Wipe-out potpourri 2 - and the winner is.....

[Dragon Phoenix]

You know the drill. Without outside help, select as many correct answers as you can. Per question, the score is 1-3-6-10-15-21-28 for 1-2-3-4-5-6-7 correct answers. One wrong answer to a question and that question is a wipe-out for 0 points.

Do not post answers here, but send them to dragonphoenixrevived @ yahoo.com before 31 July.

1. Identify the seven correct language statements:

Andorra: the only official language is Catalan
Belgium: German is one of the official languages
Chad: this country has more than 100 tribal languages
Estonia/Latvia/Lithuania: The three Baltic states have different official languages
Lesotho: English is one of the official languages
Macedonia: Albanian is one of the official languages
Norway: there are two official forms of the Norwegian language
Philippines: Spanish is one of the three official languages
San Marino: the local dialect (Marinese) is one of the two official languages
Singapore: there are four official languages


2. Identify the seven capitals of states in the West Indies:

Basseterre
Bridgetown
Castries
Freetown
Kingstown
Roseau
St. George’s
St. John's
St. Peter’s
Victoria

3. Identify the seven pope names:

Alexander
Deodatus
Eugene
Hadrian
Innocent
Joseph
Linus
Martin
Sixtus
Thomas

4. Identify the Seven Wonders of the World as compiled in the middle ages :

Catacombs of Alexandria
Colosseum of Rome
Great Wall of China
Hagia Sophia of Constantinople
Leaning Tower of Pisa
Mont Saint Michel
Porcelain Pagoda of Nanjing
Pyramids of Egypt
Stonehenge
Taj Mahal


5. Identify the seven movies that John Wayne died in :

Flying Tigers
Reap The Wild Wind
Stagecoach
The Alamo
The Cowboys
The Fighting Sea Bees
The Nightriders
The Sands Of Iwo Jima
The Shootist
The Wake Of the Red Witch

6. Identify the seven painting titles by Dali:

Apparition of a face and fruit dish on a beach
Face of Mae West which may be used as an apartment
Head of a woman in the form of a battle
Mysterious mouth appearing in the back of my nurse
Paranoiac visage - The postcard transformed
Picasso waiving his left hand at a melting clock
Skulls rearranged to create the appearance of a little church
Slave market with the disappearing bust of Voltaire
Slow transformation of Gala Dali into Abraham Lincoln
Swans reflecting elephants

7. Identify the seven composers who composed a symphony in which at least one voice is used:

Alexander von Zemlinsky
Claude Debussy
Dmitri Shostakovich
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
Gustav Mahler
Hans Rott
Ludwig van Beethoven
Michael Tippet
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Serge Prokofiev

8. Identify the seven classical muses:

Caissa
Calliope
Clio
Erato
Euterpe
Hebe
Melpomene
Thalia
Urania
Vesta

TB. Pick the seven cities I like best:

Brussels
Copenhagen
Hong Kong
London
Paris
Prague
Rome
Seoul
Shanghai
Sydney



[This message has been edited by Dragon Phoenix (edited 07-31-2003 10:39 AM).]

[Kd]

sent. ^_^ I've done sooo very very bad....

[Kd]

Oh, come on, is nobody else going to have a go? I mean, it's ok in a way, because then I'd win by default, but I'd like this to be made interesting. ^_^

[Orbiting]

Would do, but while I can get 28 points on question 8, I've got no earthly clue about the rest of them...

[Dragon Phoenix]

Dethwing, Quailman, Jesternl and Kd are in. Orbiting, just submit wth some guesses for the rest.

[This message has been edited by Dragon Phoenix (edited 07-18-2003 02:26 PM).]

[Lepton]

I think I sent yesterday...

[Dragon Phoenix]

*checks mail*

So you did.

[Orbiting]

sent 'em as I got 'em

[Lepton]

You were unwilling to reveal that you had already received a perfect entry because that would discourage others from participating?

[Dragon Phoenix]

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[Lepton]

[Kd]

I'd like to be put out of my misery: Have I done bad?

[jesternl]

-o- 28 points would take you to third place in the last one.. I think this round is easier though.. I think I have 6 of the muses.... ~hopes he remembers what he learned in my greek lessons in highschool

[Lepton]

I have all 8. Ha!

[Dragon Phoenix]

Qaqaq and Orbiting received as well. Jesternl will not win again, this much I can say already.

[jesternl]

Is that a promise, a threat, or just a statement of facts

[Dragon Phoenix]

The latter...

[Mentat]

Whew! Sent. I'll need to google those John Wayne films - I thought I knew all seven before I saw the possibilities and some of mine weren't there!

[Kd]

Ah, I guessed almost all of mine... the only ones I'm sure of are some of the popes and one of the muses.

[Dragon Phoenix]

You're not last, Kd...

[dethwing]

DP's right. That would be me.

[MatthewV]

Last tim I went with guess three. This time I went with "Remove the best sounding answers because they are the ones he would make up." Only recognized one answer.

[Kd]

I suppose next to last isn't bad. At least I know I won't have to look at a huge line of 0's by my name when we get the results.

[MatthewV]

dont you hate how he is pulling your leg...you TIED for last

[Kd]

*picks up large, nice sharp axe, and strides purposefully in MatthewV's direction*

*.... then runs off to cry*

[Dragon Phoenix]

No more entries accepted.

Results when I get home (say 2PM GL time).

[MatthewV]

Kd- I think i got an owie-bwoo-bwoo on wy pwinkie. NOW GIMME THAT AXE!!!!!

[Dragon Phoenix]

The results:

1. Identify the seven correct language statements:
Andorra: the only official language is Catalan KD QUA QAQ MEN MAT
Belgium: German is one of the official languages DET LEP ORB
Chad: this country has more than 100 tribal languages KD QUA LEP JES ORB MEN MAT
Estonia/Latvia/Lithuania: The three Baltic states have different official languages QUA MEN MAT
Lesotho: English is one of the official languages KD QUA JES QAQ ORB MEN MAT
Macedonia: Albanian is one of the official languages JES MEN
Norway: there are two official forms of the Norwegian language KD LEP JES MAT
Philippines: Spanish is one of the three official languages KD DET MEN
San Marino: the local dialect (Marinese) is one of the two official languages QUA
Singapore: there are four official languages QUA LEP JES QAQ MEN MAT
Belgium only has two official languages (Dutch and French), although there is a small German speaking minority; rather surprisingly, former Spanish colony The Philippines does not recognise Spanish as official language (spoiling a perfect score for Mentat), and Marinese is a DP idea.
Score:
KD 0
DET 0
QUA 0
LEP 0
JES 15
QAQ 6
ORB 0
MEN 0
MAT 21

2. Identify the seven capitals of states in the West Indies:
Basseterre KD QUA LEP MAT
Bridgetown KD QUA JES QAQ MEN
Castries DET QUA LEP QAQ
Freetown DET LEP QAQ ORB MN
Kingstown LEP QAQ ORN MEN
Roseau QUA LEP MAT
St. George’s KD QUA JES QAQ ORB MAT
St. John's QAQ MAT
St. Peter’s
Victoria JES ORB MEN MAT
Score:
KD 6
DET 0
QUA 15
LEP 0
JES 0
QAQ 0
ORB 0
MEN 0
MAT 0
St Peters Port is on Guernsey (Channel Islands), Freetown is the capital of Sierra Leone, Victoria is the capital of the Seychelles...
3. Identify the seven pope names:
Alexander KD DET QAQ ORB MEN
Deodatus MAT
Eugene JES MEN MAT
Hadrian LEP MAT
Innocent KD DET QUA JES QAQ ORB MEN MAT
Joseph
Linus KD QUA LEP QAQ MAT
Martin LEP MEN
Sixtus QUA LEP JES QAQ MEN MAT
Thomas KD DET MEN
Score:
KD 0
DET 0
QUA 6
LEP 10
JES 6
QAQ 10
ORB 3
MEN 0
MAT 0
The decoys are from my imagination
4. Identify the Seven Wonders of the World as compiled in the middle ages :
Catacombs of Alexandria JES MEN
Colosseum of Rome KD LEP JES QAQ MEN
Great Wall of China KD DET LEP QAQ MEN
Hagia Sophia of Constantinople JES ORB MEN
Leaning Tower of Pisa ORB MEN
Mont Saint Michel QUA JES MAT
Porcelain Pagoda of Nanjing QUA MAT
Pyramids of Egypt KD DET LEP JES ORB MEN MAT
Stonehenge KD LEP JES QAQ MAT
Taj Mahal KD DET QUA LEP QAQ MEN
Score:
KD 0
DET 0
QUA 0
LEP 0
JES 0
ORB 0
MEN 0
MAT 0
Perhaps the most controversial, but I found this list on several web sites and it does NOT include the pyramids. The Taj Mahal was built after the middle ages.
5. Identify the seven movies that John Wayne died in :
Flying Tigers KD MAT
Reap The Wild Wind KD MAT
Stagecoach LEP JES
The Alamo KD QUA LEP JES QAQ MEN
The Cowboys KD QUA MEN MAT
The Fighting Sea Bees QUA MEN MAT
The Nightriders
The Sands Of Iwo Jima DET QUA QAQ ORB MEN
The Shootist QUA LEP QAQ ORB MEN
The Wake Of the Red Witch ORB MEN MAT
Score:
KD 0
DET 1
QUA 15
LEP 0
JES 0
QAQ 6
ORB 6
MEN 21
MAT 0
No comments, I just picked three more Wayne movies
6. Identify the seven painting titles by Dali:
Apparition of a face and fruit dish on a beach KD DET QUA QAQ ORB MEN
Face of Mae West which may be used as an apartment
Head of a woman in the form of a battle KD QUA LEP JES ORB MEN
Mysterious mouth appearing in the back of my nurse ORB MAT
Paranoiac visage - The postcard transformed KD QUA MEN MAT
Picasso waiving his left hand at a melting clock QUA JES
Skulls rearranged to create the appearance of a little church KD LEP
Slave market with the disappearing bust of Voltaire KD QUA QAQ
Slow transformation of Gala Dali into Abraham Lincoln QUA MAT
Swans reflecting elephants KD LEP QAQ ORB MEN
Score:
KD 0
DET 1
QUA 0
LEP 0
JES 0
QAQ 6
ORB 10
MEN 10
MAT 0
The decoys are all totally made up. Yes, I have a weird mind.

7. Identify the seven composers who composed a symphony in which at least one voice is used:
Alexander von Zemlinsky DET QUA MEN
Claude Debussy KD MAT
Dmitri Shostakovich KD LEP QAQ ORB
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
Gustav Mahler QUA ORB
Hans Rott QUA MAT
Ludwig van Beethoven QUA LEP ORB MAT
Michael Tippet LEP JES QAQ MAT
Ralph Vaughan Williams KD QUA JES QAQ MEN
Serge Prokofiev KD MEN
Score:
KD 0
DET 1
QUA 0
LEP 6
JES 3
QAQ 6
ORB 6
MEN 0
MAT 0
This was the most astonishing of all for me - I thought everyone would realise that Beethoven (symphony 9) was one of the right ones... .
8. Identify the seven classical muses :
Caissa LEP MAT
Calliope QUA LEP JES QAQ ORB MEN
Clio QUA LEP JES QAQ ORB
Erato KD QUA JES QAQ ORB MEN MAT
Euterpe QUA LEP JES QAQ ORB MEN
Hebe DET LEP MAT
Melpomene KD LEP JES QAQ ORB MEN MAT
Thalia KD QUA LEP JES QAQ ORB
Urania QAQ ORB MAT
Vesta KD QUA MAT
Score:
KD 0
DET 0
QUA 0
LEP 0
JES 21
QAQ 28
ORB 28
MEN 10
MAT 0
Hebe was the goddess who married Heracles (Hercules), Vesta was the goddess of the home, Caissa is the 'muse" of chess invented a century ago.
TB. Pick the seven cities I like best:
Brussels JES QAQ ORB MEN
Copenhagen KD LEP JES QAQ ORB MEN
Hong Kong KD QUA ORB MEN
London MAT
Paris KD DET QUA LEP MEN MAT
Prague KD LEP JES MEN
Rome KD QUA LEP MEN
Seoul
Shanghai KD QUA LEP
Sydney KD LEP QAQ MEN MAT
I expected a 0 for everyone to be honest, as I assumed everyone would include Paris, although that did not turn out to be right.

Score:
Kd 0
DET 0
QUA 0
LEP 0
JES 0
QAQ 0
ORB 0
MEN 0
MAT 0

Score:

code:

---

         Kd  DET QUA LEP JES QAQ ORB MEN MAT


1         0   0   0   0  15   6   0   0  21


2         6   0  15   0   0   0   0   0   0


3         0   0   6  10   6  10   3   0   0


4         0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0


5         0   1  15   0   0   6   6  21   0


6         0   1   0   0   0   6  10  10   0


7         0   1   0   6   3   6   6   0   0


8         0   0   0   0  21  28  28  10   0


Total     6   3  36  16  45  62  53  41  21


TB        0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0


Rank      8   9   5   7   3   1   2   4   6

---

Congratualtions Qaqaq!

[Orbiting]

Oh! So close!

Congrats Qaqaq & thanks to DP for modding!

[Quailman]

Bah! I blew it on Vesta. Had you not asked that last question I'd have won. Thanks for hosting this, DP, and congrats to Qaqaq!

[Kd]

Next to last... as I thought, and not so bad for a bunch of complete guesses. ^_^ It's not as if I didn't get any right, I just picked a wipe-out in pretty much every round, so I'm not majorly upset with how I did.

Congrats to everyone else... nice to see a decent spread of 0's to make me feel better.

[dethwing]

Oh well, twas fun again. Good job KD and everyone. Thanks for modding, and keep 'em coming DP

[Hitchhiker]

I shoulda played this one...I knew the Popes and the muses...

Congratulations Qaqaq!

[jesternl]

Congrats Qaqaq!!!!

[casinopete]

I would've been right in the middle of the pack with 37 (knew the muses).

[MatthewV]

yea! that worked better than last time

[Qaqaq]

Thanks for a fun game! I knew I'd have a base of 28 from the Muses, and knew a few scattered other things, but basically went with the old patented "if you have no idea, make three guesses" strategy.

[Mentat]

Q1!!! Who would think Norway had two dialects?

Thanks, DP.