tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post1126209963232032641..comments2024-01-08T14:21:37.465-08:00Comments on Infinite Art Tournament: The Monday Quiz IXMichael5000http://www.blogger.com/profile/10148584819327475239noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-25496447715306645262008-01-08T16:32:00.000-08:002008-01-08T16:32:00.000-08:00i won't bore your readers with stories about how i...i won't bore your readers with stories about how i studied the world almanac as a child...<BR/><BR/>i've never been to myanmar, but i have been to panama--i don't know how i missed that one.Mr. Shainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00335822014178605524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-13895564233247280732008-01-08T13:03:00.000-08:002008-01-08T13:03:00.000-08:00@Elizabeth: A trip to IKEA could have been helpful...<B><BR/>@Elizabeth: A trip to IKEA could have been helpful, in that their stores and signage drape themselves in the colors of the Swedish flag. Which are, alas, not blue and white, but rather blue and gold.<BR/><BR/>@mhwitt: That's the spirit!<BR/><BR/>@Mrs.5000 and Boo: It has occured to me that the Bengali flag (and also the Moroccan, if memory serves), are not exactly friendly to those countries' color-blind citizens.<BR/><BR/>@sandy: I think the Turkmeni flag is a stunner, too. As flags go.<BR/><BR/>@missy: To test your hypothesis, I stared at the flag of Togo without blinking for approximately sixty seconds, then looked at a white surface. You were about a century off, as what I actually saw was the Battle of Stalingrady.<BR/><BR/>@fingers: Crikey, if she just <I>looks up</I> the answers, I have lost the source of my power!<BR/><BR/>@g: The dragon (named "Druk"!) is apparently grasping jeweled orbs of some sort. However, I don't see why he couldn't <I>use</I> them as wheels....<BR/><BR/>@Mr. Shain: Have you in fact been to Brazil, Finland, Kenya, and Bangladesh? And more significantly, have you been in a situation where you weren't sure whether you were in Togo or in Myanmar? Because that must be a hell of a story.<BR/><BR/>@Phineas: Hmmm, M5Kistan <I>needs</I> a flag, doesn't it....<BR/><BR/>@mydog: Nice try.<BR/><BR/>@Annielee: You were so close I can hardly stand it, the difference between "ajik" and "urkmeni." Of course, I suppose that seems rather important to the Tajiks and Turkmen.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for playing, y'all.<BR/><BR/></B>Michael5000https://www.blogger.com/profile/10148584819327475239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-46989940299904135142008-01-07T21:52:00.000-08:002008-01-07T21:52:00.000-08:00There was a HUGE range of answers today; I guess y...<B>There was a HUGE range of answers today; I guess you either know flags or you don't. <BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://congruences.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">Mr. Shain</A>, on a roll after winning the last Thursday Quiz, blurred the line a little bit by giving two answers "Togo or Myanmar," but it was a tough quiz, so I'll lighten up. <BR/><BR/>Our own sapient sutler, <A HREF="http://sapientsutler.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">Chance</A>, was right there with him. They take the MQIX Exclamation Points.<BR/><BR/>This makes Chance the unrivaled Monday Quiz champion to date, with three-count-'em-three Exclamation Points to his name. Mr. Shain, with two, moves into an eight-way scrum for second. (You can of course follow all this excitement at <A HREF="http://michael5000.blogspot.com/2000/01/l-quiz-leaderboard.html" REL="nofollow">The L&TM5K Quiz Leaderboard</A>.)<BR/></B>Michael5000https://www.blogger.com/profile/10148584819327475239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-10796497750937291942008-01-07T21:32:00.000-08:002008-01-07T21:32:00.000-08:00In fact, the answers are:1. Brazil2. Finland3. Ken...<B><BR/>In fact, the answers are:<BR/><BR/>1. Brazil<BR/>2. Finland<BR/>3. Kenya<BR/>4. Bangladesh/Panama<BR/>5. Togo/Turkmenistan<BR/><BR/></B>Michael5000https://www.blogger.com/profile/10148584819327475239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-45618281568211255722008-01-07T19:09:00.000-08:002008-01-07T19:09:00.000-08:001. Brazil maybe2. Suomi! Finland. 3. Kenya?4. The ...1. Brazil maybe<BR/>2. Suomi! Finland. <BR/>3. Kenya?<BR/>4. The top one is to test for color blindness. Bottom the same.<BR/>5. no idea the top unless it is also a color blindness flag but the bottom, Uzbekistan? Had to go with a random Stan on that one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-74029151933062760532008-01-07T18:26:00.000-08:002008-01-07T18:26:00.000-08:001. Brazil2. Finland3. Kenya4. ? / Panama?5. ? / Ta...1. Brazil<BR/>2. Finland<BR/>3. Kenya<BR/>4. ? / Panama?<BR/>5. ? / Tajikistan?MBGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08315707409179428435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-11969718487599737642008-01-07T17:45:00.000-08:002008-01-07T17:45:00.000-08:001. Brazil2. Sweden3. Ethiopia?4. No5. NoI'd like t...1. Brazil<BR/>2. Sweden<BR/>3. Ethiopia?<BR/>4. No<BR/>5. No<BR/><BR/>I'd like to point out that "No" is a correct answer for both 4 and 5. You are, after all, asking me whether or not I can identify either of the flags. Therefore, the only two possible right answers are "yes" or "no." =)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-58406298565807221952008-01-07T16:31:00.000-08:002008-01-07T16:31:00.000-08:001. Brazil2. Finland3. Let's try Chad4. Nope. Nothi...1. Brazil<BR/>2. Finland<BR/>3. Let's try Chad<BR/>4. Nope. Nothing. And I like them so much too. <BR/>5. Nada. Let's try Burundi / Turkmenistan. If not, then Someotherstan: Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, M5Kistan,....McGuffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14300113373059468207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-48211994117006069402008-01-07T16:06:00.000-08:002008-01-07T16:06:00.000-08:00Ah, vexillology. I did a post on that, here if yo...Ah, vexillology. I did a post on that, <A HREF="http://sapientsutler.blogspot.com/2007/07/vexillology.html" REL="nofollow">here </A>if you care.<BR/><BR/>1. brazil, for sure<BR/>2. i'm guessing finland, but those norse flags all look alike.<BR/>2. kenya<BR/>4. (top) bangladesh<BR/>(bottom) luxembourg?<BR/>5. (top) togo<BR/>(bottom) it seems muslim, but for the life of me i can't think what country it would be. maybe it's not a country flag at all.Chancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226145896576592193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-10517322717181499762008-01-07T14:36:00.000-08:002008-01-07T14:36:00.000-08:00i think i'll only get the ones where i've actually...i think i'll only get the ones where i've actually been there:<BR/><BR/>1. brazil<BR/>2. finland<BR/>3. kenya<BR/>4. bangladesh/?<BR/>5. togo or myanmar/?Mr. Shainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00335822014178605524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-35242780892901546222008-01-07T13:19:00.000-08:002008-01-07T13:19:00.000-08:00I was feeling bad that I only got 2 of them right....I was feeling bad that I only got 2 of them right... but it looks like I'm not the only one struggling with this week's quiz.Rebelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12835352917180439099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-40019559455933211502008-01-07T11:32:00.000-08:002008-01-07T11:32:00.000-08:00P.S. Does Bhutan's flag depict a dragon on wheels?...P.S. Does <A HREF="http://www.otago.ac.nz/philosophy/Staff/JoshParsons/flags/fotw/bt.gif" REL="nofollow">Bhutan's flag</A> depict a dragon on wheels? 'Cause that would be <I>awesome</I>.Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08184277343263236877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-32819893783917757072008-01-07T11:26:00.000-08:002008-01-07T11:26:00.000-08:001. Brazil! Oh my, how I wish I were there right n...1. Brazil! Oh my, how I wish I were there right now.<BR/>2. Um, no.<BR/>3. Tanzania? No, that's got more stripes. Kenya!<BR/>4. No.<BR/>5. Sigh. No.<BR/><BR/>Blah. But for fun, please see Josh Parsons' <A HREF="http://www.otago.ac.nz/philosophy/Staff/JoshParsons/flags/ratings.html" REL="nofollow">Grading the World's Flags</A>. Boo, Dominica!Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08184277343263236877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-21700872788392246262008-01-07T10:53:00.000-08:002008-01-07T10:53:00.000-08:00Since I had a lazy day yesterday, I decided to be ...Since I had a lazy day yesterday, I decided to be lazy all the way and not take the quiz. (Besides, I already took another 5 images quiz anyhow.)<BR/><BR/>Instead, I LOOKED UP THE FLAGS! Yes, ladies and gentlemen, you read that right. I LOOKED THEM UP! So for one brief, shining moment in my life, I knew ALL the answers to the Monday quiz...bwahahahahahafingerstothebonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09410312376236327398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-88063454226507301402008-01-07T10:25:00.000-08:002008-01-07T10:25:00.000-08:00I definitely meant Gettysburg, not Gettysbury.I definitely meant Gettysburg, not Gettysbury.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-48984166729910603032008-01-07T10:23:00.000-08:002008-01-07T10:23:00.000-08:001. Brazil2. Norway?3. Kenya4. Japan's twilight zon...1. Brazil<BR/>2. Norway?<BR/>3. Kenya<BR/>4. Japan's twilight zone doppleganger and... no idea.<BR/>5. Well, the first one looks like one of those optical illusions where you stare at it for a while then look at a blank surface and see a painting of the Battle of Gettysbury. The second one has pretty colors...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-8203583518247963712008-01-07T10:18:00.000-08:002008-01-07T10:18:00.000-08:001. Brazil2. sweden3. Swaziland (is that even a cou...1. Brazil<BR/>2. sweden<BR/>3. Swaziland (is that even a country?)<BR/>4. no, I can't<BR/>5. a) the colors are confusing me.(it doesn't take much) <BR/>b) how pretty. Uzebeckistan? <BR/>So, I guess that is a no on #5 too, then.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-68050585617279092392008-01-07T09:34:00.000-08:002008-01-07T09:34:00.000-08:001 Brazil2 Finland3 Kenya?4 NO! upper: Swaziland (a...1 Brazil<BR/>2 Finland<BR/>3 Kenya?<BR/>4 NO! upper: Swaziland (also the Japanese Christmas banner, hung in department stores to promote nationalist retail fervor, and used to test for color blindness in the off season) <BR/>lower: Luxembourg<BR/>5 NO! upper: Ethiopia<BR/>lower: QatarAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-8178695442279352992008-01-07T09:30:00.000-08:002008-01-07T09:30:00.000-08:001. Brazil2. Finland3. Tanzania4. No5. No1. Brazil<BR/>2. Finland<BR/>3. Tanzania<BR/>4. No<BR/>5. NoDan Nolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13981886295607717368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-57306517739153520762008-01-07T08:44:00.000-08:002008-01-07T08:44:00.000-08:00Flagging =1. Declining; weakening.2. Languid; droo...Flagging =<BR/><BR/>1. Declining; weakening.<BR/>2. Languid; drooping.<BR/><BR/>Apt for me, but I'll give it something marginally better than my worst shot.<BR/><BR/>1 - Brazil<BR/>2 - Norway<BR/>3 - Burundi<BR/>4 - North Korea / Tasmania<BR/>5 - Tunisia / KazakhstanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-54143261501409671072008-01-07T08:34:00.000-08:002008-01-07T08:34:00.000-08:001. Brazil2. Finland3. South Africa?4. the bottom o...1. Brazil<BR/>2. Finland<BR/>3. South Africa?<BR/>4. the bottom one I'm guessing- Cuba<BR/>5. again guessing at the bottom one - Qatar??Rebelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12835352917180439099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-74290327429158195602008-01-07T07:41:00.000-08:002008-01-07T07:41:00.000-08:00Since you have recently made it clear that you wan...Since you have recently made it clear that you want participants, even when they know they are ignorant of the answers, I humbly offer this submission:<BR/><BR/> 1. pretty sure it's Brazil, but last week I was pretty sure Hilary Clinton would be the next President of the United States of America.<BR/> 2. Norway, I think. Can't get much more northern anyway. <BR/> 3. Kenya? No matter what the country, no doubt that some number of the non-Massai are pissed off about the flag. <BR/> 4. Nope. How about Estonia and Latvia. How about peace, love and understanding?<BR/> 5. I'll go with Syria and Jordan. Seems like the latter is likely to be from Islamic countries anyway.mhwitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01692644684366966097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-58021585369216732062008-01-07T07:25:00.000-08:002008-01-07T07:25:00.000-08:001. Chile. But probably not.2. Either Norway or Swe...1. Chile. But probably not.<BR/>2. Either Norway or Sweden, and I'll say Sweden since I just shopped at IKEA, but I hear my Norwegian high-school French teacher yelling "NO!" (or "NON!") in the distance.<BR/>3. Ethiopia. This isn't a fair question because George Bush says Africa IS a country.<BR/>4. South Korea (top) and Lichtenstein (bottom).<BR/>5. I'll bet their both from some -stan so I'll say Khazakstan (top) and Turkmenistan (bottom).Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12772824060632731065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-41499269361800110562008-01-07T05:43:00.000-08:002008-01-07T05:43:00.000-08:00ok. this is gonna be hilarious:1. chile?2. denmark...ok. this is gonna be hilarious:<BR/>1. chile?<BR/>2. denmark<BR/>3. tanzania? no. i'm gonna say kenya<BR/>4. i think the top one is south korea. i have no idea about the bottom one.<BR/>5. the bottom one seems south american to me. argentina? the top one looks all uptight and european, but i have no idea. latvia?dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06769697352301199658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-88268517848923092602008-01-07T00:42:00.000-08:002008-01-07T00:42:00.000-08:001. Chile? Brazil? Okay, Brazil.2. Norway3. Kenya4....1. Chile? Brazil? Okay, Brazil.<BR/>2. Norway<BR/>3. Kenya<BR/>4. no idea.<BR/>5. I'm gonna guess Puerto Rico for the first one, because of the star and stripes, although it has African colors, hmm. And for the second one, let's see, how about Georgia? Because of the H, which is a G in Russian.Karinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09678914679733770434noreply@blogger.com