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Robyn D. used to do these. I thought I might make a new one. No cheating! :)
1. What was bubble wrap first used for?
2. What ist the longest river on the Iberian Peninsula?
3. What is the capitol of Bulgaria?
4. Which languages are spoken in Switzerland?
5. What is “bread” in Latin?
6. What is the smallest type of penguin?
7. How many living species of penguin are there?
8. What is -14°C in °F?
9. When did the French Revolution end?
10. Who is Jeanne d’Arc?
submitted by Elizabeth M., age 12, Germany
(February 5, 2012 - 3:17 am)
(February 5, 2012 - 3:17 am)
Okay, I'm gonna look really really stupid, but I'm going to try it anywayyy..
1. What was bubble wrap first used for? ------
2. What ist the longest river on the Iberian Peninsula?------
3. What is the capitol of Bulgaria? Durmstrang?? No, I dunno----
4. Which languages are spoken in Switzerland? German and... French?
5. What is “bread” in Latin? Pane!
6. What is the smallest type of penguin? --------
7. How many living species of penguin are there? --------
8. What is -14°C in °F? About 26 degrees?
9. When did the French Revolution end?
10. Who is Jeanne d’Arc? Joan of Ark
~Gnome
(February 5, 2012 - 7:36 pm)
WARNING: If you haven't taken the quiz yet and you're planning to DO NOT read any farther!
I'm not good at these either, no worries! :) By the way, are you new? I can't recall having seen you here before.
1. Wallpaper
2. Tajo River
3. Sofia
4. 2/3 points! The third is Swiss.
5. I thought bread was Panem but it came up as crustum but if you take Latin then you have that right! ;)
6. Little Blue Penguin
7. 17-20 alive species
8. about 4°F (-14 x 2 + 32)
9. 1799
10. Correct!
(February 6, 2012 - 10:45 am)
@Elizabeth: Whoops, sorry. I'm not exactly new here. I used to go by Hannah, then Kiwi, now Gnome/Fæírín. Kinda confusing I know.
And I used to take Latin, and pane is bread. Panem is the name of the country in The Hunger Games. But it might be a declensioned form of pane.. I don't know which it would be though anymore, it's been so long....
Words in Latin do have different endings depending upon the usage of the word.
Admin
(February 24, 2012 - 10:25 am)
YAY!!! Trivia!
1) Erk- have to say I don't know!
2) Ooooh- no clue!
3) Hah! Sofia!
4) H'rm- German? French?
5) Panis, panis, feminine, 3rd declension! I'm a Latin Geek!
6) Dunno.
7) Dunno.
8) Should know, but don't...
9) 1793, perhaps?
10) St. Joan ofArc, an illiterate peasant girl who led the French army to victory, saw the Dauphin crowned king, and was burned at the stake for wearing men's clothing and claiming to see visions at age 19.
(February 14, 2012 - 6:19 pm)
1. Wallpaper
2. Tajo River
3. Correct!
4. 2/3 points! The third is Swiss.
5. Okay, I double checked this. It is panis.
6. Little Blue Penguin
7. 17-20 alive species
8. about 4°F (-14 x 2 + 32)
9. Very close, but it's 1799 :D
10. Correct!
(February 15, 2012 - 11:27 am)
1. What was bubble wrap first used for? Bubble wrap was invented as an experimental mattress pad by a delusional Australian scientist. Only his mother's obsessive faith in her son's work prevented it from absolute extinction.
2. What ist the longest river on the Iberian Peninsula? After extensive research, it becomes clear that the Spanish region known as Aragorn takes its name from Aragorn son of Arathorn, heir of Isildur, who crossed the Isun River in Rohan several times and therefore named the longest Iberian river after the Isun.
3. What is the capitol of Bulgaria? The capitol of Bulgaria is a highly classified military secret, though the general public believes its location to be near Eschewitz, the Bulgarian equivalent of Area 51.
4. Which languages are spoken in Switzerland? Nearly every language can be found in the foreign embassies in Switzerland, but the most common language of the Swiss is Pepperjack, ironically enough.
5. What is “bread” in Latin? "Bread" translates as "panem" or "pan" in Latin, resulting in words like "company" (bread-sharers). However, in Greek "pan" translates as "all," which means that, with a classical education, you can think of bread as the entire universe. It's pretty cool. Trust me.
6. What is the smallest type of penguin? The burrowing penguin, averaging a 6-8 inch wingspan, is the smallest penguin species recognized by science so far, though some ornithologists have reported sightings of the so-called "Pigwidgeon Penguin," which is closer to 4 inches.
7. How many living species of penguin are there? Counting the cosmic penguins of astronaut lore, scientists estimate that at least 18,000 species of penguin inhabit the observable universe.
8. What is -14°C in °F? -14°C is around "holy-cow-that's-cold"°F.
9. When did the French Revolution end? The French Revolution will end only when its memory dies in the hearts of the faithful. Viva la Revolution!
10. Who is Jeanne d’Arc? Jeanne d'Arc was the wife of Noah, whose arc saved humanity from a worldwide flood, as recorded in the Epic of Gilgamesh.
I hope no one takes issue with my absurdly fabricated answers (apart from number 5, which I think I actually knew). Anyway, it's been a long time since I was on here; even if no one remembers me, it's good to be back. Also, that may have been the most fun/funnest quiz I've ever taken on here, so cheers and all that.
Good to hear from you, Lavendershy! I certainly remember you.
Admin
(February 21, 2012 - 7:18 pm)
I don't think I've seen you around before but some of your old posts are in the back. Welcome back! :)
1. Wallpaper :)
2. Tajo River :D
3. Sofia
4. French, German and 'Romansch' (I'm not sure about the spelling.)
5. Correct! :)
6. Little Blue Penguin
7. 17-20
8. 4°F, though "holy-cow-that's-cold"°F was a good answer.
9. 1799
10. Joan of Arc :)
(February 28, 2012 - 9:43 am)
Lav! You're back! Welcome! I've missed you; it's great to hear from you again@
1. What was bubble wrap first used for? ...A party game?
2. What ist the longest river on the Iberian Peninsula? The, um, Iberian River?
3. What is the capitol of Bulgaria? *makes up random word* Jenuska.
4. Which languages are spoken in Switzerland? Swiss isn't a language (I think), so German? And probably English, since it's so common...?
5. What is “bread” in Latin? Panem! (Yay, I knew one! I think).
6. What is the smallest type of penguin? Adelie? Humboldt? Macaroni? I can only give one answer, I'm guessing, so... the macaroni penguin?
7. How many living species of penguin are there? 16! I knew that, too! I'm pretty sure.
8. What is -14°C in °F? Um... About -12.5 degrees?
9. When did the French Revolution end? 1821? I know I got the century right, at least...
10. Who is Jeanne d’Arc? Joan of Arc, the Maid of Orleans!
(February 22, 2012 - 8:15 pm)
I just know numbers 6 and 10.
6: The fairy penguin.
10: Joan of Ark
(February 23, 2012 - 1:37 pm)
1. What was bubble wrap first used for?
Wallpaper
2. What ist the longest river on the Iberian Peninsula?
The Rhine???
3. What is the capitol of Bulgaria?
Sofia
4. Which languages are spoken in Switzerland?
English, Italian, German
5. What is “bread” in Latin?
Pastry???
6. What is the smallest type of penguin?
macaroni
7. How many living species of penguin are there?
14
8. What is -14°C in °F?
0 degrees
9. When did the French Revolution end?
1798
10. Who is Jeanne d’Arc?
Joan of Arc... A saint who helped the French Army then was called a witch and martyred... or something like that
(February 25, 2012 - 2:06 pm)
Wow. Lavendershy has really good answers. I've noticed not all of my answers are right. In Switzerland there isn't a Swiss language... It's called something else. :)
(February 26, 2012 - 9:06 am)
I don't know most of the answers, but I'll try.
1. What was bubble wrap first used for? Um....I have no idea. A floatation device?
2. What is the longest river on the Iberian Peninsula? I don't know... The Euphrates? I know that's not the Iberian Peninsula, but I don't know any rivers from the Iberian Peninsula.
3. What is the capitol of Bulgaria? Sofia!
4. Which languages are spoken in Switzerland? Swiss? English? I don't know.
5. What is “bread” in Latin? Well, in Spanish it's pan, so pan?
6. What is the smallest type of penguin? The little blue penguin. I did my report on it in 2nd grade and my attempt at a sculpture of one is still on the T.V stand.
7. How many living species of penguin are there? (random guess) 23?
8. What is -14°C in °F? Math? I'm not going to try.
9. When did the French Revolution end? 1703?
10. Who is Jeanne d’Arc? Joan of Arc!
(February 26, 2012 - 6:04 pm)
Wow, I am really bad at this. I only got 3 right. 3! D:
(February 28, 2012 - 10:26 pm)
So, the Latin thing. I thought bread was Panem. Then I checked and it came up as panis, but Gnome told me it was pane so I don't know anymore. :/ By the way, my answers might not all be right. Your answers could be different and still right... I'm not sure. :) And yes, *embarrassment* Swiss isn't a language. Sorry about that. :D
I believe in Latin the ending of a word may change depending upon its use in a sentence--subject vs. direct object, etc.
Admin
(February 28, 2012 - 9:49 am)
1. What was bubble wrap first used for? Tap dancing on. (That was a wild guess)
2. What ist the longest river on the Iberian Peninsula? Don't know
3. What is the capitol of Bulgaria? Don't know
4. Which languages are spoken in Switzerland? German, Dutch
5. What is “bread” in Latin? Panis
6. What is the smallest type of penguin? Don
7. How many living species of penguin are there? 32 (Another wild guess)
8. What is -14°C in °F? Don't know
9. When did the French Revolution end? Not sure.
10. Who is Jeanne d’Arc? Joan of Arc
It's really sad that I don't know most of these.
(March 24, 2012 - 8:32 pm)