RTS Trivia Contests

[randyith]

There is no winner to this contest. Contest is closed. See correct answers below:


1. What male mammal has the greatest # of mates in one season? A: The Northern Fur Seal


2. What vaccine caused more death and illness than the disease it was intended to prevent? A: The Swine Flu Vaccine


3. Approximately how many bee trips from a flower to the hive does it take to make a pound of honey? A: 40,000


4. How were the 1st written messages transmitted by air? A: By arrow


5. What dog carries the name of the English minister who bred it? The Jack Russell


6. What mammal can starve to death, despite a plentiful supply if food, if there are too many cool and cloudy days in a row? A: Sloth


7. In past years, what was used as transmission oil in Rolls Royce? A: Spermaceti Oil


8. Who, long before Columbus, claimed the world was round, reasoning that if it were flat all of the stars would be visible from all points on its surface? A: Aristotle


9. What percentage of the worlds’ food crops are pollinated by insects? A: 80%


10. What is the average lifespan of a tastebud? A: 7-10 days (moreso 10 days is the answer we’re looking for)

 

[Notfaraway]

Thx for contest!


Тапком..

 

[4lph4num3r1c]

Thanks for the chance.

 

[Marina2]

Congrats on the new forum RTS Vapes!

I missed this somehow and it would have been such fun.
Please do more!

 

[Ms_Vapem_Vessle88]

Hey Vapers! Sorry about the last contest..I put some trick questions on that one But no worries, we have a new trivia questionnaire for all those willing to participate. The contest ends Wednesday Feb. 17.16 at 3 pm. Answer all the questions correctly and win 600 rewards points to go towards RTS products! Good luck Vapers!

Category: Miscellaneous

1. Who referred to her famous son as “My Golden Ziggy”?
2. What synthetic fabric, introduced in the 1970’s, is made of Teflon?
3. Nineteenth-century English Physician Peter Mark Roger devised his famous thesaurus to help people find the right word. What equally useful tool did he develop for those searching for mathematical solutions?
4. How much weight is saved when an airline doesn’t paint an MD-11 Jumbo Jet?
5. Why do federal park rangers working in the subtropical marshlands of south Florida wear snowshoes designed for use in subarctic climates?
6. How many dust mites can a gram of dust hold?
7. What high fashion clothing designer spent two years in medical school before deciding to find another career?
8. What supermodel was valedictorian of her high school class and winner of a full college scholarship to study chemical engineering?
9. What problem did Leonardo da Vinci, Winston Churchill, Albert Einstein, Thomas Edison, and General George Patton all have in common?
10. What is the centerfold feature called in Playboar, a magazine for swine breeders?

 

[440BB]

Thanks for the fun! Here are my entries:

1 Amalia Freud

2 Gore-Tex

3 Peter Mark Roget invented the log log slide rule

4 300 lbs

5 Snowshoes keep them from sinking into the silty marshes

6 There can be thousands of mites in a single gram of house dust

7 Giorgio Armani

8 Cindy Crawford

9 Dyslexia

10 Littermate of the Month

 

[Ms_Vapem_Vessle88]

Good Job @440BB , however there is one question that needs your re-editing.

 

[oplholik]

1. Freud was called "my golden Ziggy" by his mother
2. Gore-Tex
3. A special (log-log) slide rule.
4. 300 pounds
5. The web-footed, wood-framed shoes keep them from sinking into the silty marshes.
6. It is not uncommon to find thousands of mites in a single gram of house dust
7. Giorgio Armani
8. Cindy Crawford
9. Dyslexia.
10. Littermate of the Month

 

[Ms_Vapem_Vessle88]

Thanks for your submissions @oplholik and @440BB! All are welcome to participate until the contest expires. We will announce the winner on Wednesday at 3pm. Stay Tuned!

 

[oplholik]

Thank you and RTS for the contest.

 

[440BB]

...and my edit is is in. Thanks!

 

[Marina2]

1. Amalia Freud
2. Gore-Tex
3. log log slide rule
4. 300 lbs
5. To keep them from sinking into the marsh.
6. Thousands
7. Giorgio Armani
8. Cindy Crawford
9. Dyslexia
10. Littermate of the Month

Thanks!

 

[Ms_Vapem_Vessle88]

Hey Vapers! Thank you to all those who particpated in this week's trivia contest. You guys rock!! It was a close call on the answers but this week's winner is @oplholik! There was one missed question so you'll be receiving 540 rewards points (see answers below) Please PM me your first/ last name and email address so we can set up your account to receive the points.

1. Sigmund Freud’s Mother-Amalie Freud.
2. Gore-Tex
3.A special (log log) slide rule
4. Almost 300 pounds
5. The web-footed, wood framed shoes keep them from sinking into the silty marshes.
6. 500
7. Giorgio Armani
8. Cindy Crawford
9. They were dyslexic
10. Littermate of the month

STAY TUNED FOR MORE TRIVIA!!

 

[oplholik]

I won? Me? Well, thank you RTS, and Ms. I'm sure that the points will come in handy.

 

[Marina2]

Congratulations @oplholik!

Thanks RTS Vapes and @Ms_Vapem_Vessle88 for the contest.

 

[Ms_Vapem_Vessle88]

Hey Vapers! Got another Trivia Contest for ya Good luck to all those participating!
Category: Military
Duration: now til Thursday at midnight (11:59 wends night)

1. As a young naval officer serving in World War II, what famous American set up the only hamburger stand in the South Pacific?

2. “GI Joe” won the Dickins Award for saving a thousand British soldiers from a bombing attack in Italy during World War II. Who was he and what is the Dickin’s Medal?

3. What is the meaning of the US Coast Guard Motto, semper paratus?

4. Which controversial hero graduated at the bottom of his West Point Class in 1861?

5. How did Napoleon Bonaparte finance his invasion of Russia in 1812?

6. How were the height and width of Modern American battleships originally determined?

7. What was the first US Navy Ship named in honor of an African American?

8. How did the Dutch in Amsterdam mobilize to defeat the invading Spanish during the winter of 1572-73?

9. How long did the Battle of Waterloo Last?

10. What was the Allies password on D-Day?

 

[Marina2]

1. Richard M. Nixon

2. Gi Joe was a carrier pidgeon. The PDSA Dickin Medal was instituted in 1943 in the United Kingdom by Maria Dickin to honour the work of animals in World War II. It is a bronze medallion, bearing the words "For Gallantry" and "We Also Serve" within a laurel wreath, carried on a ribbon of striped green, dark brown, and pale blue.

3. "always prepared" per Miriam Webster dictionary but the Coast Guard's preferred translation is "Always Ready"

4. George Armstrong Custer

5. With counterfeit money

6. The ships had to be able to go beneath the Brooklyn Bridge and through the Panama Canal.

7. The first ship to be named for an African-American, Harmon honored Mess Attendant First Class Leonard Roy Harmon

8. The ice-locked Dutch routed the Spanish on skates.

9. 9 hours 30 minutes

10. thunder (flash, thunder, welcome = sign, password, counter sign)

 

[Ms_Vapem_Vessle88]

Woah @Marina2 is a force to be reckoned with! Thanks for your submission!! Stay tuned, we'll be announcing a winner on Thursday morning.

 

[Ms_Vapem_Vessle88]

Congrats to our winner @Marina2!!! You rocked it out! Only missed one question but you've still earned 540 points! PM me your first/last name and email address so that you may receive your rewards points! Thanks so much for playing! And stay tuned for more trivia!!

1. President to be: Richard Nixon
2. He was a pigeon, 1 of 32 WWII pigeons to receive to receive Britain’s Animal Victoria Cross
3. Always prepared
4. General George Armstrong Custer
5. With counterfeit money
6. The ships had to be able to go underneath the Brooklyn Bridge and through the Panama Canal.
7. The USS Harmon, named after Leonard Roy Harmon, a mess attendant who was killed in Guadalcanal in 1943.
8. The ice-locked Dutch routed the Spanish on skates
9. 9 ½ hours
10. Mickey Mouse

 

[Marina2]

Thanks @Ms_Vapem_Vessle88 and RTS Vapes!

pm sent