Quiz Time 9

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Author: Aaman Lamba — Published: Oct 31, 2005 at 10:58 am 18 comments

Quiz Time 9 Yr Host - Aaman Lamba



The Bangalore quiz scene in India seems to be going strong, from the emails I receive on quiz announcements from the Karnataka Quiz Association, my erstwhile quiz fraternity. And out of the blue, I received an email (and a call) from some old friends recently, who were classmates since second grade and the original members of our quiz team, Mustafa and the Fat Bottomed Girls. They are doing well, and validate, as it were, a certain theory of mine - quizzers do well, life-wise. We might be outre when it comes to knowing abtruse pieces of information, or interests outside the ordinary, but the faculties that go into being a good quizzer seem to help in the long run. 'Nuff said.


The answers have been added. Joan Hunt and Tiffany Leigh both scored 7 out of 10 - that's great. Thanks for playing and stay tuned

The Questions - Stage I


1. His experience of oppression in Turkey and the suppression of the Kurdish language inspired his 1988 play Mountain Language. He opposed the U.S. invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq. He called George W Bush a mass murderer and Tony Blair a 'deluded idiot', and defends Slobodan Milosevic and Fidel Castro. He appears in "The Tailor of Panama" and was nominated twice for an Oscar. He was in the news recently, though for another reason. Who?



2. Identify this person pic1

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  • 1 - Aaman

    Oct 31, 2005 at 2:14 pm

    New quiz up - get it while it's hot:)

  • 2 - Matthew T. Sussman

    Oct 31, 2005 at 2:18 pm

    >> 10. Name the only baseball player to have been killed in a Major League Baseball game

    Brad Lidge?

  • 3 - Aaman

    Oct 31, 2005 at 2:19 pm

    Matt, mail me yr answers - easier for Those Who Come Later:)

  • 4 - Matthew T. Sussman

    Oct 31, 2005 at 2:38 pm

    That was the Hollywood Squares gag answer.

  • 5 - Justene

    Oct 31, 2005 at 3:59 pm

    Oh great, now I have to go figure out who Brad Lidge is.

  • 6 - Matthew T. Sussman

    Oct 31, 2005 at 4:03 pm

    >> 9. In the premiere episode of MTV's Punk'd, the host Ashton Kutcher convinced a star that the IRS was seizing the star's property and boarding up the doors and windows of his home for not paying his taxes. Who was this unfortunate star?

    Marion Barry?

  • 7 - RogerMDillon

    Oct 31, 2005 at 4:08 pm

    "That was the Hollywood Squares gag answer."

    Aren't they supposed to be funny?

  • 8 - Matthew T. Sussman

    Oct 31, 2005 at 4:15 pm

    You've obviously never seen Hollywood Squares.

  • 9 - RogerMDillon

    Oct 31, 2005 at 6:32 pm

    To paraphrase Lloyd Bentsen:

    Suss, I served with Paul Lynde, I knew Paul Lynde, Paul Lynde was a friend of mine. Suss, you are no Paul Lynde.

  • 10 - Joanie

    Nov 01, 2005 at 1:41 am

    Well, I sent you my answers. I'm terribly embarrassed that I couldn't get three of them

  • 11 - Aaman

    Nov 01, 2005 at 9:51 am

    Must be easy - 2 people have got 7 - hmmm

  • 12 - Aaman

    Nov 01, 2005 at 3:38 pm

    Philip/Temple, I'm looking forward to yr and Nathaniel's answers:)

  • 13 - Aaman

    Nov 02, 2005 at 11:03 am

    The answers and winners are up:)

  • 14 - Phillip Winn

    Nov 02, 2005 at 11:52 am

    Sorry, I meant to answer these. Dude, I laughed and laughed as JT sat and cried on that episode of Punk'd.

    Honestly, I would have gotten three right answers (1,2,9) and two wrong answers (3,5). I'm annoyed at myself for not recognizing penicillin.

  • 15 - reggie

    Nov 08, 2005 at 3:04 pm

    Well i got them all correct...except the first ten.

  • 16 - Aaman

    Nov 08, 2005 at 3:14 pm

    Try again next time - coming up tomorrow

  • 17 - Nathaniel Winn

    Nov 21, 2005 at 9:40 am

    I just noticed comment #12. Aaman, believe me when I say you had nothing to look forward to. I don't know if it's my current line of work, but my brain is no good anymore.

  • 18 - bharat

    Mar 17, 2008 at 2:02 pm

    sir, i am an engineering student from sjce mysore. i am very much interested in quizzing. i've won many prizes in schools and college levels. i want to continue my quizzing. so please do let me know abt the quizzes being held in and around bangalore. i'll be pleased to see your mail in my inbox. thank u
    bharat rao

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