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10 Questions

1.) In the Earth's southern hemisphere, what season begins in March?

2.) The number 222, written in base three number system, would be equal to what number in base 10?

3)  What do the business symbols TM, SM and R mean?

4) A gold ring that is 50% solid gold and 50% other metals will be rated how many carats?

5) On average, how many eggs can a hen lay in one year?

6) Which U.S. city has these three nicknames: air crossroads of the world, Chicago of the north, largest city in the largest state?

7) Can you name two animated Disney films, in one of which the title animal's father dies (1994), the other the title animal's mother dies (1942)?

8) During the 1980's three Oscar-winning films contained the name of a person in the title. Name these films.

9) Which British author created a world of elves, orcs, ents, and of course hobbits, and what is the title of his famous trilogy?

10) This Steubenville, Ohio high school dropout became a boxer, stole hubcaps, bootlegged whiskey and worked in a steel mill. He went on to become a world famous actor and singer, and died in 1995. Who was he?

Re: 10 Questions

  • Lion King and Bambi's all I've got.

    And Tolkien, LOTR.
  • 1.  Fall?  Although this seems too easy that I feel like I'm getting it wrong.

    3.  Trademarked, SM?, R = Registered?
  • alixzafirisalixzafiris member
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    1.) In the Earth's southern hemisphere, what season begins in March? Autumn

    2.) The number 222, written in base three number system, would be equal to what number in base 10? Is this English?

    3)  What do the business symbols TM, SM and R mean? Trade Marked, ServiceMark, Registered

    4) A gold ring that is 50% solid gold and 50% other metals will be rated how many carats? Somewhere around 12, as 14 is just about 60% gold and 10 is just about 40% gold.

    5) On average, how many eggs can a hen lay in one year? Erm, don't they do one every day or so? So maybe between 300 and 325?

    6) Which U.S. city has these three nicknames: air crossroads of the world, Chicago of the north, largest city in the largest state? Anchorage

    7) Can you name two animated Disney films, in one of which the title animal's father dies (1994), the other the title animal's mother dies (1942)? Bambi and The Lion King

    8) During the 1980's three Oscar-winning films contained the name of a person in the title. Name these films. Dude, it's way too late in the day to test my brain with this.

    9) Which British author created a world of elves, orcs, ents, and of course hobbits, and what is the title of his famous trilogy? JRR Tolkien (The Lord of The Rings), who was in fact, South African, not British.

    10) This Steubenville, Ohio high school dropout became a boxer, stole hubcaps, bootlegged whiskey and worked in a steel mill. He went on to become a world famous actor and singer, and died in 1995. Who was he? What is I have no idea, for eight hundred dollars please, Alex?
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  • But then people will steal my answers! 7 & 9. And 1- Autumn. But that's it! I don't even understand anything about #2.
  • 3)  What do the business symbols TM, SM and R mean?

    Trademarked and Registered, I think? Not sure about SM.

    1) Fall
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  • 1. Fall
    2. 105
    3. trademark, no idea, registered
    4.12
    5. 300
    6. Anchorage
    7. Lion King, Bambi
    8. Yentl
    9. J.R.R. Tolkien, Lord of the Rings--originally it was one book, but couldn't be printed that way.
    10. no idea
  • 6) Which U.S. city has these three nicknames: air crossroads of the world, Chicago of the north, largest city in the largest state? - Anchorage

    7) Can you name two animated Disney films, in one of which the title animal's father dies (1994), the other the title animal's mother dies (1942)? - The Lion King and Bambi

    8) During the 1980's three Oscar-winning films contained the name of a person in the title. Name these films. - Ghandi and I can't think of another...

    9) Which British author created a world of elves, orcs, ents, and of course hobbits, and what is the title of his famous trilogy? - J.R.R. Tolkien.
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  • 8. Is Driving Miss Daisy one?
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  • hahaha... admittedly, I had no idea what that number thing was either.
  • Crap, it's 26. I haven't done base arithmetic in a while. :D
  • I think I should have done this earlier in the day.  Answers!

    1.) In the Earth's southern hemisphere, what season begins in March? Autum

    2)The number 222, written in base three number system, would be equal to what number in base 10? 26 = 2*9 + 2*3 + 2*1

    3)  What do the business symbols TM, SM and R mean? TRADEMARK / SERVICE MARK / REGISTERED

    4) A gold ring that is 50% solid gold and 50% other metals will be rated how many carats? 12 kt

    5) On average, how many eggs can a hen lay in one year? 227

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    Which U.S. city has these three nicknames: air crossroads of the world, Chicago of the north, largest city in the largest state? Anchorage Alaska


    Can you name two animated Disney films, in one of which the title animal's father dies (1994), the other the title animal's mother dies (1942)? LION KING / BAMBI


    During the 1980's three Oscar-winning films contained the name of a person in the title. Name these films.

    GANDHI 82 / AMADEUS 84 / DRIVING MISS DAISY 89


    Which British author created a world of elves, orcs, ents, and of course hobbits, and what is the title of his famous trilogy?

    JRR TOLKIEN / LORD OF THE RINGS


    This Steubenville, Ohio high school dropout became a boxer, stole hubcaps, bootlegged whiskey and worked in a steel mill. He went on to become a world famous actor and singer, and died in 1995. Who was he? DEAN MARTIN


  • I'm from Anchorage and I had no idea. Why is it Chicago of the N?
  • rbtrumpetrbtrumpet member
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    edited July 2010

    #2 should be 42...

    I think....where's FI when you need him (math major :-p)


    nope - it's 26, thank you google..I have no clue what I did wrong...good thing I'm not a math major :-p

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