Trivia Time

Pokey · February 27, 2011, 09:19:11 AM

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what is Medorthophobia?

and nobody knows mewto'sBday?

Gracie · February 27, 2011, 09:25:46 AM

Its a little known fact that we share 40%-60% DNA with animals like rats, pigs and felines as well as chimpanzees. Hence we use them as lab animals.

Not very funny but er... its trivia?

AND NO I DON'T

pacdiggity · February 27, 2011, 09:26:49 AM

Please, Jonathon, one question at a time. Medorthophobia is... *groan*... fear of an erect penis.
Ugh.
What has maximum kick but no sugar?

That's quite interesting, dear Grace. On the board it goes.

Pokey · February 27, 2011, 10:15:51 AM

Pepsi?
and still no mewto's birthday?

pacdiggity · February 27, 2011, 10:22:42 AM

Fine. February 6th. Happy?

What is the only country in the world that is a carbon sink? (You figure it out.)

Pepsi Max, don't you know.

Gracie · February 27, 2011, 10:27:05 AM

Ecuador?

pacdiggity · February 27, 2011, 10:32:56 AM

Incorrect.
CLUE: [spoiler=CLUE]This country's national sport is darts. That's whacked.

Corollary: We can now add clues; one for each incorrect answer given.

Arrow · February 27, 2011, 11:23:34 AM

Bhutan!

If not for its disproportionate hind legs, what animal would most likely dominate a large part of Africa?

EvilM00s · February 27, 2011, 05:18:59 PM

Wow, tough one. I don't know, but I'll guess it's a rhino.

What was Ludwid van Beethoven's response to the success of his Piano Sonata No. 14 in C# minor "Quasi una fantasia", op. 27, No. 2?

Gracie · February 27, 2011, 05:46:16 PM

"This'll really fuckup their trivia win streak! HAHAHA!"

I don't know, but in gypsy culture (irish), the first man a girl kisses is their partner for life. The process is called grabbing. A man literally picks up a girl he wants and carries her away in attempt to kiss her. If she does, even by mistake, shes his for life.

Arrow · February 27, 2011, 06:14:20 PM

Quote from: EvilM00s on February 27, 2011, 05:18:59 PM
Wow, tough one. I don't know, but I'll guess it's a rhino.

What was Ludwid van Beethoven's response to the success of his Piano Sonata No. 14 in C ? minor "Quasi una fantasia", op. 27, No. 2?

Hyena, actually, vicious little bastards.

I can't actually answer yours though. o_o

How long is a giraffe's tongue?

Gracie · February 27, 2011, 07:46:15 PM

18 + Inches. BLue back.

Arrow · February 27, 2011, 07:55:32 PM

Much like I did about an hour ago, you forgot to add a new question~

EvilM00s · February 27, 2011, 08:33:39 PM

Quote from: EvilM00s on February 27, 2011, 05:18:59 PM
What was Ludwid van Beethoven's response to the success of his Piano Sonata No. 14 in C ? minor "Quasi una fantasia", op. 27, No. 2?

Hint: [spoiler] He did not see the piece as one of his best. [/spoiler]

Hyenas, eh? Bastards, indeed.

Okay, try this one: What single characteristic defines an animal as a monotreme? Big fat hint, it's in the etymology of the name.

CodeMaster · February 27, 2011, 08:49:30 PM

"From the Greek monos "single" + trema "hole", referring to the cloaca, are mammals that lay eggs."

Who was the first explorer to land in Antarctica?

Arrow · February 27, 2011, 09:05:13 PM

What is the purpose of the Large Hadron Collider?

kboom · February 28, 2011, 01:32:37 AM

To find out why there is matter as opposed to anti-matter, I believe. Just off the top of my head.

What language was Cumbric a branch of?

Forty · February 28, 2011, 01:58:44 AM

Celtic I believe?

And speaking of the Celts, which Celtic leader took on the Greeks at Thermopylae?

kboom · February 28, 2011, 02:26:44 AM

Brennus.

Who is depicted on the twenty Kenyan Shilling note?

Acolyte · February 28, 2011, 05:38:38 AM

Quote from: Chicken Boo on February 27, 2011, 09:05:13 PM
What is the purpose of the Large Hadron Collider?

I don't think this one was properly answered, so I'll use a snippet from the wiki page.
The Large Hadron Collider was built for the purpose of testing various predictions of high-energy physics, including the existence of the hypothesized Higgs boson and of the large family of new particles predicted by supersymmetry.

Quote from: kboom on February 28, 2011, 02:26:44 AM
Who is depicted on the twenty Kenyan Shilling note?

Daniel arap Moi

What is the brightest star in the Andromeda Galaxy?

pacdiggity · February 28, 2011, 10:39:13 AM

Alpheratz (Alpha Andromedae).

What do bananas grow on?

Pokey · February 28, 2011, 11:10:20 AM

they grow on shoots, rather than trees

the most dangerous animal in the world?

pacdiggity · February 28, 2011, 11:14:48 AM

I assume that by dangerous you mean "has killed the most people in history."
Therefore, the answer is the malaria-carrying mosquito.

How many people did Frankenstein kill?

Also, they grow on herbs. They are fucking massive and look a lot like trees =0

Pokey · February 28, 2011, 11:20:58 AM

None, since the name of the monster is not frankenstein, its the name of it's creator.
what type of plants are bamboos?

pacdiggity · February 28, 2011, 11:34:14 AM

Grass.

What colour is water?