Wikipedia:Wikifun/Round 3

Round three had started on Monday, Nov 15, 2004 at about 16:00 UTC. It was announced on Wikipedia:Recentchanges, Wikipedia:Goings-on and on Wikipedia:Village pump (miscellaneous).

I am trying out new rules (thanks, Quadell!) in an attempt to get more lively participation: 20 questions will be posted, all at once. The first ten questions correctly answered are valid one point each for the poster of the first correct answer. The second ten questions answered are valid two points. (Note: it's the order in which questions are answered correctly that determines the number of points awarded for a question, not the numbering below!) In case of a tie, I do have a 21st question as a tie-breaker, to be answered only by those tied. Hopefully the questions are difficult (or mean, if you like :-) enough to let the contest last for a few days... We'll see how this works; if it doesn't come out good, we can always revert to the old rules for future rounds.

The questions

Think you have the correct answer?

There can be more than one individual to answer a question, as the first may be wrong. Remember to place your timestamp to ensure your place. When all questions are answered, the winners will be posted in chronological order (that is if their answers are right). The individual with the most correct answers will be contacted and asked to assist in the next task line-up.

Please include a short history of your general proceeding to find the answer, e.g. the pages you visited to find the correct answer and of the search terms you entered. For example:

I was browsing Wikipedia:Village Pump, read a post on Wikipedia:Wikipediholic, stumbled on Wikipedia:Wikifun - Bingo!

Question 1

Warm up

What is the highest point in the Lesser Antilles?

See the answer

Question 2

Population dynamics

In which municipality did the last German emperor reside after his abdication, and what was the population change of that municipality from 2003 to 2004?

See the answer

Question 3

Non-sequitur?

When was the plane crash that caused somebody to drive his car to a dam? (Day & year)

See the answer

Question 4

Sing along

She had clear voice, but a dark skin, and she was the first black vocalist to sing at the Met in New York City.

See the answer

Question 5

Horse blues

He was a rider who never rode, neither horses nor Piano's concrete waves in his hometown that will house his works. Who was he?

See the answer

Question 6

Post-election quiz

This man served as the head of state in two nations. The first time 1819 - 1820, and the second time 1828 - 1830. Yet he hadn't found the silver bullet for running a country: he was forced to abdicate both times.

See the answer

Question 7

A visit to the zoo

What animal is shown on this image, and where can the image be found?

File:Wikifun-animal.jpg

See the answer

Question 8

That elusive middle name...

What's the middle name of the creator of the comic Shoe, and where can this information be found?

See the answer

Question 9

Bar exam

Which paragraph in the German Criminal Code defines the minimal age of consent for having sex?

See the answer

Question 10

Is this about fungi??

Who are the four people mentioned by name in the poem containing the following lines, where can one find that info, and in what year was that poem published?

...

Now and in time to be,

Wherever green is worn,

...

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Question 11

"There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy."

In what publication was a substance described that dissolved in water 1.3 seconds before the water was added to it?

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Question 12

Take an IQ test!

What animal was named because it was thought to be exceptionally stupid?

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Question 13

Cheers!

What (alcoholic) beverage is produced using one hundred thirty different ingredients?

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Question 14

A tragedy? We will never know...

Which poet burned all his works when his wife died in 1874? He had published only two pieces before that event. According to our article on him, Joseph Jaggers was his son.

(Comment only: if that is true, can somebody explain why neither the poet's last name nor that of his wife was "Jaggers"?)

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Question 15

Brrr!

Who was the first woman who overwintered in Antarctica? She was also the 7th woman to visit the South Pole...

See the answer

Question 16

Rose DeWitt Bukater and Jack Dawson?

When was the first movie on the sinking of the Titanic filmed?

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Question 17

What's the connection with jade rain?

When was the Althuus in Gurbrü built? And where is Gurbrü located?

Bonus point: answer the question in the "hint"!

See the answer

Question 18

All these funny characters...

When and where did the Žalgirio mūšis take place?

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Question 19

What's your guess?

When was the first book written by an African-American woman published in the U.S.?

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Question 20

Sometimes I think Wikipedia is an Emmentaler cheese! So many holes!

In what year was the 14th governor of the U.S. state Virginia born?

See the answer

Final standings

Questions answered:

1	15-11 16:30	Question 8	Ravn
2	15-11 16:33 15-11 18:10	Question 9	Ravn Raul654
3	15-11 17:09	Question 20	Ravn
4	15-11 17:18	Question 1	Graham ☺
5	15-11 17:29	Question 18	Ravn
6	15-11 17:46	Question 4	Graham ☺
7	15-11 18:33	Question 10	Graham ☺
8	15-11 18:45	Question 15	Ravn
9	15-11 19:44	Question 2	Eugene van der Pijll
10	15-11 19:54	Question 14	Eugene van der Pijll
11	15-11 19:59	Question 11	Eugene van der Pijll
12	15-11 20:02	Question 5	Ravn
13	15-11 20:07	Question 3	Eugene van der Pijll
14	15-11 21:16	Question 6	Ravn
15	15-11 22:21	Question 12	Ravn
16	16-11 00:51	Question 17	Ravn
17	16-11 01:11	Question 7	Ravn
18	16-11 01:17	Question 13	Ravn
19	16-11 02:00	Question 16	Ravn
20	16-11 12:54	Question 19	fiveless

Final standings:

Eugene van der Pijll	2 * 1 +2 * 2 = 6
fiveless	2
Graham ☺	3
Raul654	1
Ravn	4 + 7*2 + 1 = 19

Looks like we have a clear winner: Ravn again! Congratulations!