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1. My best friend Philippe's age is a funny number. In English, it is the smallest nine letter number. It's the 7th prime number, and also can be written as the sum of the first four primes. It and 41 can yield primes in the polynomial. In Italian culture, the age is unlucky. What age is he?
2. I live in a really cool country! My country was formerly British-owned, but is now a dominion. We have mostly boreal forests in our landscape, and coniferous trees prevail over deciduous at a rate of 71% to 29%. We also exported 3.45 billion dollars worth of material to other countries according to a 2004 census! Where do I live?
3. My favorite sport is soccer. Let's see if you can guess the team I root for! In 2006, they played in the F.A. Premier League, and were managed by a Portuguese, by way of Russian, tycoon. They boasted the fifth highest average attendance for an English soccer club. They loaned out my favorite player, an Argentina striker, to Internazionale until August of 2008.
4. I follow a popular online webcomic that is famous for boasting a writer with a distinct style which interjects verbose, baroque phrasings into otherwise conversational dialogue and monologue. It follows two video game enthusiasts, one being a little on the crazy side, the other more stern. Their first comic was published on November 18th, 1998, and they have since become notorious for their frequent ribbings of popular culture, John Romero and the use of the word "wang" that is almost hallowed like.
5. I like to code, both as a hobby and as part of my job description. Let's see if, based on the following information, you can guess which language I'm most commonly found using.
The language is object-oriented, and was developed by Sun Microsystems. Its original codename was "Oak" and it has seen 5 previous versions, with two more due out in 2006 and 2008 respectively. It is able to "jump" the OS barrier, and runs a compiler under the GNU license. What language do I use?
6. I take part in two martial arts, let's see if you can guess one of them based on the description.
Your uniform is a gi (Japanese; literally, uniform). The principle throw newcomers to the art learn is Ippon Seoi Nage (Japanese; literally one-armed shoulder carry) and it was invented (quite obviously) in Japan in 1882. When properly applied, chokes like a Rear Naked Choke and Gi-Choke can knock a person unconscious in less then 3 seconds. What martial art am I practicing?
7. Let's see if you can guess my favorite video game character. He is one of the principal characters, and, alternatively, one of the principal antagonists in an established stealth series. He used to work under a mad Russian general, but now has established his own reign of terror. He may have a simple and complex name, including the name of a leopard, and his preferred weapon. Who is he?
8. Guess my favorite movie! The movie tells the tale of two criminals attempts "to redeem themselves". Throughout the movie, they frequently state, when asked why they are someplace, or what they are there for, that they "are on a mission from God". The movie originates from a "Saturday Night Live" segment. What movie is it?
9. Guess my favorite food/drink! It is a mechanical mixture of sugars and solid thickenings, with dairy products and flavoring added after it was been semi-frozen. There are many versions of it including New York, Japanese Mint and Roman. What is it?
10. Final question on my favorite band/soloist! They are a Japanese pop/alternative group that sometimes dabble in metal. Their singer is known for his distinct "anime" style hair. They performed some songs on the soundtrack of "Final Fantasy VII: Dierge of Cerberus" and "Metal gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty". No one knows his true date of birth or real name! Before joining the band, the lead singer previously mentioned was also lead singer in "Malice Miser", another group. Who are they?
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