Monday, November 21, 2005

Quiz Time 10


Quiz Time 10

Yr Host - Aaman Lamba





Here's another set of questions - give them a shot

The answers are up - Alisha/LegendaryMonkey topped the scores with 5.5, followed by Philip and swingingpuss at 3 - that's pretty good. Thanks for playing


The Questions - Stage I



1. Which film holds the record for the biggest opening weekend box-office gross ever outside of May



2. This person, under the name Sayako Kuroda, is in the news. How is she better known, and why is she in the news?


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3. Without getting too technical, what is the Bradley Amendment in US Law?



4. The Cathars were a religious movement of the 10th to the 11th centuries C.E., which faced strong opposition from the Roman Catholic Church, and were suppressed through pogroms and massacres. They believed in a dualist view of the universe, and derived from the earlier Gnostic traditions. What term did they use to refer to themselves?



5. The Sims 2 introduced aliens, The Sims 2 University introduced Zombies. What innovation did The Sims 2 Nightlife introduce to Simcity?



6. What is the headquarters of the Canadian Space Agency, named after the father of the Canadian Space Program, called?



7. Connect the following: Kodak, Yahoo, Flickr? (Hint: Photos )



8. Name the artist behind this creative song -
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9. Where would you find the BIKINI states and what are they?



10. The Broadway musical "Rent" has been made into a film, and is still seeing a great run on the stage. The playwright, Jonathan Larsen died before the play opened on Broadway. It features a group of impoverished musicians and artists struggling under the twin shadows of AIDS and poverty. What famous opera is it based on?



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