February Trivia Night - LIVE! 25,000 ca$ino ca$h

[aelan]

- Total Points possible 25,000; bonus points for taking whole categories.
- If at the end, there're still points untaken, I may give hints, or issue a bonus round.
- Please identify which question you're responding to by typing the section number and question number.
- 9 categories in all (excluding the bonus category), progressively released.
- Feel free to guess again if your earlier answer is wrong.

Without further ado:

Section 1: Sciences

Round bonus: 500.

1. Geography buffs: from foot to tip, which is our tallest mountain? (100)

2. World climates: Aristotle first identified 3 climate zones. We're currently using a modified classification of a 1928 system: how many main zones are there, and which was added most recently. (200)

3. When you are having a hot shower in winter, even though there is no breeze, the shower curtain will always flaps inwards. There has been several theories postulated as to the cause of this. Name three. (300)

4. What effect is this, and what type of cloud produces this effect? (400)

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii76/aelanchilde/trivia/Science-qn4.jpg

5. In this biological phenomena, growing Japonica rice in fields inhibits the growth of other plants around them, due to natural organic molecules exuded. Applications of this recent science are being explored in herbicide research. What is this phenomena called? (500)

6. This economic school of thought shares a common concept with a biological phenomena. Capitalism is viewed as parasitic, and barring state interference, any labour in production would receive full value; thus trade arises from equivalent utility. Name this theory. (600)

7. If C.J. Woolf runs screaming towards me, he is loudest at the point of passing me, even though he's screaming at the same pitch. What is this physics effect known as, and explain why it occurs. (700)

8. Astrology has as a base mechanism, historical timecycles based on the movements of 5 planets. Translate this time: 20Pi40 (800)



Section 2: Puzzles

Round bonus: 500.

Example:

IS
IS
IS
IS
IS
IS
IS
IS
IS
IS

Ans: Tennis



What do the rest of these mean? (qn 1 - 4: 100 points each, qn 5 - 8: 200 points each)

1.

E D O W N
D
I
S

2. DEEF

3.

D D
O O
O O
G G

O O
N N


4.

G G E
G E G
E G G

5. WRIST WRIST


6. RUE


7. H I J K L M N O


8.

W__O__R__ K
S E E S A W S


Section 3: Oddballs

Round bonus: 500.

Pick the odd one out in each of the strings below, and explain why.

1. Rumba, Mambo, Cha Cha, Waltz, Foxtrot (100)

2. George Du Maurier, George Meredith, George Eliot, Graham Greene, G. K. Chesterton (200)

3. 2, 727, 29, 1931, 996 (300points)

4. USD, MXN, EEK, BND, KHR (400)

5. peanut, walnut, pecan, macadamia, brazil nut (500)


Section 4: Games People Play

Round bonus 500.


1. In Monopoly, there are ___ houses and ___ hotels available ? (100)

2. Using basic card counting strategy, in blackjack, if LastRailway is at a table where 4 decks are being used, dealer stands on soft 17, she’s allowed to stand, hit, double or split on any 2 cards, and blackjack pays 3:2, what should she do to max her winning odds if she had a pair of 8s, and dealer shows a 9? (200)

3. What if in the above game, dealer shows a 6 and LastRailway has a pair of tens? (300)

4. In Baccarat, cards 2-9 are worth face value, 10, J, Q, K are worth 0, and Aces are worth 1 point. What does a "natural" mean? (400)

5. In a 16 cube Boggle game, some of the longest words formable (e.g. inconsequentially) contain 17 letters. How is this possible without reusing any tile? (500)

6. In Scrabble, a bingo is scored when a player lays all 7 letters on a board. Give me a 7 letter combination where 9 bingos are possible. (600) Clarification: Looking for a single string of 7 letters, no blanks, where 9 Scrabble permutations of 7 lettered words is possible.


Section 5: Movie Stills

Round bonus: 500.

Name the movie and director each of the following stills are taken from.

1. (200)
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii76/aelanchilde/trivia/movie-qn1.jpg


2. (300)
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii76/aelanchilde/trivia/movie-qn2.jpg


3. (400)
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii76/aelanchilde/trivia/movie-qn3.jpg


4. (500) ** slacker, you got the movie, but are missing the director. Points to you to complete your answer!
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii76/aelanchilde/trivia/Movieqn-4.jpg


5. (600)
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii76/aelanchilde/trivia/movie-qn5.jpg


Section 6: Who/what am I?

Round bonus: 750. Each question worth 500.

1.
My father married 4 sisters.
I inherited my kingdom at the age of 28.
Who am I?

2.
I've been loved by a Duke,
had a Broadway musical made after my life-story,
built a business empire which still bears my name today.
Who am I?

3.
We are one of the wealthiest, yet most private families in the world.
Devoutly Roman Catholic, there was a time when the males of the family, upon reaching the age of 14, could choose only to enter the family-controlled business or become a priest.
What is our family name?

Clue: Family business = clothing

4.
In a native language, my name means "come back".
I have been around for about 2,500 years.
I am both a weapon and a toy.
What am I?

5.
I flowed in rivers in a king's tomb.
The ancients sought their shining dawn in me.
I am a medicine and a poison.
What am I?

6.
WWII was my time.
The information I gave could've been the most damaging of the war, yet they did not listen.
My name is still printed on the secret missives of governments today.
Defence, they paid me falsely.
What was my name?

7.
I am pure of blood from an ancient line;
my cousins greet the full moon.
Snow white, some men say I smile.
What am I?


Section 7: MBTI theory

Round bonus 750.

1. Katharine Cook Briggs and Isabel Briggs Myers began creating the first version of the MBTI during WWII. What was their purpose in doing so? (500)

2. Fill the 3 blanks with the right numbers: On the format of the official MBTI test, the latest North American version, MBTI Step 1 test includes ___ forced choice questions, while the European version has ___ questions. The MBTI requires ___ points in one direction, otherwise the test-taker scores as an X? (500)

3. In type dynamics / hierarchy of functions, the eight cognitive functions are split into primary and shadow processes. It is postulated that everyone has access to all 8 cognitive processes, just that most mainly develop the primary and auxiliary functions and use them most. According to type dynamic theory, a) Which function (give the position in the hierarchy) do we tend to experience in its negative aspect first, via a projection of our fears, doubts, and negativities, b) yet if we access this positively, what role could it play? (700)

Clue: I'm just looking for the position in the hierarchy of 8 functions where any cognitive function will produce the effect described in a); and once we can access it well enough, what positive impact could a function in that position have.

4. Jung's original work, Psychological Types identified extraverted/introverted preferences for Thinking/Feeling and Sensing/iNtuition, giving rise to 8 functions: Te, Ti, Fe, Fi, Se, Si, Ne, Ni. A person will always have two main functions – dominant and auxiliary. If there are 8 functions and 1 is dominant, by logic, we should be able to have any of the other 7 functions as auxiliaries. What two restrictions (i.e. two "rules") of his are in place which limits the number of auxiliaries to 2 rather than 7? (700)

5. Psychological Types identified extraverted/introverted preferences for Thinking/Feeling and Sensing/iNtuition, and Jung never wrote about a preference for Judging or Perceiving. Myers and Briggs needed to add the J/P scale to their 4 letter system to match Jung’s typology. In this context, what does the J/P preference tell us? (Not looking for J = wanting closure, P = open to possibilities type answers here) (700)

Clue: slacker came close, but not quite: the answer would require an understanding of why Myers and Briggs had to come up with a 4 letter system of type to match Jung's typology, even though Jung never described a J/P dichotomy.

Section 8: Puzzles Level 2!

Round bonus 500. question 1-4: 100 C$ each. 5-8: 150 C$ each

Let's take a bit of a breather from the tough questions… Similar to section 2, what do each of the following mean.

1.

CLOUD
TH

2. ecabt


3.
William March
William June
William September
William January

4.

TTTTTTIIIIIIIMMMMMMEEEEEE
ABDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ



5. Which 2 of the shapes on the right are the same as the boxed one?

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii76/aelanchilde/trivia/Puzzlesqn7.jpg


6. Which 2 are the same for this one?

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii76/aelanchilde/trivia/puzzle2-qn.jpg


7. If you unscramble this image, what will you see?

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii76/aelanchilde/trivia/Puzzles-qn8.jpg

Clue: something on water.

8. For all the swirly photo fiends: unscramble this one:

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii76/aelanchilde/trivia/puzzle2-distortion.jpg



Section 9: Tales & Customs

Round bonus 500.

1. What do Indians try to do on the first day of Diwali and what is the myth behind this practice? (200)

2. There is a matrilineal system of laws and inheritance practiced by some Malays. What is this system called and where did it originate from? (300)

3. In the (Sioux) Indian tradition, the people read signs into the character and fate of the planter by the way the corn grows. If an ear of corn bears some scattered kernels, with spaces empty of corn, what does it bode for the planter? (400)

4. In the Jewish folklore, what does a bundle of wool have to do with marriage? (500)

Clue: Folklore... grandmother's tales... marriage from the matchmaking perspective.

5. A scribe once said of this old festival day, that of forty and three score, or a hundred maidens going out to the forests that night, only about a third will return with chastity intact. Who was this dire scribe, what century was his piece written, and what festival was he referring to? (600)



Bonus Section 10: Words & Symbols

Through various cultures in time, words have both literal and symbolic meanings. For the following, a) name the word/symbol, b) give the literal meaning and c) the symbolism.

1. 1000 C$ Clue: A chinese word.
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii76/aelanchilde/trivia/Bonus-qn1.jpg


2. 1000 C$ Clue: Egyptian
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii76/aelanchilde/trivia/Bonusqn2.jpg


3. 1000 C$
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii76/aelanchilde/trivia/Bonusqn3.jpg

4. 1000C$ Clue: "people become fascinated with pictures, words and wind up forgetting the language of the world "
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii76/aelanchilde/trivia/Bonusqn5.jpg


Bonus Section 11: A to Z Free Association!


For each of the following, name examples of the title category from A to Z. 250 points for each string. You need to have all 26 to get the points.

1. Animals

2. Stones and/or minerals

3. Vices/Sins Sorry Ape! Forgot to strike this out. :grin:

4. Religions and/or spiritual beliefs systems.

Final scores and answers here: http://forums.intpcentral.com/showpost.php?p=1029085&postcount=214

[C.J.Woolf]

1.7. Doppler effect - frequency increases when approaching, decreases when moving away

2.1. upside down

2.2. feedback

2.6. Are you ready

3.2. George Eliot - a woman among men

[aelan]

1.7. Doppler effect - frequency increases when approaching, decreases when moving away

^ Effect name is correct, but could you explain why the frequency changes. Points pending.




2.1. upside down

2.2. feedback

2.6. Are you ready

3.2. George Eliot - a woman among men


All correct for 600 C$.

[C.J.Woolf]

^ Effect name is correct, but could you explain why the frequency changes. Points pending.
Relative velocity either compresses or expands the sound waves to the recipient. Augh, if that doesn't do it I'll have to look it up.

[aelan]

Relative velocity either compresses or expands the sound waves to the recipient. Augh, if that doesn't do it I'll have to look it up.

... Look it up maybe... velocity is constant actually.

[syzygy]

2.7 h2o = water?

[aelan]

2.7 h2o = water?

:theclap: 200 to JH!

[C.J.Woolf]

2.4. Scrambled eggs

[outmywindow]

5. peanut, walnut, pecan, macadamia, brazil nut (500)
Peanut. They're legumes, while all the others listed are tree nuts.

[outmywindow]

[COLOR="Navy"]
1. Geography buffs: from foot to tip, which is our tallest mountain? (100)
Mauna Kea, Hawaii

[C.J.Woolf]

... Look it up maybe... velocity is constant actually.
From Wikipedia:

A common misconception

Craig Bohren pointed out that some physics textbooks erroneously state that the observed frequency increases as the object approaches an observer and then decreases only as the object passes the observer.[3] In fact, the observed frequency of an approaching object declines monotonically from a value above the emitted frequency, through a value equal to the emitted frequency when the object is closest to the observer, and to values increasingly below the emitted frequency as the object recedes from the observer. Bohren proposed that this common misconception might occur because the intensity of the sound increases as an object approaches an observer and decreases once it passes and recedes from the observer.

[aelan]

2.4. Scrambled eggs

Yes. Another 100.


Peanut. They're legumes, while all the others listed are tree nuts.

Yes, 500!

Not attempting the sciences ?

[outmywindow]

4. What effect is this, and what type of cloud produces this effect? (400)

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii76/aelanchilde/trivia/Science-qn4.jpg
Halo. "...very often in the cloud decks around a storm system, an extensive band of cirrostratus clouds lies ahead of an approaching warm front. In the majority of cases, when sun- or moonlight passes through these ice clouds, a halo forms around it. In the typical textbook storm and front sequence, cirrostratus follows forerunner cirrus clouds and precedes the lowering of the cloud deck until precipitation develops in the nimbostratus near the warm front. In other circumstances, cirriform-clouds may develop in the anvil of approaching thunderstorms and sport a foretelling halo."

[outmywindow]

Not attempting the sciences ?
Posting answers one by one is faster. :grin:

[C.J.Woolf]

2.3. up to no good

[aelan]

Mauna Kea, Hawaii

Yes.

From Wikipedia:

A common misconception

Craig Bohren pointed out that some physics textbooks erroneously state that the observed frequency increases as the object approaches an observer and then decreases only as the object passes the observer.[3] In fact, the observed frequency of an approaching object declines monotonically from a value above the emitted frequency, through a value equal to the emitted frequency when the object is closest to the observer, and to values increasingly below the emitted frequency as the object recedes from the observer. Bohren proposed that this common misconception might occur because the intensity of the sound increases as an object approaches an observer and decreases once it passes and recedes from the observer.

:stupid: Ok, my question was, frequency and velocity does not change, what component in that equation is changing to create the louder/softer sound.

[aelan]

Halo. "...very often in the cloud decks around a storm system, an extensive band of cirrostratus clouds lies ahead of an approaching warm front. In the majority of cases, when sun- or moonlight passes through these ice clouds, a halo forms around it. In the typical textbook storm and front sequence, cirrostratus follows forerunner cirrus clouds and precedes the lowering of the cloud deck until precipitation develops in the nimbostratus near the warm front. In other circumstances, cirriform-clouds may develop in the anvil of approaching thunderstorms and sport a foretelling halo."

Yes for 400.


2.3. up to no good

Yes! :theclap: Another 100.

[outmywindow]

2. World climates: Aristotle first identified 3 climate zones. We're currently using a modified classification of a 1928 system: how many main zones are there, and which was added most recently. (200)
Six categories; 24 subcategories. Newest is subtropical.

[C.J.Woolf]

:stupid: Ok, my question was, frequency and velocity does not change, what component in that equation is changing to create the louder/softer sound.
The relative velocity between the emiitter and the receiver -- from "negative" when approaching, to zero when passing, to "positive" when moving away.

Are we talking past each other?

[aelan]

Total score so far:

CJ Woolf : 800 (and still trying for 700)

OMW: 1,000

Jughead: 200

[aelan]

Six categories; 24 subcategories. Newest is subtropical.

Half there - I was looking for the latest main zone added (i..e the 6th one), not the sub category? :grin:


The relative velocity between the emiitter and the receiver -- from "negative" when approaching, to zero when passing, to "positive" when moving away.

Are we talking past each other?

No, I'm just giving you a hard time. :happpy: I'll accept it. What I was looking for was an explanation of the change coming from wavelength affected, ergo received frequency affected, vs. actual velocity and emitted frequency, which remains constant. You sidestepped that whole reasoning by using the term relative velocity though. :stupid:

Points yours. +700

[outmywindow]

1. Rumba, Mambo, Cha Cha, Waltz, Foxtrot (100)
Mambo. It's the only of the listed dances that is not part of the "International Style" standard.

[outmywindow]

Half there - I was looking for the latest main zone added (i..e the 6th one), not the sub category? :grin:
Highlands

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4. USD, MXN, EEK, BND, KHR (400)
KHR. It is not a unit of world currency.

[C.J.Woolf]

No, I'm just giving you a hard time. :happpy: I'll accept it. What I was looking for was an explanation of the change coming from wavelength affected, ergo received frequency affected, vs. actual velocity and emitted frequency, which remains constant. You sidestepped that whole reasoning by using the term relative velocity though. :stupid:

Points yours. +700
You are a wise and merciful Trivia Mistress. :happpy:

[aelan]

Mambo. It's the only of the listed dances that is not part of the "International Style" standard.


Highlands

Yes to both.

CJ 1500
OMW 1300
Jughead 200

[aelan]

KHR. It is not a unit of world currency.

wrong.

[syzygy]

3.4 USD, it isn't an airport code.

[outmywindow]

wrong.
Ha! Duh.

Hmmmm.... edit: Jughead's a genius.

[Randall]

2.5 Tourists

[C.J.Woolf]

3.4 USD, it isn't an airport code.
Damn, I suspected that was it but I didn't post it.

[aelan]

3.4 USD, it isn't an airport code.

You get the points 400.


Ha! Duh.

Hmmmm.... edit: Jughead's a genius.

*lol*. Actually, my answer was BND is not a currency code, but I checked out Jughead's answer and she's right. KHR = Cambodian Riels btw.

[aelan]

2.5 Tourists

Yes! :theclap: And we have a new player for 200!

[outmywindow]

You get the points 400.



*lol*. Actually, my answer was BND is not a currency code, but I checked out Jughead's answer and she's right. KHR = Cambodian Riels btw.
BND is the currency code for the Brunei Dollar.

[syzygy]

2.3 996 is not a prime number

[aelan]

BND is the currency code for the Brunei Dollar.

Ooops. typo. :blush: thanks Jughead. :grin:

2 new categories released.

Updated scores:

CJ Woolf: 1,500
OMW: 1,300
Jughead: 600
Randall: 200

[aelan]

2.3 996 is not a prime number

Yes.

[syzygy]

hey I answered 2.3 too :P

[syzygy]

4.1: 12, 32

[syzygy]

i mean 32 houses and 12 hotels

[aelan]

hey I answered 2.3 too :P

3.3 actually and your score wasn't in at that point - we posted at the same time.

CJ: 1500
OMW 1300
JH: 900
Randall: 200

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[
1. In Monopoly, there are ___ houses and ___ hotels available ? (100)

32 houses, 12 hotels.

[OrionzRevenge]

1.3
1> Bernoulli Effect: lowed pressure due to moving fluids (water drops/air)
2> Convection currents due to the heating of air in shower area>>> hot air moves up and cool air tries to enter via curtin
3> Ionic attration: atomized water drops have a net charge (+ or - ) and the more neutrally charged curtin's particles of oppisite charge (- or + ) >> electrons or protons are attracted towards the water stream.
:):):)

[Randall]

4.4 A natural hand is the term for when a person is dealt an 8 or 9 in the first two cards.

[outmywindow]

5. In a 16 cube Boggle game, some of the longest words formable (e.g. inconsequentially) contain 17 letters. How is this possible without reusing any tile? (500)
The "Qu" combination is present on a single tile.

[Randall]

4.5 There is a "Qu" tile in Boggle, so there are 17 letters on 16 tiles.

[Randall]

Arg! omw is too fast!

[aelan]

i mean 32 houses and 12 hotels

Right you are for 100!


32 houses, 12 hotels.

Sorry, Jughead was faster there.


1.3
1> Bernoulli Effect: lowed pressure due to moving fluids (water drops/air)
2> Convection currents due to the heating of air in shower area>>> hot air moves up and cool air tries to enter via curtin
3> Ionic attration: atomized water drops have a net charge (+ or - ) and the more neutrally charged curtin's particles of oppisite charge (- or + ) >> electrons or protons are attracted towards the water stream.
:):):)

:theclap: Tigger's in the game with 300!


4.4 A natural hand is the term for when a person is dealt an 8 or 9 in the first two cards.

Yes for 400!


The "Qu" combination is present on a single tile.

Yes for 500 and please quote section number and qn number!


4.5 There is a "Qu" tile in Boggle, so there are 17 letters on 16 tiles.

Sorry, a little too late. :happpy:

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5.1 Casablanca; Michael Curtiz

[Anonymous]

Your movies are all sappy!

[OrionzRevenge]

1.6 economic symbiosis

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5.3 Priceless, aka Hors de Prix; Pierre Salvadori

[C.J.Woolf]

4.2. split

4.3. stand

[aelan]

5.1 Casablanca; Michael Curtiz

Yes .


Your movies are all sappy!

Guess instead of complaining then. :grin:


1.6 economic symbiosis

Hmm. Nice try, but not really - you're somewhat on the right track though.


5.3 Priceless, aka Hors de Prix; Pierre Salvadori


4.2. split

4.3. stand

Yes and yes! :grin:

[aelan]

Updated score:

OMW 2,400
CJ 2,000
Jughead 1,000
Randall 600
Orionz 300


* Releasing 2 bonus questions for 1,000 each.

[OrionzRevenge]

1.6 ok, how 'bout economic Mutualism ????
:):):)

[aelan]

1.6 ok, how 'bout economic Mutualism ????
:):):)

Yes! :theclap: +600 to you!

[dubbeltop]

5. In this biological phenomena, growing Japonica rice in fields inhibits the growth of other plants around them, due to natural organic molecules exuded. Applications of this recent science are being explored in herbicide research. What is this phenomena called?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allelopathy

[aelan]

5. In this biological phenomena, growing Japonica rice in fields inhibits the growth of other plants around them, due to natural organic molecules exuded. Applications of this recent science are being explored in herbicide research. What is this phenomena called?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allelopathy

Yes! And dubbeltop enters the game at 500!

Updated scores:

OMW 2,400
CJ 2,000
Jughead 1,000
Orionz 900
Randall 600
dubbeltop 500

[outmywindow]

8. Astrology has as a base mechanism, historical timecycles based on the movements of 5 planets. Translate this time: 20Pi40 (800)

Tuesday, June 18th 2058 at 17:45:59. This all apparently corresponds to Pluto according to the wacky chart I'm looking at.

[OrionzRevenge]

5. In this biological phenomena, growing Japonica rice in fields inhibits the growth of other plants around them, due to natural organic molecules exuded. Applications of this recent science are being explored in herbicide research. What is this phenomena called?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allelopathy

Yeah, I couldn't think of the word. The Phenomena was first witnessed/described by Fleming as per this. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penicillin)

When medical lab tech's are trying to discover if a bateria is Resistant or Susceptible to an antibiotic they measure something called the inhibition zones of the bacteria growing on agar plates spiked with antibiotic laced paper disk.
:):):)

[outmywindow]

aelan, can you clarify the Scrabble question for me? Are you asking for a single set of seven letters from which nine distinct seven-letter words can be made? I think that's what you're asking, but I'm having a really hard time finding anything on this.

[aelan]

Tuesday, June 18th 2058 at 17:45:59. This all apparently corresponds to Pluto according to the wacky chart I'm looking at.

I found the chart you're looking at, but the Pi I meant wasn't Pluto. :thelook:

Small i, not capital I or L, if that helps...


aelan, can you clarify the Scrabble question for me? Are you asking for a single set of seven letters from which nine distinct seven-letter words can be made? I think that's what you're asking, but I'm having a really hard time finding anything on this.

Yes. 7 letters which can give 9 Scrabble permutations of 7 letter words. I used to play scrabble competitively. :grin:


* Should I release more categories then go to sleep?

[C.J.Woolf]

Yes. 7 letters which can give 9 Scrabble permutations of 7 letter words. I used to play scrabble competitively. :grin:
Can they include blanks?

[outmywindow]

I found the chart you're looking at, but the Pi I meant wasn't Pluto. :thelook:

Small i, not capital I or L, if that helps...

Yeah, "Pi" means Pisces. The column that code was found under was headed "Pluto" for whatever reason. Anyway, you said you wanted a time, and I gave you a time. :)

edit: 20Pi40 also corresponds to Monday, February 5th, 1968 at 08:56:53. This time, the column is headed Mars.

[aelan]

Can they include blanks?

No blanks. Hard tiles.


Yeah, "Pi" means Pisces. The column that code was found under was headed "Pluto" for whatever reason. Anyway, you said you wanted a time, and I gave you a time. :)

*rofl* The answer I was looking for was 20 degrees 40 minutes of the sign Pisces, but I hear you on time (vs. location).

Ok points yours. I'm releasing 1 more category and going to bed...

Hey. How come you can edit? :thelook:

[Randall]

2.8 work overseas?

[outmywindow]

6.4 Boomerang

[aelan]

2.8 work overseas?

Yes! :theclap:

New category released. Will be putting some clues for bonus questions too.

Further 3 categories will be released in my morning time. (about 9 hours from this post. )

Updated scores:

OMW 3200
CJ 2000
Jughead 1000
Orionz 900
Randall 800
dubbeltop 500

[aelan]

6.4 Boomerang

Nopes. :grin: Boomerang's much older.

[outmywindow]

Nopes. :grin: Boomerang's much older.
Heh, yeah I just noticed that. I hereby change my answer to yo-yo.

[ApeTheDog]

Section 6, 4: Boomerang

[ApeTheDog]

Section 6, 4: Boomerang

edit: catapult, then

[aelan]

Heh, yeah I just noticed that. I hereby change my answer to yo-yo.

Yoyo has it! +500 :headphone:


edit: catapult, then

Just a few letters off, sorry. :grin:

[slacker]

S6

3. Medici
4. boomerang
5. mercury

[ApeTheDog]

6,1: The moon?

[ApeTheDog]

6,7: A yeti
alternatively: a huskie

[ApeTheDog]

6,2: edith piaf?
Marilyn Monroe?

[avolkiteshvara]

6,7

Werewolf?

[aelan]

S6

3. Medici
4. boomerang
5. mercury

No - the family I'm referring to is intensely private, so the Medici won't fit that part; no (answered); yes! Slacker for 500!


6,1: The moon?

? o.O If you can provide an explanation for it, I may consider.

[slacker]

S6
1. Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, newly crowned king of Bhutan

[ApeTheDog]

6,1:

His father is the sun, and there are four seasons. Every 28 days the moon becomes full (inherits the sky).

[aelan]

6,7: A yeti
alternatively: a huskie

=)) Yeti had me laughing on bed.

No to both.


6,2: edith piaf?
Marilyn Monroe?

No to both. :grin:

I am afraid if I tell you no again you'll never speak with me anymore.


6,7

Werewolf?

Nopes.

[avolkiteshvara]

6,6

not good wit history........maybe Eva Braun?

[aelan]

S6
1. Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, newly crowned king of Bhutan

Yes! + 500


6,1:

His father is the sun, and there are four seasons. Every 28 days the moon becomes full (inherits the sky).

Sorry ape... you'd win for most creative answer, but the King I was looking for was the Bhutan king. The moon is usually referred to in a feminine sense anyway...


6,6

not good wit history........maybe Eva Braun?

Hmm. Interesting but no.

[outmywindow]

6.6 The Typex cipher machine?

I would also say the Enigma, but people were listening, since it was cracked.

[Mercurial]

6,1 Jigme Singye Wangchuck

6,7 White Wolf

[aelan]

6.6 The Typex cipher machine?

I would also say the Enigma, but people were listening, since it was cracked.

No - looking for a person.


6,1 Jigme Singye Wangchuck

6,7 White Wolf

6.1. earlier answered... sorry. :(

6.7. hmm. elaborate how the smiling fits and I can consider?

[ApeTheDog]

7 is a jackall!

[ApeTheDog]

[QUOTE=ApeTheDog;1028509]7 is a albino hyena!

[dubbeltop]

Bonus Section 10: Words & Symbols

Through various cultures in time, words have both literal and symbolic meanings. For the following, a) name the word/symbol, b) give the literal meaning and c) the symbolism.


number 2 is the symbol for the Heart called Leb
(whatever)
Symbolic meaning:

This symbol represents a heart. The Egyptian believed the heart was the center of all consciousness, even the center of life itself. When someone died it was said that their "heart has departed." It was the only organ that was not removed from the body during mummification. In the Book of the dead, it was the heart that was weighed against the feather of Maat to see if an individual was worthy of joining Osiris in the afterlife

http://www.crystalinks.com/egyptsymbols.html

[slacker]

5.5 Happy Together

[Mercurial]

6.7. hmm. elaborate how the smiling fits and I can consider?

Wolves look like they're smiling when their mouths are open.

[slacker]

Bonus 1
a. The Character is fortune
b. A play on words - upside down/flipped = arrived in Chinese, so it means "Fortune arrives"
c. Posted on doors to invite fortune into one's home during Chinese New Years

[aelan]

7 is a jackall!

:thelook: Umm. if you could justify how does it fit the "smiling" and "snow-white"... otherwise it is a bit of a stretch...


[QUOTE=ApeTheDog;1028509]7 is a albino hyena!

Non! You're forcing me to say no to you, aren't you. :thelook:


Bonus Section 10: Words & Symbols

Through various cultures in time, words have both literal and symbolic meanings. For the following, a) name the word/symbol, b) give the literal meaning and c) the symbolism.


number 2 is the symbol for the Heart called Leb
(whatever)
Symbolic meaning:

This symbol represents a heart. The Egyptian believed the heart was the center of all consciousness, even the center of life itself. When someone died it was said that their "heart has departed." It was the only organ that was not removed from the body during mummification. In the Book of the dead, it was the heart that was weighed against the feather of Maat to see if an individual was worthy of joining Osiris in the afterlife

http://www.crystalinks.com/egyptsymbols.html

Yes, you got the meaning and the symbolism. The heiroglyph itself is Ieb though, but I'll drop the +1000 to dubbeltop!

[ApeTheDog]

6,7: I can't explain the jackall thing. I meant a hyena but this forum doesn't let me edit.

[aelan]

6.7. hmm. elaborate how the smiling fits and I can consider?

Wolves look like they're smiling when their mouths are open.

You're very close... what I'm looking for has "smile" in it's nickname officially, however.



Bonus 1
a. The Character is fortune
b. A play on words - upside down/flipped = arrived in Chinese, so it means "Fortune arrives"
c. Posted on doors to invite fortune into one's home during Chinese New Years

Well done, and slacker bounds up the charts with an additional 1,000!

[dubbeltop]

Bonus Section 10: Words & Symbols

edit on my first response:

Literal meaning heart
Symbolic meaning Truth

In Egyptian mythology, the heart portion of the soul was weighed in a balance against the feather of Ma'at, symbolising truth, in the judgment of the dead in the Egyptian Book of the Dead. Egyptian sources do not actually reveal whether the heart had to be lighter or heavier than the feather for the deceased to pass into paradise - all depictions show only the weighing of the heart, not the actual results, heavier or lighter

[slacker]

6.3 Quandt family

[aelan]

5.5 Happy Together

Yes. :) +600.


6,7: I can't explain the jackall thing. I meant a hyena but this forum doesn't let me edit.

o.O.. Mercurial is closer to the right answer... the hyena is stretching it a wee bit too far. :ph34r:

[aelan]

6.3 Quandt family

No. The family is much more private than the Quandt and BMW is relatively too well-known to qualify... try again?

[OrionzRevenge]

6.2 Doris Duke

[aelan]

6.2 Doris Duke

No. The person referred to still has the name on the business today.

[avolkiteshvara]

7 siberean tiger?

[aelan]

I've released bonus question 3 and the final category for tonight.

Updated score:

OMW still in the lead with 3700
slacker coming from behind with 2600
CJ with 2000
dubbeltop on 1500
Jughead with 1000
Orionz 900
Randal 800

Total points awarded: 12,500.

I'm heading to bed now... will release 2 other categories tomorrow morning my time (post time + 6-8 hours). Feel free to drop your other answers for the remaining questions in the meanwhile.

[avolkiteshvara]

WW2 question:

Valkyrie?

[Mercurial]

6,7 White Water Wolf - White Tigrinus Catfish

[avolkiteshvara]

6,7

A wolf that has been bleached dyed and taught to smile by the Barnum & Bailey Circus.

[syzygy]

10.3 Hindi, reads "moksha" (yay, I can read Hindi!) literally means "release" and is symbolic of "the liberation from samsara, the cycle of death and rebirth or reincarnation and all of the suffering and limitation of worldly existence"

[Mercurial]

6,7 Arctic Wolf - Canis lupus arctos

For the canine teeth to be exposed (hence 'canis' in the scientifc name), the mouth would have to be drawn back in what would look like a smile.

[Mercurial]

5,2 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button directed by David Fincher

[slacker]

5.4 Gake no Ue no Ponyo/Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea

[avolkiteshvara]

Does anyone have Aelan's phone number? Someone give her a call and wake her up to give us answers.

[Mercurial]

(*&#% I have to leave. Have fun, all.:P

[slacker]

7.4 Auxiliary's E/I must be opposite, and if the 1st is a perceiving function, the 2nd must be a judging function (& vice versa).
7.5 J/P is primarily a switch between the two versions of intuition or sensing. P = the extroverted form, while J = the introverted form.

[outmywindow]

6.2 Doonesbury.

He has an Uncle Duke, a broadway musical was made based on the characters of the strip, and while it's a little tenuous to say that a "business empire" has been made, Gary Trudeau has won a Pulitzer Prize, and he's made bank on the comic strip.

[Randall]

7.1 They began creating the indicator during World War II, believing that a knowledge of personality preferences would help women who were entering the industrial workforce for the first time identify the sort of war-time jobs where they would be "most comfortable and effective"

Taken from here. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myers-Briggs_Type_Indicator)

[outmywindow]

4.6

RETAINS
ANESTRI
ANTSIER
NASTIER
RATINES
RETAINS
RETINAS
RETSINA
STAINER
STEARIN

[C.J.Woolf]

6.3. The Albrechts of Germany

[C.J.Woolf]

6.2. Coco Chanel

[outmywindow]

6.2. Coco Chanel
Even though this is clearly the correct answer, I would argue that the riddle was vague enough to fit Doonesbury as well. :grin:

[C.J.Woolf]

Even though this is clearly the correct answer, I would argue that the riddle was vague enough to fit Doonesbury as well. :grin:
I would argue it does not, because Uncle Duke loves no one; he only uses people. :grin:

[bluebell]

6.7 Alaskan Malamut

(PS this started *just* after I went to bed :mad:)

[OrionzRevenge]

7.4
*** N-S and T-F are paired >> If dominate is from one pair then Aux MUST be from other pair.
*** If your Dominate CP is Extroverted then your Aux MUST be Introverted (or) If your Dominate CP is Introverted then your Aux MUST be Extroverted.

Thus, for example: Ti can be paired only with Ne or Se
:):):)

[aelan]

7 siberean tiger?

:thelook: What cousin of the siberian tiger greets the moon?


WW2 question:

Valkyrie?

Interesting but no.


6,7 White Water Wolf - White Tigrinus Catfish

Fish?? Nopes...


6,7

A wolf that has been bleached dyed and taught to smile by the Barnum & Bailey Circus.

=)) Nice try.... but no.


10.3 Hindi, reads "moksha" (yay, I can read Hindi!) literally means "release" and is symbolic of "the liberation from samsara, the cycle of death and rebirth or reincarnation and all of the suffering and limitation of worldly existence"


YES! :theclap: The original characters are in Sanskrit, but through Buddhism, the words crossed over to Hindi as well. +1000 to JH!


6,7 Arctic Wolf - Canis lupus arctos

For the canine teeth to be exposed (hence 'canis' in the scientifc name), the mouth would have to be drawn back in what would look like a smile.


Hmmm. Yours is the closest. But not meeting the "my cousins greet the full moon" part though.


5,2 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button directed by David Fincher

Yes. :) + 300


5.4 Gake no Ue no Ponyo/Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea

Correct - give me the director too for the points though... Pending points to slacker.


Does anyone have Aelan's phone number? Someone give her a call and wake her up to give us answers.

:grin: Well I'm back and I'll open the last two categories after I pick up the answers from last night.

[aelan]

7.4 Auxiliary's E/I must be opposite, and if the 1st is a perceiving function, the 2nd must be a judging function (& vice versa).
7.5 J/P is primarily a switch between the two versions of intuition or sensing. P = the extroverted form, while J = the introverted form.

Yes to 7.4 for 700!

To 7.5: You're somewhat on the right track, but not in the application - an INTP for e.g. is an introverted thinking perceiver, so it isn't accurate to say P = extroverted form and only applying to differentiate the perceiving functions.

The answer I'm looking for would require an understanding of why Myers & Briggs had to have 4 letters to fit Jung's typology. Question still open.


6.2 Doonesbury.

He has an Uncle Duke, a broadway musical was made based on the characters of the strip, and while it's a little tenuous to say that a "business empire" has been made, Gary Trudeau has won a Pulitzer Prize, and he's made bank on the comic strip.

:thelook: After Ape's sun/moon/seasons attempt, this ranks as second most associative. No....


7.1 They began creating the indicator during World War II, believing that a knowledge of personality preferences would help women who were entering the industrial workforce for the first time identify the sort of war-time jobs where they would be "most comfortable and effective"

Taken from here. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myers-Briggs_Type_Indicator)

Yes to Randall for 500.!


4.6

RETAINS
ANESTRI
ANTSIER
NASTIER
RATINES
RETAINS
RETINAS
RETSINA
STAINER
STEARIN

Brilliant! Let's play scrabble sometime. :grin: OMW + 600!.


6.3. The Albrechts of Germany

Your answer fits the reclusive and wealthy, but how so the 14 year old and choice of priesthood or family business?

As an additional clue, the family is so private that they do not appear on Wiki. :grin:


6.2. Coco Chanel


CJ Wooo! + 500


Even though this is clearly the correct answer, I would argue that the riddle was vague enough to fit Doonesbury as well. :grin:

:thelook: No... No business empire with his name.


I would argue it does not, because Uncle Duke loves no one; he only uses people. :grin:

:grin:


6.7 Alaskan Malamut

(PS this started *just* after I went to bed :mad:)

You're the only one on the right track, very warm. Mercurial is close as an alternative. :happpy:


7.4
*** N-S and T-F are paired >> If dominate is from one pair then Aux MUST be from other pair.
*** If your Dominate CP is Extroverted then your Aux MUST be Introverted (or) If your Dominate CP is Introverted then your Aux MUST be Extroverted.

Thus, for example: Ti can be paired only with Ne or Se
:):):)

Sorry, slacker got this one.

[outmywindow]

6.7 Alaskan Eskimo dog

http://caninecoalition.com/img/American-Eskimo-Dog--0.jpg

[aelan]

UPDATED SCORES:

OMW: 3,400
slacker has overtaken with 3,300
CJ Woo! 2,500
Jughead still good at 2,000
dubbeltop has now grown to 1,500
Randall as well to 1,300
Orionz still at 900
and new player Mercurial at 300!

Total points awarded 16,100

[outmywindow]

6.7 Oops, they're called American Eskimo dogs.

[Randall]

8.1 thundercloud

[Randall]

8.2 cabinet

[outmywindow]

9.6 3

[bluebell]

8.5 1 and 4

[bluebell]

8.6 3 and 4

[C.J.Woolf]

Your answer fits the reclusive and wealthy, but how so the 14 year old and choice of priesthood or family business?
Oh well, my Google-fu could take me only so far.

I do rather like your rendering of C.J.Woo! :smooch:

[bluebell]

8.8 Vase on a windowsill with an orange flower and green stem

[bluebell]

6.7 Siberian husky

[bluebell]

6.8 Samoyed

[bluebell]

Damnit! 6.7 = Samoyed

damn dylsexia

[outmywindow]

9.1 Women purchase some gold or silver or at least one or two new utensils, as precious metal is seen as a sign of good luck.

Legend: "A very interesting story about this day is of the sixteen year old son of King Hima. As per his horoscope he was doomed to die by a snake-bite on the fourth day of his marriage.

On that particular fourth day of his marriage his young wife did not allow him to sleep. She laid all the ornaments and lots of gold and silver coins in a big heap at the entrance of her husband's boudoir and lighted innumerable lamps all over the place. And she went on telling stories and singing songs.

When Yam, the god of Death arrived there in the guise of a Serpent his eyes got blinded by that dazzle of those brilliant lights and he could not enter the Prince's chamber. So he climbed on top of the heap of the ornaments and coins and sat there whole night listening to the melodious songs. In the morning he quietly went away.

Thus the young wife saved her husband from the clutches of death. Since then this day of Dhanteras came to be known as the day of "YAMADEEPDAAN" and lamps are kept burning throughout the night in reverential adoration to Yam, the god of Death."

[bluebell]

8.3 monthly bills

[bluebell]

or 8.3 seasonal bills

[aelan]

6.7 Oops, they're called American Eskimo dogs.

Doesn't fit the pure of blood - According to Wiki at least, the American Eskimo dogs are interbred.


8.1 thundercloud

Shite you're fast. + 100


8.2 cabinet

Yes + 100.


9.6 3

Eh... read the question again?? :grin:


8.5 1 and 4

You mean 9.5 but yes. + 150!


8.6 3 and 4

I have to admit you made me relook, but no. :grin:


Oh well, my Google-fu could take me only so far.

I do rather like your rendering of C.J.Woo! :smooch:

To make things a bit tougher, googling may not help with this family, they're that private. :grin:


8.8 Vase on a windowsill with an orange flower and green stem

Very detailed, but missing out one main thing in the picture and two objects above are wrong. :grin:

[outmywindow]

9.2 "Adat Perpateh;"

Adat Perpatih takes its name from the person who first practiced it, Datuk Perpatih. History tells of two brothers - Datuk Temeneggong (the elder) and Datuk Perpatih - who were both of the same mother but different father had conflicting ideas and how eventually Minangkabau was finally divided into two lands. The areas were governed under two systems called Adat Temenggong and Adat Perpatih respectively. Under the Adat Perpatih system, the people were divided into four sukus (clans) - Bodi, Caniago, Koto and Pilang - which formed the original Minangkabau sukus where the individual suku shared a common ancestry traced from the matriarchal lineage. According to Adat Perpatih, marriage within a clan is prohibited and whenever a man marries, he is required to live at his wife's place and be part of his wife's suku.

[outmywindow]

Doesn't fit the pure of blood - According to Wiki at least, the American Eskimo dogs are interbred.
BAH! What, are you looking for some kind of immortal beast which has existed before time, and therefore has never bred and is not the result of breeding?!? *shakes fist* :)

[bluebell]

9.6 2 and 3

[rhinosaur]

6.7 Snow Fox

[Randall]

8.4 Long time no see

[rhinosaur]

6.7 I mean Arctic Fox

[aelan]

6.7 Siberian husky

Almost there....


6.8 Samoyed

:thelook: wrong question.


Damnit! 6.7 = Samoyed

damn dylsexia

YES! :theclap: + 500. Samoyed is one of the 14 ancient dog breeds retaining the original phenotype of their wolf ancestors, it is also nicknamed Smiling Sammy.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ea/Nico8weeks4.jpg


9.1 Women purchase some gold or silver or at least one or two new utensils, as precious metal is seen as a sign of good luck.

Legend: "A very interesting story about this day is of the sixteen year old son of King Hima. As per his horoscope he was doomed to die by a snake-bite on the fourth day of his marriage.

On that particular fourth day of his marriage his young wife did not allow him to sleep. She laid all the ornaments and lots of gold and silver coins in a big heap at the entrance of her husband's boudoir and lighted innumerable lamps all over the place. And she went on telling stories and singing songs.

When Yam, the god of Death arrived there in the guise of a Serpent his eyes got blinded by that dazzle of those brilliant lights and he could not enter the Prince's chamber. So he climbed on top of the heap of the ornaments and coins and sat there whole night listening to the melodious songs. In the morning he quietly went away.

Thus the young wife saved her husband from the clutches of death. Since then this day of Dhanteras came to be known as the day of "YAMADEEPDAAN" and lamps are kept burning throughout the night in reverential adoration to Yam, the god of Death."

Fast with copy and paste, missy, +200 yes. :grin:

8.3 monthly bills

close...


or 8.3 seasonal bills

Ok, I'll take this answer - close enough to the spirit of the original: quarterly bills.

+ 100.

[bluebell]

9.6 2 and 3

8.6 2 and 3 (it's section 8)

[bluebell]

8.8 fruit on a plate, next to a black sculpture, on a windowsill

[C.J.Woolf]

8.3. Winter will be late

?


Ok, I'll take this answer - close enough to the spirit of the original: quarterly bills.

+ 100.
Crap. You threw me off by skipping December! :mad:

[bluebell]

Crap. You threw me off by skipping December! :mad:

Yeah, that's why I ended up saying seasonal, guessing that maybe her country had different months for change of season to here.

[outmywindow]

9.4 "Asmodeus first appears in the Book of Tobit. According to Tobit iii. 8, vi. 14, the evil spirit Asmodeus—"king of the demons," in the Hebrew and Chaldaic versions, is a later addition—fell in love with Sarah, the daughter of Raguel, and for that reason prevented her from having a husband. After killing seven men successively on the nights of their marriage to her, he was rendered harmless when Tobias married her, following the instructions given him by the angel Raphael. Asmodeus "fled into the utmost parts of Egypt and the angel [Raphael] bound him" (ib. iii. 8, vi. 14 et seq. viii. 2-4

Solomon sent his chief man Benaiah ben Jehoiadah to capture Ashmedai. For this purpose he provided him with a chain, a ring on which the Tetragrammaton was engraved, a bundle of wool, and a skin of wine. Benaiah drew off the water from the well through a hole that he bored, and, stopping up the source with the wool, filled the well with wine. When Ashmedai descended from heaven, to his astonishment he found wine instead of water in the well, although everything seemed untouched. At first he would not drink of it, and cited the Bible verses against wine (Prov. xx. 1, and Hosea iv. 11), in order to inspire himself with moral courage. At length Ashmedai succumbed to his consuming thirst, and drank until his senses were overpowered and he fell into a deep sleep. Benaiah then threw the chain about the demon's neck. Ashmedai on awaking tried to free himself, but Benaiah called to him: "The Name of thy Lord is upon thee.""

[aelan]

9.2 "Adat Perpateh;"

Adat Perpatih takes its name from the person who first practiced it, Datuk Perpatih. History tells of two brothers - Datuk Temeneggong (the elder) and Datuk Perpatih - who were both of the same mother but different father had conflicting ideas and how eventually Minangkabau was finally divided into two lands. The areas were governed under two systems called Adat Temenggong and Adat Perpatih respectively. Under the Adat Perpatih system, the people were divided into four sukus (clans) - Bodi, Caniago, Koto and Pilang - which formed the original Minangkabau sukus where the individual suku shared a common ancestry traced from the matriarchal lineage. According to Adat Perpatih, marriage within a clan is prohibited and whenever a man marries, he is required to live at his wife's place and be part of his wife's suku.

Yes + 300! psst spelling error.


BAH! What, are you looking for some kind of immortal beast which has existed before time, and therefore has never bred and is not the result of breeding?!? *shakes fist* :)

:grin: bred, but not interbred.


9.6 2 and 3

Yes... but quote the right section number! :stupid:


6.7 Snow Fox

nopes, bluebell just solved this one before you though - samoyed.


8.4 Long time no see

yes to randall for 100.


6.7 I mean Arctic Fox

Nopes!


8.6 2 and 3 (it's section 8)


yes! + 150. :theclap:


8.8 fruit on a plate, next to a black sculpture, on a windowsill

:rofl: Noooo!


8.3. Winter will be late

?


Crap. You threw me off by skipping December! :mad:

:smooch: Dec ain't the coldest month, sunshine.

[outmywindow]

9.3 When an ear of corn bears a few scattering kernels with spaces producing no corn, it is said that is a good sign that the planter will live to a ripe old age. So old will they be that like the corn, their teeth will be few and far between.

[bluebell]

Heeeey, do I get bonus points for making you laugh with the swirly photo?

:smooch:

[slacker]

Correct - give me the director too for the points though... Pending points to slacker.


Miyazaki Hayao

[bluebell]

8.8 potplant on a windowsill with mysterious black object

[outmywindow]

9.5 May Day; Phillip Stubbs in Anatomy of Abuses pub. 1583

[bluebell]

8.8 potplant on a windowsill with mysterious black object

Is the black object a black cat?

[aelan]

9.4 "Asmodeus first appears in the Book of Tobit. According to Tobit iii. 8, vi. 14, the evil spirit Asmodeus—"king of the demons," in the Hebrew and Chaldaic versions, is a later addition—fell in love with Sarah, the daughter of Raguel, and for that reason prevented her from having a husband. After killing seven men successively on the nights of their marriage to her, he was rendered harmless when Tobias married her, following the instructions given him by the angel Raphael. Asmodeus "fled into the utmost parts of Egypt and the angel [Raphael] bound him" (ib. iii. 8, vi. 14 et seq. viii. 2-4

Solomon sent his chief man Benaiah ben Jehoiadah to capture Ashmedai. For this purpose he provided him with a chain, a ring on which the Tetragrammaton was engraved, a bundle of wool, and a skin of wine. Benaiah drew off the water from the well through a hole that he bored, and, stopping up the source with the wool, filled the well with wine. When Ashmedai descended from heaven, to his astonishment he found wine instead of water in the well, although everything seemed untouched. At first he would not drink of it, and cited the Bible verses against wine (Prov. xx. 1, and Hosea iv. 11), in order to inspire himself with moral courage. At length Ashmedai succumbed to his consuming thirst, and drank until his senses were overpowered and he fell into a deep sleep. Benaiah then threw the chain about the demon's neck. Ashmedai on awaking tried to free himself, but Benaiah called to him: "The Name of thy Lord is upon thee.""


Very long, and very wrong. :smooch:


9.3 When an ear of corn bears a few scattering kernels with spaces producing no corn, it is said that is a good sign that the planter will live to a ripe old age. So old will they be that like the corn, their teeth will be few and far between.

Yes! + 400. Isn't anyone going to stop OMW from taking the category?!


Heeeey, do I get bonus points for making you laugh with the swirly photo?

:smooch:

*rofl* nice try...


Miyazaki Hayao

Yes to you for 500!


8.8 potplant on a windowsill with mysterious black object

:thelook: Nice try....


9.5 May Day; Phillip Stubbs in Anatomy of Abuses pub. 1583

Yes to you for 600. And OMW is one step away from taking the category!!!


Is the black object a black cat?

Yes.... now put together a final answer?

[bluebell]

8.8 potplant and black cat on a windowsill

[bluebell]

8.7 shark swimming in the ocean (aerial view)

[aelan]

8.8 potplant and black cat on a windowsill

Close enough:

7192

points to you +150



8.7 shark swimming in the ocean (aerial view)

wayyyy out. :headphone:

Bonus question 4 released.

[outmywindow]

9.4 The wool is needed in order to ensure there will be a tallit under which the couple can be married, and which the groom can later wear?

(this is a tough one)

[Mercurial]

7,2

2. Fill the 3 blanks with the right numbers: On the format of the official MBTI test, the latest North American version, MBTI Step 1 test includes 93 forced choice questions, while the European version has 88 questions. The MBTI requires 5 points in one direction, otherwise the test-taker scores as an X? (500)

[aelan]

9.4 The wool is needed in order to ensure there will be a tallit under which the couple can be married, and which the groom can later wear?

(this is a tough one)

Tough meaning ungoogleable, yes (so far).

Nay. :grin:

[aelan]

7,2

2. Fill the 3 blanks with the right numbers: On the format of the official MBTI test, the latest North American version, MBTI Step 1 test includes 93 forced choice questions, while the European version has 88 questions. The MBTI requires 5 points in one direction, otherwise the test-taker scores as an X? (500)

Yes for 500! :happpy:

Updated scores:

OMW: 5,800
slacker: 3,800
CJ Woeing at 2,500 still
Jughead at 2000
Randal 1600
dubbeltop 1500
bluebell 1050
Orionz 900
Mercurial 800

* I'll post up all answers after the quiz.

[dubbeltop]

In the Jewish folklore, what does a bundle of wool have to do with marriage?

Seven days of blessings (Sheva Brachot) follow a traditional Jewish wedding.

Wool is the gift traditionally associated with a seventh wedding anniversary

[aelan]

In the Jewish folklore, what does a bundle of wool have to do with marriage?

Seven days of blessings (Sheva Brachot) follow a traditional Jewish wedding.

Wool is the gift traditionally associated with a seventh wedding anniversary

Not what I was looking for... and a bit of a stretch in association too. o.O

[C.J.Woolf]

6.6. Elyesa Bazna, code name Cicero

[Mercurial]

In the Jewish folklore, what does a bundle of wool have to do with marriage?

That's the part where the bride gets stuffed.

[aelan]

6.6. Elyesa Bazna, code name Cicero

Woooot. And you said your goog-fu wasn't good?! + 500.

How'd you find it anyhow.

Hmm. SHould I drop more clues or change to easier questions. Answers seem to have died and I have a ferry to catch in about 2.5 hours. :grin:

[C.J.Woolf]

Woooot. And you said your goog-fu wasn't good?! + 500.

How'd you find it anyhow.
spy +paid +counterfeit +"world war II"

I'm sure "counterfeit" made the difference.

[outmywindow]

Do whichever you like, but do something! :grin:

I am at an impasse.

[aelan]

* Just released an easier bonus category to soak up some points. :grin: Get creative and justify any funky answers and I just may accept. I've a ferry to catch in 2.5 hours, so I need to wrap... :headphone:



OMW 5800
slacker 3800
CJ Woolf 3000
Jughead 2000
Randall 1600
dubbeltop 1500
bluebell 1050
Orionz 900
Mercurial 800

[Randall]

11.1
A- aardvark
b- bear
c- cougar
d- dingo
e- elephant
f- fox
g- giraffe
h-horse
i- impala
j-jaguar
k- kangaroo
l- lion
m- mule
n-newt
o-octopus
p-platypus
q-quail
r- rabbit
s-shrew
t-tiger
u-urchin
v-vulture
w-wolf
x-xenops
y-yak
z- zebra

[syzygy]

11.1 aardvark, baboon, cow, dog, elephant, fly, giraffe, hyena, ibex, jackal, kangaroo, lion, monkey, narwhal, okapi, panda, quail, raccoon, squirrel, tortoise, urchin, vulture, wolf, xanthura, yak, zebra

[outmywindow]

11.1

Aardvark
Boa
Cat
Dog
Elephant
Frog
Giraffe
Hippo
Iguana
Jaguar
Kangaroo
Lemur
Manatee
Narwhal
Octopus
Pirhana
Quetzal
Rhino
Spider
Tiger
Urchin
Viper
Wallabee
Xeme
Yak
Zebra

[aelan]

11.1
A- aardvark
b- bear
c- cougar
d- dingo
e- elephant
f- fox
g- giraffe
h-horse
i- impala
j-jaguar
k- kangaroo
l- lion
m- mule
n-newt
o-octopus
p-platypus
q-quail
r- rabbit
s-shrew
t-tiger
u-urchin
v-vulture
w-wolf
x-xenops
y-yak
z- zebra

faster than bluebell by 1min! I had to look up xenops. well done. + 250.

I've released clues for the remaining unsolved main questions.

[aelan]

11.1 aardvark, baboon, cow, dog, elephant, fly, giraffe, hyena, ibex, jackal, kangaroo, lion, monkey, narwhal, okapi, panda, quail, raccoon, squirrel, tortoise, urchin, vulture, wolf, xanthura, yak, zebra

sorry randal was faster. thanks for xanthura and okapi though.


11.1

Aardvark
Boa
Cat
Dog
Elephant
Frog
Giraffe
Hippo
Iguana
Jaguar
Kangaroo
Lemur
Manatee
Narwhal
Octopus
Pirhana
Quetzal
Rhino
Spider
Tiger
Urchin
Viper
Wallabee
Xeme
Yak
Zebra

And thanks for Xeme, but Randall got this question faster. :grin:

* In case you missed - released clues for earlier questions.

[outmywindow]

11.2

anthracite
beryl
calcium
diamond
emerald
fire agate
garnet
hematite
idrialite
jade
kyanite
limestone
malachite
nephrite
opal
pyrite
quartz
ruby
sugilite
turquoise
umba sapphire
vesuvianite
wolframite
xenotime
yttrialite
zircon

[aelan]

11.2

anthracite
beryl
calcium
diamond
emerald
fire agate
garnet
hematite
idrialite
jade
kyanite
limestone
malachite
nephrite
opal
pyrite
quartz
ruby
sugilite
turquoise
umba sapphire
vesuvianite
wolframite
xenotime
yttrialite
zircon

+ 250! I had to look up umba sapphire. Now I'm tempted to try get that stone.

[Randall]

8.7 a canoe in the water

[syzygy]

11.4:
atheism, Buddhism, Confucianism, deism, Episcopalian, Falun Gong, Gnosticism, hinduism, islam, Judaism, Kharijite, Lutheran, Mu'tazili, Nichiren Buddhism, Ophites, Protestantism, Quimbanda, Realism, Scientology, Tantrism, unitarian universalism, Vedanta, Wicca, X____, Yoga, Zoroastrianism

I CAN'T FIND ONE FOR X

[outmywindow]

10.4 "Maktub is an alchemist term which literally means it is written. From mystical point of view, it points to the fact that whatever happens is already known to the One. It signifies that Destiny exists. It points finger to the fact that everything is already known to God."

[Mercurial]

10.4 maktoob - written
symbolism - destiny that is already written. The future.

[Mercurial]

()#(*&$( She got it. x(

[outmywindow]

11.3

alcohol
booty (either material possession or teh buttsecks)
covetousness
drugs
excessive spending
food
greed
hos
intercourse
jealousy
kiddie porn
lap dances
masturbation
nudity
offering heroin to small children
pride
quality blow
riches
sloth
titties
underage prostitution
vice
wastefulness
x-treme child trafficking!!!!1!
youth, the obsessive pursuit of
zeroxing* your ass during the company Christmas party

*actually spelled with an X, but pronounced like a Z

And that's it. I'm out.

[slacker]

Ayyavazhi
Buddhism
Catholicism
Daoism
Episcopaliam
Frankists
Gnosticism
Hinduism
Islam
Jainism
Kharijism
Lutheran
Manichaeism
Neopaganism
Orthodox Christianity
Pentecostalism
Quaker
Rastafarianism
Shinto
Tenrikyo
Unitarian
Vajrayana
Wiccan
Xuanxue
Yiguandao
Zoroastrianism

[Mercurial]

I don't know how OMW found it, but I broke the letters down, entered it with this

http://www.arabic-keyboard.org/

Then searched... maktoob.com looks like some kind of Arabic Google.

[slacker]

:thelook: What cousin of the siberian tiger greets the moon?



Interesting but no.



Fish?? Nopes...



=)) Nice try.... but no.




YES! :theclap: The original characters are in Sanskrit, but through Buddhism, the words crossed over to Hindi as well. +1000 to JH!



Hmmm. Yours is the closest. But not meeting the "my cousins greet the full moon" part though.



Yes. :) + 300



Correct - give me the director too for the points though... Pending points to slacker.



:grin: Well I'm back and I'll open the last two categories after I pick up the answers from last night.


11.3

alcohol
booty (either material possession or teh buttsecks)
covetousness
drugs
excessive spending
food
greed
hos
intercourse
jealousy
kiddie porn
lap dances
masturbation
nudity
offering heroin to small children
pride
quality blow
riches
sloth
titties
underage prostitution
vice
wastefulness
x-treme child trafficking!!!!1!
youth, the obsessive pursuit of
zeroxing* your ass during the company Christmas party

*actually spelled with an X, but pronounced like a Z

And that's it. I'm out.

:theclap:

[aelan]

8.7 a canoe in the water

Close. if you can name one other thing, I'll give it to you.


11.4:
atheism, Buddhism, Confucianism, deism, Episcopalian, Falun Gong, Gnosticism, hinduism, islam, Judaism, Kharijite, Lutheran, Mu'tazili, Nichiren Buddhism, Ophites, Protestantism, Quimbanda, Realism, Scientology, Tantrism, unitarian universalism, Vedanta, Wicca, X____, Yoga, Zoroastrianism

I CAN'T FIND ONE FOR X

For X, I'll give you a clue: another take on Scientology.

M & Q. o.O I had to look it up. Nice. Yoga is stretching it, but I see why. :rofl:


10.4 "Maktub is an alchemist term which literally means it is written. From mystical point of view, it points to the fact that whatever happens is already known to the One. It signifies that Destiny exists. It points finger to the fact that everything is already known to God."

Close enough - half right actually - you're missing a small part about free will/choice. Elaborate further?

I'll give you 500 for it so far.


10.4 maktoob - written
symbolism - destiny that is already written. The future.

OMW... has part of it only.


()#(*&$( She got it. x(

I'll let you split points with OMW if you can give me the part she's missing on free will/choice. First person takes.


11.3

alcohol
booty (either material possession or teh buttsecks)
covetousness
drugs
excessive spending
food
greed
hos
intercourse
jealousy
kiddie porn
lap dances
masturbation
nudity
offering heroin to small children
pride
quality blow
riches
sloth
titties
underage prostitution
vice
wastefulness
x-treme child trafficking!!!!1!
youth, the obsessive pursuit of
zeroxing* your ass during the company Christmas party

*actually spelled with an X, but pronounced like a Z

And that's it. I'm out.

The X is bad... no slang! :grin: And why is intercourse a vice. question still open...

[outmywindow]

The X is bad... no slang! :grin: And why is intercourse a vice. question still open...
You want the INTP answer? Because anything's a vice depending on who you ask...

Okay, new X: xylitol (it's a suger, so the vice is too many sweets)

[aelan]

Ayyavazhi
Buddhism
Catholicism
Daoism
Episcopaliam
Frankists
Gnosticism
Hinduism
Islam
Jainism
Kharijism
Lutheran
Manichaeism
Neopaganism
Orthodox Christianity
Pentecostalism
Quaker
Rastafarianism
Shinto
Tenrikyo
Unitarian
Vajrayana
Wiccan
Xuanxue
Yiguandao
Zoroastrianism

:thumbup: 250 to you. Sorry bluebell. Anyway, the one I had hinted to you was Xenuism.


I don't know how OMW found it, but I broke the letters down, entered it with this

http://www.arabic-keyboard.org/

Then searched... maktoob.com looks like some kind of Arabic Google.

I think OMW searched the quote I gave from the Alchemist - but her explanation is still missing a part on choice. So she has partial points only.

Alright folks, I'm going to have to wrap this up in 15 minutes. Give your best tries now, or the C$ will go to waste!

I'll put up the right answers at the end.

[outmywindow]

Other half of Maktub: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QA4sDQS6BzE

[aelan]

You want the INTP answer? Because anything's a vice depending on who you ask...

Okay, new X: xylitol (it's a suger, so the vice is too many sweets)

:thelook: Nice try, but no.... a tad too associative! :grin:

[Randall]

Close. if you can name one other thing, I'll give it to you.



Ok, there are fishing rods coming out of the canoe (I think).

[aelan]

Other half of Maktub: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QA4sDQS6BzE

I have to watch a video too?!

Okok. I'll give this to you - the video was close to my answer. Not the A-Z one though.

[aelan]

Update of scores:

OMW powering ahead with her goog-fu at 7050
slacker sneaking from nowhere 4050
CJ woo-ing away with 3000
Jughead stationary at 2000
Randall up at 1850
dubbeltop now at 1500
bluebell still at 1050
Orionz with 900
Mercurial with 800


Total points given out 22,200, remaining 2,800 points still open, quiz closes in 6 minutes!

[aelan]

Ok, there are fishing rods coming out of the canoe (I think).

:thelook: Yes there are things coming out, but not rods... so close!!! try again?

[outmywindow]

:thelook: Nice try, but no.... a tad too associative! :grin:
You are genuinely irritating me!

Xylophones
Xerxes
Xanthan gum
Xena
Xenu
Xylology
Xericity

In other words, if I can't fudge a vice which starts with X, you're going to have to accept that a Scientologist Xena lover who's adapted to an arid environment and enjoys eating polysaccharides while studying the wooden possessions of Xerxes has a serious problem because of how much time and money he spends on his xylophone habit. I mean like, he's selling crack to fund that shit, man.

[Randall]

a-avarice
b-blasphemy
c-cursing
d-devil worship
e-envy
f-fellatio
g-greed
h-homosexuality
i-impatience
j-jealousy
k-killing
l-lust
m-masturbation
n-negativity
o-orgy
p-pride
q-quality blow
r-rudeness
s-sloth
t-treachery
u-untrustworthiness
v-vanity
w-wrath
x-xenophobia
y-yelling profanity
z-zoo bombing

[Mercurial]

You are genuinely irritating me!

Xylophones
Xerxes
Xanthan gum
Xena
Xenu
Xylology
Xericity

In other words, if I can't fudge a vice which starts with X, you're going to have to accept that a Scientologist Xena lover who's adapted to an arid environment and enjoys eating polysaccharides while studying the wooden possessions of Xerxes has a serious problem because of how much time and money he spends on his xylophone habit. I mean like, he's selling crack to fund that shit, man.

*cough* x-rated

[outmywindow]

*cough* x-rated
Whatever. I like my Scientologist xylophone addict.








:grin:

[Randall]

:thelook: Yes there are things coming out, but not rods... so close!!! try again?

ropes!

[aelan]

You are genuinely irritating me!

Xylophones
Xerxes
Xanthan gum
Xena
Xenu
Xylology
Xericity

In other words, if I can't fudge a vice which starts with X, you're going to have to accept that a Scientologist Xena lover who's adapted to an arid environment and enjoys eating polysaccharides while studying the wooden possessions of Xerxes has a serious problem because of how much time and money he spends on his xylophone habit. I mean like, he's selling crack to fund that shit, man.

Certainly not xenial, are you. :mellow:

Randall's list is tighter. X for xenophobia was on my original list actually.


a-avarice
b-blasphemy
c-cursing
d-devil worship
e-envy
f-fellatio
g-greed
h-homosexuality
i-impatience
j-jealousy
k-killing
l-lust
m-masturbation
n-negativity
o-orgy
p-pride
q-quality blow
r-rudeness
s-sloth
t-treachery
u-untrustworthiness
v-vanity
w-wrath
x-xenophobia
y-yelling profanity
z-zoo bombing

zoo bombing? o.O Ok.

Points to randall. + 250!



*cough* x-rated


Whatever. I like my Scientologist xylophone addict.


:grin:

Too bad I didn't. :smooch:


ropes!

Nopes!

And quiz closed! I'll update the score sheet and post up the answers once I'm done!

[outmywindow]

Randall's list is tighter. X for xenophobia was on my original list actually.
If I felt like it, I'd point out that promoting xenophobia has historically been one of the chief tactics of organized religions that have also had the strictest and longest list of "sins." But I don't. :)

[Randall]

Nopes!

And quiz closed! I'll update the score sheet and post up the answers once I'm done!
:banghead: Aww crap! I just realized the most obvious response of all would have been oars...

If I felt like it, I'd point out that promoting xenophobia has historically been one of the chief tactics of organized religions that have also had the strictest and longest list of "sins." But I don't. :)
Well, you "stole" so many answers right before I posted, so I'm glad you'll let me steal this one.:)

[outmywindow]

Well, you "stole" so many answers right before I posted, so I'm glad you'll let me steal this one.:)
I don't care about the points; I'm just feeling feisty and having fun. :)

[Randall]

I don't care about the points; I'm just feeling feisty and having fun. :)

Same here, I've only ever set foot in the casino twice, so I don't care about the money. I just love trivia!

[aelan]

OMW: 7,050
slacker: 4050
CJ Woolf: 3,000
Randall: 2,100
Jughead: 2,000
dubbeltop: 1500
bluebell: 1050
Orionz: 900
Mercurial: 800

Total: 22,450

Unanswered questions: 5 . Now OMW (or any admin), would you do the honours by distributing the casino cash to everyone's accounts accordingly? :grin:


OMW, you've the honour of coming up with the quiz for March, to pick a unique winner's colour for your name as well. (:cry: there goes my lovely colour). If you're not keen to organise the next one, slacker gets a go.

Randall. :stupid: too late.

Answers:

7194

[outmywindow]

Now OMW, would you do the honours by distributing the casino cash to everyone's accounts accordingly. :grin:
Of course! :grin:

OMW, you've the honour of coming up with the quiz for March, to pick a unique winner's colour for your name as well. (:cry: there goes my lovely colour). If you're not keen to organise the next one, slacker gets a go.
This is why I was keen to win. I can't wait to make up next month's trivia.

As for colors, I think I have to stay with Madmin Black. Oh well.

[aelan]

Of course! :grin:

This is why I was keen to win. I can't wait to make up next month's trivia.

As for colors, I think I have to stay with Madmin Black. Oh well.

can I keep my colour for the month of feb then? :puppy:

[outmywindow]

can I keep my colour for the month of feb then? :puppy:
Sure, why not.

[ApeTheDog]

11,3:

- avarice
- beligerence
- criminal intent
- discrimination
- extraction of wisdom teeth from unwilling victims
- flagelation
- grouping of people in order to sell their subprime mortgages at a severely overestimated level of risk
- happiness decreasing in others with intentional motive
- injustice
- juxtapositioning of people with confliction personality types in reality shows in order to increase tv ratings
- killing somebody
- lust
- making people hungry
- notifying people of their bad body odour when you haven't smellt anything bad
- ordering people to do bad things
- procastination
- quering people on the phone with offers that won't benefit them at all
- redistribution of wealth in your favor, and nobody elses
- smiting
- trolling
- undead-making of persons
- vastly underrating people intentionally
- waxing somebody with far too much wax, and pulling as hard as you can
- xenophoby
- yodeling really loud when the neighbours baby is trying to sleep and it can hear you through the wall
- zen-disturbance of monks when they're about to crack an ancient koan for the first time