Sunday, January 30, 2011

Riddle-me-ree!

Everyone, I'm back. Today, I thought, I'd venture a little away from hard-core quizzing and give some riddles. Don't think riddles are not part of quizzing, they very much are. Many quizzes have these in buzzer rounds, So here goes, have fun!

  1. A man looks at apicture and says about it :-
                                 Brothers and sisters I have none,
                                 But this man's father is my father's son.

        How is the man in the picture related to him?

    2.  If John went to Nairobi, Oklahoma, Hampshire amd Jamaica, who went to York, Nicaragua, Newcastle and Kolkata?

   3.  2 cows are standing, one facing east, the other facing west. How are they eating from the same stack of hay?

  4.  I arrive once in every second, once in every minute and once in every year. What am I?

  5.  The man who makes it does not need it. The man who buys its does not use it. The man who uses it  doesn't know he is. What is it?

Answers : His son. Kenny, They are facing each other, the letter E, A coffin.

Saturday, January 22, 2011

Back yet again!!

Thank you Ann for posting the answers! I'm back on a Saturday, as I promised. So, today, as I'm posting in a bit of a hurry, I'll give some really interesting dry questions and answers. Enjoy:-

  1. As it is said, when two Englishmen meet, what do they first talk about?
  2. West End is to London, as Broadway is to...?
  3. What is the longest running play in history?
  4. Which authors real name is Darrell Waters?
  5. Who played 'The Gladiator' in the movie of the same name?
Answers: The Weather, New York, The Mousetrap, Enid Blyton, Russell Crowe

Saturday, January 15, 2011

BACK AGAIN!

My exams are approaching, so I can only sit at the PC once a week! But I promise I will post something every time. So I thought, my way is to give the questions and write the answers alltogether below it. But today I'm NOT going to type the answers. You are going to find them, and post them as a comment! It's a bit of a hard work I know, but everyone can google it, and one thing will lead to another, and you might just increase your knowledge! But please do give me the answers :) ! enjoy!

  1. Which country has the most number of UNESCO world heritage sites?
  2. Who was the first black artist to feature on MTV?
  3. Which mountain range separates France and Spain?
  4. What is triskaidekaphobia the fear of?
  5. Who is the President of the Society of Sober Sailors (S.S.S.)? (fictional)

Saturday, January 8, 2011

Dates quiz

There are so many days celebrated throughout the world. So I thought that today, I would make a quiz on some of these dates in 2011. Enjoy!
  1. When is world literacy day celebrated?
  2. 5th June is....?
  3. World Athletics Day is celebrated on...?
  4. World Music Day is celebrated on?
  5. World Television Day?
Answers: September 10, World Environment Day, May 5, June 21, November 21