Trivia Quiz For Squiggle #7
Currently listening to: "Tonight in Flames" by Cradle of Filth
I'll post the answers sometime tomorrow afternoon (or maybe even the early evening) so everyone will have a chance to take the quiz...
1. A bibliophile is:
A. A collector of rare books
B. A collector of fine liquor
C. A Jesus freak
2. The term anthropophagy refers to:
A. The study of homosexuality
B. Cannibalism
C. The examination of human remains
3. “Kemo sabe” means what in Navajo?
A. Soggy shrub
B. Sea salt
C. White storm
4. The first Hummer manufactured for civilian use was sold in what year?
A. 1989
B. 1992
C. 1996
5. How many bottles did Coca Cola sell in its first year?
A. 25
B. 125
C. 250
6. In 4000BC Egypt, men and women wore glitter eye shadow made from what?
A. Desert sand
B. Silt deposits from the Nile
C. The crushed shells of beetles
7. The condom was invented in the early 1500’s and was originally made of what?
A. Lamb skin
B. Linen
C. Goat intestine
8. In what country did Russian dressing originate?
A. Italy
B. United States
C. France
9. What is an albumen?
A. The white part of an egg
B. An undescended testicle
C. A type of mushroom that only grows in Antarctica
10. A ‘jiffy’ is an actual unit of time and lasts for:
A. Half a second
B. 1/10 of a second
C. 1/100 of a second
I'll post the answers sometime tomorrow afternoon (or maybe even the early evening) so everyone will have a chance to take the quiz...
1. A bibliophile is:
A. A collector of rare books
B. A collector of fine liquor
C. A Jesus freak
2. The term anthropophagy refers to:
A. The study of homosexuality
B. Cannibalism
C. The examination of human remains
3. “Kemo sabe” means what in Navajo?
A. Soggy shrub
B. Sea salt
C. White storm
4. The first Hummer manufactured for civilian use was sold in what year?
A. 1989
B. 1992
C. 1996
5. How many bottles did Coca Cola sell in its first year?
A. 25
B. 125
C. 250
6. In 4000BC Egypt, men and women wore glitter eye shadow made from what?
A. Desert sand
B. Silt deposits from the Nile
C. The crushed shells of beetles
7. The condom was invented in the early 1500’s and was originally made of what?
A. Lamb skin
B. Linen
C. Goat intestine
8. In what country did Russian dressing originate?
A. Italy
B. United States
C. France
9. What is an albumen?
A. The white part of an egg
B. An undescended testicle
C. A type of mushroom that only grows in Antarctica
10. A ‘jiffy’ is an actual unit of time and lasts for:
A. Half a second
B. 1/10 of a second
C. 1/100 of a second
posted by Scott at 9:59 AM
3 Comments:
1. A - Latin bases for words are a good thing to know
2. B - Hmm... phages.
3. C - I don't really know.
4. B - Wasn't it Arnold Schwarzeneggar's?
5. B - I don't know.
6. C - The shells are so shiny!
7. A - That's what reusable condoms are made out of today...
8. C - It's a creamy dressing, right? I imagine that Italy would produce something more vinegar based.
9. A - But you never see cake recipes that call for egg albumen, do you?
10. C - The GIF graphics file format (the name stands for Graphics Interchange Format and is unrelated to the term Jiffy) can be animated. All animations are timed based on the Jiffy. How big is a googol? (That's not a typo, by the way.)
I'll give my best WILD guesses:
1. A
2. C?
3. C. But in my house it means "Stupid White Man". It is the term of endearment that my Indian mother used for my White father. ;)
4. 1992
5. C
6. C
7. C
8. B
9. A
10. A
HDD: Cheater!!! :Þ
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