Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. It is midnight (CST) and you have been called to the office of President Terry Triviaballer. The President has startling news. "In just 24 hours," he says, "the world could be destroyed. Not long ago, we received intelligence that the evil genius, glendathecat, and his team are plotting to detonate a massive bomb. The code name for this operation is "Revenge of the Llamas". They are insisting that each of them be rewarded with a Lucky Ducky badge but we can't give in to these threats. It would destroy the very fabric upon which our civilised world is based. You must foil their plans. You are our only hope."
It's too much to take in. For a moment, your attention is distracted as you survey your surroundings. Is this office oval? Or elliptical? Or ovoid? Or all of the above? You also notice the President's pets, a Hyacinth Macaw, an Eclectus and an African Grey. There seems to be evidence of them wherever you look. What kind of animal are they?
2. 1am (CST) : An email is received. It is from glendathecat's team.
"We don't want bucks. We want lucky ducks. Give us what we want or the world will die at midnight (CST). From the heights of the Himalayan peaks to the depth of the Mariana Trench, all will be laid to waste. Communications will continue via a series of quiz questions. Get each one right and there will be more. Get one wrong and there will never be more again. To test your mettle, every subsequent question will come from a different FunTrivia category.
Here is the first question. In which country is the action set in the movies "Die Hard", "Reversal of Fortune" and "JFK"?"
3. 2am (CST) : Your team has scattered to work on the case and the quiz challenge. Thank heavens, you think, for Google. You call for a list of suspects and are presented with the names of possible bombers and their locations: sierot (Poland); flopsymopsy (England); maninmidohio (Ohio, USA); RahulR (India); qoolgal (Philippines); baban (Wales); alifin_may (Scotland); PDAZ (Arizona, USA); madkeen4 (Australia) and deputygary (South Dakota, USA).
You know that glendathecat is far too clever to get his hands dirty with the bomb, so it must be one of his lieutenants. What worries you is that they're scattered all over the globe. It's like looking for a needle in a well-written hidden words question. You survey the names. Deputygary is, presumably, a deputy named Gary. You know that flopsymopsy is an amalgam of two Beatrix Potter created rabbits whilst PDAZ sounds like laundry detergent. But what does baban mean?
4. 3am (CST) : A further message is received and printed out. You all gather round.
"Congratulations. You do at least get to see another question. Before that, though, there's one important ground rule. Keep away from us. If any of us even begins to suspect a tail, then we'll blow that bomb quicker than the fastest finger can attempt a "Piece of Cake" game.
This is the question. Which of the following fish, when pickled, is much used in Russian cuisine?"
5. 4am (CST) : You put a trace on the email address but, of course, glendathecat is far too clever to be that obvious. Your only hope is to try and track down the individual members of his team but right now, you presume, they're lying low. A new question arrives. It's signed by qoolgal.
"Good morning Starsky, or is it Hutch? You Americans are our friend and ally, our neighbour in the eastern sea. We rejoice every day as our sun sets over you. But no longer! Tonight, that sun will set for a final time.
This is the question. What was the former name of Taiwan, the neighbour to the north of us?"
6. 5am (CST) : Now comes your first piece of good fortune. Interpol agents have been monitoring CCTV footage from around the world and believe they've got a sighting of madkeen4 in Southern Europe. You look at a grainy image. There's no mistaking that it's the suspect. Behind him, you can just make out a large rock, a Union Jack flag and some monkeys. Where, you wonder, is he?
7. 6am (CST) : Here comes another email. This one is signed by sierot.
"I, too, wish to follow in the footsteps of my Polish countryman and strike out at those who oppress us by maintaining the Lucky Ducky badge for the privileged few. My inspiration is the glorious man who was able to kindle revolution in the hearts of the striking miners of Gdansk.
This is the question. What is the name of the man who founded the Solidarity movement?"
8. 7am (CST) : You have the President on the phone. He's flown to the Department of Defence building where he's been entertaining the British Prime Minister. The President enquires about the progress of the operation and then suggests bombing the Chain Gang as a diversionary tactic. You assure him that, to the best of your knowledge, those scurvy pirates aren't involved but, hey, if it makes him feel good! For a moment your attention is distracted as you picture his surroundings. Is this building a pentagon? Or a polygon? Or a closed plane figure bounded by straight sides? Or all of the above?
The President reminisces about some of the quoted foreign affairs goofs of his predecessors. There was George W. Bush and the man who was Vice President to George's father. They seemed to get some things so wrong you'd almost think they were doing it deliberately. Who is the Vice President to whom the President is referring?
9. 8am (CST) : Just as you finish speaking, a further message is received. Another of the llamas has made contact. This one is signed by baban.
"In Anglo-Saxon times, a great dike was built along the England-Wales border. Naturally, the Welsh did not want any English immigrants!
This is the question. Solve the following brain teaser and you'll discover the name of which king after whom that dike is named?
My first is in bomb but never in blast; My second's in fireball and also in fast;
My third is in final and also in foe; My fourth's in damnation - that's where you will go!"
10. 9am (CST) : Nine hours in and you've only had two measly leads. Sadly, as it turned out, one of those belonged to Quiz_Beagle and had to be given back. You've got all your best brains working on this case but they seem barely a match for glendathecat and his bunch of renegades. It took them so long to work out that a dike can mean a large ditch! Now, they must face up to the next challenge. It's a message signed by deputygary.
"South Dakota - home to Mount Rushmore and the Grand Canyon - is the archetypal American state. The Dustin Hoffman movie, "Little Big Man", was filmed here.
This is the question. Which word completes the film's tag line? "Either the most neglected hero of the American West or a liar of insane _________ .""
11. 10am (CST) : You've been on this case since midnight so decide to pop out for a shot of caffeine and a donut, just to get a breath of fresh air. As you return, you take a bite from the donut and catch a glimpse of a newspaper headline - "We'll go together when Glenda's llamas harm ya by blowing the biggest bomb". Suddenly, you lose your desire for the donut. Too much grease for your liking.
Like many people, the press are assuming that Glenda, the "Llama bomber", is a woman but you know otherwise. This deed is far too dastardly for a woman - or a cat. Which word, when added to cat, gives you the description of another ne'er-do-well?
12. 11am (CST) : You return to your team to find pandemonium. A new message has been received and no-one can solve it. It's from madkeen4.
"This one's guaranteed to make you stew! Being a great sports fan, I'm going to set you a sporting challenge. The battle to win the Oceania qualifying group and go through to the finals of the FIFA World Cup, always comes down to a struggle between Australia and New Zealand. Give us our Lucky Ducky badges and that struggle can continue.
This is my question. Which southern hemisphere country is the location for the finals of the 2010 FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) World Cup tournament?"
13. Noon (CST) : Interpol have been busy. They've learned from baban's neighbours that she was brushing up on her French and has travelled to mainland Europe. An Interpol operative has caught her on camera although there's no record of where these photos were taken. The pictures have been digitally enhanced. In one, there's a sign behind her in a café window that reads, "Moules et Frites - 5 Euros". Another shows the statue of a small boy who is, um, passing water. Which capital city is baban in?
14. 1pm (CST) : Meanwhile, things are not going well. The minutes are ticking away. Then, one of your detectives touches down. You all groan. How were you supposed to know that football meant soccer?
A new message is received. The signature on this one belongs to flopsymopsy.
"In 1485, Henry of Lancaster triumphed at the battle of Bosworth and became Henry Rex, Henry VII of England. His son, Henry VIII, used to lop off his wives' heads. Henry VII, though, was more happily married. Here, in my home county of Northamptonshire, we claim his wife as one of our own as her mother was born locally. She is Elizabeth of _______?"
15. 2pm (CST) : Interpol are producing more results. Earlier today, they were able to attach a small video camera to alifin_may's jacket. They are aware that she has been on the move but technical malfunctions prevented them seeing anything. That fault has now been corrected and you look upon the first available footage. Through the lens you catch a cathedral dedicated to St. Basil, a "Red Square" and a newspaper called Pravda. You deduce that, in the available time, she can't have travelled too far and is probably still in Europe. But where has she gone?
16. 3pm (CST) : This time, it's maninmidohio who has been in touch.
"Greetings from Ohio. This is your final warning. We sense Interpol involvement. Keep those grubby police paws away from us. Now, on with your challenge. You'll be aware that Tamla Motown, founded in our very own city of Detroit, has produced some of the world's finest records. "Nights in White Satin" isn't a Motown hit but it's still a classic.
This is the question. Who originally had a hit with "Nights in White Satin"?"
17. 4pm (CST) : You think back to the hippie daze of the sixties when you weren't so much raised as raised hell. Fortunately, you can remember just enough to nail the challenge. If only you could nail that evil glendathecat. A little flight of fancy takes you into a world of Roman soldiers and crucifixions, but this reverie is rudely interrupted. The theme of brutal killings, though, is maintained in a new message. It's signed by PDAZ.
"Listen up and listen carefully because I really want my Lucky Ducky badge to display, here in my house in Arizona. President Kennedy was assassinated in our neighbour state of Texas but born here in Phoenix.
This is the question. When the Warren Commission investigated President Kennedy's killing, how many people did they conclude were responsible?
18. 5pm (CST) : You're called to see the President again and, this time, he's back at his primary residence. For a moment, on entering, your attention is distracted as you survey your surroundings. Is this house white? Or pearly? Or milky? Or all of the above?
The President is struggling to do the crossword in a newspaper left by the British Prime Minister. "One word of 8 letters", he says, "that means an article of clothing worn to cover the legs. I just can't make pants fit." Remembering that the newspaper originated in Britain, what is the answer you give him?
19. 6pm : The President wants up to date news. He's meant to be going to a concert by the Russian National Orchestra who will be performing Tchaikovsky's "1812 Overture". Should he get dressed for tonight's engagement or board Air Force One? You're thinking that, whatever happens, his evening is going to go with a bang, but what can you tell him? The case is far from solved. In fact, any of the eggs from the culinary quizzes in Hobbies are far closer to being cracked.
Thankfully, the President gets distracted by his next clue which reads:
"Initially, the gorilla's a prime example - 3 letters". What is the correct answer?
20. 7pm : Next up, is a challenge from RahulR.
"I'm sending this from the Indian capital, Calcutta. It's a question about the amazingly versatile spice of cinnamon which originated in this part of the world. It's been much in demand through the centuries, so much so that it's mentioned in the Bible.
This is the question. A recipe is provided, in the biblical book of Exodus, for the fragrant anointing oil to be used in the Israelite tabernacle. The oil includes cinnamon and was to be made up according to the art of which professional?"
21. 8pm (CST) : Time is running out so you resort to your religious specialists. Rather than reintegrate them into the team afterwards, you ask them to continue in prayer as nothing else seems to be working.
After the sixties came the seventies, a decade in which you used to drink like a fish. Is that, you wonder, an idiom, or a simile, or personification or ...? Whatever it is, it means that the incoming challenge is going to be crushed instantly beneath your size 10/10 feet. It's from alifin_may.
"Welcome to Scotland, home to such creatures as the Loch Ness monster, the golden eagle, the "wee, sleeket, cowran, tim'rous beastie" (mouse) and the humble haggis. But it's not an "Animals" question that I'm going to ask you.
This is the question. Palomino grapes are mostly used to make which alcoholic drink whose name is also the title of a Four Seasons chart topper?"
22. 9pm (CST) : A call comes through from secret agent Exit10. For the past two years, she has been a sleeper, embedded in glendathecat's team. She has a cell phone number for flopsymopsy. Frantically, you ring the number. An irate flopsymopsy answers. She wants to know why you've woken her up at just past 4am in the morning. Everyone is asleep, she says. The streets are deserted and all she can see from the window of her Montmartre hotel is the city lights and the illuminations on the Eiffel Tower shining brightly. It's her birthday and she's here to celebrate. No, she doesn't know where any of the other llamas are. Having wished her a very happy birthday, you hang up. You realise that you only have her word for it but, from her description (and your knowledge of international time zones), you conclude that she is alluding to which city?
23. 10pm (CST) : Another email leaps onto the screen in front of you. It is unsigned.
"Hehehe! You're going to fail! The bomb is packed in the boot of my car which is parked on the pavement outside my flat. In under two hours, I'll be going to the car to press the detonator button. There was a time, in my teens, when David Soul's "Silver Lady" always seemed to be the slow song played at the end of a disco. The lights would go down and everyone would hold on tight. Well, hold on tight again because, in less than two hours, the lights will be going out and staying out. Goodbye cruel world.
But I can't resist leaving you losers with one last question. There's no need to get back to me. I merely leave it for your dissatisfaction. Which of the following sentences is correct?"
24. 11pm (CST) : It literally is the eleventh hour and you sit back to review the day's events. You put the Interpol evidence on one side. That can be trusted as categorical proof. You then reread the messages from individual llamas. Suddenly, they all start to make sense. Initially, this case had you foxed but you've come to realise that's one key to its solution. The sun of truth is beginning to rise and usher in the dawn of enlightenment. From which direction does the sun rise?
25. 11.30pm (CST) : You weren't dealing with ten suspects. You've been communicating with just one person, probably under the sinister gaze of glendathecat, who's been desperate to avert the carnage. That person's been slipping you clues with every message - little details, almost imperceptible, but not quite right. That person's also been giving clues by their use of language. You know they're at their home address and you've just minutes to contact the local police and get them to swoop. Let's hope you've chosen correctly because one false move could blow the whole operation and the world of FunTrivia. Who do you go for?
Here is a reminder of the suspects should you need one:
sierot (Poland); flopsymopsy (England); maninmidohio (Ohio, USA); RahulR (India); qoolgal (Philippines); baban (Wales); alifin_may (Scotland); PDAZ (Arizona, USA); madkeen4 (Australia) and deputygary (South Dakota, USA).
Source: Author
glendathecat
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Exit10 before going online.
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