Issue 2 Quiz Answers
Posted by Tom Jansen on 24-03-2008
Here are the answers of the idleBanter Quiz in issue 2.
Let see who could have won absolutely nothing!
1. Malcolm Little changed his surname in 1952 to what?
X
2. Chubby Checker was linked with which dance craze?
The Twist
3. What has a kick-tail and 4 wheels?
Skateboard
4. What stringed instrument has the most strings in the orchestra?
Harp
5. What does 'A' stand for in AIDS?
Acquired
6. In which country was Karl Marx born?
Germany
7. What Polynesian word now in general use means forbidden or prohibited?
Taboo
8. Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe of was called what up until 1982?
Salisbury
9. How many King Ramses are buried in the Valley of the Kings?
11
10. Which is the larger, the Red or Black sea?
Black
11. How many stripes on the flag of the USA?
Seven
12. Who was the Italian tenor who died in his home town of Modena this year?
Pavarotti
13. What is the capital of Uzbekistan?
Tashkent
14. Which Country did Celine Dion represent in the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest?
Switzerland
15. On what type of building would you find a tower called a minaret?
Mosque
16. Whose Piano Concerto Number 3 is widely considered to be technically the most difficult concerto to play in the standard concert pianist's repertoire?
Rachmaninov
17. What is a Polyglot? Is it A. a multi-dimensional world B. a number that can be divided only by odd numbers. C: Someone who can speak numerous languages or D. Discarded Parrot seed.
C.
18. The following are examples of what: Arial, Lucida Sans, Helvetica?
Typefaces
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ISSUE 2: February 2008 - March 2008´s
featured articles
French & Saunders : from comic strip to Clatterford, still top of the tree
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A Brief History Of Film Comedy (Part II)
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St. Patrick's Day
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Hilary weds a phone on a ship, The daily spoon
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Extra Funny, not just in the Mag!
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Never too late
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Just add water
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Get Out there, lot of things to do
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