Quiz #24: A Cinderella story
Q 1 Who performed Green Onions?
A Booker T and the MGs
Here is a recent version of the track with Booker being supported by Daryl Hall and friends, at Daryl's house. Don't scoff, it's pretty good:
Q 2 Which Wellington building was dubbed "Darth Vader's pencil box".
A State Insurance Tower (BNZ Tower)
The term was use by Sir Ian Athfield who did not have a very high opinion of the building.
Q 3 What substance did the ancient Romans use to whiten their teeth?
A Urine
In ancient Rome urine was traded in such great quantities that it was taxed.
Over the centuries urine has been used for quite a number of things.
Q 4 When was the ascii smiley :-) created?
A 1982
The smiley :-) was proposed by Scott E Fahlman on 19 September 1982.
This article covering the pre-history of emoticons has the complete story.
Q 5 All the clocks in the movie Pulp Fiction are stuck at one time. What is it?
A 4:20
As a number, 420 has a special meaning.
Q 6 Who wrote the children's book Cinderella?
A Charles Perrault
Many of you will have chosen The Brothers Grimm although the story was first published by Charles Perrault in 1697. The basic story has been around for centuries in various forms.
Q 7 Apple was founded by Steve Jobs and Steve ...?
A Wozniak
Known in geekdom simply as Woz, Wozniak single-handedly developed the first Apple computer.
Q 8 Nils Bohlin is know for creating what safety device?
A The seat-belt
Bohlin was an aviation engineer who originally worked on ejector seats. He developed the 3-point seat-belt while working for Volvo, and the product was first used in 1959 on two Volvo models: the Amazon and the PV544.
Volvo did patent the design, but made it available for free to all other car manufacturers in the interest of safety.
Q 9 What notes of the scale is a violin tuned to?
A From lowest to highest, G, D, A, E
The first tune that violinists who are taught via the Suzuki Method usually learn is Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. Here is a quick lesson.
Q 10 Only one land mammal cannot jump. Which one?
A The elephant
Except with some assistance ;-)
