I am extending the contest one more day, get your answers in before tomorrow morning for your chance to win!
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Sorry everyone, but we had no winner for this contest. This seems to have been a very tough one. One of our contenders only missed one, so close. See the answers below:
1. Who invented the guillotine?
a. Not Dr. Joseph-Ignace Guillotin, but Tobias Schmidt under the direction of Dr. Antonin Louise.
2. Who invented the printing press, or movable type?
a. The Chinese were using movable type centuries before Johannes Gutenberg ever did.
3. Who started the first fire department in the United States?
a. Peter Stuyvesant in 1659.
4. What people invented kilts?
a. Not the Scottish but the Irish.
5. What was the first invention to go faster than sound (in air)?
a. The whip, invented in China thousands of years ago.
6. Who invented the forward pass in football?
a. Walter Camp is recorded to have thrown the first forward pass in 1876, and Bradbury Robinson threw the first legal forward pass in 1906.
7. Which nation invented champagne?
a. The English. In the Sixteenth Century they imported barrels of green, flat wine from Champagne, France, and added sugar and molasses to begin fermentation. They also invented the cork and bottle to contain it.
8. What nation or culture produced the equal sign in mathematics?
a. A Welsh astronomer and mathematician Robert Recorde in 1557.
9. Where was table tennis invented?
a. Table tennis was originally invented by the English and it was played with balls made from champagne corks and paddles from cigar-box lids.
10. In what country was the Sudoku puzzle invented?
a. Sudoku was invented in the US by a retired architect from Indianapolis named Howard Garns in the 1970’s.
11. What people first developed the potato?
a. The Peruvians.
12. What decade was the bikini invented?
a. In 1946, two Frenchmen, Jacques Heim and Louis Reard, invented what was called the bikini, but scanty two-piece swimsuits existed long before then. When the bikini was invented, the U.S. Army was testing nuclear weapons on the Bikini Atoll. The inventors of the bikini hoped their new item would be as explosive in the fashion world.
1. Who invented the guillotine?
a. Not Dr. Joseph-Ignace Guillotin, but Tobias Schmidt under the direction of Dr. Antonin Louise.
2. Who invented the printing press, or movable type?
a. The Chinese were using movable type centuries before Johannes Gutenberg ever did.
3. Who started the first fire department in the United States?
a. Peter Stuyvesant in 1659.
4. What people invented kilts?
a. Not the Scottish but the Irish.
5. What was the first invention to go faster than sound (in air)?
a. The whip, invented in China thousands of years ago.
6. Who invented the forward pass in football?
a. Walter Camp is recorded to have thrown the first forward pass in 1876, and Bradbury Robinson threw the first legal forward pass in 1906.
7. Which nation invented champagne?
a. The English. In the Sixteenth Century they imported barrels of green, flat wine from Champagne, France, and added sugar and molasses to begin fermentation. They also invented the cork and bottle to contain it.
8. What nation or culture produced the equal sign in mathematics?
a. A Welsh astronomer and mathematician Robert Recorde in 1557.
9. Where was table tennis invented?
a. Table tennis was originally invented by the English and it was played with balls made from champagne corks and paddles from cigar-box lids.
10. In what country was the Sudoku puzzle invented?
a. Sudoku was invented in the US by a retired architect from Indianapolis named Howard Garns in the 1970’s.
11. What people first developed the potato?
a. The Peruvians.
12. What decade was the bikini invented?
a. In 1946, two Frenchmen, Jacques Heim and Louis Reard, invented what was called the bikini, but scanty two-piece swimsuits existed long before then. When the bikini was invented, the U.S. Army was testing nuclear weapons on the Bikini Atoll. The inventors of the bikini hoped their new item would be as explosive in the fashion world.
Win, lose or draw, these trivia contests are fun!
I've been sick so didn't get answers in for this one. but
CONGRATS to VC!!! you stumped everyone!! hehehe
CONGRATS to VC!!! you stumped everyone!! hehehe
Haha, I'm glad I was finally able to stump everyone!
I found that one to be very fun, and I learned a lot.Time for more trivia!
They say English is the hardest language to learn due to the immense amount of slang. Try your hand at this trivia on slang from other languages. Good Luck!!!
The contest will end Monday the 29th, and the winner will be announced on Tuesday.
1. In slang, what is German tea?
2. In slang, what are Russian boots?
3. In slang, what are Mexican strawberries?
4. In slang, what is a Chinese fire drill?
5. In slang, what is a Spanish Fiddle?
6. In slang, what is a Turkish medal?
7. In slang, what is an Arizona tenor?
8. In slang, what is a Scotch organ?
9. In slang, what is Italian perfume?
10. In slang, what is a Dutch feast?
11. In slang, what is a Dutch nightingale?
12. What is a bunghole borer?
13. What is blowing the grampus?
They say English is the hardest language to learn due to the immense amount of slang. Try your hand at this trivia on slang from other languages. Good Luck!!!
The contest will end Monday the 29th, and the winner will be announced on Tuesday.
1. In slang, what is German tea?
2. In slang, what are Russian boots?
3. In slang, what are Mexican strawberries?
4. In slang, what is a Chinese fire drill?
5. In slang, what is a Spanish Fiddle?
6. In slang, what is a Turkish medal?
7. In slang, what is an Arizona tenor?
8. In slang, what is a Scotch organ?
9. In slang, what is Italian perfume?
10. In slang, what is a Dutch feast?
11. In slang, what is a Dutch nightingale?
12. What is a bunghole borer?
13. What is blowing the grampus?
Last day to get your answers in for the contest!
It is a pot w/lid that I believe is made out of ceramic and is used on the stove at a low temp.Bonus question, what is a Dutch oven.
Probably won't have time to do this one, but can't wait to see all the answers. What a fun one you found this time! And jup, a dutch oven is usually 5-6 quarts at least. Doesn't have to be ceramic, I think originally they were cast iron. Can really be made of anything. Two handles on the sides. But is used on the stove or in the oven. You can start it on the stove to sear, then keep on the stove, or put in the oven.
I just Urban Dictionary Dutch Oven and HAHAHAHHAHAHAH
Thanks to everyone that played, and I am glad that y'all had some fun!
This contest's random winner is @GreenLeaf. Congratulations!
For those looking for the answers, see below.
1. In slang, what is German tea?
a. Beer
2. In slang, what are Russian boots?
a. Leg irons
3. In slang, what are Mexican strawberries?
a. Beans
4. In slang, what is a Chinese fire drill?
a. Chaos or a situation in which everyone gets out of a car when it’s stopped at a traffic light, runs around it, and gets back in a different seat.
5. In slang, what is a Spanish Fiddle?
a. Crosscut saw
6. In slang, what is a Turkish medal?
a. An unbuttoned fly
7. In slang, what is an Arizona tenor?
a. A cougher (who has gone to the southwest for reasons of health)
8. In slang, what is a Scotch organ?
a. Cash register
9. In slang, what is Italian perfume?
a. Garlic
10. In slang, what is a Dutch feast?
a. A dinner at which the host gets drunk before or after the guest arrive.
11. In slang, what is a Dutch nightingale?
a. Frog
12. What is a bunghole borer?
a. One who operates a machine that bores holes in casks or barrels.
13. What is blowing the grampus?
a. The tradition of throwing a bucket of cold water on a sailor who has been asleep while on watch.
This contest's random winner is @GreenLeaf. Congratulations!
For those looking for the answers, see below.
1. In slang, what is German tea?
a. Beer
2. In slang, what are Russian boots?
a. Leg irons
3. In slang, what are Mexican strawberries?
a. Beans
4. In slang, what is a Chinese fire drill?
a. Chaos or a situation in which everyone gets out of a car when it’s stopped at a traffic light, runs around it, and gets back in a different seat.
5. In slang, what is a Spanish Fiddle?
a. Crosscut saw
6. In slang, what is a Turkish medal?
a. An unbuttoned fly
7. In slang, what is an Arizona tenor?
a. A cougher (who has gone to the southwest for reasons of health)
8. In slang, what is a Scotch organ?
a. Cash register
9. In slang, what is Italian perfume?
a. Garlic
10. In slang, what is a Dutch feast?
a. A dinner at which the host gets drunk before or after the guest arrive.
11. In slang, what is a Dutch nightingale?
a. Frog
12. What is a bunghole borer?
a. One who operates a machine that bores holes in casks or barrels.
13. What is blowing the grampus?
a. The tradition of throwing a bucket of cold water on a sailor who has been asleep while on watch.
Congratulations GreenLeaf, way to go. 
Nice job Greenleaf!
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