RTS Trivia Contests

[salemgold]

Woohoo!!!!!!!!!!!!! Congratulations, PD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You are going to have a blast choosing items from the wide selection that RTS offers. It could not have happened to a nicer person

 

[Princessdee]

Awww. Thank you, Sweetie!
As soon as I get 2 minutes, I'm gonna start filing the cart.

 

[Marina2]

Congratulations Princessdee and thank you RTS Vapes for another fun trivia contest.

 

[Princessdee]

Thank you, Marina.
It is a really fun contest!

 

[Debadoo]

Wahooooooooo Congrats Dee!!! And thanks so much chemist and RTS for another fun and generous contest!!

 

[The_Vapin_Chemist]

Good afternoon all of my vaping friends! I have what I thought was a very fun and interesting trivia for you to wash away all of your stress from the polls today. The topic is Business, Advertising, & Inventions and the contest will run through Thursday night and the winner will be announced on Friday. For any newcomers, you are playing for a one-time use coupon that takes 90% off your order up to $150. Have fun and good luck!

1. What unusual use did non-drinker Andy Warhol make of Absolute Vodka, the Swedish liquor for which he and other artists created a series of innovative print ads?

2. What was the last 12-cylinder car produced in the United States?

3. For whom was the Mercedes automobile named?

4. What mothers’s aid did Marion Donovan patent in 1951?

5. What phrase is said to be the most oft-printed warning in the history of the printed words?

6. What famous children’s book author created an imaginative ad campaign for an insect spray called Flit?

7. Where did Robert Fulton launch his first steamboat?

8. Prior to 1953, what product was advertised with the slogan, “Just what the doctor ordered?”

9. What American industry introduced the 5-day, 40-hour work week?

10. What famous circus performer introduced the flying trapeze?

11. What was the name of the car that followed Ford’s 1932 Model B, the last in the automaker’s series of cars known by letter designations?

12. Who is second only to Thomas Edison in the number of U.S. patents granted for inventions?

 

[Debadoo]

Good luck everyone!

 

[The_Vapin_Chemist]

Don't forget the contest ends tonight. Make sure to get your submissions in!

 

[The_Vapin_Chemist]

Everyone help me congratulate @Debadoo for being this weeks trivia winner! Thanks to everybody that played and stay tuned for more trivia next week.

Answers:
1. What unusual use did non-drinker Andy Warhol make of Absolute Vodka, the Swedish liquor for which he and other artists created a series of innovative print ads?
a. He claimed he used it for perfume.

2. What was the last 12-cylinder car produced in the United States?
a. The 1948 Lincoln Continental.

3. For whom was the Mercedes automobile named?
a. Mercedes Daimler, the daughter of German automaker Gottlieb Daimler.

4. What mothers’s aid did Marion Donovan patent in 1951?
a. The disposable diaper.

5. What phrase is said to be the most oft-printed warning in the history of the printed words?
a. “Close Cover Before Striking” – the words of caution that appear on most matchbooks.

6. What famous children’s book author created an imaginative ad campaign for an insect spray called Flit?
a. Dr. Seuss, whose real name was Theodor Seuss Geisel. He worked on the ad campaign – which featured his trademark bugs – for 17 year.

7. Where did Robert Fulton launch his first steamboat?
a. In Paris, on the Seine, in 1803. It sank. But Fulton made history four years later when his steamboat Clermont traveled the Hudson River from New York City to Albany.

8. Prior to 1953, what product was advertised with the slogan, “Just what the doctor ordered?”
a. L&M cigarettes.

9. What American industry introduced the 5-day, 40-hour work week?
a. The steel industry, in 1923. Henry Ford adopted it in 1926.

10. What famous circus performer introduced the flying trapeze?
a. French aerialist Jules Leotard, who also invented the tights we call leotards.

11. What was the name of the car that followed Ford’s 1932 Model B, the last in the automaker’s series of cars known by letter designations?
a. The Model 18 – the 8 indicated it had an eight-cylinder engine; the 1 that is was Ford’s first V-8.

12. Who is second only to Thomas Edison in the number of U.S. patents granted for inventions?
a. Edwin Land, inventor of the Polaroid camera.

 

[oplholik]

Yippie Debadoo! Congratulations!

 

[DancingHeretik]

Congratulations, Debadoo! Well done.

 

[Debadoo]

wahoooooooo what a nice PM to get. Thanks opl and dancing and huge thanks to RTS and Chem! (hope you don't mind, we just really need a shorter nickname for you and vapin just sounds like an odd thing to call someone for some reason) hehehe

 

[diabolique]

Congratulations @Debadoo !!

 

[Debadoo]

Congratulations @Debadoo !!

thanks hun! Plan on using some of this to help a friend who is wanting to learn DIY

 

[The_Vapin_Chemist]

Hello everyone, it's Trivia time again!
With football in full swing, NASCAR coming to a close, and basketball getting started up again; I figured it was time for another sports trivia. This contest will run through the weekend and the winner will be announced on Monday. Good luck!

1. Ranking only behind the National Football League, what sport has grown to become the second-most popular sport in terms of television ratings inside the U.S.?

2. In Bowling, what is the term for three consecutive strikes?

3. What legendary basketball coach is known as “The Wizard of Westwood”?

4. What controversial former Baltimore Oriole slugger holds the record for most games played without ever appearing in a World Series?

5. What two Ivy League football teams compete annually in “The Game,” is the oldest and third-most-played college football rivalry?

6. What Chicago Bear running back died of cancer in 1970?

7. What school produced Atlanta Brave Tim Hudson?

8. What NHL Hall of Famer broke Maurice Richard’s all-time scoring record in 1963?

9. Who is the only driver to date to win the Indianapolis 500, Daytona 500, and the 24 Hours of Le Mans?

10. Strawberries and cream are a traditional snack at what prestigious sporting event?

11. Who is the only MLB player to win the MVP award in both leagues?

12. What is Thanksgiving weekend referred to as by college football fans?

 

[Debadoo]

Good luck everyone. I'll be sitting out a few

Hope all of you have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

 

[Who_Dey_1991]

Edited because I'm an idiot.

 

[oplholik]

Uhmm, answers are to be pm'd to Chem, not posted.

 

[Who_Dey_1991]

Well then, I guess looking like an idiot is my punishment for not reading the first post.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G935A using Tapatalk

 

[oplholik]

Ok, now we know. Every one makes mistakes, we won't hold it against ya.