The title pretty much says it all. I'll be asking questions about random things. First, here are the rules:

1. Only the first person to answer the question correctly gets the point. If someone has already posted what you were going to say, do not post it again because that is spamming.
2. I will not accept your answer if your post has been edited, so make sure you get your answer right the first time.
3. Each person can guess only once per question unless I give you permission to guess again.

And now, what you really want to know about: the prizes! :banana:

1st - :shinychansey: Shiny Chansey
2nd - :swablu: Swablu
3rd - :qwilfish: Qwilfish

There will be 30 questions. Some might be easy and some might not. The questions could be about any topic.

1. What is the only food that does not spoil?

Honey?

:blink: Correct! That question didn't last nearly as long as I expected, but oh well. According to my source, honey is the only food that does not spoil. Honey found in the tombs of Egyptian pharaohs has been tasted by archaeologists and found to be edible. I don't know about you, but I really don't think I'd want to taste something that old. :unsure: Anyway...


pikachu_gurl - 1

2. What 4 English words do not rhyme with any other word? (1 point for each of them; you get a bonus point if you can name all four.)

Orange
Silver
Month
Purple

Well at last double english lesson is good for something...

It sure is. Greengrouden takes a major lead, but it's still very early in the contest.


Greengrouden - 5
pikachu_gurl - 1


3. This one deals with history. Who invented peanut butter?

Dr. Ambrose Straub

George Washington Carver?

Nuzleaf is correct. George Washington Carver invented one of my favorite foods, peanut butter. You were close, blaziken. Dr. Ambrose Straub actually invented a machine to make peanut butter.


Greengrouden - 5
Nuzleaf - 1
pikachu_gurl - 1

3. Which country's flag is this?

Iceland

Yep.


Greengrouden - 5
Nuzleaf - 2
pikachu_gurl - 1



4. What's the first year in the 21st century that is a prime number?

I would like to add to the rhyming question.

The 4 Greengroudon stated and.....
Open
Tenor
Incompetence
Chamber
Virus
Virtual
Rhythm
Question
Chutney
Opera
Pint

Gah, I was still posting when you posted. Answer to next question: 2003

Yes, it's 2003.

As for that list of words, I can't think of anything that rhymes with them, but I also can't find anything to say that they don't have rhymes. Where did you get them?


Greengrouden - 5
Nuzleaf - 2
dasmrh - 1
pikachu_gurl - 1

5. What is the username of member #182 on this site?

Ga... that is odd. I was looking at the users online and I clicked Misty by accident then I click "Find all topics by" instead of the exit button....guess what member no. she is? 182...

Answer: Misty. :D

That's a convenient mistake. Yep, the answer is Misty.


Greengrouden - 6
Nuzleaf - 2
dasmrh - 1
pikachu_gurl - 1


6. A palindrome is a word that spells the same thing forward or backward, such as racecar and radar. Three Pokémon names are palindromes. Which three are they? (1 point for each name)

latias and latios?

Eevee, Ho-oh, and Girafarig

Belle has them. 3 points plus a bonus point for getting all of them at once.


Greengrouden - 6
Belle Starlia - 4
Nuzleaf - 2
dasmrh - 1
pikachu_gurl - 1


7. Franklin D. Roosevelt once said that we have nothing to fear but fear itself. But what is the fear of fear called?

Death?

The fear of fear is Phobophobia

Yep, it's phobophobia.


Greengrouden - 6
Belle Starlia - 5
Nuzleaf - 2
dasmrh - 1
pikachu_gurl - 1


8. Who invented scissors?

the ancient egyptians

Leonard Da Vinci :banana:

Uh...I think that...there is a lot of disbute about this but the answer I beleive is that they were fist made in ancient Rome, China, Japan and Korea. However, that is not who invented them but where and I think the first person to successfully mass produce them was the Englishman Robert Hinchliffe.

The invention of scissors can be traced back to the earliest incarnation - the lever - described by Archemedies in 260 B.C - so there you have it.

Leonardo da Vinci is generally the one who gets the credit for this invention. Yet I did some research and I've found sources who give credit to the ancient Egyptians, Romans, and Archemedes. Since the historians apparently can't decide, I won't try to either. :unsure: You each get a point since you're each right in some way. (I'll try to stop using such confusing questions... :lol: )


Greengrouden - 7
Belle Starlia - 6
Nuzleaf - 2
dasmrh - 1
Jcstyla - 1
NamelessLoser - 1
pikachu_gurl - 1


Now this next question I did research before asking, and I have one definitive answer for it. ;)
9. What is the largest animal that has ever lived?

The Blue Whale

Yep, it's the blue whale.


Greengrouden - 7
Belle Starlia - 6
Nuzleaf - 3
dasmrh - 1
Jcstyla - 1
NamelessLoser - 1
pikachu_gurl - 1


10. Why could it be dangerous for someone who is allergic to eggs to get a flu shot?

Because, believe it or not, eggs are used in the production of the FLu shot.. so.. if you're allergic to eggs, you might have a allergic reaction to the flu shot.

Correct!
There's a 2-way tie for 1st place and a 4-way tie for 3rd at the moment.


Belle Starlia - 7
Greengrouden - 7
Nuzleaf - 3
dasmrh - 1
Jcstyla - 1
NamelessLoser - 1
pikachu_gurl - 1


11. What is this character called?

It's a Goomba!

It sure is.


Belle Starlia - 7
Greengrouden - 7
Nuzleaf - 3
pikachu_gurl - 2
dasmrh - 1
Jcstyla - 1
NamelessLoser - 1



12. Io is a moon of which planet?

Jupiter

Yep, it's Jupiter.


Belle Starlia - 7
Greengrouden - 7
Nuzleaf - 4
pikachu_gurl - 2
dasmrh - 1
Jcstyla - 1
NamelessLoser - 1

13. Many plants can be grown without soil. What is this method called?

The answer is hydroponics.

It certainly is. It's a fun alternative to growing plants the normal way. And Greengrouden takes the lead!


Greengrouden - 8
Belle Starlia - 7
Nuzleaf - 4
pikachu_gurl - 2
dasmrh - 1
Jcstyla - 1
NamelessLoser - 1


(Switching to purple now because the red hurts my eyes. :blink: )
14. What was Mark Twain's real name?

Samuel Longhorn Clemens

My source says that his middle name was Langhorne, but I was only concerned about the first and last name, so that's correct.


Greengrouden - 8
Belle Starlia - 7
Nuzleaf - 5
pikachu_gurl - 2
dasmrh - 1
Jcstyla - 1
NamelessLoser - 1


15. What are the plastic things on the ends of shoelaces called?

I had to do a report on Shoes a while ago and I believe there called aglets?

They sure are. Oddly enough, a friend of mine did a report on shoes too, and that's how I learned this.


Greengrouden - 8
Belle Starlia - 7
Nuzleaf - 6
pikachu_gurl - 2
dasmrh - 1
Jcstyla - 1
NamelessLoser - 1


16. What is the name of the & symbol?