Tom Posted March 23, 2008 Posted March 23, 2008 Sigur Ros dont actualy sing in Icelandic so on that assumption ill take a guess at Vonlenska. Edit: For Question 10 that is. correct! the song is untitled 8 from sigur ros - ( ) for those of you who couldn't find the list it's on my last.fm page.
Mundi Posted March 23, 2008 Posted March 23, 2008 Sigur Ros dont actualy sing in Icelandic so on that assumption ill take a guess at Vonlenska. Edit: For Question 10 that is. Some of their songs are sung in Vonlenska not all of them.
Supergrunch Posted March 23, 2008 Posted March 23, 2008 Pah, Vonlenska's not a real langauge... Anyway, I reserve the next lot of questions.
Tom Posted March 23, 2008 Posted March 23, 2008 still 1 left of mine. i dont want to kill the quiz, so i'll give a clue: it is from a bands 7th (possibly last) album and represented a major change frm their previous works. It was nominated for a brit, and won album of the year from a major UK magazine.
Tom Posted March 24, 2008 Posted March 24, 2008 Question 4: Blur corrrrrrrrrect! when i posted that clip i thought it would go really quickly. apparently very few of you are aware that think tank is an excellent album. And the scores are as follow: 8 - Jayseven 7 - killthenet 6 - Cube 5 - Noodleman 4 - Nintendohnut 4 - Platty 3 - Mundi 3 - Strider 3 - Haggis 3 - The fish 3 - Monopolyman 3 - Tom 3 - Eddage 2 - EEVILMURRAY 2 - Supergrunch 2 - The Bard 2 - The Villan 2 - MoogleViper 2 - Welsh Gamer 2 - GMAC 2 - Fierce Link 1 - Stefkov 1 - rokhed00 1 - McMad 1 - Dan Dare 1 - Aalborg 1 - Dante
Tom Posted March 24, 2008 Posted March 24, 2008 Blur god damn. I should have got that. ah well. to say i am dissapointed in you for not getting it would be an understatment. well, no thats not really true, but i was pretty sure you'd get it. wheres the next round?
Supergrunch Posted March 25, 2008 Posted March 25, 2008 wheres the next round? Writing it right now, I'm afraid I've been sleeping for the last 20 hours or so.
killthenet Posted March 27, 2008 Posted March 27, 2008 Completed it yet grunch? I don't want this thing to die when I'm one point behind Jayseven.
Supergrunch Posted March 28, 2008 Posted March 28, 2008 Sorry I took a while guys, thermodynamics and stuff got in the way... 1. The simplest chocolate mousse can be made out of water and which other ingredient? Monopolyman spots my stupid mistake! 2. What am I holding in my left hand in this picture? Answered by Ashley! 3. Which anime was based on something written by someone using the pseudonym Ryuukishi? Answered by Cube! 4. What is the largest message board on the internet? Answered by Shorty! 5. Which deadly chemical is abundant in wild almonds? Answered by Haggis! 6. What is the highest grade of Japanese go stone? Answered by Platty! 7. Regarding the quotation in my signature: what is the relation of the speaker to the recorder? (2 points) Answered by killthenet! 8. What is the primary difference between a centipede and a millipede? Answered by Tom! 9. What is the name of Timofey Pnin's ex-wife? Answered by MoogleViper! 10. What is the largest (currently existing) type of cell? Answered by The fish! 11. Compose me a rhyming couplet in anapestic tetrameter. Answered by Jayseven! 12. 僕のユーザーネームをカタカナで書いてください。 (2 points) Answered by Shorty! 13. Which language did the linguist Richard Hudson research for his PhD? Answered by Mundi! 14. Which college do I belong to at my university? Answered by Eddage! 15. If I were to sum the power series for cos(x) with the power series for i*sin(x), which power series would I obtain? Answered by Cube! Go!
Ashley Posted March 28, 2008 Posted March 28, 2008 2. The thing from a cooker hob that you put the pans on
Supergrunch Posted March 28, 2008 Posted March 28, 2008 2. The thing from a cooker hob that you put the pans on Correct! One down.
Shorty Posted March 28, 2008 Posted March 28, 2008 12. 僕のユーザーネームをカタカナで書いてください。 (2 points) Crap this is harder than I thought... not sure how you'd choose to do it but I'd go with... スーパーグランチュ
Supergrunch Posted March 28, 2008 Posted March 28, 2008 10. Ostrich eggs! Ayup, though my evolution and behaviour supervisor disagrees. Several lecturers agree though... Crap this is harder than I thought... not sure how you'd choose to do it but I'd go with... スーパーグランチュ I think that's just about perfect.
jayseven Posted March 28, 2008 Author Posted March 28, 2008 I was going to answer the one re: your sig, but I don't own the book personally so can't look it up. There's two or three questions I think I can answer though, so I'll go for; 4. Gaia online?
Supergrunch Posted March 28, 2008 Posted March 28, 2008 5. Glycoside Amygdalin That's definitely present, but it's far from deadly. I was going to answer the one re: your sig, but I don't own the book personally so can't look it up. There's two or three questions I think I can answer though, so I'll go for; 4. Gaia online? 'fraid not.
Shorty Posted March 28, 2008 Posted March 28, 2008 Supergrunch, your questions are excellent. Why didn't you bump the official thread for this contribution? There are prizes for that one, after all I'd love to have done question 11. Jayseven, if you're wrong, do that one!
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