Knowledge of the World Quiz

[Dreamer128]

The answers:

1) The melody from the European Anthem comes from the Ninth Symphony of Beethoven. True 2) The Roman Empire reached it’s largest extend in AD 116. True 3) Aurora, the Roman personification of the dawn, was the Roman equivalent of the Greek goddess Eos. Her sons are the Moon and the Sun. False. The Moon and The Sun are indeed her siblings. 4) During World War I, over 65 million soldiers were mobilized. True 5) During the American Civil War, neither side used ‘colored’ troops. False Initially, neither side was willing to allow former slaves to take to the field. At most, they could get a job as a cook or waiter in the Union army. Later in the war, though, the Union was forced to hire (or draft) everyone that could hold a weapon. 6) Dutch rates of drugs use are lower than U.S rates in every category. True. Well, they were at the time of the last investigation, which was a few years ago. 7) The Principality of Andorra is a small nation between France and Italy. False. Between France and Spain 8) The head of the Afghan government is Hamid Karzai True 9) Armenia is an independent state. It was also the first country to formally adopt Christianity. True 10) The ancient Egyptian god ‘Atum’ was the personification of the Spring. False. Atum was believed to be the same god as Ra (the sun god). 11) During WWII, Heinrich Himmler was the leader of both the Waffen SS and the Gestapo. True 12) Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679) was an anarchist. False 13) Oscar Wilde was known for his strong distaste of Americans and Gay people. False

[Gab]

Looks like I started a bite late . I have a 14/16. I wish you gave me more time to the second part of the quiz.

[Faceman]

So what exactly does "adopt christianity" mean?

[Dreamer128]

Originally posted by Faceman: So what exactly does "adopt christianity" mean?

Making it the State Religion. Armania did so in 301 AD. Christianity in the Roman Empire was legalised in 313 AD. It became the official Roman Religion in 379 AD.

[Vaskez]

Hmmm 10/13 not too bad.

[Dreamer128]

I'll give you guys more time this round [img]smile.gif[/img]

1) One Inch is 1.44 centimeter
2) Pi is the number of times that a circle's diameter will fit around the circle.
3) Aliquot part is another name for a proper divisor.
4) When, during a game of Chess, two or more like-colored pawns are linked diagonally. It is called a ‘Pawn Island’
5) ‘Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none’ is a quote from William Shakespeare.
6) ‘Goodnight Saigon’ was a song from Billy Joel
7) Sylvester Stallone has received more Razzie Nominations then anyone else.
8) Plato opens his book ‘The Republic’ with the phrase ‘Fac me cocleario vomere!’
9) Franz Ferdinand was assassinated in 1913
10) Tolkien published ‘The Hobbit’ before ‘the Lord of the Rings’
11) Before World War I, Germany was known as the ‘Weimar Republic’.
12) Ziroc has Member Number 2. This is because Choc is member number 1. (a bit of an Easter Egg)
13) The Capital of California is San Francisco
14) Vienna is the Capital of Austria
15) This Quiz is far too difficult.

[ 05-03-2004, 10:51 AM: Message edited by: Dreamer128 ]

[Faceman]

1)FALSE - it's 2.54
2)TRUE - U=2*r*pi or d*pi
3)FALSE? - Sorry don't know English math terms, but it does not seem right.
4)FALSE? Not that I have heard of it
5)TRUE - All Well that ends well
6)TRUE
7)TRUE - He has the most winnings IIRC, so that should be right
8)FALSE - Unlikely as he was Greek and the sentence is Latin and means "Make me vomit with a spoon"
9)FALSE - he was shot in the spring of 1914
10)FALSE - afaik the Hobbit was added later
11)FALSE - That was between WWI and WWII. Before WWI Germany still had an Emperor.
12)TRUE? - Too lazy to look it up
13)FALSE - and it's not LA either
14)TRUE - I think. Where was I living again???
15)FALSE - Quizzes are never too difficult, I am to stupid!

[Vaskez]

Originally posted by Dreamer128: I'll give you guys more time this round [img]smile.gif[/img] 1) One Inch is 1.44 centimeter 2) Pi is the number of times that a circle's diameter will fit around the circle. 3) Aliquot part is another name for a proper divisor. 4) When, during a game of Chess, two or more like-colored pawns are linked diagonally. It is called a ?Pawn Island? 5) ?Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none? is a quote from William Shakespeare. 6) ?Goodnight Saigon? was a song from Billy Joel 7) Sylvester Stallone has received more Razzie Nominations then anyone else. 8) Plato opens his book ?The Republic? with the phrase ?Fac me cocleario vomere!? 9) Franz Ferdinand was assassinated in 1913 10) Tolkien published ?The Hobbit? before ?the Lord of the Rings? 11) Before World War I, Germany was known as the ?Weimar Republic?. 12) Ziroc has Member Number 2. This is because Choc is member number 1. (a bit of an Easter Egg) 13) The Capital of California is San Francisco 14) Vienna is the Capital of Austria 15) This Quiz is far too difficult.

1) False, 2.54 cm
2) True
3) Guess - false
4) Guess - false
5) Guess - false
6) Guess - true
7) Guess - true
8) Guess - false
9) True
10) True
11) False, after WWI
12) True that ziroc is mem #2 not sure if Choc is no. 1 tho
13) False
14) True, duh
15) Some parts of it, true , some parts are easy so half true/half false

[Sir Goulum]

1) One Inch is 1.44 centimeter
False

2) Pi is the number of times that a circle's diameter will fit around the circle.
True

3) Aliquot part is another name for a proper divisor.
Uhh.....False?

4) When, during a game of Chess, two or more like-colored pawns are linked diagonally. It is called a ‘Pawn Island’
False?

5) ‘Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none’ is a quote from William Shakespeare.
True

6) ‘Goodnight Saigon’ was a song from Billy Joel
True

7) Sylvester Stallone has received more Razzie Nominations then anyone else.
True?

8) Plato opens his book ‘The Republic’ with the phrase ‘Fac me cocleario vomere!’
True?

9) Franz Ferdinand was assassinated in 1913
False

10) Tolkien published ‘The Hobbit’ before ‘the Lord of the Rings’
False

11) Before World War I, Germany was known as the ‘Weimar Republic’.
False?

12) Ziroc has Member Number 2. This is because Choc is member number 1. (a bit of an Easter Egg)
True

13) The Capital of California is San Francisco
True

14) Vienna is the Capital of Austria
True

15) This Quiz is far too difficult.
Well, duh.... [img]tongue.gif[/img]

[Dreamer128]

The answers:

1) One Inch is 1.44 centimeter
False
2) Pi is the number of times that a circle's diameter will fit around the circle.
True
3) Aliquot part is another name for a proper divisor.
True
4) When, during a game of Chess, two or more like-colored pawns are linked diagonally. It is called a ‘Pawn Island’
False (it's called a 'Pawn Chain')
5) ‘Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none’ is a quote from William Shakespeare.
True
6) ‘Goodnight Saigon’ was a song from Billy Joel
True
7) Sylvester Stallone has received more Razzie Nominations then anyone else.
True
8) Plato opens his book ‘The Republic’ with the phrase ‘Fac me cocleario vomere!’
False
9) Franz Ferdinand was assassinated in 1913
False
10) Tolkien published ‘The Hobbit’ before ‘the Lord of the Rings’
True
11) Before World War I, Germany was known as the ‘Weimar Republic’.
False
12) Ziroc has Member Number 2. This is because Choc is member number 1. (a bit of an Easter Egg)
False
13) The Capital of California is San Francisco
False
14) Vienna is the Capital of Austria
True

[ 05-06-2004, 02:32 PM: Message edited by: Dreamer128 ]