The rules for this challenge can be found in The Bricker Challenge #1.
Differences:
The prize offered, instead of a case of beer, is a box of swiss chocolate.
The deadline will be judged from the time appearing on your post.
The deadline for this imitation Bricker challenge is Monday, 3 April 2000, midnight, or when someone posts 50 correct answers.
I will try (but don’t promise) to post intermediate scores.
Have at it!
P.P.S. Here are links to the previous challenges.
Bricker Challenge #1 – winner: Omniscient
Bricker Challenge #2 – winner: Omniscient
Bricker Challenge #3 – winner: Falcon/MaxTorque
Bricker Challenge #4 – winner: Shayna/chocolate
Bricker Challenge #5 – winner: Arnold Winkelried
Bricker Challenge #7 – winner: Arnold Winkelried
imitation Bricker Challenge #1 – winner: Omniscient
imitation Bricker Challenge #2 – winner: Shayna/chocolate
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New York City Dr. Blake once found a cane that, when tapped on the ground, transformed him into mighty super-hero ____.
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(a + b)^2 = a^2 + 2ab + b^2
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With the internet, anyone can be famous, like the person below. What is his name?
http://www.geocities.com/jacquesrk/sd/accordion.gif
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In dance class I’m learning a rocking new dance. I can picture the steps in my mind: jump left, step right, hands on hips, bend knees in tight, and pelvic thrust; but, oh the horror! I can’t remember what it’s called, and it’s driving me crazy! (What is this dance called?)
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In Anthony Burgess’ novel “A Clockwork Orange”, Alex and his droogs often use the word “horrorshow”. What is the etymology of this word?
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Humbert Humbert had never heard of the Kinks, but the title of one of their songs might have reminded him of his kinky obsession. (name the song and Humbert Humbert’s obsession)
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Which European country was the first to have as president a Jewish woman?
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The satanic fauna of this island still survives, but the indigenous human population, originally several thousands, dwindled to 200 less than thirty years after the first European settlement in 1803. By 1890 the aboriginal human population was extinct. (Name the island.)
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In which year did two people tie for the Academy Award for Best Actress?
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According to Scandinavian folklore, trolls only come out at night. What happens to them in the daytime?
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Who was the USA Defense Department honoring when it named its computer programming language Ada?
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Of the contiguous 48 states, only four did not have Burma Shave signs along their roads. Massachusetts, because most of its roads were winding (making it difficult to put the six signs in a straight line); Arizona, Nevada and _______ because they had very little traffic. (Fill in the blank)
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Emperor Charles V of Spain ceded the island of Malta to the Knights of Malta, in exchange for a token gift of two animals each year. Which animals did he request?
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Which Shakespearean play takes place in 37 different locations - more than any of his other plays?
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What is the world record time for running 5000 metres? (You can round down to the nearest minute.)
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My friend is a Christian, but the Christian religious group she belongs to has no form of outward observance of the sacraments; baptism and communion are spiritual only. This group was founded by George F. in 17th-century England. (Name the religious group)
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Who is currently the number one world ranked male tennis player?
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I live in a city in the United States, and my home is below sea level. Where do I live? And no, it’s not in California.
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Which teletubby wears a yellow outfit?
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Trent R. (et al.) recorded their dark and depressing hit 1994 album in the same house in which Charles Manson and his followers murdered Sharon Tate (talk about a downer!) (Name the band.)
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Some say I expressed myself abstractly, some say I was an action painter, but everyone agrees that when I dripped paint on canvas I produced some great works in the early 1950s.
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Match the ratite to its habitat.
Cassowary, emu, kiwi, rhea, ostrich.
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I can’t remember the name of the daughter of pop singer Madonna, but for some reason Bernadette comes to mind. Why?
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I have a pung of green dragons, you have a kong of one bamboo. Which is worth more, and what are we playing?
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I’m reading a book of tales, and in the book I see this sentence hundreds of times. But morning overtook ___________, and she lapsed into silence. Then _________ said, Sister, what a strange and entertaining story! ___________ replied, What is this compared with what I shall tell you tomorrow night if the king spares me and lets me live! (fill in the blanks)
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China - Mao Russia - Lenin Albania - ?
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These items are now cheap and widely available, but until an Englishman came up with an accurate one that could be used during a sea voyage, calculating longitude was fraught with error. (What did the Englishman invent?)
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What do Betelgeuse, Rigel, Bellatrix, Mintaka and Alnilam have in common?
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I’m a statue of Helios, but also one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. Where would you have gone to see me?
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This first American millionaire author quit school at thirteen to work in a cannery, then became a kind of pirate, and was also at different times of his life a fish and game warden, a sailor, a hobo and a gold prospector. (Name the author.)
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Hearing Elton John’s “Benny and the Jets” on the radio, at first I thought I heard the words “Tony and the Jets”, which reminded me of my favourite Broadway musical. (name the Broadway musical)
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Many people told J. B. Strauss it was impossible, but admitted his ideas were as good as gold when his magnum opus was completed in 1937. (What did Strauss complete in 1937?)
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When these two rogues review a business contract re: the services of a promising opera singer, they can’t get past “The party of the first part” before they start shredding it to pieces. (What is this scene from?)
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This Romanian sculptor was known for his abstract representations of birds in flight.
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If you saw someone take a number, subtract 32, multiply the result by five, and divide by nine, what would the person probably be doing?
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- Begin in fifth position, arms in first.
- Degage the back leg to the side and open the arms to second.
- Bring the leg back to fifth position, in front, knees bent, (en fondu) and at the same time take arms into third position.
- Retire the front leg, bringing the arm in to first, and turn, keeping eyes in front for as long as possible.
If I follow the instructions above, what have I just done?
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After Bart destroys her Thanksgiving centerpiece, “a tribute to the trailblazing women who made our country great,” Lisa Simpson writes the following poem:
“I saw the best meals of my generation
destroyed by the madness of my brother.
My soul carved in slices
by spikey-haired demons.”
Little Lisa is well-read, and must have been inspired by ____.
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