The Trivia Exchange

Quiz Seven Results

2006-07-23T14:10:00.000-04:00

Congratulations to Invisible Lizard for winning last week's quiz! He will receive a free song from iTunes!

Here are the answers to Quiz Seven:

1) “That rug really tied the room together.”

The Big Lebowski.

2) “I'm very sorry for your loss. Your mother was a terribly attractive woman.”

The Royal Tennenbaums.

3) “Hello. I'm Dr. Freud, but you may call me Siggy.”

Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure

4) “First of all, Papa Smurf didn't create Smurfette. Gargamel did. She was sent in as Gargamel's evil spy with the intention of destroying the Smurf village. But the overwhelming goodness of the Smurf way of life transformed her. And as for the whole gang-bang scenario, it just couldn't happen. Smurfs are asexual. They don't even have... reproductive organs under those little, white pants. It's just so illogical, you know, about being a Smurf. You know, what's the point of living... if you don't have a dick?”

Donnie Darko

5) “I've been very lonely in my isolated tower of indecipherable speech.”

Being John Malkovich

6) “I attended Juilliard... I'm a graduate of the Harvard business school. I travel quite extensively. I lived through the Black Plague and had a pretty good time during that.”

Beetlejuice.

7) “That movie has warped my fragile little mind.”

South Park the Movie

8) “I believe in two things: discipline and the Bible. Here you'll receive both. Put your trust in the Lord; your ass belongs to me”

The Shawshank Redemption.

9) Guy: Hey Vasquez, have you ever been mistaken for a man? Girl: No, have you?

Aliens.

10) “Listen, you'll have to excuse me. I have a lunch meeting with Cliff Huxtable at the Four Seasons in 20 minutes.”

American Psycho.

Quiz Seven: Special Edition Again!

2006-07-17T23:03:00.000-04:00

Welcome to The Trivia Exchange's sixth weekly quiz! This quiz will be open until Saturday night at midnight. The winner (person with the most correct answers) wins one free song from iTunes! The winner will be announced next Sunday. Please participate by hitting the comments link below for this entry and commenting with your answers.

SPECIAL ANNOUCEMENT: This will be the last quiz for the month of July. I will be going on vacation in the next couple of weeks and will not have internet access. A new quiz will be posted the week of August 7th.

In honor of some of the requests I have received, I've decided to come up with an all Movie Quote Edition. Simply name the movies the following quotes came from. Enjoy!

1) “That rug really tied the room together.”

2) “I'm very sorry for your loss. Your mother was a terribly attractive woman.”

3) “Hello. I'm Dr. Freud, but you may call me Siggy.”

4) “First of all, Papa Smurf didn't create Smurfette. Gargamel did. She was sent in as Gargamel's evil spy with the intention of destroying the Smurf village. But the overwhelming goodness of the Smurf way of life transformed her. And as for the whole gang-bang scenario, it just couldn't happen. Smurfs are asexual. They don't even have... reproductive organs under those little, white pants. It's just so illogical, you know, about being a Smurf. You know, what's the point of living... if you don't have a dick?”

5) “I've been very lonely in my isolated tower of indecipherable speech.”

6) “I attended Juilliard... I'm a graduate of the Harvard business school. I travel quite extensively. I lived through the Black Plague and had a pretty good time during that.”

7) “That movie has warped my fragile little mind.”

8) “I believe in two things: discipline and the Bible. Here you'll receive both. Put your trust in the Lord; your ass belongs to me”

9) Guy: Hey Vasquez, have you ever been mistaken for a man?
Girl: No, have you?

10) “Listen, you'll have to excuse me. I have a lunch meeting with Cliff Huxtable at the Four Seasons in 20 minutes.”

Quiz Six Results

2006-07-16T11:58:00.000-04:00

Congratulations AGAIN to Barbara for winning last week's quiz! She will receive a free song from iTunes!

Here are the answers to Quiz Six:

1) Anne Hutchinson, the famous puritan dissident, is also a direct ancestor to three U.S. presidents. Name two.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt, George Herbert Walker Bush and George W. Bush.

2) When did the Bill of Rights go into effect?

1791.

3) What were "Stonewall" Jackson’s real first two names?

Thomas Jonathan.

4) How many amendments have been made to the U.S. constitution?

27.

5) Which amendment instated a presidential term limit?

22nd.

6) The man who assassinated President James Garfield belonged to a religious cult, which later became a major silverware company. What was the name of this group?

The Oneida Community.

7) In what magazine was The Battle Hymn of the Republic first published?

The Atlantic Monthly.

8) What for of government does the United States have?

Federal Republic.

Thanks again for playing. A new quiz will be posted tomorrow.

Quiz Six: Special Edition!

2006-07-03T21:29:00.000-04:00

Quiz Five Results

2006-07-02T23:15:00.000-04:00

Congratulations AGAIN to Barbara for winning last week's quiz! She will receive a free song from iTunes!

Here are the answers to Quiz Five:
The Natural World

1) Which one of these animals does not hibernate?

C) Sloth

2) Name the animal that has three hearts and blue blood.

Octopus

Geography

1) The summit ridge of Mount Everest marks the border between which two Asian countries?

China and Nepal

2) What is the capital of Switzerland?

Bern.

The Human Body

1) What is the hardest substance in the human body?

Tooth enamel.

2) True or False: Your hair and nails continue to grow after you die.

False. Your tissue recedes, giving the hair and nails appearance of growing.

History

1) what happened at 1:00 pm on august 24th, 79 AD?

Mt. Vesuvius erupted.

2) What US post did Henry Kissinger hold from 1974 to 1977?

Secretary of State.

A new quiz will be posted tomorrow.

Trivia Quiz Five

2006-06-26T21:19:00.000-04:00

Welcome to The Trivia Exchange's fifth weekly quiz! This quiz will be open until Friday night at midnight. The winner (person with the most correct answers) wins one free song from iTunes! The winner will be announced next Saturday. Please participate by hitting the comments link below and commenting with your answers.

The Natural World

1) Which one of these animals does not hibernate?

A) Frog
B) Snake
C) Sloth
D) Mouse

2) Name the animal that has three hearts and blue blood.

Geography

1) The summit ridge of Mount Everest marks the border between which two Asian countries?

2) What is the capital of Switzerland?

The Human Body

1) What is the hardest substance in the human body?

2) True or False: Your hair and nails continue to grow after you die.

History

1) What happened at 1:00 pm on august 24th, 79 AD?

2) What US post did Henry Kissinger hold from 1974 to 1977?

Quiz Five Posted Tonight

2006-06-26T11:56:00.000-04:00

My Internet connection was not working last night due to a storm.

The quiz will be posted tonight.

Quiz Four Results

2006-06-24T10:35:00.000-04:00

Congratulations AGAIN to Craig for winning last week's quiz! He will receive a free song from iTunes!

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: I will be vacationing with my family from the last week in July to the first week in August. We will be staying at a house with no dishwasher, no washer/dryer, and only one bathroom on the inside (the other bathroom is in the backyard). Needless to say I will not have Internet access. So it looks like there will be no quizzes those weeks. I'm toying with the idea of having a guest quizmaster. If the blog is really popular by that point, I may just have too.

Here are the answers to Quiz Four:

Botany

1) This week I was doing some gardening in my mother’s yard. I was planning on planting a tree that is tallest of all flowering evergreen plants, but decided against it cause it is poisonous to cats. What tree was I thinking of planting?

Eucalyptus.

2) Which branch of botany is concerned with the study of trees and woody plants?

Dendrology.

Disgusting (Cockroach) Facts

1) Humans can withstand 18 g’s of pressure. How many can a cockroach stand?

126.

2) A cockroach can live without its head for several days. However, it will eventually die, but from what?

Starvation.

Literature

1) In 1931, what book was banned in China because humans and animals used the same language?

Alice in Wonderland.

2) Name the novel and author from which the following quote originated”
“The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it. Resist it, and your soul grows sick with longing for the things it has forbidden to itself, with desire for what its monstrous laws have made monstrous and unlawful.”

The Picture of Dorian Grey.

U.S. History

1) Name the famous historical figure pictured below:

John Adams

2) Name 2 of the 3 authors of The Federalist Papers.

James Madison, John Jay, Alexander Hamilton

Trivia Quiz Four

2006-06-20T00:05:00.000-04:00

Welcome to The Trivia Exchange's fourth weekly quiz! This quiz will be open until Friday night at midnight. The winner (person with the most correct answers) wins one free song from iTunes! The winner will be announced next Saturday. Please participate by hitting the comments link below and commenting with your answers.

And now for the Quiz:

Botany

1) This week I was doing some gardening in my mother’s yard. I was planning on planting a tree that is tallest of all flowering evergreen plants, but decided against it cause it is poisonous to cats. What tree was I thinking of planting?

2) Which branch of botany is concerned with the study of trees and woody plants?

Disgusting (Cockroach) Facts

1) Humans can withstand 18 g’s of pressure. How many can a cockroach stand?

2) A cockroach can live without its head for several days. However, it will eventually die, but from what?

Literature

1) In 1931, what book was banned in China because humans and animals used the same language?

2) Name the novel and author from which the following quote originated”
“The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it. Resist it, and your soul grows sick with longing for the things it has forbidden to itself, with desire for what its monstrous laws have made monstrous and unlawful.”

U.S. History

1) Name the famous historical figure pictured below:

2) Name 2 of the 3 authors of The Federalist Papers.

Please participate by hitting the comments link below and commenting with your answers. Answers cannot be accepted any other way. Please leave some sort of identifying information (first name, website, etc.) so I can contact you. Please also feel free to leave suggestions for future rounds. Thanks and good luck!

Apology Part 2

2006-06-19T08:12:00.000-04:00

The next quiz will be posted later tonight. I apologize for its lateness. Saturday was my aunt's 50th birthday party, so I was away from my computer the whole day. That, in turn, set my posting schedule back a day.

Quiz Three Results

2006-06-18T17:18:00.000-04:00

Congratulations to Invisible Lizard for winning last week's quiz! They will receive a free song from iTunes!

Here are the answers to Quiz Three:

Languages

1) What is the primary language of Luxembourg (two possible answers for this one)

Luxembourgian or Luxembourgish.

2) English is the fourth most commonly spoken language. What is the fifth?

Arabic.

Cats

1) As you might have read in my other blog, my cat had an eye infection this week. How many eyelids does a housecat have (per eye)?

Three.

2) True or False: Cats can smell through two different organs, the nose and an organ located in the bottom of the mouth.

False. The second organ is located at the TOP of the mouth.

Riddles

1) You are walking through a field, and you find something to eat. It doesn't have bones, and it doesn't have meat. You pick it up and put it into your pocket. You take it home and put it on a shelf, but 3 days later it walks away. What is it?

An egg.

2) When Jerry, a lumberjack known for exaggeration, boasted (truthfully) of cutting down a 100 year old maple tree in ten seconds using only a small axe, his friend Mac had had enough. He challenged Jerry to prove his incredible claim. How had it been done?

It was a bonsai maple tree. Bonsai trees are very small, but they can live very long lives.

Movies

1) What movie is this screen cap from?

The 'burbs.

2) What movie is this screencap from?

Equilibrium.

A new quiz will be posted later tonight. Thanks for playing.

Trivia Quiz Three

2006-06-11T21:12:00.000-04:00

Welcome to The Trivia Exchange's second weekly quiz! This quiz will be open until Friday night at midnight. The winner (person with the most correct answers) wins one free song from iTunes! The winner will be announced next Saturday.

And now for the Quiz:

Languages

1) What is the primary language of Luxembourg (two possible answers for this one)

2) English is the fourth most commonly spoken language. What is the fifth?

Cats

1) As you might have read in my other blog, my cat had an eye infection this week. How many eyelids does a housecat have (per eye)?

2) True or False: Cats can smell through two different organs, the nose and an organ located in the bottom of the mouth.

Riddles

1) You are walking through a field, and you find something to eat. It doesn't have bones, and it doesn't have meat. You pick it up and put it into your pocket. You take it home and put it on a shelf, but 3 days later it walks away. What is it?

2) When Jerry, a lumberjack known for exaggeration, boasted (truthfully) of cutting down a 100 year old maple tree in ten seconds using only a small axe, his friend Mac had had enough. He challenged Jerry to prove his incredible claim. How had it been done?

Movies

1) What movie is this screen cap from? (Click for larger version)

2) What movie is this screencap from?

Please participate by hitting the comments link below and commenting with your answers. Answers cannot be accepted any other way. Please leave some sort of identifying information (first name, website, etc.) so I can contact you.Thanks and good luck!

Quiz Two Results

2006-06-10T18:51:00.000-04:00

Congratulations AGAIN to Craig for winning last week's quiz! He will receive a free song from iTunes!

Here are the answers to Quiz Two:

Geology

1)What epoch are we currently in?

Holocene.

2)What is the mineral halite most commonly known as?

Rock Salt.

Famous Inventors

1)What common household product did Willis Haviland Carrier invent in 1902?

Air Conditioning.

2)The man who invented sun tan lotion was also the founder of what company?

L’Oreal.

Money

1)What is the main country that uses the currency depicted in the following picture?

Australia.

2)The other day I was watching a scene in a movie where a guy walked up to a bar and ordered a drink and paid for it in a currency called “chits.” What movie was I watching?

Waterworld.

Food and Drink

1)Name the only food that can be sent through the mail with no packaging.

Coconut.

2)What fruit has the highest amount of calories?

Avocado.

A new quiz will be posted tomorrow. Thanks for playing.

Trivia Quiz Two

2006-06-05T22:44:00.000-04:00

Welcome to The Trivia Exchange's second weekly quiz! This quiz will be open until Friday night at midnight. The winner (person with the most correct answers) wins one free song from iTunes! The winner will be announced next Saturday.

And now for the Quiz:

Geology

1) What epoch are we currently in?

2) What is the mineral halite most commonly known as?

Famous Inventors

1) What common household product did Willis Haviland Carrier invent in 1902?

2) The man who invented sun tan lotion was also the founder of what company?

Money

1) What is the main country that uses the currency depicted in the following picture?

2) The other day I was watching a scene in a movie where a guy walked up to a bar and ordered a drink and paid for it in a currency called “chits.” What movie was I watching?

Food and Drink

1) Name the only food that can be sent through the mail with no packaging.

2) What fruit has the highest amount of calories?

Please participate by hitting the comments link below and commenting with your answers. Answers cannot be accepted any other way. Please leave some sort of identifying information (first name, website, etc.) so I can contact you.

Thanks and good luck!

Apology

2006-06-05T13:14:00.000-04:00

This week's quiz will be a little late this week. My Internet connection was going in and out yesterday morning, and I spent the rest of the day out of the house.

I have this week's quiz drafted, but the file is on my laptop at home. It will be posted later tonight.

Quiz One Results

2006-06-03T16:01:00.000-04:00

Congratulations to Craig for winning last week's quiz! He will receive a free song from iTunes!

Here are the answers to Quiz One:

Geography

1) If I were to visit Prince Albert, Queen Victoria and Peter Pan, what location would I be in?

Prince Albert and Queen Victoria are memorials and Peter Pan is a statue. All are located in Kensington Gardens, London.

2) In the following picture, which country is highlighted in green?

Uganda.

U.S. Government

1) After the Speaker of the House, who is next in line for presidential succession?

President Pro Tempore of the U.S. Senate.

2) Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution gave Congress the right to collect an income tax?

The 16th.

The Human Body

1) Which fingernail grows the fastest?

The middle finger.

2) If I fell off my bike and broke the smallest bone in my body, what part of my body did I probably land on?

My ear.

Big Words

What’s the instrument used to measure blood pressure?

Sphygmomanometer.

2) What celebration is the focus of an epithalamium?

A wedding.

A new quiz will be posted tomorrow. Thanks for playing.

Trivia Quiz One

2006-05-28T16:24:00.000-04:00

Welcome to the first official Trivia Exchange weekly quiz! The winner (person with the most correct answers) wins one free song from iTunes! The winner will be announced next Saturday.

And now for the Quiz:

Geography

1) If I were to visit Prince Albert, Queen Victoria and Peter Pan, what location would I be in? (I am looking for a place name and the city it is in)

2) In the following picture, which country is highlighted in green? (Click for larger version)

U.S. Government

1) After the Speaker of the House, who is next in line for presidential succession?

2) Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution gave Congress the right to collect an income tax?

The Human Body

1) Which fingernail grows the fastest?

2) If I fell off my bike and broke the smallest bone in my body, what specific part of my body did I probably land on?

Big Words

1) What’s the instrument used to measure blood pressure?

2) What celebration is the focus of an epithalamium?

Please participate by hitting the comments link below and commenting with your answers. Answers cannot be accepted any other way. Please leave some sort of identifying information (first name, website, etc) so I can contact you.

Thanks and good luck!

"Test" Quiz Round Winner

2006-05-28T00:13:00.000-04:00

Congratulations to James Carter from Podquiz.com for winning the Test Round! He won with the score of 4.25 out of 10; quite a good score! Since he lives in the UK, I cannot realistically give him the coveted prize (a hug from me). I will instead give him a plug. If you are a lover of trivia, you must download his weekly podcast "Podquiz." It is one of the best trivia podcasts around. Please also visit his website and click on Podcast Alley and cast a vote for his podcast.

Here are the answers to the Test Quiz:

A) The Natural World

Which one of these does not belong?

Polecat
Ocelot
Lynx
Margay

The Polecat. It is not a cat, it is a weasel.

Name the animal that produces milk that never curdles.

Camel

B) Food and Drink

Name the candy whose first eight flavors were: Orange, Green Apple, Root Beer, Very Cherry, Lemon, Cream Soda, Grape, and Licorice.

Jelly Belly Jelly Beans

What substance do McDonald’s and Burger use on their fries to give them a goldish-brown hue?

Sugar

C) History

The British royal family’s current name is Windsor. What were their original two names?

Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

Which building held the record biggest unsupported span of concrete for 2083 years?

The Pantheon

D) Literature

What did James M. Barrie do with all the money he earned from his book “Peter Pan”?

He donated it all to a children’s hospital

Name all the Shakespearian plays in which ghosts appear.

Julius Caesar, Richard III, Hamlet and Macbeth

The next quiz will be posted tomorrow. Please stay tuned!

"Test" Quiz

2006-05-20T23:20:00.000-04:00

The Natural World

1. Which one of these does not belong?

Polecat
Ocelot
Lynx
Margay

2. Name the animal that produces milk that never curdles.

Food and Drink

1. Name the candy whose first eight flavors were: Orange, Green Apple, Root Beer, Very Cherry, Lemon, Cream Soda, Grape, and Licorice.

2. What substance do McDonald’s and Burger King use on their fries to give them a goldish-brown hue?

History

1. The British royal family’s current name is Windsor. What were their original two names?

2. Which building held the record for the biggest unsupported span of concrete for 2083 years?

Literature

1. What did James M. Barrie do with all the money he earned from his book “Peter Pan”?

2. Name all the Shakespearean plays in which ghosts appear.

Please comment with your answers. Also, if you would like please leave feedback for the questions (too hard, too easy, whatevers). Please remember to leave your first name so I can identify you. Since this quiz is just a test round, the crappy prize will be nothing more than a hug from me.

Welcome

2006-05-20T14:04:00.000-04:00

I started this blog because I love trivia. All trivia lovers are welcome to participate. If you have a trivia website or blog out there, let me know so I can add you to my links section. Quizzes will be posted soon. Enjoy!