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OK...at the past office staff meeting we had a pop quiz. Just thought I'd post it here to see how you do.

Which weighs more?
A. A pound of feathers
B. A pound of Gold
C. They weigh the same

What was the name the South called themselves after they seceded?
A. Free States of America
B. United Confederates
C. Confederate States of America
D. New America

Most of the gold in the US is stored in Fort Knox in Kentucky
A. True
B. False

Which model has the real name of Kate Price?
A. Kate Moss
B. Elle McPhearson
C. Cindy Crawford
D. Jordan

Which of the following is not a Harry Potter book. 'Harry Potter and the .......'?
A. Philosopher's Stone
B. Goblet of Fire
C. Prisoner of Alcazar
D. Chamber of Secrets

What does the WD stand for on a can of WD40?
A. Water Deposit
B. Warren Donaldson (The Inventor)
C. Wear Detector
D. Water Displacement

Who were jeans originally made for?
A. Cowboys
B. Gold Prospectors
C. Fashion Models
D. Convicts

In what year was the Empire State Building completed?
A. 1948
B. 1935
C. 1931
D. 1945

How many quarts are there in a magnum of champagne?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4

'Dr. Octopus' is the arch enemy of which comic book hero?
A. Spiderman
B. Batman
C. Superman
D. Captain Marvel

Which boxer would you find in an aquarium?
A. Joe Louis
B. Jack Dempsey
C. Mohammed Ali
D. Sugar Ray Robinson

What was the name of the spaceship in '2001: A Space Odyssey'?
A. Discovery
B. Revelation
C. Adventure
D. Hal

What is the name of the librarian in 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer'?
A. Miles
B. Giles
C. Kyle
D. Niall

Where would you find a root partition?
A. Dental Surgery
B. Computer Server
C. Construction Site
D. Hair dressers

What did the stripes on the old-fashioned barber shop poles stand for?
A. Tomatoes
B. Apples
C. Fire
D. Blood

Which animal can tell you the temperature?
A. Flea
B. Cricket
C. Owl
D. Dik-Dik

When the British could no longer deport convicts to America, where did they send them?
A. Australia
B. India
C. Egypt
D. Iraq

In which country was there a custom of binding little girl's feet in order to keep them small?
A. Nigeria
B. India
C. China
D. Iceland

Who was expelled from Pency Prep?
A. Holden Caulfield
B. Zach Morris
C. Ignatius J. Reilly
D. Ron Jeremy

A 2003 court ruling making it legal for Muslim men to divorce their wives using text messages was made in which Asian country?
A. Indonesia
B. Bangladesh
C. Pakistan
D. Malaysia

What was unusual about the Bob Hope obituary published in the New York Times in 2003?
A. The Obituary concentrated on Hope's alleged womanizing
B. The Author died before Hope
C. They posted the wrong birthday and age.
D. Details of Hope's humanitarian work were omitted

What company coined the phrase 'Where's the Beef'?
A. McDonald's
B. Arby's
C. Burger King
D. Wendy's

What are the names of the 4 ghosts that chased Pac-Man?
A. Blinky, Pinky, Inky and Clyde
B. Dummy, Yummy, Mummy, Moe
C. Huey, Dewey, Louie and Donald
D. Lucky, Ducky, Yucky and Stinky

How much does the Neiman-Marcus cookie recipe cost?
A. $100
B. $0.25
C. $1000
D. $250

I'll post answers tomorrow.

AO
 
The first one is C.

And for the Harry Potter book, A and C. I have all five, they're my favorite books.:D
 
Which weighs more?
C. They weigh the same


What was the name the South called themselves after they seceded?
C. Confederate States of America


Most of the gold in the US is stored in Fort Knox in Kentucky
A. TruE

Which model has the real name of Kate Price?
D. Jordan

Which of the following is not a Harry Potter book. 'Harry Potter and the .......'?
C. Prisoner of Alcazar


What does the WD stand for on a can of WD40?
D. Water Displacement

Who were jeans originally made for?
D. Convicts

In what year was the Empire State Building completed?
B. 1935

How many quarts are there in a magnum of champagne?
C. 3


'Dr. Octopus' is the arch enemy of which comic book hero?
A. Spiderman


Which boxer would you find in an aquarium?
B. Jack Dempsey


What was the name of the spaceship in '2001: A Space Odyssey'?
A. Discovery


What is the name of the librarian in 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer'?
D. Niall

Where would you find a root partition?
C. Construction Site

What did the stripes on the old-fashioned barber shop poles stand for?
A. Tomatoes

Which animal can tell you the temperature?
B. Cricket

When the British could no longer deport convicts to America, where did they send them?
A. Australia


In which country was there a custom of binding little girl's feet in order to keep them small?
A. Nigeria


Who was expelled from Pency Prep?
D. Ron Jeremy

A 2003 court ruling making it legal for Muslim men to divorce their wives using text messages was made in which Asian country?
D. Malaysia

What was unusual about the Bob Hope obituary published in the New York Times in 2003?
B. The Author died before Hope


What company coined the phrase 'Where's the Beef'?
D. Wendy's

What are the names of the 4 ghosts that chased Pac-Man?
A. Blinky, Pinky, Inky and Clyde


How much does the Neiman-Marcus cookie recipe cost?
C. $1000


YEP,.. PULLED THE MAJORITY RIGHT FROM MY RECTUM :D
 
Not bad, RER, only 11 wrong. So you're just over 50% (11/24)

AO
 
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Fixed. 24 now.
 
milefile: You've only got 21 answers?

I work for a pretty wild Architecture firm. Yes, too many cretive people in the office, mixed with beer = occasionally wacky hijinks.

AO
 
For the Harry Potter Question, 2 are wrong because the real titles of A and C are the Sorcerers stone and the prisoner of azkaban.
 
I probably got all of them wrong.

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Originally posted by lsutiger7
For the Harry Potter Question, 2 are wrong because the real titles of A and C are the Sorcerers atone and the prisoner of azkaban.
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Not true, in England, the "Sorceror's Stone" is known as the "Philosopher's Stone." Hah. So with that outta the way, you gave the answer away.
 
Which weighs more?
B. A pound of Gold

What was the name the South called themselves after they seceded?
C. Confederate States of America

Most of the gold in the US is stored in Fort Knox in Kentucky
B. False

Which model has the real name of Kate Price?
B. Elle McPhearson - wild guess

Which of the following is not a Harry Potter book. 'Harry Potter and the .......'?
C. Prisoner of Alcazar

What does the WD stand for on a can of WD40?
D. Water Displacement

Who were jeans originally made for?
A. Cowboys - 50/50 chance is no chance at all
D. Convicts

In what year was the Empire State Building completed?
C. 1931

How many quarts are there in a magnum of champagne?
D. 4

'Dr. Octopus' is the arch enemy of which comic book hero?
D. Captain Marvel

Which boxer would you find in an aquarium?
D. Sugar Ray Robinson

What was the name of the spaceship in '2001: A Space Odyssey'?
A. Discovery

What is the name of the librarian in 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer'?
A. Miles

Where would you find a root partition?
B. Computer Server

What did the stripes on the old-fashioned barber shop poles stand for?
D. Blood

Which animal can tell you the temperature?
B. Cricket

When the British could no longer deport convicts to America, where did they send them?
A. Australia

In which country was there a custom of binding little girl's feet in order to keep them small?
C. China

Who was expelled from Pency Prep?
A. Holden Caulfield

A 2003 court ruling making it legal for Muslim men to divorce their wives using text messages was made in which Asian country?
D. Malaysia

What was unusual about the Bob Hope obituary published in the New York Times in 2003?
C. They posted the wrong birthday and age.

What company coined the phrase 'Where's the Beef'?
D. Wendy's

What are the names of the 4 ghosts that chased Pac-Man?
A. Blinky, Pinky, Inky and Clyde

How much does the Neiman-Marcus cookie recipe cost?
D. $250
 
KF: 13 right

Neon_Duke: 17 right

AO
 
No, I mean that........nevermind.
 
Watch and learn...

C. They weigh the same
C. Confederate States of America
B. False [it's actually at the Federal Reserve Bank in New York I think - thanks for the assistance with the title of this thread; I watch that movie constantly, though I'm not honestly sure why]
D. Jordan
C. Prisoner of Alcazar
D. Water Displacement
B. Gold Prospectors
C. 1931
B. 2 [guess]
A. Spiderman
C. Mohammed Ali [guess]
A. Discovery [guess]
B. Giles
B. Computer Server
D. Blood [guess]
B. Cricket [guess]
A. Australia
B. India [guess]
A. Holden Caulfield
D. Malaysia
B. The Author died before Hope [guess]
B. Arby's [guess]
A. Blinky, Pinky, Inky and Clyde
A. $100 [guess]

I assume from some of your poor answers that some of you suck; that's okay.
 
Originally posted by lsutiger7

And for the Harry Potter book, A and C. I have all five, they're my favorite books.:D
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You would be right, except that you're wrong...

Which of the following is not a Harry Potter book. 'Harry Potter and the .......'?
A. Philosopher's Stone
B. Goblet of Fire
C. Prisoner of Alcazar
D. Chamber of Secrets

...I'll tell you why when Der Alta posts answers.
 
Originally posted by KosmikFool
I already explained that to him, Powwy.
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And cheated in the process? I see
 
Without looking at the other posts "?" means I don't know, some are guesses:

Which weighs more?
C. They weigh the same

What was the name the South called themselves after they seceded?
C. Confederate States of America

Most of the gold in the US is stored in Fort Knox in Kentucky
B. False

Which model has the real name of Kate Price?
A. Kate Moss

Which of the following is not a Harry Potter book. 'Harry Potter and the .......'?
A. Philosopher's Stone

What does the WD stand for on a can of WD40?
B. Warren Donaldson (The Inventor)

Who were jeans originally made for?
B. Gold Prospectors

In what year was the Empire State Building completed?
B. 1935

How many quarts are there in a magnum of champagne?
C. 3

'Dr. Octopus' is the arch enemy of which comic book hero?
D. Captain Marvel

Which boxer would you find in an aquarium?
?

What was the name of the spaceship in '2001: A Space Odyssey'?
A. Discovery

What is the name of the librarian in 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer'?
?

Where would you find a root partition?
B. Computer Server

What did the stripes on the old-fashioned barber shop poles stand for?
D. Blood

Which animal can tell you the temperature?
B. Cricket

When the British could no longer deport convicts to America, where did they send them?
A. Australia

In which country was there a custom of binding little girl's feet in order to keep them small?
C. China

Who was expelled from Pency Prep?
A. Holden Caulfield (D. Ron Jeremy ?!?!?!)

A 2003 court ruling making it legal for Muslim men to divorce their wives using text messages was made in which Asian country?
A. Indonesia (everything is messed up there)

What was unusual about the Bob Hope obituary published in the New York Times in 2003?
B. The Author died before Hope

What company coined the phrase 'Where's the Beef'?
D. Wendy's

What are the names of the 4 ghosts that chased Pac-Man?
A. Blinky, Pinky, Inky and Clyde

How much does the Neiman-Marcus cookie recipe cost?
D. $250 (The real answer is "Nothing", because it's a fake story.)
 
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B
B
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Which weighs more?
C. They weigh the same

What was the name the South called themselves after they seceded?
C. Confederate States of America

Most of the gold in the US is stored in Fort Knox in Kentucky
B. False

Which model has the real name of Kate Price?
D. Jordan

Which of the following is not a Harry Potter book. 'Harry Potter and the .......'?
A. Philosopher's Stone

What does the WD stand for on a can of WD40?
B. Warren Donaldson (The Inventor)

Who were jeans originally made for?
D. Convicts

In what year was the Empire State Building completed?
B. 1935

How many quarts are there in a magnum of champagne?
E. None of the above. A magnum contains 1.5 liters of wine. 2 standard 750ml bottles equals 1.58 quarts. 1.5liters/.946=1.5856 quarts.


Jeroboam is 4 standard bottles of champagne
Rehoboam is 6 standard bottles
Methuselah is 8 standard bottles
Salmanazar is 12 standard bottles
Balthazar is 16 standard bottles
Nebuchadnezzar is 20 standard bottles. (That's one hell of a bottle of wine. :eek:

Octopus' is the arch enemy of which comic book hero?
D. Captain Marvel

Which boxer would you find in an aquarium?
B. Jack Dempsey

What was the name of the spaceship in '2001: A Space Odyssey'?
A. Discovery

What is the name of the librarian in 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer'?
B. Giles

Where would you find a root partition?
D. Hair dressers

What did the stripes on the old-fashioned barber shop poles stand for?
D. Blood

Which animal can tell you the temperature?
C. Owl

When the British could no longer deport convicts to America, where did they send them?
A. Australia

In which country was there a custom of binding little girl's feet in order to keep them small?
C. China

Who was expelled from Pency Prep?
A. Holden Caulfield

A 2003 court ruling making it legal for Muslim men to divorce their wives using text messages was made in which Asian country?
D. Malaysia

What was unusual about the Bob Hope obituary published in the New York Times in 2003?
C. They posted the wrong birthday and age.


What company coined the phrase 'Where's the Beef'?
D. Wendy's

What are the names of the 4 ghosts that chased Pac-Man?
A. Blinky, Pinky, Inky and Clyde

How much does the Neiman-Marcus cookie recipe cost?
D. $250
 
Originally posted by neon_duke
Which weighs more?
B. A pound of Gold
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Is that a fluster or is there an explanation for that answer that I've never chanced upon...? (I'm going on the presumption that the answer is "C", like most others...)

[edit]: Never mind, a super-kindly member was super-kind and informed my brain.
 
Originally posted by Der Alta
OK...at the past office staff meeting we had a pop quiz. Just thought I'd post it here to see how you do.
Click to expand...

Which weighs more?

C. They weigh the same

What was the name the South called themselves after they seceded?

C. Confederate States of America

Most of the gold in the US is stored in Fort Knox in Kentucky

B. False

Which model has the real name of Kate Price?

D. Jordan

Which of the following is not a Harry Potter book. 'Harry Potter and the .......'?

C. Prisoner of Alcazar

What does the WD stand for on a can of WD40?

B. Warren Donaldson (The Inventor)

Who were jeans originally made for?

B. Gold Prospectors

In what year was the Empire State Building completed?

B. 1935

How many quarts are there in a magnum of champagne?

B. 2 (another W.A.G)

'Dr. Octopus' is the arch enemy of which comic book hero?

A. Spiderman

Which boxer would you find in an aquarium?

B. Jack Dempsey

What was the name of the spaceship in '2001: A Space Odyssey'?

A. Discovery

What is the name of the librarian in 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer'?

D. Niall

Where would you find a root partition?

B. Computer Server

What did the stripes on the old-fashioned barber shop poles stand for?

D. Blood

Which animal can tell you the temperature?

B. Cricket (something to do with counting the chirps)

When the British could no longer deport convicts to America, where did they send them?

A. Australia

In which country was there a custom of binding little girl's feet in order to keep them small?

C. China

Who was expelled from Pency Prep?

A. Holden Caulfield

A 2003 court ruling making it legal for Muslim men to divorce their wives using text messages was made in which Asian country?

C. Pakistan

What was unusual about the Bob Hope obituary published in the New York Times in 2003?

B. The Author died before Hope

What company coined the phrase 'Where's the Beef'?

D. Wendy's

What are the names of the 4 ghosts that chased Pac-Man?

A. Blinky, Pinky, Inky and Clyde

How much does the Neiman-Marcus cookie recipe cost?

E. I got it free in an E-mail :lol:

[/b]I'll post answers tomorrow.

AO [/B]
 
Some were hard not living in America and all, but:
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Meh.
 
OK...at the past office staff meeting we had a pop quiz. Just thought I'd post it here to see how you do.

Questions answered

Which weighs more?
A. A pound of feathers. Feathers are weighed by avoirdupois weight while gold is weighed in troy (or apothecary) weight and 1 lb avoirdupois = 1.21528 lbs troy
B. A pound of Gold
C. They weigh the same

What was the name the South called themselves after they seceded?
A. Free States of America
B. United Confederates
C. Confederate States of America
D. New America

Most of the gold in the US is stored in Fort Knox in Kentucky
A. True
B. False. C'mon Die Hard 3 wasn't that forgettable. New York City

Which model has the real name of Kate Price?
A. Kate Moss
B. Elle McPhearson
C. Cindy Crawford
D. Jordan. Oh La La!

Which of the following is not a Harry Potter book. 'Harry Potter and the .......'?
A. Philosopher's Stone. The actual name of the book in the UK. Twas changed to Sorcerer's stone when release in the US.
B. Goblet of Fire
C. Prisoner of Alcazar
D. Chamber of Secrets

What does the WD stand for on a can of WD40?
A. Water Deposit
B. Warren Donaldson (The Inventor)
C. Wear Detector
D. Water Displacement (Formula #40)

Who were jeans originally made for?
A. Cowboys
B. Gold Prospectors
C. Fashion Models
D. Convicts

In what year was the Empire State Building completed?
A. 1948
B. 1935
C. 1931
D. 1945

How many quarts are there in a magnum of champagne?
A. 1
B. 2. I've read some contradictory info on this, as some references call it 2, and others state what Boombexus did.
C. 3
D. 4

'Dr. Octopus' is the arch enemy of which comic book hero?
A. Spiderman. I'm amazed at how many of you got this one wrong.
B. Batman
C. Superman
D. Captain Marvel

Which boxer would you find in an aquarium?
A. Joe Louis
B. Jack Dempsey
C. Mohammed Ali
D. Sugar Ray Robinson

What was the name of the spaceship in '2001: A Space Odyssey'?
A. Discovery. Hal was the name of the computer
B. Revelation
C. Adventure
D. Hal

What is the name of the librarian in 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer'?
A. Miles
B. Giles
C. Kyle
D. Niall

Where would you find a root partition?
A. Dental Surgery
B. Computer Server
C. Construction Site
D. Hair dressers

What did the stripes on the old-fashioned barber shop poles stand for?
A. Tomatoes
B. Apples
C. Fire
D. Blood. Years ago, the barber was often a doctor, and hanging bandages outside would wrap around the poles. Thus creating the red and white circular pattern

Which animal can tell you the temperature?
A. Flea
B. Cricket, speed of the clicking is related to the temperature
C. Owl
D. Dik-Dik

When the British could no longer deport convicts to America, where did they send them?
A. Australia
B. India
C. Egypt
D. Iraq

In which country was there a custom of binding little girl's feet in order to keep them small?
A. Nigeria
B. India
C. China
D. Iceland

Who was expelled from Pency Prep?
A. Holden Caulfield, From "The Catcher in the Rye"
B. Zach Morris
C. Ignatius J. Reilly
D. Ron Jeremy

A 2003 court ruling making it legal for Muslim men to divorce their wives using text messages was made in which Asian country?
A. Indonesia
B. Bangladesh
C. Pakistan
D. Malaysia

What was unusual about the Bob Hope obituary published in the New York Times in 2003?
A. The Obituary concentrated on Hope's alleged womanizing
B. The Author died before Hope
C. They posted the wrong birthday and age.
D. Details of Hope's humanitarian work were omitted

What company coined the phrase 'Where's the Beef'?
A. McDonald's
B. Arby's
C. Burger King
D. Wendy's. Clara Peller was fired from the ad campaign when she starred in a Prego Spaghetti commercial exclaiming "I found it"

What are the names of the 4 ghosts that chased Pac-Man?
A. Blinky, Pinky, Inky and Clyde
B. Dummy, Yummy, Mummy, Moe
C. Huey, Dewey, Louie and Donald
D. Lucky, Ducky, Yucky and Stinky

How much does the Neiman-Marcus cookie recipe cost?
A. $100
B. $0.25
C. $1000
D. $250. This is a netlore/urban legend

AO
 
Originally posted by M5Power

D. Blood [guess]
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You didn't know?

Haha.
 
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