Wednesday, February 14, 2007

Trivia Quiz for Squiggle #XV: "Say No to VD" Edition

"Love is like a flower; even the most beautiful kind dies." ~ Dietrich "Till" Lindemann

OK, I must thank the Almighty HDD for the subtitle to today's quiz installment...which happens to be the 15th TQFS (and 15 is the number of The Devil in the tarot)...this also happens to be my 275th Blogger post...


For today's batch of 10 questions, in 'honor' of VD, I've included five related to love/relationships/marriage and five related to serial killers/death/etc...have fun and good luck!


1. According to recent research, about how many couples per year take out marriage licenses but fail to use them?
A. 9,000
B. 13,000
C. 27,000


2. On the island of Trobriand what would be considered a disgrace for a man to do with a woman unless they were married?
A. Bite off her eyelashes
B. Throw her into the ocean
C. Take her out to dinner

3. What is a common item rented by brides for their weddings in Copenhagen, Denmark?
A. A wig with eight foot tresses
B. A wedding veil with the Danish coat of arms
C. Wooden slippers

4. How many hours did the longest kiss listed in the Guinness Book of World Records last?
A. 137
B. 216
C. 417

5. The German language contains how many words that refer to the act of kissing?
A. 30
B. 52
C. 69

6. How many female victims is the Countess Erzebet Bathory (the world’s most famous female serial killer) rumored to have killed in her lifetime?
A. 360
B. 650
C. 1600

7. What was the name of John Wayne Gacy’s (rapist and murderer of 33 boys and young men) clown persona he dressed up as for children’s birthday parties?
A. Pogo
B. Doink
C. Shaggy

8. What was John Wayne Gacy’s job when he moved from Illinois to Iowa?
A. Florist/salesperson at a roadside flower stand
B. Manager of a Kentucky Fried Chicken
C. Portrait painter

9. The song “Satan’s Barbeque” by Swedish metal band Terror is about a barbeque at Satan’s house with Jeffrey Dahmer, Ted Bundy, and who?
A. George Foreman
B. George W. Bush
C. George Hamilton


10. Which actor does the narration for both the original Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) and the year 2000 remake?
A. James Earl Jones
B. John Larroquette
C. Christopher Lee

6 Comments:

Blogger paula said...

Let me start by saying that even though the Devil card is the 13th in a Tarot deck, it in no way has Satanic or EEVILE meaning. Actually, the card usually represents upcoming profound change in a person's life.

1. According to recent research, about how many couples per year take out marriage licenses but fail to use them?
C. 27,000

2. On the island of Trobriand what would be considered a disgrace for a man to do with a woman unless they were married?
C. Take her out to dinner
*in some tribes, eating food together is considered a marriage rite. You are what you eat, essentially.

3. What is a common item rented by brides for their weddings in Copenhagen, Denmark?
C. Wooden slippers
*They bring good luck!

4. How many hours did the longest kiss listed in the Guinness Book of World Records last?
A. 137
*Gross. Can you imagine the smell an taste???? EWWWWWWW

5. The German language contains how many words that refer to the act of kissing?
C. 69
*Woo! I'm with HDD on this choice ;) OK.. not literally "WITH" in the 69, but you know what I mean.

6. How many female victims is the Countess Erzebet Bathory (the world’s most famous female serial killer) rumored to have killed in her lifetime?
C. 1600
*mmm. Bloothirsty chicks are HAWT

7. What was the name of John Wayne Gacy’s (rapist and murderer of 33 boys and young men) clown persona he dressed up as for children’s birthday parties?
A. Pogo
*I picked this because how else can I make the "Hop on Pop" reference if I don't???

8. What was John Wayne Gacy’s job when he moved from Illinois to Iowa?
A. Florist/salesperson at a roadside flower stand

9. The song “Satan’s Barbeque” by Swedish metal band Terror is about a barbeque at Satan’s house with Jeffrey Dahmer, Ted Bundy, and who?
C. George Hamilton
*It is common pagan community knowlege that George Hamilton eats babies to stay alive for another 150 years.

10. Which actor does the narration for both the original Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) and the year 2000 remake?
C. Christopher Lee

12:18 PM  
Blogger Knitty Yas said...

dont do the answers yet! i'll do the quiz tonight! :) i promise :D

11:18 AM  
Blogger Scott said...

In consideration of The Yas, I'll post the answers tomorrow morning...or whenever I wake up tomorrow...

11:31 AM  
Blogger Knitty Yas said...

1. According to recent research, about how many couples per year take out marriage licenses but fail to use them?
B. 13,000


2. On the island of Trobriand what would be considered a disgrace for a man to do with a woman unless they were married?
B. Throw her into the ocean


3. What is a common item rented by brides for their weddings in Copenhagen, Denmark?
C. Wooden slippers


4. How many hours did the longest kiss listed in the Guinness Book of World Records last?
C. 417

5. The German language contains how many words that refer to the act of kissing?
A. 30

6. How many female victims is the Countess Erzebet Bathory (the world’s most famous female serial killer) rumored to have killed in her lifetime?
B. 650

7. What was the name of John Wayne Gacy’s (rapist and murderer of 33 boys and young men) clown persona he dressed up as for children’s birthday parties?
A. Pogo

8. What was John Wayne Gacy’s job when he moved from Illinois to Iowa?
C. Portrait painter

9. The song “Satan’s Barbeque” by Swedish metal band Terror is about a barbeque at Satan’s house with Jeffrey Dahmer, Ted Bundy, and who?
A. George Foreman

10. Which actor does the narration for both the original Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) and the year 2000 remake?
C. Christopher Lee

11:26 AM  
Blogger Knitty Yas said...

oh and thank you scott. :)

11:26 AM  
Blogger Knitty Yas said...

psst. check tonights post. its for you. ;)

9:29 PM  

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