlewoman2, Mugaboo, ozzz2002 and Santana who each collect a point for this round.


Thanks for playing everyone!

Round 27 closing in about a hour

Jeesh. In tracking the scores this month I thought I was doing pretty good. THEN I notice Mugaboo has two more points than me! Merciless. (Just kidding, for certain - great job! ) [I'll politely skip any rap lyrics about it as that would be merciless, too ].

Closed...results in two moments

Q1 – A type of bread
For ten points:
Whoe wheat potato bread, Foccacia Bread, Sourdough Bread, soy and linseed, Zucchini bread, soda bread, Brown sugar bread, cinnamon raisin

For five points:
Wholemeal bread (2)

Not mentioned:
French stick, white bread, brown bread and more!

Q2 – A type of Cheese
For ten points:
Mascarpone, Asiago Cheese, Havarti, Havarti with dill , (guessing these are two different types) Wensleydale, Limburger cheese, Munster, Edam, Durrus cheese, Cottage cheese,

For five points:


Not mentioned:
Cheedar, Stilton and more

Q3 – A type of cereal
For ten points:
Kelloggs Apple Jacks, Frosted Mini-Wheats, "Count Chocula", All Bran, Bran, (to me these are different) Fruity Pebbles, Weetabix, Coco Pops, Honey Bunches of Oats, Cornflakes,

For five points:


Not mentioned:
Sugar puffs, Rice Krispies, and more

Q4 – A food you may find at a traditional children’s birthday party
For ten points:
Sausages on sticks, Small cocktail frankfurts, (I think these two are different!), Frosted cupcakes, sweets in the goody bags, Fairy bread, Jelly beans, Jelly,

For five points:
Potato Chips/Crisps (3),

Not mentioned:
Ice cream, jelly, Smarties and more

Q5 – Something you can have on your toast
For ten points:
Creamed mushrooms, Cinnamon Sugar, Cinnamon, (I am guessing these are both different. To me cinnamon is a spice what you grate or sprinkle on, while cinnamon sugar is cinnamon with sugar. Tell me if I am wrong!) Baked beans, chocolate nutella, Vegemite, Pear preserves, Honey,

For five points:
Apple butter (2) ,

Not mentioned:
Butter, jam, marmite, spread cheese and more

(If I have got any of these foods wrong, let me know!)

Ten competitors

COMPETITORS
Exit - 50
Gemini – 50
Little Woman – 50
Ren – 50
Santana – 50
Ballykissangel - 45
Mugaboo – 45
Ozzz – 45
Cinnam0n – 40
Gatsby – 40


Well done - Exit Gemini Little Woman Ren and
Santana

Thanks for laying off the rap lyrics Gats. But if that was a ploy to let you win next month, I'm afraid you'll be disappointed

I thought I was way behind after missing a few days earlier in the month, so I needed an effort to catch up. I nearly tore my hair out on a number of occasions I can tell you.

No ploy, Mugaboo! Not worrying about next month too much. You're a good player !

Round 28 questions:

1. A famous bear from a book or a TV show.
2. A bear(s) used in advertising.
3. Another name for the star Alpha Ursa Minoris.
4. Make a word of at least three letters from B-E-A-R-S.
5. Name one of North American Bear Company's Very Important Bears.

Just grin and "bear" it

ROUND 30 - Friday, September 30th

The Fantasy Round

No research required for this one, just bring your imagination.


1. You've been down on your luck for a while so you reach into your pocket for your last dollar and figure you may as well go ahead and purchase a lottery ticket. Later, while at home pondering which real estate company you want to sell your house with, you happen to glance at the TV and see, to your utter surprise and glee, that you have won the million dollar lottery jackpot. Using the numbers 1 through 20, what were the 3 lucky lotto numbers that have made you a millionaire? (for example: 3, 12, 19... and if any of you match someone else's numbers, I'd recommend running down and buying a lottery ticket more often. )

2. You decide you want to do something with your new cash rather than just sit on it and watch it disappear. After paying off your debts, you enlist some of your closest friends and together start a small clothing company. Which group of people will your clothing line be geared toward? (i.e. Men, Children, tall people, short people etc.)

3. Your little clothing company has benefitted from great advertising and lots of exposure and your clothes are now the talk of the town. Your story has landed on the desk of a huge Hollywood production company and they have approached you about making a "Rags-To-Riches" movie about your life. You agree on the condition that you get to choose the actor or actress who will portray you on screen. Which living actor/actress (with acting credits to his or her name already) would you choose to play you on screen?

4. You are stressed out and stretched to the limit between the clothing line, the movie, and the new book you are writing, so you decide to take a short ocean vacation away from everyone. While on your large yacht enjoying a marvellous day on the ocean, you inadvertently discover a new island nation. Oddly enough, once you've made your way to the shore to greet the natives, you realize that the language they are speaking is one you've heard before. What language is spoken on this island?

5. You return from your vacation (and startling discovery) and you decide that clothing is just not what you want to do with your life. You sell your shares in the company to your partners and go out and land a job with Walt Disney Studios. Your very first day you are assigned to work on the remake of "Snow White and the Seven Dwarves". After some brainstorming and several complaints about the odd number of dwarves, you and your team decide to call the movie "Snow White and the Eight Dwarves". Your particular task for the movie is to design the dwarves' costumes and name the 8th dwarf. The costume animation part is a breeze, but what do you name the 8th dwarf? (The name cannot be one of the names already used for the other 7 dwarves*, and no one has told you the dwarf can't be female. )

*The original 7 dwarves were: Happy, Grumpy, Bashful, Sneezy, Sleepy, Dopey, and Doc.


Okay, have fun with these and I'm here if you need anything.

Post deleted by Ballykissangel

hehe nice answers, BK - why don't you PM them in?

(PS, Lots of us have made the same mistake, and posted the answers in the thread )