Apolyton Quiz II

[Zoid]

Right, some mixed questions. This shouldn´t be too hard...

Edit: Quiz closed


1. What is at the moment the worlds tallest freestanding structure on land?

The CN Tower in Toronto

2. What was the nickname given to the earliest discovered human ancestor by Dr Donald Johanson in 1974?

Lucy

3. In 1818, a french noble was elected as the new king of Sweden and his descendants still occupy the swedish throne. What was his birth name?

Jean Baptiste Bernadotte

4. In the opening scene of Citizen Kane, the dying words of newspaper tycoon Charles Foster Kane was "Rosebud". Who or what was that?

His childhood sled

5. How many albums did Syd Barret record with Pink Floyd?

2. "Piper at the gates of dawn" and "A saucerful of secrets"

6. Which is the worlds longest river?

The Nile

7. Which is at the moment the worlds newest independent nation?

East Timor (2002)

8. How many american presidents have been assasinated?

4, Lincoln, Garfield, McKinley and JFK

9. How big was the RAM card that was shipped with the original MITS Altair 8800 home computer kit?

256 bytes (!). It had to have an 4 kb expansion card fitted to be able to run the first version of BASIC...

10. Who invented radio (among other things)?

Nikola Tesla.

11. What is the connection between Madonna and actress Molly Ringwald?

Madonna had a group called "The Breakfast Club" back in the late 70´s. Molly Ringwald starred in the brat-pack movie with the same name in 1985...

12. What does the word Apolyton mean?

Ultimate

13. How many planets in the solar system have moons?

7 (counting Pluto)

14. Who came first? The Babylonians or the Sumerians?

The Sumerians

15. The ancient city of Troy was situated in which modern country?

Turkey

16. In what year did Sir Edmund Hilllary and Tenzing Norgay become the first men to successfully climb Mt Everest?

1953

17. Built by the Khmers over a period of 400 years between 802 AD to 1220 AD this massive tempel is the largest religious monument in the world. What´s it called?

Angkor Wat

18. What was Leo Trotskijs real name?

Lev Davidovitj Bronstein

19. What was the first operational jet powered fighter aircraft?

ME-262

20. The Van Allen belt surrounds which planet?

Earth

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Standings so far:

Kontiki 18
Gangerolf 12
Echty 11½
Zkribbler 7
Spiffor 6
Dis 6
Slowwhand 4
lotm 1
selfbiased 1
Laz 1
Japher 1
Daz 1
alva 1
Donegeal 1
Snoopy369 ½
Datajack Franit ½
Main_Brain ½

[Kontiki]

1. What is at the moment the worlds tallest freestanding structure on land?

I think it's still the CN Tower, could be wrong about that.

2. What was the nickname given to the earliest discovered human ancestor by Dr Donald Johanson in 1974?

Lucy

4. In the opening scene of Citizen Kane, the dying words of newspaper tycoon Charles Foster Kane was "Rosebud". Who or what was that?

His sled

6. Which is the worlds longest river?

The Nile

7. Which is at the moment the worlds newest independent nation?

East Timor

8. How many american presidents have been assasinated?

Four (wild guess)

10. Who invented radio (among other things)?

Marconi

11. What is the connection between Madonna and actress Molly Ringwald?

They're going to be in an upcoming film together.

14. Who came first? The Babylonians or the Sumerians?

Sumerians

15. The ancient city of Troy was situated in which modern country?

Turkey

18. What was Leo Trotskijs real name?

Bob Smith

19. What was the first operational jet powered fighter aircraft?

Messerschmitt 262

20. The Van Allen belt surrounds which planet?

Earth

[Ecthy]

Re: Apolyton Quiz II

1. Taipeh Tower

2. Lucy

3. Bernadotte sth

6. Nile

7. East Timor (some 2002)

8. 6

9. 32 k

10. Edison

12. Ultimate

13. 5 (Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Pluto)

14. The Sumerians

15. Turkey

16. 1953

17. Angkor Wat

18. Leo Braunstein or something

19. The Comet? Def. NOT the Me-262.

20. Earth

[Mao]

Wild guesses since everything else seems to be answered:

1.) Either Taipei 101 or that DPRK flag pole.

[Japher]

KVLY Television Mast?

[lord of the mark]

4. In the opening scene of Citizen Kane, the dying words of newspaper tycoon Charles Foster Kane was "Rosebud". Who or what was that?

His sled

Thats what it was in the movie. ISTR reading somewhere the word had a different reference in the life of William Randolph Hearst, which is one of the things that got him REALLY upset with Welles.

[lord of the mark]

18. Lev Bronstein, I think

[Mao]

About the rosebud thing:

"(An often-debated Hollywood legend says that the reference to "Rosebud" was also an attack on Hearst: allegedly, it was a nickname used by Hearst to refer to the clitoris of his mistress, Marion Davies, or to Marion Davies herself; Marion's mother was named Rose)."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizen_Kane

[Spiffor]

Re: Apolyton Quiz II

1. What is at the moment the worlds tallest freestanding structure on land?
The Petronas towers in Kuala Lumpur

4. In the opening scene of Citizen Kane, the dying words of newspaper tycoon Charles Foster Kane was "Rosebud". Who or what was that?
[spoiler]It was the word written on the crate that was burning at that time.[/quote]

6. Which is the worlds longest river?
The Nile

7. Which is at the moment the worlds newest independent nation?
Erythrea

10. Who invented radio (among other things)?
Marconi

11. What is the connection between Madonna and actress Molly Ringwald?
They're both sluts?

12. What does the word Apolyton mean?
"ultimate"

14. Who came first? The Babylonians or the Sumerians?
The Sumerians

15. The ancient city of Troy was situated in which modern country?
Turkey

17. Built by the Khmers over a period of 400 years between 802 AD to 1220 AD this massive tempel is the largest religious monument in the world. What´s it called?
Angkor Wat

18. What was Leo Trotskijs real name?
Leon Bronstein

[Gangerolf]

1. the CN tower in Toronto

2. Lucy

3. Jean Baptiste Bernadotte, (aka Karl III Johan)

4. a sled

6. the Nile

7. East Timor

8. 3

10. Nicola Tesla

11. sisters?

12. Ultimate

14. Sumerians

15. Turkey

16. 1948

17. Ankor Wat

18. Lev Davidovic Bronstein

20. Saturn

[Zoid]

It seems the trivia knowledge is better than the sit-com knowledge among Apolytoners

[Zkribbler]

Re: Apolyton Quiz II

Originally posted by Dr Zoidberg
1. What is at the moment the worlds tallest freestanding structure on land?

Those big ol' twin towers in Quala Lampur
The B*__[something] Towers

2. What was the nickname given to the earliest discovered human ancestor by Dr Donald Johanson in 1974?

Homo Antropiticus

3. In 1818, a french noble was elected as the new king of Sweden and his descendants still occupy the swedish throne. What was his birth name?

Michael Renee played him in ]Desiree with Brando as Napolean. His real name? Dunno.

4. In the opening scene of Citizen Kane, the dying words of newspaper tycoon Charles Foster Kane was "Rosebud". Who or what was that?

sled

5. How many albums did Syd Barret record with Pink Floyd?

5

6. Which is the worlds longest river?

Nile

7. Which is at the moment the worlds newest independent nation?

Mingapulco

8. How many american presidents have been assasinated?

One too few.
3: Lincoln, Garfield and Kennedy.

9. How big was the RAM card that was shipped with the original MITS Altair 8800 home computer kit?

256 megabytes

10. Who invented radio (among other things)?

Marconi

11. What is the connection between Madonna and actress Molly Ringwald?

Knowing Madonna's reputation -- probably sexual.

12. What does the word Apolyton mean?

First people.

13. How many planets in the solar system have moons?

7 if Pluto is a planet; 6 if Pluto is not a planet.

[QUOTE]
14. Who came first? The Babylonians or the Sumerians?
[QUOTE]
Sumerians

15. The ancient city of Troy was situated in which modern country?

Turkey...if you can call Turkey modern

16. In what year did Sir Edmund Hilllary and Tenzing Norgay become the first men to successfully climb Mt Everest?

1955

[QUOTE]
17. Built by the Khmers over a period of 400 years between 802 AD to 1220 AD this massive tempel is the largest religious monument in the world. What´s it called?
[QUOTE]
Angor Wat

18. What was Leo Trotskijs real name?

(There's got to be a lewd joke here somewhere, I just can figure it out.)

19. What was the first operational jet powered fighter aircraft?

ME-106

20. The Van Allen belt surrounds which planet?

Earth

[Zoid]

*bump*

[Zoid]

Answers and current standings in the OP.

[Ecthy]

Who got the most in this round? I suppose that't total.