Monday, December 11, 2006

Trivia Quiz For Squiggle #8

Currently listening to: "Go to Hell!" by GWAR

CORRECTION MADE: Doug brought it to my attenion that #5 had two "B" answers when "Tragus" should have been listed as "C" instead of another "B"...but that all doesn't matter now, I guess, because I fixed it...

All mixed up again this time...

1. What is the natural substance in chocolate that is reputed to stimulate the same reaction in the body as falling in love?
A. nymphetamine
B. phenylethylamine
C. endorphamine

2. When honey is swallowed, it enters the blood stream within a period of how many minutes?
A. 20 seconds
B. 20 minutes
C. 20 hours

3. Where did the white potato originate?
A. Andes mountains
B. The Alps
C. Mount St. Helens

4. What is the correct response to the Irish greeting "Top o' the morning to you!"
A. "And the rest of the day to yourself"
B. "Isn't it grand"
C. "God be with you"

5. What is the scientific name for the little lump of flesh just forward of your ear canal, right next to your temple?
A. Gubernaculum
B. Satorius
C. Tragus

6. The feet account for what percentage of the human body's bones?
A. 15%
B. 25%
C. 35%

7. What is banana oil actually made of?
A. Plantains
B. Kerosene
C. Petroleum

8. What was the first drug ever to be marketed in tablet form?
A. Bayer Aspirin
B. Tylenol Aspirin
C. Advil Ibuprofen

9. Ancient artists of which country would never paint pictures of women's feet?
A. Greece
B. Turkey
C. China

10. How many tons of reddish-green paint does it take to coat the Eiffel Tower?
A. 45 tons
B. 175 tons
C. 300 tons

4 Comments:

Blogger Doug Murata said...

I have no idea for many of these!

1. B
2. B
3. B
4. A (This one I'm very sure of!)
5. B! (My actual guess is C, but there is no C!)
6. A
7. A
8. C
9. B
10. B

10:07 AM  
Blogger Squiggle said...

1 ~ C.
2 ~ C.
3 ~ B.
4 ~ A.
5 ~ B.
6 ~ C
7 ~ A
8 ~ A
9 ~ C
10 ~ B

Awesome! =)

11:21 AM  
Blogger paula said...

C. endorphamine ... but nymphetamine is a FABULOUS bond girl name.

A. 20 seconds

C. Mount St. Helens (hey, why not?)

A. "And the rest of the day to yourself"

A. Gubernaculum (because it is fun to say!)

A. 15%

C. Petroleum?

A. Bayer Aspirin

C. China

C. 300 tons

4:43 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hello!
1. a
2. b
3. c
4. c
5. a
6. c
7. a
8. a
9. c
10. b

ciao ciao!

10:14 PM  

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