tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post2186717059347690116..comments2024-01-08T14:21:37.465-08:00Comments on Infinite Art Tournament: The Thursday Quiz XCVIMichael5000http://www.blogger.com/profile/10148584819327475239noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-39650867313006730882009-08-28T01:51:07.539-07:002009-08-28T01:51:07.539-07:00Also -what's with the KJV?Also -what's with the KJV?Rebelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12835352917180439099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-70251326322189739652009-08-28T01:49:56.757-07:002009-08-28T01:49:56.757-07:00I'm abstaining on religious grounds.... and on...I'm abstaining on religious grounds.... and on the grounds that somehow this post didn't show up on my blog feed like normal.Rebelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12835352917180439099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-36804721035977049852009-08-28T00:32:17.314-07:002009-08-28T00:32:17.314-07:00Well, at least it was perfect in some way...Well, at least it was perfect in some way...fingerstothebonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09410312376236327398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-33339470702987310042009-08-27T22:41:19.926-07:002009-08-27T22:41:19.926-07:00...which means that Elizabeth has tied the record ...<b>...which means that Elizabeth has tied the record for consecutive Gold Stars, with two!<br /><br />And, this is only the second time ever that both of the top two have won back to back! Blythe and Rex Parker took the Gold and Silver in TQVI and TQVII; years later, Elizabeth and Elaine repeat the feat in TQXCV and TQXCVI.<br /><br />Taking the Blue Star is Eversaved, who's never out of the rankings for long these days.<br /><br />And there are two Green Stars this week, to Quiz perennials la gringissima and Mrs.5000.<br /><br />Fingers' random number generator, if you were wondering, finished dead last with a statistically perfect 6/12.</b>Michael5000https://www.blogger.com/profile/10148584819327475239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-26191436446885989562009-08-27T22:28:28.934-07:002009-08-27T22:28:28.934-07:00Time's up, people!
1. "Eat, drink, and b...<b>Time's up, people!<br /><br />1. "Eat, drink, and be merry" -- Luke 12:19.<br /><br />2. "Beware of entrance to a quarrel" -- from Polonius, in Hamlet 1,3.<br /><br />3. "Threescore and ten" -- Psalm 90:10.<br /><br />4. "Love of money" -- 1 Timothy 6:10.<br /><br />5. "Go to the ant" -- Proverbs 6:6.<br /><br />6. "Greater love hath no man" -- John 15:13.<br /><br />7. "Hell hath no limits" -- Christopher Marlowe, in "Faust" I think.<br /><br />8. "Love is patient" -- 1 Corinthians 13:4.<br /><br />9. "Princes learn no art truly" -- Ben Jonson<br /><br />10. "Quality of mercy" -- Merchant of Venice 4,1.<br /><br />11. "If thine enemy hunger" -- Romans 7:20.<br /><br />12. "Nose is like the tower of Lebanon" -- Song of Solomon 7:4.</b>Michael5000https://www.blogger.com/profile/10148584819327475239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-588526295662355992009-08-27T18:59:53.428-07:002009-08-27T18:59:53.428-07:00@Elaine - yes, but I do have my alarm clock slaved...@Elaine - yes, but I do have my alarm clock slaved to the M5K quiz posting.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12772824060632731065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-85579919582374993362009-08-27T13:08:19.723-07:002009-08-27T13:08:19.723-07:00If only I'd been following "M5K Reads the...If only I'd been following "M5K Reads the Bible" more religiously....or, you know, been reading the thing myself....<br /><br />1. nope.<br />2. nope. That sounds like Polonius in Hamlet<br />3. nope<br />4. yep<br />5. Sounds more like Aesop. Nope.<br />6. nope<br />7. nope<br />8. yup.<br />9. nope<br />10. yes<br />11. yes<br />12. Yes. If it is, it's in Song of Songs.....DrSchnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13428753570121627382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-31666972360955293422009-08-27T12:18:56.080-07:002009-08-27T12:18:56.080-07:001. Isn't
2. Isn't
3. Isn't
4. Is
5. Is...1. Isn't<br />2. Isn't<br />3. Isn't<br />4. Is<br />5. Is<br />6. Is<br />7. Isn't<br />8. Is<br />9. Isn't<br />10. Is<br />11. Isn't<br />12. IsBenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06415787787176723318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-42287040116251773992009-08-27T10:32:18.102-07:002009-08-27T10:32:18.102-07:00Well, I could read what Cartophiliac said, and I&#...Well, I could read what Cartophiliac said, and I'd still say there's little consensus on this quiz.fingerstothebonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09410312376236327398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-89140954765549046722009-08-27T08:41:12.376-07:002009-08-27T08:41:12.376-07:001. Sounds like David or Solomon or someone - Yes.
...1. Sounds like David or Solomon or someone - Yes.<br />2. No. (Shakespeare?)<br />3. Yes.<br />4. Yes, thank you Jesus. <br />5. No. <br />6. Oh yes.<br />7. No way.<br />8. Yes (?)<br />9. No way.<br />10. Yes.<br />11. No, no, no.<br />12. Yes, yes, yes. Your breasts are like two gazelles.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-63327752646648729002009-08-27T08:41:03.195-07:002009-08-27T08:41:03.195-07:00Sigh.
1 yes
2 from the Book of Polonius--no
3 uh,...Sigh. <br />1 yes<br />2 from the Book of Polonius--no<br />3 uh, yes?<br />4 yes<br />5 well, sounds like Aesop. no<br />6 huh! no<br />7 What is that? Sartre, the King James version? no<br />8 yes<br />9 Macchiavelli? no<br />10 Merchant of Venice, I think. no<br />11 yes<br />12 I'm not sure how I'd take it if someone said my nose was like the tower of Lebanon. And who wants a nose that's always facing Damascus, anyway? yesmrs.5000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-76626358884119084422009-08-27T06:12:07.835-07:002009-08-27T06:12:07.835-07:00well, and which bible. king james? good news?
1 h...well, and which bible. king james? good news?<br /><br />1 ha ha no.<br />2 i'll take shakespeare over the christian god any day, but i don't think that's what you meant. no.<br />3 the bible often doesn't make sense, so this seems like it might be from there, but i'm gonna say no.<br />4 yes. new testament i believe. when jesus booted 'em out of the temple.<br />5 sure. christians seem to like everything small and meek. at least on the surface.<br />6 hmmm. this one's tough. i will say no.<br />7 no<br />8 oh the hypocrisy of the christians. yes.<br />9 no<br />10 i'm weary. yes.<br />11 definitely yes.<br />12 um. no. <br />6dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06769697352301199658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-87790949289149963952009-08-27T05:10:12.589-07:002009-08-27T05:10:12.589-07:00Did Cartophiliac really say THAT?
There seems to ...Did Cartophiliac really say THAT?<br /><br />There seems to be very little consensus on these answers...though I admit I could not read Carto's.Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13195458656221202202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-46184215763744671222009-08-27T04:47:39.655-07:002009-08-27T04:47:39.655-07:00Like a Buddhist ex-Catholic would know the Bible. ...Like a Buddhist ex-Catholic would know the Bible. Oh well, here's communion wine in your eye...<br /><br />1. That sounds like a parish festival, so I'll say yes.<br />2. no<br />3. sure<br />4. Ooo! Ooo! I know this one! yes<br />5. sounds Bible-y<br />6. no<br />7. are you sure Buddha didn't say that? no<br />8. yes! I've been to enough weddings to know that one.<br />9. no<br />10. yes<br />11. yes<br />12. yes. Probably from the part of the bible the nuns wouldn't let us read.Christine M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13673973522206470114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-43559282893732565962009-08-27T04:40:34.234-07:002009-08-27T04:40:34.234-07:00的这个泡影头是谁在汉语保留任命消息?的这个泡影头是谁在汉语保留任命消息?Cartophiliachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09380642357785275377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-81438137590993349662009-08-27T03:53:31.133-07:002009-08-27T03:53:31.133-07:001-y
2-n
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12-y...1-y<br />2-n<br />3-n<br />4-y<br />5-n<br />6-y<br />7-n<br />8-y<br />9-n<br />10-n<br />11-y<br />12-yEversavedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15310156643104877912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-41583088042036195032009-08-27T00:29:13.662-07:002009-08-27T00:29:13.662-07:00OK, I'm going to use the random number generat...OK, I'm going to use the random number generator to do this quiz. I'm running 'jot -r 1 0 1' for each question, and that returns to me a random number between 0 and 1. And following convention, I will make 0 False and 1 True.<br /><br />Drum roll please...<br /><br />1. F<br />2. T<br />3. T<br />4. T<br />5. T<br />6. T<br />7. T<br />8. F<br />9. F<br />10. F<br />11. F<br />12. F<br /><br />So, how did jot do? (Although it didn't seem all that random, did it?)fingerstothebonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09410312376236327398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-2915136042013374642009-08-26T23:28:05.068-07:002009-08-26T23:28:05.068-07:00Just read Elizabeth's answers. Cracking up AG...Just read Elizabeth's answers. Cracking up AGAIN!Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13195458656221202202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-83694540511299787882009-08-26T23:26:29.010-07:002009-08-26T23:26:29.010-07:001. Um, NO (Sounds like Omar Khayyam...or a Chinese...1. Um, NO (Sounds like Omar Khayyam...or a Chinese sage)<br />2. No, (Sounds like Shakespeare)<br />3. Yes?<br />4. Yes<br />5. Hmm (I am considering the lilies of the field, that toil not, neither do they spin....) No<br />6. Yes<br />7. No?<br />8. Yes<br />9. No (Machiavelli?)<br />10. No, (Shakespeare, Merchant of Venice, I think.)<br />11. Yes<br />12. Yes-- this has the flavor of Song of Solomon, and though I am tempted to say No because I do not remember these similes....why deprive M5000 of the pleasure of catching someone in his trap?<br /><br />Elizabeth, do you not sleep?Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13195458656221202202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-24920580818347243132009-08-26T22:34:53.837-07:002009-08-26T22:34:53.837-07:001. Praise be!
2. No - Polonius, from Hamlet.
3. Gl...1. Praise be!<br />2. No - Polonius, from Hamlet.<br />3. Glory to God!<br />4. Blessed be the Lord!<br />5. Hm - I want to say this is Aesop. So I will.<br />6. Thank you, Jesus!<br />7. No - Milton, maybe?<br />8. By the power vested in me, I say yes.<br />9. No - probably Shakespeare again.<br />10. No - definitely Shakespeare. Portia, I believe.<br />11. Amen, brother!<br />12. Oooh, sexy bible times! Though this could be tricksy M5K making up something that sounds like part of the Song of Solomon, I'm going to go for it, because I like the nose part.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12772824060632731065noreply@blogger.com