Alphaquiz # 11
1. What book written by Antonio Negri and Michael Hardt has been dubbed by many as the "Communist Manifesto of the 21st Century"?
2. What dance, also a name of an active volcano, is a Mexican variation on the waltzes that German farmers brought to central Mexico in the 19th century?
3. Who was the only non-Swedish member of the supergroup ABBA?
4. Edward of Woodstock the son of Edward III was a military leader during the Battle of Crecy of Hundred Years' War is more commonly known under what name?
5. What 2000 film starring John Travolta won the Golden Raspberry Award for the WORST Film of the Decade?
6. Daniel Biasone, the founding owner of the Syracuse Nationals now known as the Philadelphia 76ers, introduced what mechanics in the rules of the NBA in 1954?
7. What is the title of the pioneering work by Ed Goodgold and Dan Carlinsky in 1966 and considered as the first ever trivia book?
8. What song by Coldplay, was played on July 19, 2011 as a wake-up call to STS-135 Space Shuttle Atlantis marking the last ever wake-up call for a crew visiting the International Space Station from the Space Shuttle fleet?
9. Who is the only Pope honored by a Muslim nation in which a statute of him stands in the courtyard of St Esprit Cathedral, Istanbul Turkey?
10. Which British king due to his blood relation to nearly every other European monarch came to be known as the "uncle of Europe"?
11. What is the first capital city in the world to be declared as a World Heritage Cultural Site by UNESCO in 1978?
12. Which famous psychologist won the Nobel Prize in 1904 for Physiology or Medicine for unrelated work on digestive secretions?
13. Saddam Hussein allegedly wrote a romance novel in 2000 that became the inspiration of the movie by Sacha Baron Cohen entitled The Dictator to be released next year, what is the title of the book?
14. Who is the patron saint of the internet in the Roman Catholic Church?
15. What is the name of the corporate headquarters of Google, Inc. in Mountain View, Santa Clara County, California?
16. Who, in 1999, was voted as the Norwegian of the century?
17. What 1916 film is considered to be the first ever movie sequel in history?
18. Which Nicaraguan revolutionary and leader of a rebellion against the U.S. military occupation became a symbol of resistance to United States domination?
19. What town/village in Germany was formerly divided by the Berlin wall?
20. Who is the only celebrity who had a role in Star Wars and Pirates of the Caribbean movies?
ANSWERS
1. Empire
2. Tambora
3. Bjorn Ulvaeus
4. Black Prince
5. Battlefield Earth
6. 24 second shot clock
7. Trivia
8. Don't Panic
9. Benedict XV
10. Edward VII
11. Quito, Equador
12. Ivan Pavlov
13. Zabibah and the King
14. Isidore of Seville
15. Googleplex
16. Thor Heyerdahl
17. Fall of the Nation
18. Augusto César Sandino
19. Modlareuth
20. Keira Knightley
Friday, September 2, 2011
Friday, July 29, 2011
Alphaquiz # 10
Alphaquiz # 10
1. Which French biologist discovered the HIV virus and won the 2008 Nobel Prize in Medicine?
2. Anna Marie is the real name of which X-MEN member?
3. My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands is the book written by which stand-up comedienne and TV host?
4. Now on its 20th year what is the title of the U.S. magazine exclusively for lesbian?
5. What is the only chemical element named after a river?
6. Hans Sloane donated his collection that now became the foundation of what famous museum?
7. What is the shopping capital of Malaysia equivalent to Tokyo’s Ginza district and New York’s Fifth Avenue?
8. Who is the author of Men in Black graphic book where the movie franchise was based?
9. The movie Detroit Rock City features which heavy metal band?
10.Which Pope established the Inquisition to address the problem of heresy?
11. Literally means "carry mantle" what is a large traveling bag, and now a term for combination of meaning of two words?
12. What type of whiskey is made from a fermented mixture of hot water and grain mash containing at least 51 percent corn?
13. Which actor portrayed the comedian Peter Sellers in the movie The Life and Death of Peter Sellers?
14. What is the name of the cemetery in Paris where Peter Abelard, Jim Morrison, Marcel Proust, Oscar Wilde, Gertrude Stein was buried?
15. What is the fictional crime organization headed by M. Bison in Street Fighter?
16. Yersina Pestis bacterium caused what wide-ranging disease in human history?
17. What social networking website is owned and operated by Google Inc. and named after one of it's employees?
18. Teen idol River Phoenix died during the making of which movie?
19. What was the first sports in which women competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics?
20. "Draco dormiens nunquam titillandus" or "A Sleeping Dragon is Never to be Tickled" is the motto of which school?
ANSWERS
1. Luc Montaginer
2. Rogue
3. Chelsea Handler
4. Curve Magazine
5. Rhenium
6. British Museum
7. Bukit Bintang
8. Lowell Cunningham
9. KISS
10. Gregory IX
11. Portmanteau
12. Bourbon
13. Geoffrey Rush
14. Père Lachaise Cemetery
15. Shadaloo
16. Bubonic plague
17. Orkut
18. Dark Blood
19. Tennis and Golf
20. Hogwarts
1. Which French biologist discovered the HIV virus and won the 2008 Nobel Prize in Medicine?
2. Anna Marie is the real name of which X-MEN member?
3. My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands is the book written by which stand-up comedienne and TV host?
4. Now on its 20th year what is the title of the U.S. magazine exclusively for lesbian?
5. What is the only chemical element named after a river?
6. Hans Sloane donated his collection that now became the foundation of what famous museum?
7. What is the shopping capital of Malaysia equivalent to Tokyo’s Ginza district and New York’s Fifth Avenue?
8. Who is the author of Men in Black graphic book where the movie franchise was based?
9. The movie Detroit Rock City features which heavy metal band?
10.Which Pope established the Inquisition to address the problem of heresy?
11. Literally means "carry mantle" what is a large traveling bag, and now a term for combination of meaning of two words?
12. What type of whiskey is made from a fermented mixture of hot water and grain mash containing at least 51 percent corn?
13. Which actor portrayed the comedian Peter Sellers in the movie The Life and Death of Peter Sellers?
14. What is the name of the cemetery in Paris where Peter Abelard, Jim Morrison, Marcel Proust, Oscar Wilde, Gertrude Stein was buried?
15. What is the fictional crime organization headed by M. Bison in Street Fighter?
16. Yersina Pestis bacterium caused what wide-ranging disease in human history?
17. What social networking website is owned and operated by Google Inc. and named after one of it's employees?
18. Teen idol River Phoenix died during the making of which movie?
19. What was the first sports in which women competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics?
20. "Draco dormiens nunquam titillandus" or "A Sleeping Dragon is Never to be Tickled" is the motto of which school?
ANSWERS
1. Luc Montaginer
2. Rogue
3. Chelsea Handler
4. Curve Magazine
5. Rhenium
6. British Museum
7. Bukit Bintang
8. Lowell Cunningham
9. KISS
10. Gregory IX
11. Portmanteau
12. Bourbon
13. Geoffrey Rush
14. Père Lachaise Cemetery
15. Shadaloo
16. Bubonic plague
17. Orkut
18. Dark Blood
19. Tennis and Golf
20. Hogwarts
Friday, July 8, 2011
Alpha-picture quiz # 2
1.Identify the infamous logo of a group.
HINT: Notorious high-tech group..
2. Identify the young actress.
HINT: Australian actress starred in an "adventure" film with Jonny Depp
3. Identify the villains group name.
HINT: From a famous anime.
4. Identify the cello player.
HINT: His first name is a kind of a toy.
5. Identify the multi-tool.
HINT:Originally called "Mr. Crunch" while in development.
6. Identify the UNESCO Heritage Site
HINT: One of the five UNESCO Heritage Sites in Libya.
7. Identify the mobile game.
HINT: Developed by Rovio Mobile for Iphone
8. Identify the painting.
HINT: Only sold painting of the artist during his lifetime.
9. Identify the car logo
HINT: Italian luxury car manufacturer
10. Identify the author
HINT: he is the sixth best selling author of all time
HINT: Notorious high-tech group..
2. Identify the young actress.
HINT: Australian actress starred in an "adventure" film with Jonny Depp
3. Identify the villains group name.
HINT: From a famous anime.
4. Identify the cello player.
HINT: His first name is a kind of a toy.
5. Identify the multi-tool.
HINT:Originally called "Mr. Crunch" while in development.
6. Identify the UNESCO Heritage Site
HINT: One of the five UNESCO Heritage Sites in Libya.
7. Identify the mobile game.
HINT: Developed by Rovio Mobile for Iphone
8. Identify the painting.
HINT: Only sold painting of the artist during his lifetime.
9. Identify the car logo
HINT: Italian luxury car manufacturer
10. Identify the author
HINT: he is the sixth best selling author of all time
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| ANSWERS: 1. LulzSec 2. Mia Wasokowska 3. Nauto 4. Yoyo Ma 5. Leatherman Tool 6. Leptis Magna 7. Angry Birds 8. Red Vineyard 9. Maserati 10. Sydney Sheldon |
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Alphaquiz # 9
Alphaquiz # 9
1. During the trap Chilean miners incident in 2010 one of the survivors is said to have requested A CD album of which musician?
2. 1601 California Avenue is the headquarters of which famous company?
3. Which Austrian quantum physicist is renowned for his successful quantum teleportation of photons?
4. Polish composer Frederic Chopin had an affair on which French novelist of the Romantic movement?
5. What is the name of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's real-life professor that served as the prototype of Sherlock Holmes character?
6. In Greek mythology who is the goddess of rainbow that is also a name of a flower and part of the human body?
7. Known as "The Big Easy" which South African golfer was the second man in golf history after Jack Nicklaus to win two U.S. Opens before turning 28?
8. Who had the longest confirmed human life span in history, living to the age of 122 years, 164 days?
9. Ob-la-di-ob-la-da is the tribal greeting of which African country?
10. What word is sometimes used in a general way to refer to treatments for health when herbal or natural would be more appropriate?
11. What song wherein Britney Spears, Kesha, and Nicki Menaj collaborated together?
12. Riksdag is the name of the parliament of which European country?
13. What medical facility is most typically associated with the treatment of tuberculosis?
14. Created by Enid Blyton what is the name of the little wooden boy character who lives in Toyland?
15. What is the sexualized representation of femininity and the opposite of the phallic symbol?
16. What is the second largest cut diamond in existence and is set in the British royal scepter?
17. In terms of revenues what is the world's largest mobile telecommunications company?
18. What strait seperates USA and Canada?
19. What was the title of the second Holyfield-Tyson boxing match and also a title of a William Faulkner novel?
20. What was the codename for US military operation to kill or capture Osama bin Laden on May 02, 2011?
ANSWERS
1. Elvis Presley
2. Facebook
3. Anton Zeillinger
4. Gerog Sand
5. Dr. Joseph Bell
6. Iris
7. Ernie Els
8. Jeanne Clement
9. Nigeria
10. Homeopathy
11. "Till The World Ends
12. Sweden
13. Sanatorium
14. Noddy
15. Yonic Symbol
16. The Star of Africa
17. Vodafone
18. Juan de Fuca Strait
19. The Sound and The Fury
20. Operation Neptune Spear
1. During the trap Chilean miners incident in 2010 one of the survivors is said to have requested A CD album of which musician?
2. 1601 California Avenue is the headquarters of which famous company?
3. Which Austrian quantum physicist is renowned for his successful quantum teleportation of photons?
4. Polish composer Frederic Chopin had an affair on which French novelist of the Romantic movement?
5. What is the name of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's real-life professor that served as the prototype of Sherlock Holmes character?
6. In Greek mythology who is the goddess of rainbow that is also a name of a flower and part of the human body?
7. Known as "The Big Easy" which South African golfer was the second man in golf history after Jack Nicklaus to win two U.S. Opens before turning 28?
8. Who had the longest confirmed human life span in history, living to the age of 122 years, 164 days?
9. Ob-la-di-ob-la-da is the tribal greeting of which African country?
10. What word is sometimes used in a general way to refer to treatments for health when herbal or natural would be more appropriate?
11. What song wherein Britney Spears, Kesha, and Nicki Menaj collaborated together?
12. Riksdag is the name of the parliament of which European country?
13. What medical facility is most typically associated with the treatment of tuberculosis?
14. Created by Enid Blyton what is the name of the little wooden boy character who lives in Toyland?
15. What is the sexualized representation of femininity and the opposite of the phallic symbol?
16. What is the second largest cut diamond in existence and is set in the British royal scepter?
17. In terms of revenues what is the world's largest mobile telecommunications company?
18. What strait seperates USA and Canada?
19. What was the title of the second Holyfield-Tyson boxing match and also a title of a William Faulkner novel?
20. What was the codename for US military operation to kill or capture Osama bin Laden on May 02, 2011?
ANSWERS
1. Elvis Presley
2. Facebook
3. Anton Zeillinger
4. Gerog Sand
5. Dr. Joseph Bell
6. Iris
7. Ernie Els
8. Jeanne Clement
9. Nigeria
10. Homeopathy
11. "Till The World Ends
12. Sweden
13. Sanatorium
14. Noddy
15. Yonic Symbol
16. The Star of Africa
17. Vodafone
18. Juan de Fuca Strait
19. The Sound and The Fury
20. Operation Neptune Spear
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
2011 WQC: The Mount Everest of Quizzing
My performance at the recent 2011 World Quizzing Championship held at Murphy's Bar in Makati was a total improvement compare to the previous year. I was still able to summon prior knowledge I thought I already forgotten. Difficult questions that require global awareness is still beyond my radar, but I’m thoroughly surprise other contestants still can answer those correctly. It just shows that I still have to continue pushing beyond my current trivia quotient.
I am proud to say that I am included in the top 40% of all who joined in the world quiz and rank # 9 in the Philippine leg. However, my total score against the overall winner of the competition in the world is like the distance between Hollywood and Amazon River. There are just so many things that I don’t know, that those contestants who scored higher than me knows.
It’s like climbing the Mount Everest for the first time in history only to find out that some couple had just married there. You feel happy for the couple’s marriage but genuinely not for their conquest.
Anyway, congratulations to Pat Gibson of England for topping this year’s World Quiz (score: 189), and to Leonardo Gapol (score: 112) for topping the Philippine leg.
…and for those guys who wanted to be there but were not able to do so, and for you all who dig good trivia questions like no one else, here are few of the questions from WQC 2011 for you to match wit with.
Entertainment
*The title songs for all three CSI series are remixes of songs performed by which English rock band? The songs are: “Who Are You” (CSI: Crime Scene Investigations), “Won’t Get Fooled Again” (CSI: Miami), and “Baba O’Riley” (CSI: NY)
Culture
*Which French monumental sculptor, born in Paris in 1875, is especially known for his statue ‘Christ the Redeemer’, one of the iconic landmarks of Rio de Janeiro?
Lifestyle
*Christian Dior once described this couturier as “the master of us all.” Which Spanish-Basque designer (1875-1972) established a namesake fashion-house in 1914 that is now perhaps best known for luxury handbags?
Science
*The 15 elements of the lanthanide group plus scandium and yttrium are collectively known by what name?
History
*What name, widely held to be of Turkish origin, was given to the rank of nobility just below the ruling princes in the Russian (and Romanian and Bulgarian) aristocracies from the 10th to 17th century?
Media
*An edited version of which 2002 Gurinder Chadha film, starring Keira Knightley and Paminder Nagra, was, on 26 December 2010, the first Western-made film ever to be shown on North Korean television?
Sports & Games
*Which Italian, formerly playing for Benetton Treviso, became in 2006 the first ever European to be the first draft pick in the NBA, when he was selected by the Toronto Raptors?
World
*As of 2011, which country has largest Jewish population in the Middle East, other than Israel?
I am proud to say that I am included in the top 40% of all who joined in the world quiz and rank # 9 in the Philippine leg. However, my total score against the overall winner of the competition in the world is like the distance between Hollywood and Amazon River. There are just so many things that I don’t know, that those contestants who scored higher than me knows.
It’s like climbing the Mount Everest for the first time in history only to find out that some couple had just married there. You feel happy for the couple’s marriage but genuinely not for their conquest.
Anyway, congratulations to Pat Gibson of England for topping this year’s World Quiz (score: 189), and to Leonardo Gapol (score: 112) for topping the Philippine leg.
…and for those guys who wanted to be there but were not able to do so, and for you all who dig good trivia questions like no one else, here are few of the questions from WQC 2011 for you to match wit with.
Entertainment
*The title songs for all three CSI series are remixes of songs performed by which English rock band? The songs are: “Who Are You” (CSI: Crime Scene Investigations), “Won’t Get Fooled Again” (CSI: Miami), and “Baba O’Riley” (CSI: NY)
Culture
*Which French monumental sculptor, born in Paris in 1875, is especially known for his statue ‘Christ the Redeemer’, one of the iconic landmarks of Rio de Janeiro?
Lifestyle
*Christian Dior once described this couturier as “the master of us all.” Which Spanish-Basque designer (1875-1972) established a namesake fashion-house in 1914 that is now perhaps best known for luxury handbags?
Science
*The 15 elements of the lanthanide group plus scandium and yttrium are collectively known by what name?
History
*What name, widely held to be of Turkish origin, was given to the rank of nobility just below the ruling princes in the Russian (and Romanian and Bulgarian) aristocracies from the 10th to 17th century?
Media
*An edited version of which 2002 Gurinder Chadha film, starring Keira Knightley and Paminder Nagra, was, on 26 December 2010, the first Western-made film ever to be shown on North Korean television?
Sports & Games
*Which Italian, formerly playing for Benetton Treviso, became in 2006 the first ever European to be the first draft pick in the NBA, when he was selected by the Toronto Raptors?
World
*As of 2011, which country has largest Jewish population in the Middle East, other than Israel?
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Alphaquiz # 8
Alphaquiz # 8
1. In philosophy the belief that human society is improving or can be improved thru conscious human effort is called what?
2. Who is the infamous living prisoner in Attica Correctional Facility in New York?
3. What is the largest island in a freshwater lake in the world located in Canada?
4. What game show title is taken from the musical High Society and sung by Cole Porter?
5. Which Chinese actor portrayed the philosopher Confucius in the movie with the same title in 2010?
6. What geometrical shape can be very close describe the shape of our planet Earth?
7. Michael Peter Balzary is the real name of which famous rock band guitarist?
8. Which Will Smith film is based on the novel written by Chris Gardner?
9. Reality TV star and socialite Kim Kardashian is engaged to which NBA player?
10. Named after its designers the high-speed Russian aircaft MiG stands for what?
11. What style of 18th-century painting and decorations is associated with King Louis XV of France and the painter Francois Boucher?
12. According to legend what is the name of the shepherd who found the infants Romulus and Remus- the twin of founded Rome?
13. Which literary English adventurer was popularized by the novel King Solomon's Mines by H. Rider Haggard?
14. What famous sport was invented by James Gibb in 1901?
15. Sicko a 2007 documentary focussing on the American health care system is directed by who?
16. Literally means "things beyond the dowry", what word originally means an item given to a wife by her new husband during their wedding day?
17. What famous diet plan was designed by cardiologist Arthur Agatston?
18. New Horizons a NASA robotic spacecraft mission is currently en route to which member of the solar system?
19. Calico Jack - real name John Rackham was an English pirate most remembered for the design of which famous flag?
20. What medical or cosmetic surgery was invented by Dr. Giorgio Fischer in 1974?
ANSWERS
1. Meliorism
2. Mark David Chapman
3. Manitoulin Island
4. Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?
5. Chow Yun Fat
6. Oblate Spheroid
7. Flea
8. The Pursuit of Happiness
9. Kim Humpries
10. Mikoyan and Gurevich
11. Rococo
12. Faustulus
13. Alan Quartermain
14. Table Tennis
15. Michael Moore
16. paraphernalia
17. South Beach Diet
18. Pluto
19. Jolly Roger
20. Liposuction
1. In philosophy the belief that human society is improving or can be improved thru conscious human effort is called what?
2. Who is the infamous living prisoner in Attica Correctional Facility in New York?
3. What is the largest island in a freshwater lake in the world located in Canada?
4. What game show title is taken from the musical High Society and sung by Cole Porter?
5. Which Chinese actor portrayed the philosopher Confucius in the movie with the same title in 2010?
6. What geometrical shape can be very close describe the shape of our planet Earth?
7. Michael Peter Balzary is the real name of which famous rock band guitarist?
8. Which Will Smith film is based on the novel written by Chris Gardner?
9. Reality TV star and socialite Kim Kardashian is engaged to which NBA player?
10. Named after its designers the high-speed Russian aircaft MiG stands for what?
11. What style of 18th-century painting and decorations is associated with King Louis XV of France and the painter Francois Boucher?
12. According to legend what is the name of the shepherd who found the infants Romulus and Remus- the twin of founded Rome?
13. Which literary English adventurer was popularized by the novel King Solomon's Mines by H. Rider Haggard?
14. What famous sport was invented by James Gibb in 1901?
15. Sicko a 2007 documentary focussing on the American health care system is directed by who?
16. Literally means "things beyond the dowry", what word originally means an item given to a wife by her new husband during their wedding day?
17. What famous diet plan was designed by cardiologist Arthur Agatston?
18. New Horizons a NASA robotic spacecraft mission is currently en route to which member of the solar system?
19. Calico Jack - real name John Rackham was an English pirate most remembered for the design of which famous flag?
20. What medical or cosmetic surgery was invented by Dr. Giorgio Fischer in 1974?
ANSWERS
1. Meliorism
2. Mark David Chapman
3. Manitoulin Island
4. Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?
5. Chow Yun Fat
6. Oblate Spheroid
7. Flea
8. The Pursuit of Happiness
9. Kim Humpries
10. Mikoyan and Gurevich
11. Rococo
12. Faustulus
13. Alan Quartermain
14. Table Tennis
15. Michael Moore
16. paraphernalia
17. South Beach Diet
18. Pluto
19. Jolly Roger
20. Liposuction
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Alpha Picture Quiz # 1
1. Hint: Logo of widely-used technology.
2. Hint: Identify the car brand and it's record
3. Hint: On 2005 ranked 3rd by FORBES as most powerful women in the world
4. Hint: Identify the flower in Hong Kong flag
5. Hint: Contemporary best-selling author
6. Hint: Competes with Wii and Playstation Move
7. Hint: Rewind and Fast-Forward sign
8. Hint: UNESCO heritage in Guatemala
9. Hint: "The Oracle of Omaha"
10. Hint: One of the oldest board games for two players
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ANSWERS 1. Bluetooth 2. Tata Nano, cheapest car in the world today 3. Yuliya Tymoshenko 4. Bauhinia Blakeana 5. Sthepenie Meyer 6. Xbox Kinect 7. Guillemets 8. Tikal National Park 9. Warren Buffett 10. Backgammon |
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