Friday, April 27, 2007

5 fun facts for friday with a twist

want to test your knowledge of useless trivia facts?
or at least do some creative guessing?
give these questions your best shot
and I'll post the answers on Monday.
(no searching the internet now!)











1. what is the world's best selling book as well as the most shoplifted book?

2. what is tegestology?

3. who gets hiccups more often? men or women?

4. back in the day, what was the Vikings favorite drinking vessel?

5. mr. potatohead has a claim to fame. What is it?
Thanks for playing everyone! Here are the answers:
1. the bible
2. the collection of beer mats or coasters.
3. men get hiccups more than women
4. skulls were the preferred drinking vessel of Vikings.
5. mr. potatohead was the first toy to be advertised on television.

16 comments:

rzdesign said...

1. The Bible
2. the study of integestion!
3. women
4. Their ships
5. Having an enormous tuber!

Schmoop said...

I promise not to cheat...

1. Bible
2. The study of rugs?
3. Women
4. Skull
5. He's a shape-shifter? Not a Clue!!

Lisa Ryan said...

Hi R, thanks for starting it off! you've got 1 right!
Happy Friday Matt-man! you've got 2 right

rzdesign said...

the one matt has right but i do not is not proven. it is myth and legend.

Schmoop said...

Well I'm batting .400. Happy Friday to you too. Cheers Lisa!!

Lisa Ryan said...

I think my great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great Uncle Eyiólfr had a skull cup that may be packed away somewhere.

speaking of Vikings, get your Viking name here

Schmoop said...

Möttull Oxlegs

Your Viking Personality: You're a fearsome Viking, but you aren't completely uncivilized. The other Vikings make fun of you for that. You have a thirst for battle, and tend to strike first and think later. As a Viking, you're one of the "berserkers", and rush into battle with no clothes on. If the sight of you naked isn't enough to disable the enemy, your sword certainly will be.

You might grumble a bit at the lack of amenities on board a Viking longboat, but you can handle it. You possess some skills which other Vikings respect.

You have a fairly pragmatic attitude towards life, and tend not to expend effort in areas where it would be wasted. Due to your gregariousness, you don't strike fear into the hearts of your victims. Try to be a little more surly in the future.

Cool...Now where are my virgins!!

Anonymous said...

1. chicken soup for the soul
2. a religion
3. men
4. conch shells.
5. he hides his facial accessories in his bum?

ur daughter. who forgot her blogger password.

rzdesign said...

Me likes this one!

Me Viking name is…Rauðúlfr Foelicker

I am a fearsome Viking, but aren't completely uncivilized. The other Vikings make fun of me for that. Both friends and enemies think me a little weird. As a Viking, i'm one of the "berserkers", and rush into battle with no clothes on. If the sight of me naked isn't enough to disable the enemy, me sword certainly will be.

A long sea voyage aboard a Viking longboat would be difficult for me, but I may be able to manage it. Vikings make fun of me all the time. Not always behind me back, either.

I don't have a lot of tact, so it's lucky Vikings never cared much for diplomacy. Other people tend to think of me as manipulative and conniving.

v said...

1. Bible
2. What a tegestologist studies
3. Women
4. Their dual-horned helmets? Stinky Viking boots?
5. Mr. Potatohead takes top honors, I think, for best-selling toy AND for Toy With Parts Most Likely to Be Lost, Then Later Found, When No One Remembers What They Are

-- Véný Quicklegs, who "generally won't strike fear into the hearts of her victims" and should "try to be a little more surly in the future"

rzdesign said...

5. First toy sold on TV!

Lisa Ryan said...

update: Matt-man and R have 2 correct. Vanessa and Jenna have 1. I am Guðbjörg Quickmouth - can hold my own on the battlefield but am no beserker. I don't expend effort where it would be wasted but I need to be a tad more surly.

rzdesign said...

well doing a little comparative analysis. . .

1. Bible
3. women
4. a skull (although based on myth and legend)
5. first toy advertised on tv

Travis Cody said...

I do solemnly swear that I will not cheat.

1. Harry Potter
2. The study of tegests?
3. Women
4. A horn
5. He can hold all his parts inside his tummy

Lisa Ryan said...

Hi Travis, I do solemnly believe you! Answers are posted! I can't wait for the new Harry Potter book and the movie.

Travis Cody said...

Woooooooooooooo!! Do I get a prize for getting them all wrong?