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by **diana_fan** » Fri Jun 13, 2008 4:51 am

Wisdom000 wrote:Waiting for round two. this game moves too damn slow........

And I suck at sports trivia

And that's all I'm good at.

by **Chris** » Fri Jun 13, 2008 7:57 am

nietoperz wrote:Send me the answer.

Hey waitaminute.... that shouldn't be allowed. He could've asked someone or something!

by **nietoperz** » Fri Jun 13, 2008 8:00 am

DaReekstah wrote:Hey waitaminute.... that shouldn't be allowed. He could've asked someone or something!

I would normally agree, but he only sent me two answers to begin with. So long as it isn't one of those then I'll give him some latitude.

by **Zenguru** » Fri Jun 13, 2008 2:48 pm

nietoperz wrote:Any more takers? Round one is still open.

I thought I sent you an answer. Was I wrong?

by **nietoperz** » Fri Jun 13, 2008 4:40 pm

Zenguru wrote:I thought I sent you an answer. Was I wrong?

I was waiting for your other answers!

by **nietoperz** » Fri Jun 13, 2008 5:07 pm

Update!

nietoperz wrote:Scores so far:

Woody: 3
DaReekstah: 8
Aaron W: 4
L'Independant: 2
diana_fan: 3
Lord Simian: 6
Allen: 5
Carrie: 9
Forbush Man: 1
billyzoom666: 2
Sgt.Marvel: 3
Severed Djed: 8
DeadFett: 5
MechaKingPagla: 4
Zenguru: 1
misac: 1
thefourthman: 6

by **Zenguru** » Sat Jun 14, 2008 12:12 am

nietoperz wrote:I was waiting for your other answers!

I don't think I'm gonna be able to do that. Those other questions are out of my arena.

by **nietoperz** » Sun Jun 15, 2008 3:37 am

OK, Round One is done. Round Two questions will be up later. :-)

by **DeadFett** » Sun Jun 15, 2008 3:39 am

nietoperz wrote:OK, Round One is done. Round Two questions will be up later.

Cool!

by **Lord Simian** » Sun Jun 15, 2008 3:41 am

nietoperz wrote:OK, Round One is done. Round Two questions will be up later.

Uh oh!

by **nietoperz** » Sun Jun 15, 2008 5:44 am

Round One Answers:

1. Who wrote the fable of the mouse and the frog?
Aesop.

2. "You are a china shop, I am a bull. / You are really good food, but I'm full." Song and singer?
'You Had Time' by Ani Difranco

3. Every human ever to have lived wakes up naked and hairless on the banks of an endless river. What classic sci-fi series of novels begins with this premise, and who wrote them?
The 'Riverword' series by Phillip José Farmer

4. Which country won the Soccer World Cup in 1966?
England

5. Which team won the first two Superbowls?
The Green Bay Packers

6. Name the first three actors to play the Doctor in Doctor Who.
William Hartnell, Patrick Troughton and Jon Pertwee

by **nietoperz** » Sun Jun 15, 2008 5:57 am

Round Two (a little harder):

1. Wonder Woman's creator William Moulton Marston also invented the basis of a law-enforcement tool that is still used today. What was it?

2. Who is the author of the Newford series of novels and short stories?

3. Which opera singer was known as 'The Swedish Nightingale?'

4. "If we shadows have offended/Think but this, and all is mended:/That you have but slumbered here/While these visions did appear." Name the Shakespeare play.

5. What Tom Waits song was also a hit for The Eagles?

6. Who was the Prime Minister of the UK before Margaret Thatcher?

7. According to Kabbalistic lore, what was the name of Adam's first wife?

8. In which year did Israel declare its independence?

9. In which sport would one find 'Silly Mid Off' and be able to bowl a googlie?

10. Who wrote 'Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams?'

This round ends on Wednesday 18th June. As ever, PM the answers to me - your scores will be added to those from the previous round.

Good luck!