Quiz Time 3

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Author: Aaman Lamba — Published: Jul 06, 2005 at 5:05 pm 2 comments

Quiz Time 3

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Here goes - chip in with your scores - easier this time, I hope.

The Questions - Stage I

1. Complete this poem, and give the source/speaker:
"Twinkle, twinkle, little bat!

How I wonder what you're at!

...Up above the world you fly

_______________________"

2. Name the film, based on a book by S Morgenstern, as retold by William Goldman, with the 'good parts left in, which tells the tale of a beautiful princess named Buttercup, her true love Westley, an evil prince, a Spanish swordsman, an inconceivably wise swindler, and a friendly giant


3. imgWhat is the claim to fame of this image?


 



4. Who was a co-recipient of the Ignobel prize 2003 in engineering posthumously? (He was a developement engineer at Edwards Field,California)


 


5. This director sued Steven Spielberg for allegedly plagiarizing the storyline of E.T. from a story he had written called "Bonkur Babur Bondhu". The suit was settled out of court by Richard Attenborough, a common friend. Name the director.


 

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  • 1 - Victor Plenty

    Jul 06, 2005 at 9:45 pm

    Easier? I only got two this time, none in Stage II.

    Still a good entertaining variety of subject areas though, and educational as always. Keep up the good work!

  • 2 - Aaman

    Jul 08, 2005 at 10:42 am

    Thanks Victor, although it all seems a bit strange now after 7.7 - one must move on, I guess, otherwise they have already won.

    I actually thought it was easier than you describe - thanks for trying, though

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