Apolyton Quiz IV

[Sir Og]

Originally posted by The Emperor Fabulous


Comissioned. Means still in service. The United State's "Ship of State" is the USS Constitution "Old Ironsides", a 3-masted Frigate afloat in Boston Harbor.

The HMS Victory is older, but she is drydocked.

Thanks for the clarification TEF.

[Frozzy]

(1) The growth of what industry led to the creation of time zones?

Railways across the US?

(2) Patagonia is located on what continent?

Sth America

(3) Mary Shelley wrote what famous science fiction novel?

Frankenstein... bwahahahahaha

(4) Who invented the term "electric current" and discovered the Gulf Stream?

Well, Franklin did the first, but the not the 2nd (he publicised it, and made other more aware of it, but he never "discovered" it). Stuffed if I know.

(5) Graucho, Chico, and Harpo's two less famous brothers were ___ & ____.

Bob and John.

(6) Louie Miller, Sukey Tawdry, Jenny Diver, Polly Peachum and Lucy Brown are all thought to be victims of what legendary hit man?

Lee Harvey Oswald.

(7) What famous person provided the original voice for Mickey Mouse?

Mr Disney

(8) What was the Black Sox scandal?

Players took bungs to lose the World Series I think. Can't name the year.

(9) What is the chemical symbol for lead?

Pb

(10) Besides being a villian in the Robin Hood stories, Richard the Lionhearted's younger brother John was also the key figure in what event?

Losing the Crown Jewels in The Wash, Magna Carta.

(11) What were the two sides in the War of the Roses?

The House of Lancaster and the House of York.

(12) Who discovered that moons orbit planets other than Earth?

Galileo

(13) "Sahara" is an Arab word meaning ____.

Desert

(14) What king united the Hawaiian islands?

Lost sorry.

(15) Who is the Greek goddess of wisdom?

Athena

(16) What do the initials "G.O.P." stand for?

Grand Old Party

(17) What was New York City's original name?

New Amster-dammit I know this one

(18) The name of the oldest commissioned warship in the world is _______.

HMS Victory

(19) The properties in Monopoly are named after the streets of what city?

Atlantic City, NJ.

(20) What was the name of Cleopatra's brother?

Fred.

[Provost Harrison]

Oi! That's who I said was Cleopatra's brother!

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Re: Apolyton Quiz IV

(1) The growth of what industry led to the creation of time zones?

Railroad

(2) Patagonia is located on what continent?

South America

(3) Mary Shelley wrote what famous science fiction novel?

Frankenstein

(4) Who invented the term "electric current" and discovered the Gulf Stream?

(5) Graucho, Chico, and Harpo's two less famous brothers were ___ & ____.

Zeppo, who left the group when they went from Paramount to MGM, and Gummo, who only ever appeared with them on stage. And it's "Groucho," dammit!

(6) Louie Miller, Sukey Tawdry, Jenny Diver, Polly Peachum and Lucy Brown are all thought to be victims of what legendary hit man?

Mack the Knife

(7) What famous person provided the original voice for Mickey Mouse?

(8) What was the Black Sox scandal?

Chicago White Sox threw the World Series in 1919

(9) What is the chemical symbol for lead?

(10) Besides being a villian in the Robin Hood stories, Richard the Lionhearted's younger brother John was also the key figure in what event?

Magna Carta, and being very, very whiny in The Lion in Winter

(11) What were the two sides in the War of the Roses?

York and Lancaster

(12) Who discovered that moons orbit planets other than Earth?

(13) "Sahara" is an Arab word meaning ____.

(14) What king united the Hawaiian islands?

(15) Who is the Greek goddess of wisdom?

Athena

(16) What do the initials "G.O.P." stand for?

Grand Old Party

(17) What was New York City's original name?

New Amsterdam

(18) The name of the oldest commissioned warship in the world is _______.

(19) The properties in Monopoly are named after the streets of what city?

Atlantic City, NJ

(20) What was the name of Cleopatra's brother? [/QUOTE]

[Zkribbler]

Re: Apolyton Quiz IV

STOP! Here are the answers

(1) The growth of what industry led to the creation of time zones?

Railroads.

(2) Patagonia is located on what continent?

South America

(3) Mary Shelley wrote what famous science fiction novel?

Frankstein.

(4) Who invented the term "electric current" and discovered the Gulf Stream?

Ben Franklin

(5) Groucho, Chico, and Harpo's two less famous brothers were ___ & ____.

Zeppo (Herbert) and Gummo (Milton)

(6) Louie Miller, Sukey Tawdry, Jenny Diver, Polly Peachum and Lucy Brown are all thought to be victims of what legendary hit man?

Mac the Knife (aka MacHeath)

(7) What famous person provided the original voice for Mickey Mouse?

Walt Disney

(8) What was the Black Sox scandal?

The bribery scandal involving the Chicago White Sox and the 1919 World Series.
[BTW: The team was known as the "Black Sox" not because of the scandal but because their cheapo cheapo owner rarely had their uniforms laundered.

(9) What is the chemical symbol for lead?

Pb

(10) Besides being a villian in the Robin Hood stories, Richard the Lionhearted's younger brother John was also the key figure in what event?

He signed the Magna Carta -- BTW: Even tho John is the most popular English first name...there has never again been an English king named John.

(11) What were the two sides in the War of the Roses?

Lancaster and York.

(12) Who discovered that moons orbit planets other than Earth?

Galileo

(13) "Sahara" is an Arab word meaning ____.

"Desert" Thus, "the Sahara Desert" means "the Desert Desert."

(14) What king united the Hawaiian islands?

Kamehameha I

(15) Who is the Greek goddess of wisdom?

Athena -- who is often depicted with an owl perched on her shoulder. [Roman version: Minerva]

(16) What do the initials "G.O.P." stand for?

Grand Old Party -- which is ironic since it is younger than the Democratic Party.

(17) What was New York City's original name?

New Amersterdam

(18) The name of the oldest commissioned warship in the world is _______.

USS Constitution aka "Old Ironsides"

(19) The properties in Monopoly are named after the streets of what city?

Atlantic City

(20) What was the name of Cleopatra's brother?

Ptolomy -- incidentally, following Alexander the Great's death, his general Ptolomy took control of Eqypt, and almost every pharoh after that (if not every one) was named Ptolomy.

[Zoid]

11 points, not bad. The Monopoly question really threw me though (in more ways than one... ) And I should´ve really known Ptolemy...

[OzzyKP]

I got 10, I should have had more. Oh well, next time.

Who's next?

[Zoid]

I have some questions lined up...

But if someone else want to take a shot at it I can wait a while longer.

[KrazyHorse]

Re: Apolyton Quiz IV

(1) The growth of what industry led to the creation of time zones?

Railroads

(2) Patagonia is located on what continent?

South America

(3) Mary Shelley wrote what famous science fiction novel?

Frankenstein

(4) Who invented the term "electric current" and discovered the Gulf Stream?

Ummm...Franklin?

(5) Graucho, Chico, and Harpo's two less famous brothers were ___ & ____.

Zeppo and I have no clue

(6) Louie Miller, Sukey Tawdry, Jenny Diver, Polly Peachum and Lucy Brown are all thought to be victims of what legendary hit man?

Ummm...The Jackal?

(7) What famous person provided the original voice for Mickey Mouse?

No clue

(8) What was the Black Sox scandal?

1919(?) fixing of the world series by the Chicago White Sox. The movie was called 8 Men Out

(9) What is the chemical symbol for lead?

Pb

(10) Besides being a villian in the Robin Hood stories, Richard the Lionhearted's younger brother John was also the key figure in what event?

Magna Carta, 1215

(11) What were the two sides in the War of the Roses?

Yorkist and Lancastrian

(12) Who discovered that moons orbit planets other than Earth?

Ummm...Galileo?

(13) "Sahara" is an Arab word meaning ____.

Dry as ****?

(14) What king united the Hawaiian islands?

Knew this at one point, but not now

(15) Who is the Greek goddess of wisdom?

Athena

(16) What do the initials "G.O.P." stand for?

Grand Old Party (or is that just a nickname?)

(17) What was New York City's original name?

New Amsterdam

(18) The name of the oldest commissioned warship in the world is _______.

USS Constellation?

(19) The properties in Monopoly are named after the streets of what city?

Atlantic City, NJ

(20) What was the name of Cleopatra's brother?

Knew this at one point, but not now

[KrazyHorse]

14 and a half (the half being that I knew one of the Marxes but not the other)

[The Emperor Fabulous]

18

[Zkribbler]

Originally posted by The Emperor Fabulous
18

All hail, the sacred cow!

[Zkribbler]

And a bonus point for Dracon II for his reference to the lyrics of Istanbul

[Frozzy]

(18) The name of the oldest commissioned warship in the world is _______.
USS Constitution aka "Old Ironsides"

Incorrect HMS Victory: Commissioned 1778
USS Constitution: Commissioned 1797

HMS Victory is still in commission, serving as the flagship for the Second Sea Lord in his role as Commander in Chief of the Royal Navy's Home Command (CINCNAVHOME).

[Zkribbler]

Great Ooglie Mooglie, according to a couple of websites I've just visited, Kalius is correct.