battle of the sexes!!!!

James · 3run Joined: 19 May 2003 Posts: 3756

So... When can we start? Question

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Das Mole · Emo Joined: 21 May 2003 Posts: 1018 Location: Chicago

good question. i'll try to get some questions together in about an hour or so and i'll see if i can get them on here. if not, i'll get them here tomorrow for sure.
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James · 3run Joined: 19 May 2003 Posts: 3756

Now it is the day after tommorow.
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Das Mole · Emo Joined: 21 May 2003 Posts: 1018 Location: Chicago

okay-
"preliminaries"

however many questions you get right out of these will be multiplied by 2 and that will be your starting score, so it is vital you get these right if you want to be ahead in the game.

there are 15 questions, answer them through private messaging me. the answers are due by 11:00 pm GMT tomorrow. if you do not submit your answers by that time, you will receive no points. the person who receives the highest score will get ten points (to use at the shop) for each person on their team.

NOTE: DO NOT USE PAPER, CALCULATOR, OR ANY TOOL TO HELP YOU ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS. NO SEARCH ENGINES MAY BE ALLOWED TO ANSWER FACTUAL QUESTIONS. YOU MUST USE ONLY YOUR BRAIN AND YOU CANNOT USE ANYTHING TO ASSIST YOU IN ANSWERING THESE QUESTIONS.
here's the questions:

1 ) U.S. senator john glenn was the first american to: a) walk in space b) walk on the moon c) get motion sickness in a zero-gravity situiation or d) orbit earth.

2 ) true or false: walt disney's real name was mortimer dinerstein.

3) when did commercial broadcasting of color television begin?
a) 1928
b) 1934
c) 1951
d) 1964

4) one of the world's major religions was founded by a man named joseph smith. what are the followers of this religion called?

5) graffiti originated on subways in new york city.

6) what eight-sided geometric shape has a commanding presence on american street corners?

7) what is the sum of the whole numbers from 1 to 100? [hint: pairs will help you]

8 ) which of the following artists was not famous in his own lifetime?
a) vincent van gogh
b) michelangelo
c) rembrandt can rijn
d) pablo picasso

9) D-Day most commonly refers to which military action?
a) battle of the bulge
b) crossing of the rubicon
c) invasion of normandy
d) atomic bombing of hiroshima

10) fill in the blanks. there is a hint along with this to help you figure out the answer.

hint: tot tale

puzzle: N-R---- R--M-

11) rearrange the letters in the mixed-up puzzle. there is a hint to help you figure out the answer. (the answer is one word, btw, not two)

hint: basic statistic

puzzle: aid men

12) what is the definition of flout?
a) make a show of, display proudly
b) fry slowly over low heat
c) defy, contemptuously disregard
d) bottom-dwelling fish

13) rearrange all the letters in the mixed-up puzzle. there is a hint t ohelp you figure out the answer. (the answer is one word, not two)

hint: music with movements

puzzle: posy hymn

14) fill in the blanks in the puzzle. there is a hint to help you figure out the answer.

hint: expression (saying)

puzzle: T---'S A--, --L--

15) fill in the blanks in the puzzle. there is a hint to help you figure out the answer.

hint: pec booster

puzzle: --NC- P---S

there you have it! oh, yeah, i'll make the answers worth three points each instead. Very Happy

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Michaelz · Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2003 12:12 pm Post subject:

these questions r hard Exclamation

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pokey · Level 4: The Chase Joined: 01 Jul 2003 Posts: 26

I will join instead of Indie Skater Exclamation

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Michaelz · Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2003 1:05 pm Post subject:

erm...u have 2 send a private message or u will tell everyone your answers Razz

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Das Mole · Emo Joined: 21 May 2003 Posts: 1018 Location: Chicago

okay, you can take indie's place.
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Das Mole · Emo Joined: 21 May 2003 Posts: 1018 Location: Chicago

okay, here are the results of the competition:

team a:
james- 21 points
ez2dance- 12 points

team b:
chas- 27 points
the dizzy-monkey- 12 points

chas got the highest score, therefore winning 10 points for both him and the dizzy-monkey. those are your starting points.

so that's the leaderboard, and i don't really have an idea for another challenge. so if everybody could post an idea for the next challenge, then we'll see what to do for it. if it's not possible for me to arrange to do any of them, then we'll just do an online quiz (an actual multiple choice one). so, i'll horde your ideas until 12:00 pm gmt tomorrow, i'll tell you what we'll do, then we'll start the challenge the next day after i get it all set up and i'll decide the due date and time then. Very Happy

start thinking!!
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Michaelz · Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2003 9:26 am Post subject:

Damn we lost Laughing

... never mind there's always next time Razz

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James · 3run Joined: 19 May 2003 Posts: 3756

We could play an online game over the internet...

(I mean a game like Counter Strike)
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[DOTA]D07 · Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2003 3:40 pm Post subject:

Yeh, that is a really good idea except there might not be enough people with Half-life but still that is what i would want to do somthing like that
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James · 3run Joined: 19 May 2003 Posts: 3756

Actually yeah... 2 on 2 half life would be pretty boring anyway. But if we could get more people...
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James · 3run Joined: 19 May 2003 Posts: 3756

So... What are we going to do?
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[DOTA]D07 · Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2003 6:03 pm Post subject:

Well I will start a poll of what people think we should play on the internet and the one with the most votes that i have and Chas win.(because we won it so we decide.)
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