12159 £300 quiz for earthquake fund, Thurs 16th April

[COLOR="red"]THE QUIZ HAS BEEN WON & IS NOW OVER - THANKS TO ALL WHO PARTICIPATED & CONGRAT'S TO ARETINA FOR THE WINNING ENTRY (AND TO MOXIE FOR "CLOSE BUT NO CIGAR"). WE RAISED £20 IN ENTRY FEES, £5 FOR A ONE-OFF CLUE AND £240 FOR THE PRIZE - SO £265 IN TOTAL.[/COLOR]

[FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]at 10am (UK) on Thu 16th April, I'm going to post a quiz in this thread. The "prize" will be a donation by me to the justgiving site. The value of the donation (excluding the tax bonus) will start at £300, but will reduce by £10 every 30 minutes until EITHER someone wins the quiz OR the kitty has reduced to £100 (i.e. at after a total elapsed time of 10 hours) - that would end the competition & I'd then post the answers & donate the £100 minimum. The quiz will consist of 5 questions, but it will NOT be multiple choice, you have to provide the answers yourself.[/SIZE][/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]Participation costs £2 (thats the minimum donation allowed by justgiving). Donate your £2 here [url=http://www.justgiving.com/italy-abruzzo-earthquake]Justgiving - ITALY Magazine Abruzzo Earthquake Appeal[/url], and that will buy you unlimited entries into the quiz. I'll take it on trust that anyone posting entries has donated their two quid - but I may do the odd "spot check" to keep you honest![/SIZE][/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]Now, a five question quiz, lasting up to 10 hours, and up against all you clever & motivated forumites (to say nothing of your good mate Google) is pretty loaded against "the house". So, the questions will be as abstract and/or lateral as I can dream up by tomorrow to make it a sporting contest. In addition, f[/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]or each entry, I'll post in return how many (if any) questions you answered correctly - but WITHOUT confirming which specific ones you got right. [/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]The aim isn't to make it impossible ... just to slow you down a bit :-) The feedback will still assist everyone to home in on the correct answers over time. [/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]I hope that will make it quite challenging to relieve me of much more than the minimum £100 - but that's up to you.[/SIZE][/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]I will try [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]to answer each entry promptly, but I will be at work during the day, so the occasional delay may be unavoidable. I[/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]f I do get delayed and someone has answered all questions correctly in the meantime, then the timestamp of the first correct post will dictate the value of my donation regardless of when I confirm that they have won. [/SIZE][/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]Hope this format will be a bit of fun while doing some good at the same time. [/SIZE][/FONT]

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General chat about Italy

Two quid in the pot - Google ready, pencil behind my ear and prepared to battle with your questions Pigro. :smile:

bring it on JC! remember, I know that you (think you) know how my mind works, so I've been away getting electro-shock therapy to warp my mind even further - these questions will be guaranteed "wee stinkers"!!

I swear no such thought entered my mind Pigro - I know that you think I think I know how your mind works - but I have enough trouble thinking about how my own mind thinks to fret about thinking about what I think you think I think I know. :bigergrin:

OK Pigro, my two quid's in the pot and I'm rarin' to go too....
Couldn't give up smoking for a day - bin there, done that, [I]and[/I] got the T shirt.... But I did wish that initiative Good Luck.... I wonder if Loll will manage for a whole day?

But for me now it's Pigro's Quiz. So I'll be [I]bright eyed and bushy tailed[/I] come 10am on the 16th - like JC 'pencil at the ready' and I'll trample anyone who gets in my way while I'm careerin' around in Google - so be warned.

They don't call me 'Dorky Babe' for nuthin' ya know! :goofy:

[quote=Carole B;116648]I'll trample anyone who gets in my way while I'm careerin' around in Google - so be warned[/quote]

forewarned is forearmed - and, beiung somewhat of a twisted individual, I'm currently trying to make the questions yield some pretty generic and/or misleading web search results. Trust me, good old grey matter will be required in addition to the web - in fact I reckon I'll need to throw in some clues during the quiz if you are to part me from much more than my minimum stake. :yes:

Blooody excellent challenge and generosity too Pigro - not boring at all :laughs:

But sod it, I'm chopping wood for someone at their house tomorrow morning so any chance of just pm'ing over the questions to me tonight. £2 nicker going in anticipation of your kind cooperation. :smile:

If your questions are as creative as your challenge those that are around are in for a cracker.

[quote=Ghianda;116654]Blooody excellent challenge and generosity too Pigro - not boring at all :laughs:[/quote]well, the physical stuff isn't quite my style - don't have the chopper to carry it off - so needs must :-)

[quote=Ghianda;116654]But sod it, I'm chopping wood for someone at their house tomorrow morning so any chance of just pm'ing over the questions to me tonight. £2 nicker going in anticipation of your kind cooperation. :smile:[/quote]
if the quiz isn't still ongoing by mid afternoon, your £2 will be the least of my worries - I'll be out busking for spare change to pay next months mortgage by then.

Still, your £2 is in the pot so I'll PM you as requested.

Like the acorn some of us have to work tomorrow - and I don't want to bring the NHS to its knees because my time and effort is being better spent on a testing quiz raising funds for a deserving cause.

Can I please join the party later in the day - if there are still any questions to be answered:wideeyed:?

maybe I didn't make myself clear enough - no need to "pre-donate" in order to play. I kind of hope that at least one or two questions may still have you all stumped by mid afternoon (though I was planning to drip feed a few hints as time went by if that was the case) - and the quiz won't 'expire' until 8pm UK unless won before that time. So feel free to join in whenever you have some free time in the afternoon/early evening, no need to donate until you participate.

Have bunged me pennies in but it's gonna be 'moider' tomorrow trying to work!
Work Quiz:smile: Work Quiz:smile: Work Quiz:smile: ...all day long

What a generous fella you are!

Don't know any latin do you??:winki:

Count me in tomorrow. I am on Ebay bidding for the entire collection of Encylopedia Brittanica as I type.:bigergrin:

by my maths (and my maths is OK!) that makes 6 contestants bought in to the quiz thus far (or 5 if I put Ghianda and Cinghiale in as a sort of 3 legged contestant) ... it'll be candy from babies (and you lot will be the babies) unless you assist Percy in digesting her new ebay purchase overnight :-)
ps - I have me grannies old Brittanica on hard copy (those were the days) gathering dust on the bookshelf in the front room ... gives me an idea! nothing like 1956 's version of 'knowledge' to make life difficult for y'all!.

Ah 1956. I remember it well. The Hungarian uprising against the Soviets, The Melbourne Olympics and the death of A A Milne.

It's everything after that that's a bit of a blur:yes:!

Forgot to say that the Winter Olympics in 1956 were held in Cortina (Italian theme to keep Moxie happy) which were a great success despite the torch bearer tripping and falling during the opening ceremony.

OK, 2 mins to go, so a quick reminder before we start - it's "pay to play" - you must donate £2 (at the link in my signature) before submitting your first entry. Once you've done so, you can post as many entries as you want at no further cost. The time on the forum clock (as seen in the UK) will be used for all timing of the quiz. My donation kitty starts at £300, and drops by £10 every half hour until it hits £100 (at 8pm) or the quiz is won. I'll then post the answers (if required) and donate the remaining kitty to the fund. Other than that, the judges decision is final & I am the judge!

Q1. What relatively unimportant thing is named after a roman crossroads?

Q2. I am wearing blue denim jeans and a brown nylon shirt with a pink cashmere sweater. What are my gloves made of?

Q3. What do John Lennon and Winston Churchill reputedly have in common which relates them both to product names within IKEA's catalogue?

Q4. Fish can be used to make the Italian 'carpaccio' (which may consist of any very thinly sliced meat or fish). 'Rissoles' (small croquettes) can also contain fish, though the Portugese 'rissol' does not. Based on this information, what fish would you expect to find stuffed in spanish (but not Italian or french) olives?

[I]Hint - Q5 isn't a trick question, just schoolboy maths (remember that?) - so, the person walks normally under the cable without jumping, raising his hands etc. & without wearing a hat or a funny hairstyle etc.; Assume that the newly extended steel cable is evenly supported all around the equator, that is not stretchable, and that the supports are spaced far enough apart that the person can walk between them OK. Assume also the earth to be totally flat right around the equator (so, no mountains etc. to confuse the calculations
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ladies & gentlemen, start your (search) engines ... who'll be 1st to have a pop?

Do we have to answer them all at once, or can we post each answer as we find it.

I've got two answers can I post 'em?

You need to answer all 5 questions in the one post unfortunately ... but that shouldn't put you off having a wild guess at the ones you don't currently have much idea about - the more entries that are made, the greater everyone's combined knowledge becomes, so the quicker you'll beat me!

Q1 Bananas????
Q2 Margaret Thatcher????
Q3john lennon and winston churchill were both dyslexic, as is the founder of Ikea
(For example, the Swedish-sounding names of the furniture found at IKEA originally served as names chosen by Kamprad because he had difficulty remembering stock keeping units.)

Q4spanish olives stuffed with anchovy
Q5 6 miles???

he who hesitates is lost ... kittys now £290

[quote=Moxie;116708]Q1 Bananas????
Q2 Margaret Thatcher????
Q3john lennon and winston churchill were both dyslexic, as is the founder of Ikea
(For example, the Swedish-sounding names of the furniture found at IKEA originally served as names chosen by Kamprad because he had difficulty remembering stock keeping units.)

Q4spanish olives stuffed with anchovy
Q5 6 miles???[/quote]
score 1/5, nice one! (but which one???)

Quick Reminder of the questions:

Q1. What relatively unimportant thing is named after a roman crossroads?

Q2. I am wearing blue denim jeans and a brown nylon shirt with a pink cashmere sweater. What are my gloves made of?

Q3. What do John Lennon and Winston Churchill reputedly have in common which relates them both to product names within IKEA's catalogue?

Hint - Q5 isn't a trick question, just schoolboy maths (remember that?) - so, the person walks normally under the cable without jumping, raising his hands etc. & without wearing a hat or a funny hairstyle etc.; Assume that the newly extended steel cable is evenly supported all around the equator, that is not stretchable, and that the supports are spaced far enough apart that the person can walk between them OK. Assume also the earth to be totally flat right around the equator (so, no mountains etc. to confuse the calculations

I am pretty sure I got number three right peeps

Q1. What relatively unimportant thing is named after a roman crossroads?
[COLOR=blue]OS Grid REF SE4642[/COLOR]

Q2. I am wearing blue denim jeans and a brown nylon shirt with a pink cashmere sweater. What are my gloves made of?
[COLOR=blue]Kid Leather[/COLOR]

Q3. What do John Lennon and Winston Churchill reputedly have in common which relates them both to product names within IKEA's catalogue?
[COLOR=blue]Dyslexia – new shelving units designed by Shmurgen Burgen[/COLOR]

[quote=Lollita;116714]Q1. What relatively unimportant thing is named after a roman crossroads?
[COLOR=blue]OS Grid REF SE4642[/COLOR]

Q2. I am wearing blue denim jeans and a brown nylon shirt with a pink cashmere sweater. What are my gloves made of?
[COLOR=blue]Kid Leather[/COLOR]

Here we go!!!

Q1. signpost
Q2. wool
Q3. dyslexia
Q4. salmon
Q5. 13 kms

[quote=sarahandmark;116717]Here we go!!!

Q1. signpost
Q2. wool
Q3. dyslexia
Q4. salmon
Q5. 13 kms[/quote]
[1/5]
the hive mind is taking some time to warm up this morning ...

Q1. What relatively unimportant thing is named after a roman crossroads?
[COLOR=blue]Crocus[/COLOR]

Q2. I am wearing blue denim jeans and a brown nylon shirt with a pink cashmere sweater. What are my gloves made of?
[COLOR=blue]Tinsulate – you are on a motorbike[/COLOR]

One hour in, £280 still to play for.

2nd go!!!

Q1. trivia
Q2. leather
Q3. dyslexia
Q4. prawns
Q5. 12 metres 56 cms

[quote=Lollita;116720]Q1. What relatively unimportant thing is named after a roman crossroads?
[COLOR=blue]Crocus[/COLOR]

Q2. I am wearing blue denim jeans and a brown nylon shirt with a pink cashmere sweater. What are my gloves made of?
[COLOR=blue]Tinsulate – you are on a motorbike[/COLOR]

Q5. Say the earth is exactly 40075Km long around the equator, and a steel cable of that exact length is fitted right around the equator so it fits tight to the earth at all points. How much extra steel cable (rounding up to the nearest centimetre) do I need to add so that a 2 metre tall person could walk under the newly extended cable without touching it with his head?
[COLOR=blue]Diameter on its way folks[/COLOR][/quote]
[1/5]
diameter of the earth varies considerably (both in reality & in the various answers that google throws up.) For the purposes of my question, the diameter must be based on the circumference I quoted, so the diameter is 12751.136km (sorry for delay in answering, this is due to me having to check my maths against several bollox web sources before posting!
[B]{EDIT - my own schoolboy maths was slightly out there ... the diameter should be 12756.269 ... but, as per clue below, it isn't important to the answer][/B]

[quote=sarahandmark;116722]2nd go!!!

Q1. trivia
Q2. leather
Q3. dyslexia
Q4. prawns
Q5. 12 metres 56 cms[/quote]
[2/5] - excellent work, go to top of class!

As I'm feeling charitible ,and I wheedled an extra £5 for the diameter ... a wee clue for Q5: you can consider the earth to be a perfect circle of circumference 40075km and diameter 12751.136km - but neither figure is actually that important to the answer!

Where's Gala when ya need her? Spanish olives aint my specialist field. :bigergrin:

Q1. What relatively unimportant thing is named after a roman crossroads?
[COLOR=blue]trivia[/COLOR]

Q2. I am wearing blue denim jeans and a brown nylon shirt with a pink cashmere sweater. What are my gloves made of?
[COLOR=blue]Rat skin[/COLOR]

[/COLOR]Q5. Say the earth is exactly 40075Km long around the equator, and a steel cable of that exact length is fitted right around the equator so it fits tight to the earth at all points. How much extra steel cable (rounding up to the nearest centimetre) do I need to add so that a 2 metre tall person could walk under the newly extended cable without touching it with his head?
[COLOR=blue]I am no wiser – 78 inches[/COLOR]

Q1 Trivia
Q2 Velvet
Q3 dyslexia
Q4 Blue cheese fish - I think the emphasis is on 'EXPECT to find' rather than what you would actually find but might be wrong??
Q5 10 metres

Q1 Trivia
Q2 Velvet
Q3 dyslexia
Q4 Tuna fish
Q5 11 metres

1. Trivia
2. My cat
3. Dyslexia
4. Your cat
5. Everyones cat

carpaccio = carp = fish
rissoles = sole = fish
rissol = no fish in the word

spanish for olives is aceitunas thus = tuna = fish

[quote=Moxie;116731]Q1 Trivia
Q2 Velvet
Q3 dyslexia
Q4 Blue cheese fish - I think the emphasis is on 'EXPECT to find' rather than what you would actually find but might be wrong??
Q5 10 metres[/quote]
[2/5]

PLEASE NOTE I MADE A WEE ERROR IN MY DIAMETER CALCUALTION, ITS ACTUALLY 12756.269Km - but as I said in my clue, thats actually not relevant to the answer. Apologies nonetheless!!

[quote=Moxie;116732]Q1 Trivia
Q2 Velvet
Q3 dyslexia
Q4 Tuna fish
Q5 11 metres[/quote]
[3/5]
we have a new leader! £270 in the kitty & trhe wisdom of the crowds is kicking in!

ps. soory, itys gettign hard to keep up with the posts now (while doing math!), bear with me

[quote=pigro;116736][2/5]

PLEASE NOTE I MADE A WEE ERROR IN MY DIAMETER CALCUALTION, ITS ACTUALLY 12756.269Km - but as I said in my clue, thats actually not relevant to the answer. Apologies nonetheless!![/quote]

Well that makes all the difference !!!

[quote=juliancoll;116733]1. Trivia
2. My cat
3. Dyslexia
4. Your cat
5. Everyones cat[/quote]
[2/5]
I feel the team tactics starting to take effect now ....

1. Trivia
2. My cat
3. Dyslexia
4. Tuna
5. Everyones cat

Q1. trivia
Q2. rubber
Q3. dyslexia
Q4. tuna
Q5. 0

[quote=juliancoll;116741]1. Trivia
2. My cat
3. Dyslexia
4. Tuna
5. Everyones cat[/quote]
[3/5]
if it was a radio phone in, you'd not have the luxury of death by elimination :-) I may have to rething the issuing of clues at this rate!

[quote=sarahandmark;116742]Q1. trivia
Q2. rubber
Q3. dyslexia
Q4. tuna
Q5. 0[/quote]
[3/5]
I see great minds think alike! I'm squirming now ...

Moxie - well done - got there too - was just looking for the fish hidden in there!!!

12159 £300 quiz for earthquake fund, Thurs 16th April

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