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Title: Über nerdy trivia quiz
Post by: vils on Sun, 22 May 2011, 13:46:22

Quiz time!
Let's start easy:
What have these companies in common?
http://www.mossbergco.com/
http://www.morningstar.se/
http://abc.go.com/
www.ef.se (http://www.ef.se/?tc=Jw)
www.ibm.com (http://www.ibm.com/us/en/sandbox/ver2/)
http://www.westinghousenuclear.com/
Enron
NeXT computers

Title: Über nerdy trivia quiz
Post by: vils on Sun, 22 May 2011, 14:35:36

Clue:
(http://www.easylivingsystems.com/ups_logo.gif)

Title: Über nerdy trivia quiz
Post by: curzen on Sun, 22 May 2011, 14:37:59

they are all run by zionist illuminati bilderberg plants.

Title: Über nerdy trivia quiz
Post by: audioave10 on Sun, 22 May 2011, 14:42:54

all their CEO's were sons of this woman...

(http://images.paraorkut.com/img/funnypics/images/o/old_lady-12780.jpg)

Title: Über nerdy trivia quiz
Post by: vils on Sun, 22 May 2011, 14:53:09

Ripster nailed this one; all comnpany logos created by Paul Rand (born Rosenbaum, so I'm not sure that he would have appreciated the swastika). Ripsters turn.

Title: Über nerdy trivia quiz
Post by: vils on Sun, 22 May 2011, 15:26:36

Quote from: ripster;34993

Just forgetful.

No, your post inspired my to make this quiz, and I said I would start easy.

Title: Über nerdy trivia quiz
Post by: ricercar on Sun, 22 May 2011, 19:22:27

Quote from: ripster;350026

Being the smartest guy in the room all the time is such a burden

How will you ever know? Oh, of course, when you're alone.

Ba dum dah.

Title: Über nerdy trivia quiz
Post by: vils on Mon, 23 May 2011, 05:41:47

What does the number stand for?
Alabama 0
Alaska 0
Arizona 0
Arkansas 1
California 1
Colorado 0
Connecticut 1
Delaware 0
Florida 0
Georgia 1
Hawaii 1
Idaho 0
Illinois 1
Indiana 0
Iowa 1
Kansas 0
Kentucky 1
Louisiana 0
Maine 0
Maryland 0
Massachusetts 4
Michigan 0
Minnessota 0
Mississippi 0
Missouri 1
Montana 0
Nebraska 1
Nevada 0
New Hampshire 1
New Jersey 2 (or 1, depending on how you count)
New Mexico 0
New York 4
North Carolina 2 (or 3, uncertain)
North Dakota 0
Ohio 7
Oklahoma 0
Oregon 0
Pennsylvania 1
Rhode Island 0
South Carolina 1 (or 0, uncertain)
South Dakota 0
Tennessee 0
Texas 2
Utah 0
Vermont 2 (or 1, uncertain)
Virginia 8
Washington 0
West Virginia 0
Wisconsin 0
Wyoming 0

District of Columbia 0

Title: Über nerdy trivia quiz
Post by: woody on Mon, 23 May 2011, 06:30:44

The problem with this latest quiz is that it's US-centric. Don't be offended, but you should know the rest of the world doesn't give a FF about this.

spoiler #1 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama)
spoiler #2 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lists_of_Presidents_of_the_United_States_by_place_of_birth)

Title: Über nerdy trivia quiz
Post by: vils on Mon, 23 May 2011, 08:12:58

Quote from: woody;350185

The problem with this latest quiz is that it's US-centric. Don't be offended, but you should know the rest of the world doesn't give a FF about this.

You may have a point there, even though I'm a part of "the rest of the world".
Your answer is correct.

How long is it between the Equator and the North pole on a 1:40 000 000 scale Mercator projection world map?

Title: Über nerdy trivia quiz
Post by: vils on Mon, 23 May 2011, 12:02:45

Brilliant answer Ripster! And correct.

Title: Über nerdy trivia quiz
Post by: vils on Mon, 23 May 2011, 12:41:42

Quote from: ripster;350255

Why is Amy Pond SOOOOOoooooo Cute?

It don't have to do with her pic besides your bed. (http://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/post.cfm?id=sex-sleep-and-the-law-when-nocturna-2011-05-20)