Quorthonic historical quizz...

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Well, I think Quorth you demanded this thread as well ;D
I'll ask here various questions mainly connected with history. Though, Qourthy was only one pushing me by force to make it (consciously); Unconsciously, he wanted such topic. ;D ;everyone is welcomed here to take part.

First Questions:

1. Who is an Imperial Wizard and... do you happen to know anyone in person?

2. Is KKK legal in US now?

I apologise in advance if my questions are or will be too much politically incorrect.

[Quorthon]

spacer said:

Well, I think Quorth you demanded this thread as well ;D
I'll ask here various questions mainly connected with history. Though, Qourthy was only one pushing me by force to make it (consciously); Unconsciously, he wanted such topic. ;D ;everyone is welcomed here to take part.

First Questions:

1. Who is an Imperial Wizard and... do you happen to know anyone in person?

2. Is KKK legal in US now?

I apologise in advance if my questions are or will be too much politically incorrect.

1. The Imperial Wizard is one of the highest ranking, if not the highest ranking individual assocated with the Ku Klux Klan. I'm not going to look up details right now because I don't want "KKK" affiliated sites showing up on my work computer's History. Ha ha, oh hell no, I don't know anyone associated with the Klan. I knew a guy that wanted to be a Nazi once, and then he changed all that and turned into a drug-addict hippie asshole with an underage girlfriend. I actually preferred the Nazi version of him.

2. The KKK is a legal organization, just not well liked. Remember, we're free to believe, say, and think anything over here and we can join any looney-tunes group we want to be affiliated with, no matter how asinine they may be. Minnesota, for instance (where I live), has been host to the KKK's "Klan Rallies" on several occasions. My wife wanted to go just to take pictures of them--she's a photographer afterall.

Politically incorrect stuff doesn't bother me one bit. I think part of this country's problem is that everyone's too focused on being all PC and friendly. Just be honest, I say!

Next question!

[Phoenix]

This doesn't really answer any question (Quorthon did perfectly!) but it's my own KKK experience...when I went to high school the Klan used to meet at a local Dunkin Donuts shop on Friday nights. It was really bizarre - you'd see all these white hoods as you drove by and they'd be in line or holding donut boxes in their hands outside. It was quite a joke really...although the KKK used to be no joke.

[Quorthon]

phoenix said:

This doesn't really answer any question (Quorthon did perfectly!) but it's my own KKK experience...when I went to high school the Klan used to meet at a local Dunkin Donuts shop on Friday nights. It was really bizarre - you'd see all these white hoods as you drove by and they'd be in line or holding donut boxes in their hands outside. It was quite a joke really...although the KKK used to be no joke.

The KKK has infiltrated the police!!!

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To say well done is not enough!
Quorthon did a good job and answered both questions correctly
You only lacked personal experience which was kinda part of 1st question. ;D
But to my utter surprise that toughest part was answered by Phoenix. Really mesmerizing sight. I can see them in line eating donuts. They look incredibly funny but no one is laughing at. Grotesque, Horror and Everyday Life mixed together. Hats off. Before Phoenix of course.
I am so much impressed by your ability to visualize the story inside the reader's (my) mind.

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quorthon said:

Politically incorrect stuff doesn't bother me one bit. I think part of this country's problem is that everyone's too focused on being all PC and friendly. Just be honest, I say!

Next question!

I've already guessed that ;D I just thought about others.

Next set of questions:

3. May pornography lessons be legal on University level in US?
It's gonna be tough one ;D so I'll give you some hints

a) only underground
b) yes lectures on the topic then some practice for volunteers
c) yes but only viewing and then discussing the topic in mixed pairs
d) viewing then discussing it like any other movie
e) full practice while watching the stuff or you may flunk it
f) come on, you'll get five years imprisonment at least in New York City after first lecture
g) allowed only as a additional subject at Hooker Cinema College placed on Hawaii islands

More than one answer may be correct or all might be...wrong. ;D
Justify your answer, please

4. A much lighter question:

Did/ Do Russians have a space shuttle looking like American ones?

[Phoenix]

When I was in college there was a nursing (!) sexual history and education class where you viewed porno and one lecture specifically discussed pornography through the centuries and then we watched a modern 'porn' and discussed it. In fact, I remember watching a couple of porn movies during the class. It was a VERY difficult class to get into if you were not in the Nursing school but that didn't stop men (specifically jockish football players! the classic stereotype) from hounding our professor to take it. I think they loved the idea of 'studying' sexual deviant behavior.

Anyway, the whole idea of it was so you would never balk at any strange circumstance your patient would present to you, counseling techniques for sex addicts, different STDs, etc, etc. It was a great class! Not as dirty as you present though Spacer. ;D There were no 'trying out' stuff on the person next to you. YUCK.

[Quorthon]

spacer said:

quorthon said:

Politically incorrect stuff doesn't bother me one bit. I think part of this country's problem is that everyone's too focused on being all PC and friendly. Just be honest, I say!

Next question!

I've already guessed that ;D I just thought about others.

Next set of questions:

3. May pornography lessons be legal on University level in US?
It's gonna be tough one ;D so I'll give you some hints

a) only underground
b) yes lectures on the topic then some practice for volunteers
c) yes but only viewing and then discussing the topic in mixed pairs
d) viewing then discussing it like any other movie
e) full practice while watching the stuff or you may flunk it
f) come on, you'll get five years imprisonment at least in New York City after first lecture
g) allowed only as a additional subject at Hooker Cinema College placed on Hawaii islands

More than one answer may be correct or all might be...wrong. ;D
Justify your answer, please

4. A much lighter question:

Did/ Do Russians have a space shuttle looking like American ones?

Hmmmmmmmmmm......

I'm going to go out on a limb and say "D" for question #3 here.

And for #4: Yes, the Russians do indeed have an American-like "Space Shuttle." Or more accurately, a multi-use, repeated use, space vehicle. However, it flew only once and, as I recall, was unmanned at the time. After that the program was scrapped, I believe, due to financial problems.

[Quorthon]

Questions for Spacer (or anyone else!), easy one's to start with:

1. The Great Red Spot on Jupiter technically referred to as a __________ and is large enough to hold ___ number of the planet _______.

2. Water has been discovered to have once existed fairly abundantly on Mars lending to the idea that water may still exist there. Now, aside from Jupiter, which has some water molecules in the atmosphere, where else is water known to be in large quantities in our solar system?

3. Ultra-easy one: Einstein did a lot of his work while working 6 days a week as a_____________.

4. What Japanese insect has venom so toxic that it has the ability to dissolve human flesh?

And remember--lookin' 'em up online is cheating!!

(But these first are far too easy)

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Let's begin with my questions first.

First question.
Here again Phoenix surprised us with her unusual experience. She gave more than correct answer without using my hints. So credit goes to Phoenix.
Qourth because you decided to use my hints already having the knowledge about it from the previous post your correct answer was a bit late.

2nd question, Quorthon very good. Full answer. Just to add that it's name is Buran. Though it looked very similar to American shuttles the way it was operated was a bit different, it better behaved during lift off, and didn't have problems with fuel tank foam, cause it didn't use it and didn't have rocket boosters either. It was constructed to be lifted on the back of Energia rocket. Indeed it was damped because of economical reasons though the only unmanned flight was a full success. Now it is rusting away somewhere... Maybe NASA should buy a patent from Russians?

On a side note: I envy your experience . You could be a counselor like Deanna Troy for people with sexual problems. I had too some tiny experience in nursing. When I studied medical analysis I had a subject called nursing techniques. These were basic things mainly: we made shots, took blood samples, used stomach and duodenum probes. We trained in pairs using each other as a object to learn ;D. No pornography lessons in pairs sadly We were only once invited by our female midwives colleagues to watch a delivery. The bed with "mammy" was crowded around by our class. She was so good-humoured that she said yes to our visit despite the fact that there were about 30 of us. But it was so quick that by the time I found a good vintage point to watch it the baby had already popped like a small torpedo through the birth canal and I haven't seen much of it.

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quorthon said:

Questions for Spacer (or anyone else!), easy one's to start with:

1. The Great Red Spot on Jupiter technically referred to as a ___cyclone/hurricane_______ and is large enough to hold __2_ number of the planet ___Earth____.

2. Water has been discovered to have once existed fairly abundantly on Mars lending to the idea that water may still exist there. Now, aside from Jupiter, which has some water molecules in the atmosphere, where else is water known to be in large quantities in our solar system?
Very good question. Water is a basic molecule and is to be found basically everywhere. Talking about abundant quantities:
a) comets
b) ice asteroids
c) icy worlds like satellites (Europa, Ganymede, Callisto, Triton?)
d) Kuiper belt objects
e) Oort cloud objects very likely
f) Pluto very likely

3. Ultra-easy one: Einstein did a lot of his work while working 6 days a week as a____Patent official_________.

4. What Japanese insect has venom so toxic that it has the ability to dissolve human flesh?
Shucks ...Cannot remember the name
And remember--lookin' 'em up online is cheating!!

(But these first are far too easy)

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Next set:

5. Name the most dangerous and relentless predator on Earth?

6. Name the part of Papua New Guinea which was a place of a rebellion sparked by the Australian mining corporation completely destroying the natural environment there. Did they gain independence?

7. Would any of 3 robotic laws be in conflict in the case of Terry Schiavo?

8. May a multiple killer be awarded a prize for what he did?

9. May tortures be legal in a contemporary West culture country?

10. What were Nuremberg Laws. What did they cause? Were they made illegal?

[Quorthon]

spacer said:

quorthon said:

Questions for Spacer (or anyone else!), easy one's to start with:

1. The Great Red Spot on Jupiter technically referred to as a ___cyclone/hurricane_______ and is large enough to hold __2_ number of the planet ___Earth____.

2. Water has been discovered to have once existed fairly abundantly on Mars lending to the idea that water may still exist there. Now, aside from Jupiter, which has some water molecules in the atmosphere, where else is water known to be in large quantities in our solar system?
Very good question. Water is a basic molecule and is to be found basically everywhere. Talking about abundant quantities:
a) comets
b) ice asteroids
c) icy worlds like satellites (Europa, Ganymede, Callisto, Triton?)
d) Kuiper belt objects
e) Oort cloud objects very likely
f) Pluto very likely

3. Ultra-easy one: Einstein did a lot of his work while working 6 days a week as a____Patent official_________.

4. What Japanese insect has venom so toxic that it has the ability to dissolve human flesh?
Shucks ...Cannot remember the name
And remember--lookin' 'em up online is cheating!!

(But these first are far too easy)

The only things I have to add are from Question 1: I've heard it actually referred to as a hypercaine and I believe it can hold 3 Earths.

The 4th question is the 2" long Japanese Killer Hornet. I viewed on the National Geographic channel a colony of 200 of those completely decimated a colony of over 20,000 European Honeybees--killed every one of them and stole the young for food.

Along with History and Astronomy--I'm also a big fan of Entomology, some Ancient Mythology (my son is named Odin, after all), and Deep-Sea Biology. See, I'd love to go to school again and get a Bachelor's in one of these fields. ... but which one?!!?

[Quorthon]

spacer said:

Next set:

5. Name the most dangerous and relentless predator on Earth?

6. Name the part of Papua New Guinea which was a place of a rebellion sparked by the Australian mining corporation completely destroying the natural environment there. Did they gain independence?

7. Would any of 3 robotic laws be in conflict in the case of Terry Schiavo?

8. May a multiple killer be awarded a prize for what he did?

9. May tortures be legal in a contemporary West culture country?

10. What were Nuremberg Laws. What did they cause? Were they made illegal?

5. Man (he's also the most deadly game!)
6. Um (nuts)
7. Robots are to benefit man, they are never to hurt man, and... what was the third one? In essence, I don't believe they would have. At this point in our scientific and medical understanding, we simply do not have the technology to repair damaged or dead brain cells.
8. Trick question. Yes, and I believe you're referring to soldiers.
9. I'm not sure where you're going with this one...
10. Nuremberg, Germany. They were, and I'm kinda guessing on this one, were largely anti-Semetic, but also, highly pro-Aryan. For instance, in order to marry, one had to prove their Aryan descent. But this is kind of a "guesstimate."

Well, then. So much for me trying to look all smart on here.

Awww shucks.

[Quorthon]

5. What is the Architeuthis generally known as?

6. What is peculiar about Pluto and it's moon, Charon, that differs greatly from the other 8 planets in the solar system? (Hint: not it's angled orbit)

7. Machu Picchu was built by which ancient American Empire?
a) Maya
b) Inca
c) Aztec
d) Cherokee

8. Which of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World still actually exist?

9. Name at least two United States Territories (Hint, not Iraq!)--Sorry, I had to throw in a hard one!

10. What Earth-based discovery led to stronger support that life may indeed exist more easily outside of Earth than once believed? (Hint, The discovery led Scientists to look directly at Europa, and there is now a very good chance that life may indeed exist there.)


I know it may seem boorish of me to be asking more trivia after my putrid performance on those last questions, but that's part of the fun. ... I hope.