Mellophant Trivia Quiz Main Thread.
Okay, after a delay I am ready to begin the First (and potentially last :D ) Mellophant Trivia Quiz. We have 22 contestants and there will be 10 rounds.
How we play.
I will post a set of 22 questions for each round. Each question will initially be offered to a single competitor. For example, a question might read "1a An Gadaí - What is the capital city of France?"
The named contestant has 24hrs in which to answer the question or say they don't know the answer. If they are incorrect, don't know the answer, or haven't posted within 24hrs of the question being asked I shall open up the question to other competitors and the first correct answer wins. Please do not attempt to answer another poster's question until I have posted the OK to do so.
In the case of you getting your addressed question correct you receive 10 points, if you get another poster's question correct you receive 5 points.
After 10 rounds the poster with the highest number of points wins the game. If at the end of round 10 we have a tie there will be a three question sudden death, each of the final contestants will receive three questions and the one who gets more right wins. If they all get the three questions correct, or incorrect, supplementary questions can be asked.
There is to be no googling. I can't stop anybody googling an answer but if you do it then you're an asshole, beneath my contempt.
The first round will be posted at (approx.) 5pm EST (10pm GMT) today. I will post each round at (approx.) that same time every day for the next 10 days. In the case of unforeseen circumstance where I can't post at that time I shall try to get Peps, Skaldy or some other non-contestant to post the questions at that time.
Rounds will include a geography round, a literature round, a music round, a film round, a specialist topic round (for my sins!), and several general knowledge rounds.
Thanks to all participants and to question helpers Peps and Skaldy. I hope I have explained everything clearly, if anyone has any questions on the rule please post. I hope everyone has fun.
The winner gets a prize. If I'm feeling generous the second placed winner might also get a prize. :)
Round 2: Electric Bugle Test
ROUND 2
2.1. Zuul - What's so special about Nigel Tufnel's amplifier?
2.2. Laughing Lagomorph - Mineola and Loquat are types of what?
2.3. Oliveloaf - In 1995 a Japanese earthquake killed thousands, which city bore the brunt of the damage?
2.4. Orual - What is the capital city of Slovenia?
2.5. AndrewRyan - Where is the Moscow Sea located?
2.6. Marsilia - The 'Green Jacket' is presented to the winner of which sporting event?
2.7. Inner Stickler - Which is the world's smallest Republic?
2.8. Myrnalene - Which city stands on the banks of the Bosphorus?
2.9. Cluricaun - What is the Edge's real name?
2.10. What Exit? - What is the most recent name of the world's tallest building?
2.11. Revs - Who is the only actor to appear in both The Magnificent Seven and The Dirty Dozen?
2.12. vison - What is Bono's real name?
2.13. Feirefiz - What is thanatology the scientific study of?
2.14. Exy - What type of animal is a corvid?
2.15. ivan astikov - What is the capital of the US state of Maryland?
2.16. Taumpy - Who, according to a diary entry, said on March 17 1912 "I am just going outside and may be some time"?
2.17. iampunha - What was the name of Madonna's 1990 greatest hits collection?
2.18. jali - In what year did the Korean War end?
2.19. OneCentStamp - How many stars are there in the flag of the European Union?
2.20. Katriona - What is Principal Seymour Skinner's real name?
2.21. kk fusion - What is Tiger Wood's real first name?
2.22. Spitzbergen - What was the terrorist group responsible for the 1972 Munich Olympic massacre of Israeli athletes?
You each have 24hrs to answer your question. If you don't post an answer within 24hrs I will offer your question up for other posters to answer. Please do not post answers to any but your own question. Good luck! Round Three will be posted at approximately the same time tomorrow.
RUN OFF QUESTIONS TO FOLLOW IN NEXT POST
Round 4: If Music Be The Food of Love, Then Get That Man A Double Cheeseburger With Extra Onions.
ROUND 4
It's the music round!
Who = Which band or artist?
4.1. Zuul - Who had a hit in 1980 with Escape (The Pina Colada Song)?
4.2. Laughing Lagomorph - Who had a hit in 1981 with Rapture?
4.3. Oliveloaf - Who had a hit in 1982 with Pac Man Fever?
4.4. Orual - Who had a hit in 1983 with Electric Avenue?
4.5. AndrewRyan - Who had a hit in 1984 with Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now) ?
4.6. Marsilia - Who had a hit in 1985 with Crazy For You?
4.7. Inner Stickler - Who had a hit in 1986 with I Miss You?
4.8. Myrnalene - Who had a hit in 1987 with Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now ?
4.9. Cluricaun - Who had a hit in 1988 with Need You Tonight?
4.10. What Exit? - Who had a hit in 1989 with Girl You Know Its True ?
4.11. Revs - Who had a hit in 1990 with Pump Up The Jam?
4.12. vison - Who had a hit in 1991 with I Wanna Sex You Up?
4.13. Feirefiz - Who had a hit in 1992 with Jump?
4.14. Exy - Who had a hit in 1993 with Can't Help Falling In Love?
4.15. ivan astikov - Who had a hit in 1994 with Stay (I Missed You) ?
4.16. Taumpy - Who had a hit in 1995 with This Is How We Do It?
4.17. iampunha - Who had a hit in 1996 with Tha Crossroads?
4.18. jali - Who had a hit in 1997 with Bitch?
4.19. OneCentStamp - Who had a hit in 1998 with Sex and Candy?
4.20. Katriona - Who had a hit in 1999 with Every Morning?
4.21. kk fusion - Who had a hit in 2000 with Amazed?
4.22. Spitzbergen - Who had a hit in 2001 with I'm Real?
Good luck, again ye have 24 hrs ie until 5pm (EST) tomorrow to answer your question.
Round 5: Rocky would be proud!
ROUND 5
5.1. Zuul - For what reason was Gavrillo Pricip (in)famous?
5.2. Laughing Lagomorph - In what year did Ronald Reagan die?
5.3. Oliveloaf - What is the capital city of Cameroon?
5.4. Orual - In what year did Winston Churchill die?
5.5. AndrewRyan - Where can you see Bob Dylan, Marilyn Monroe, John Lennon, Karl Marx, Marlene Dietrich, Edgar Allen Poe and Ringo Starr all together?
5.6. Marsilia - Who created Jeeves and Wooster?
5.7. Inner Stickler - What nationality was Marie Curie (originally)?
5.8. Myrnalene - Which German Military leader of World War I became President of Germany in 1925?
5.9. Cluricaun - In which film does Robert de Niro play a terrorist 'plumber' named Archibald "Harry" Tuttle ?
5.10. What Exit? - What was the name of Elvis Presley's first movie?
5.11. Revs - What is the unit of currency in Indonesia?
5.12. vison - Which opulent Stanley Kubrick film, based on a novel by William Makepeace Thackeray, is about the life of an 18th century Irish adventurer?
5.13. Feirefiz - This currency is used in Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire and Guinea-Bissau, and a number of other countries.
5.14. Exy - Which Dublin born 18th century writer created the first name Vanessa for one of his adventure novels?
5.15. ivan astikov - I am looking at the Atomium, what city am I in?
5.16. Taumpy - In the pioneering computer the ENIAC, what did ENIAC stand for?
5.17. iampunha - In what year was the Walkman introduced in Japan?
5.18. jali - In what city is the world's largest aquarium?
5.19. OneCentStamp - Name two Territories in Australia.
5.20. Katriona - What was Lady Chatterly's first name?
5.21. kk fusion - Which nation was the first to give women the right to vote?
5.22. Spitzbergen - Which Dickens character famously pleaded "Please Sir! I want some more!"
Good luck, again ye have 24 hrs ie until 10pm (GMT) tomorrow to answer your question.
ROUND 6: Where in the world is Jarjar Binks?
ROUND 7: God when will it end???
ROUND 7: Run off begins 10pm GMT tomorrow, Friday. :)
Good luck!
7.1. Zuul - Who was on the cover of the first issue of Playboy in 1953?
7.2. Laughing Lagomorph - By what title is Jetsun Jamphel Ngawang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso better known?
7.3. Oliveloaf - Which toy takes derives its name from the Danish for words for "play well"?
7.4. Orual - What were Bonnie and Clyde's surnames?
7.5. AndrewRyan - What is agliophobia?
7.6. Marsilia - What is a vexillophile?
7.7. Inner Stickler - What does UHT stand for in relation to milk?
7.8. Myrnalene - As well as being patron saint of Ireland, St. Patrick is also the patron saint of this African country.
7.9. Cluricaun - What are the two official languages of Pakistan?
7.10. What Exit? - What does the "mp" stand for in MP3?
7.11. Revs - What did Valentina Tereshkova do in 1963 that is her main claim to fame?
7.12. vison - By what name is Bibendum more commonly known?
7.13. Feirefiz - The Saluki is also known as the ________ greyhound.
7.14. Exy - What is a Bombay Duck?
7.15. ivan astikov - What country was Stalin born in?
7.16. Taumpy - Who wrote the poem ‘Ode to a Nightingale’?
7.17. iampunha - The explorer Abel Tasman gave his name to the island of Tasmania - but what nationality was he?
7.18. jali - Which British actor provided the voice of the evil Scar in
Disney's "The Lion King"?
7.19. OneCentStamp - Who succeeded Margaret Thatcher as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom?
7.20. Katriona - Who is purported to have sent the "From Hell" letter?
7.21. kk fusion - In which city was the infamous black hole?
7.22. Spitzbergen - La Giaconda is a painting better known by what name?
