# The SDMB General Knowledge Quiz-interested? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 7, 2004, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-general-knowledge-quiz-interested/263475 "2004-09-07T12:02:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![sunstone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunstone/32/3372_2.png) [@sunstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sunstone)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2004, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-general-knowledge-quiz-interested/263475/41 "2004-09-08T06:15:18Z")
Me too! I wanna play too! ---
**Author:** ![ccwaterback](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@ccwaterback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ccwaterback)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2004, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-general-knowledge-quiz-interested/263475/42 "2004-09-08T07:29:08Z")
I’ll take my place in the back row and watch. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![FruitPie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b9bd4f/32.png) [@FruitPie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FruitPie)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2004, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-general-knowledge-quiz-interested/263475/43 "2004-09-08T12:28:13Z")
I’m here.The questions(normally 20-30) will go up probably each week and then you can email me the answers.When my SDMB becomes active(my cheque is winging its way to Bloomfield as we speak) then you could Private Message them to me.It will be a potluck mix of general knowledge questions and you’ll have about a week to answer them. Then I shall put up the scores…The first quiz will go up in a couple of hours or so 😃 Thanx for all your support. ---
**Author:** ![FruitPie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b9bd4f/32.png) [@FruitPie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FruitPie)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2004, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-general-knowledge-quiz-interested/263475/44 "2004-09-08T12:30:15Z")
> [@Lobsang](#): > > I’m in (depending on how it works) > > I usually wipe the floor in chat-game-bot-rooms on irc. But they are a lower standard of oponent I suppose. > I can get probably 85% of the questions on the weakest link, but I’ll get about 2 right on University Challenge. Some of the **questions** on University Challenge I don’t understand.When they ask 'If I is the square root of the cosine of theta and the inverse of sin,what is the inverse of I?'I’m still wondering what the hell I is… ---
**Author:** ![FruitPie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b9bd4f/32.png) [@FruitPie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FruitPie)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2004, 9:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-general-knowledge-quiz-interested/263475/45 "2004-09-09T09:27:35Z")
Apologies folks.I typed in all the questions,went to submit and I got a broken link for the next 10 mins.Then it was time for the shop to close.THREE other machines(one at the library and two phone nets)wouldn’t connect either :mad: Here goes at last.Worth the wait I hope.Please send answers and comments(too hard,too easy,not enough badger questions) to [lemon\_martini@hotmail.com](mailto:lemon_martini@hotmail.com) Soon when my ID activates(cheque’s winging its way as we speak),you can send them via PM.Entries in by 12 GMT on Weds 15 Sept thanks 🙂 Anyway your top 30 are 1.Who wrote wartime stories under the name of Flying Officer X? 2.How many ounces are there in a stone? 3.How many little cubes does a Rubik’s cube have? 4.In which country is the world’s largest whiskey distillery? 5.Who is the only person to open the nomination envelope at the Oscars and find their own name? 6.Haltiatunturi is the highest point in which country? 7.Armstrong and Aldrin walked on the Moon.Who was the other member of the crew? 8.Gaita,carmeneuse and villearin are different types of which instrument? 9.In which novel would you find Malta,Quebec and Woolwich and the Jellyby family? 10.In which country is Captain Corelli’s Mandolin set? 11.What links Charlotte in 1814,Corinne in 1818,Kate in 1852,Hannah in 1871 and Elizabeth in 1880? 12.Which country’s name in its own language means ‘The Saviour’? 13.What is a baby spider called? 14.In British Monopoly,what is the only property south of the River Thames? 15.In which year did Clinton become US Vice President? 16.Not including Special Awards,who is the youngest person to have won an Oscar? 17.Which famous novel begins with these lines: > [@](#): > > 3 May,Bistriz.We left Munich at 8:35pm on 1 May,arriving at Vienna next morning.We should have arrived at 6:46,but the train was an hour late 18.Which Shakespeare play is regarded as the first to be written? 19.Which US landmark was originally known as Cahuenga Valley? 20.Which song was a UK No.1 hit in 1991,1992 and 1993? 21.In which year did the first woman go into space? 22.Jean III was king of which country for approximately two days? 23.Which classic book shares the same closing line as the Bible? 24.From which country do the mood band Enigma come? 25.Which island was awarded the George Cross in World War II? 26.The Scottish town of Dumfries shares its nickname with its Scottish League Football Team.What is it? 27.Who was the last prisoner to be held in the Tower Of London? 28.What are the three usual main ingredients of a bouquet garni? 29.‘Wings!’ was the winner of the first Best Film Oscar in 1927.What else was unique about it? 30.From which songs are these lyrics taken? a) > [@](#): > > As I was coming over the Cork and Kerry mountains b) > [@](#): > > Just one more year and then you’ll be happy c) > [@](#): > > The trainer of insects was down on his knees,and furtively looking for runaway fleas d) > [@](#): > > There’ll be love and laughter and peace ever after e) > [@](#): > > They told me you missed school today,so why don’t we just throw them all away? f) > [@](#): > > Those soft and fuzzy sweaters,too magical to touch Go for it.The answers are out there somewhere ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2004, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-general-knowledge-quiz-interested/263475/46 "2004-09-09T12:39:55Z")
We’re on the honor system, right (i.e. no googling)? I’m doomed. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![FruitPie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b9bd4f/32.png) [@FruitPie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FruitPie)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2004, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-general-knowledge-quiz-interested/263475/47 "2004-09-09T14:27:03Z")
Get the answers how the hell you like.Library.Google.If you receive them from a voice in your head that only you can hear then fine :eek: That’s why they’re quite difficult-cos you got a week and you got the Net to use. Oh and try bribery 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2004, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-general-knowledge-quiz-interested/263475/48 "2004-09-09T14:34:21Z")
Just checking. I only knew 2 of them on my first quick go through without Google. ---
**Author:** ![six\_personalities](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3da27b/32.png) [@six\_personalities](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/six_personalities)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2004, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-general-knowledge-quiz-interested/263475/49 "2004-09-13T12:55:27Z")
This looks cool.I’ll give it a shot.But er…if this FruitPie character is banned,how will he/she/it/them post the answers? ---
**Author:** ![six\_personalities](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3da27b/32.png) [@six\_personalities](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/six_personalities)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2004, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-general-knowledge-quiz-interested/263475/50 "2004-09-18T11:41:17Z")
Er…we had about 20 bodies said they’d give this is a go.Are they all dead or something?Come on folks,get your answers in soon… 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2004, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-general-knowledge-quiz-interested/263475/51 "2004-09-18T12:04:25Z")
Well, considering our moderator of this little game has been banned, I think it’s safe to say there will be no game. 😕 ---
**Author:** ![six\_personalities](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3da27b/32.png) [@six\_personalities](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/six_personalities)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2004, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-general-knowledge-quiz-interested/263475/52 "2004-09-18T12:06:32Z")
I’ll take over from him.Since I came up with the original game,he let me use his account to post on before he got banned 🙂 still same e-mail [lemon\_martini@hotmail.com](mailto:lemon_martini@hotmail.com) ---
**Author:** ![Uncommon\_Sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Uncommon\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncommon_Sense)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2004, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-general-knowledge-quiz-interested/263475/53 "2004-09-18T12:56:22Z")
The hell’s that fish smell coming from? ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2004, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-general-knowledge-quiz-interested/263475/54 "2004-09-18T12:57:36Z")
> [@six\_personalities](#): > > I’ll take over from him.Since I came up with the original game,he let me use his account to post on before he got banned 🙂 > still same e-mail [lemon\_martini@hotmail.com](mailto:lemon_martini@hotmail.com) Uh-huh. :dubious: Thanks, but no thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Ale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@Ale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ale)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2004, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-general-knowledge-quiz-interested/263475/55 "2004-09-18T18:00:00Z")
> [@six\_personalities](#): > > I’ll take over from him.Since I came up with the original game,he let me use his account to post on before he got banned 🙂 > still same e-mail [lemon\_martini@hotmail.com](mailto:lemon_martini@hotmail.com) Suuuuure he did… :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![InvidiousCourgette](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e47c2d/32.png) [@InvidiousCourgette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InvidiousCourgette)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2004, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-general-knowledge-quiz-interested/263475/56 "2004-09-18T18:15:36Z")
What did he get banned for? I emailed a mod to find out because I wanted to know what happened to the fruitpie cult thread. I did not get a reply though. 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2004, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-general-knowledge-quiz-interested/263475/57 "2004-09-18T18:17:38Z")
> [@InvidiousCourgette](#): > > What did he get banned for? I emailed a mod to find out because I wanted to know what happened to the fruitpie cult thread. I did not get a reply though. 😕 Did you put ‘SDMB’ in the subject? Try again with that. And try different admins. TubaDiva, Lynn Bodini, CKDexterHaven etc… They get s\*\*\*loads of spam and so the ‘SDMB’ is to distinguish your e-mail from the spam. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2004, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-general-knowledge-quiz-interested/263475/58 "2004-09-18T18:20:47Z")
I’m not accusing anyone of anything at all, but just in case anyone isn’t clear on the matter: [FYI](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=254534) ---
**Author:** ![JimSox5](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b5a626/32.png) [@JimSox5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JimSox5)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2004, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-general-knowledge-quiz-interested/263475/59 "2004-09-18T21:21:35Z")
I don’t know, **six\_personalities** , I’m not too convinced you’re a different person. Good try, though. ---
**Author:** ![six\_personalities](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3da27b/32.png) [@six\_personalities](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/six_personalities)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2004, 9:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-general-knowledge-quiz-interested/263475/60 "2004-09-20T09:37:00Z")
Since no-one seemed to get this the first time and the thread got sucked up,here goes.I originally posted as lemon\_martini2,then tried to subscribe under that name.Since there were problems,my mate FruitPie opened an account and allowed me to use it to post it(which AFAICT is perfectly legitimate).When he got banned,I got another mate to open the account six\_personalities and let me post on it.Shrinking\_Violet will testify that we’re still trying to get me subscribed but it’s not working(for some reason,it won’t accept the username and passwords I’ve given and won’t let SV select her own password for me) so I’m having to use different friends’ accounts to cover me. Happy? 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-general-knowledge-quiz-interested/263475.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-general-knowledge-quiz-interested/263475.md?page=4)