Wednesday 20 April 2005

QUIZ!! HAve fun procrastinating! WITH ANSWERS

ANSWERS ARE HERE NOW!HOPE YOU ENJOYED IT!

  1. From which country comes the new Pope? Germany
  2. What film was Walt Disney making when he died, and what did he die from? Jungle Book, Lung cancer
  3. What train station must I get off at? Gerling
  4. What book in German am I reading at the moment? Was reading HArry POtter und der Stein der Weisen, now onto Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy!
  5. Which bank is currently in lots of trouble for selling Jewish assets to the Nazis in World War 2? Swiss
  6. What month did I leave Australia, and what month do I return in? February, December
  7. What animal costume recently caused chaos at Sydney airport, when a baggage handler removed it from a customer's suitcase and wore it onto the tarmac? Camel
  8. What kind of shoes does Sam Vimes wear? (mine are heading this way...!) Thin soled, can fee lthe cobblestones through them and know where he is!
  9. What do they say here instead of OW? Aua
  10. In which Star Wars film does Darth Vader have massive fingerprints on his helme? Return of the Jedi (if this is wrong, tell me, going from memory, can see the scene, but could POSSIBLY be in Empire Strikes Back)
  11. Who wrote Incompetence? Rob Grant
  12. The surnames of Fred and Ginger. Astair and Rogers
  13. What'S the name of the journalist in Smallville? Chloe
  14. Who originally starred in THe Italian Job? Michael Caine
  15. What colour is the drink being drunk at the beginning of Star Wars: A New Hope, by Luke and family? Blue
  16. What's the time difference between Austria and Australia at the moment? We're 8 hours behind Australian at the moment
  17. What side of the road do they drive on here?Right
  18. During the making of what movie did Michael J. Fox discover his Parkinsons disease? Doc Hollywood
  19. What was I fed on arrival in Austria? Blaukraut
  20. Slogan: 'No __________ in Austria' Kangaroos
  21. What drama distracted me from writing my blog properly on SUnday? Kate's kidney
  22. Did the Queen attend Charles and Camila'S actual wedding ceremony? No
  23. Which of the following films have I never seen?
    Metropolis
    African Queen
    Bladerunner
    Passion of the Christ
    Miss Congeniality 2
  24. Name this movie:
    A: Well, it's one louder, isn't it? It's not ten. You see, most blokes, you know, will be playing at ten. You're on ten here, all the way up, all the way up, all the way up, you're on ten on your guitar. Where can you go from there? Where?
    B
    : I don't know.
    A
    : Nowhere. Exactly. What we do is, if we need that extra push over the cliff, you know what we do?
    B
    : Put it up to eleven.
    Spinal Tap
  25. From what book does this quote come:
    'But darkness was cheap, and Scrooge liked it.'
    Christmas Carol
  26. Does Esmerelda die at the end of The Hunchback of NOtre Dame, the book, if yes, how? Yes, hanged
  27. IN what year was the Battle of Hastings? 1066
  28. Who rides a bicycle in The Muppet MOvie? Kermit the Frog
  29. What squad is Fezzik in? Brute Squad (I'll call the brute squad! I'm o nthe brute squad. You ARE the brute squad! Princess Bride)
  30. What is cold, clammy and kills? Cotton
  31. What part of his body occassionaly gives Basil Fawlty a well timed twinge? KNee
  32. To ignorant foreigners, what are seen as the national clothes of Austria? Lederhosen
  33. Is 'trotz des Wetters' a grammatically correct phrase? yes
  34. True or False: Albert Einstein was not an old man for his entire life (I was surprised by the answer to this!) He WAS young - I always thought he was born with the hair and wrinkles and started life at about 70, but saw a photo of him in his 20s! I was shocked!!
  35. True or False: Almost all foreign movies and television here is dubbed into German. True, except Mr Bean ,that has subtitles...!!
  36. What colour is my pencil case? Bright orange
  37. Who voiced Mrs POtts in Beauty and the Beast? Angela LAnsbury
  38. How is Hermione spelt in German? Hermine
  39. What's the name of the teddy Phil made me? Chewbacca
  40. What colour are peacock eggs? HAha, PeaCOCKS don't lay eggs, the peaHENS do!
  41. Tasmanian Devils don't do what? Spin on their tails
  42. Who directed The Village? M. Night Shyamalan
  43. What was Timothy Dalton's first James Bond film? Living Daylight
  44. Where i Imo getting good at power napping? Trains (although at the mo, we keep on getting hte horrible new ones that don't have comfy seats or the sticky out headreast bits (doesNn't make sense I know, but the old trains have head rests a lit like planes, kind of a C shape...) and it's just not easy to sleep on them... too space age - all white and bright inside!)
  45. At what age is smoking legal here? 16, but like the sellers care, tehy'll sell to anyone who can pay for the cigarettes apparently)
  46. Which phone network am I with? Tele-Ring
  47. At the first Olympics with an Australian competitor, what falg was raised when he won something? Austrian
  48. Harrison Ford's chin scar is from....? Motorbike accident (crashed into a cliff)
  49. What did St Patrick kick out of Ireland? All the snakes
  50. Who wrote the original story, A Knight's Tale? Geoffrey Chaucer

So how did you all go? Hope you did well, may make another in a month or so, altready have questions buzzing around in my head!

3 comments:

  1. why oh why did u put this up when i had exams to study for!???
    here are some of my answers that i can be bothered knowing:
    the queen didn't attend charles's wedding ceremony (party pooper). the official reason was to keep the wedding 'low-key' but insiders reckon she disapproves of the union.
    cranking it up to 11 comes from spinal tap. top film.
    cold clammy cotton kills wear wool when wet
    tassie devils don't do lots of things like wearing belts or taking chem exams. and i don't think they use computers as frequently as us.
    and i think they raised the austrian flag when the australian won at the olympics (and they also played its national anthem!)
    and what the heck is with "True or False: Albert Einstein was not an old man for his entire life"
    i dont get it :'( i just thought he was young when he was born maybe yes.
    ok tutta my dear
    wish me luck for the specialised exam :P
    and english (yes i'm doing communications!)
    and physics (which i'll fail)
    tutta
    luv kath

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  2. Hhmmm....Don't you have some work to do?

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  3. Dear Imogen
    What Australian pop singer has a Nobel Prize winner as their Grand father?
    (He played music with Einstien)
    and Which British Prime Minister has a North American Indian anscestor?
    Love, light & Peace
    Jenny Matthews xo
    No Kangaroos in Austria!
    PS don't go to Indonesia

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