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I just got the fake email, but with it I realized that SoxTalk recently hit 1 MILLION total posts! Current total is approx. 1.050.000! Congratulations Sox fans... let's see a Cubs forum do that!

SoxTalk Useless Trivia Expires 7 July 2005 at 7:15PM PM THE ANSWER TO ME... DO NOT POST Question 29 Category: Chinese Art and Culture Point Value: 47 This animal, sometimes depicted as having the head of a dragon, is considered to be a figure of long life in Chinese culture. Expires 7 July 2005 at 7:15PM

Yes, a score update is coming. I've had so much to do... with the long weekend and summer school... it will be up by tomorrow at the time I post the next question. The answer to 28 is a CIRCLE.

The answer to the last question was Manchester United. _____________________________________________________________________________________ SoxTalk Useless Trivia Expires 6 July 2005 at 6:15PM PM THE ANSWER TO ME... DO NOT POST Question 28 Category: Mathematics Point Value: 32 Of all planar (2D) shapes with the same perimeter, which one has the greatest area? Expires 6 July 2005 at 6:15PM

SoxTalk Useless Trivia Expires 5 July 2005 at 6:00PM PM THE ANSWER TO ME... DO NOT POST Question 27 Category: European Football Point Value: 32 In the FA (or Barclays) Premier League, which team won the most titles in the nineties, with five wins out of seven possible? Expires 5 July 2005 at 6:00PM The updated leaderboard will be out sometime.

SoxTalk Useless Trivia Expires 3 July 2005 at 6:00PM PM THE ANSWER TO ME... DO NOT POST Question 26 Category: Logician's Nightmare Point Value: 45 After each day, you get one less than twice as many dollars as you got the day before. You get one dollar on July 2, so how many dollars did you get on June 25? Expires 3 July 2005 at 6:00PM

THIS QUESTION HAS BEEN COMPUTER PRE-SELECTED SoxTalk Useless Trivia Expires 2 July 2005 at 2:15PM PM THE ANSWER TO ME... DO NOT POST Question 25 Category: The Unexplained Point Value: 23+16, total 39 (23pt) In July of 1947, a UFO supposedly crashed near Roswell, which later became a top tourist destination, in this state. (16pt) At 2:10PM on December 5, 1945, five TVM Avengers comprising Flight 19 left Fort Lauderdale, FL and supposedly disappeared in this area, never to be heard from again. Expires 2 July 2005 at 2:15PM

THIS QUESTION HAS BEEN COMPUTER PRE-SELECTED SoxTalk Useless Trivia Expires 1 July 2005 at 1:30PM PM THE ANSWER TO ME... DO NOT POST Question 24 Category: Cinema Point Value: 47 This well-known mystery director in the 40s, 50s and 60s inserted himself as an extra in all his movies as a personal trademark. Expires 1 July 2005 at 1:30PM

THIS QUESTION HAS BEEN COMPUTER PRE-SELECTED SoxTalk Useless Trivia Expires 30 June 2005 at 1:00PM PM THE ANSWER TO ME... DO NOT POST Question 23 Category: Astrology Point Value: 39 What are the legendary names of the twins represented by Gemini, sons of Jupiter and Leda? Expires 30 June 2005 at 1:00PM Question 22 is still open until 1:30.

QUOTE(knightni @ Jun 29, 2005 -> 12:44 PM) :finger I really did. you're on there now.

Question 20 Results Multiple Choice No.2 The USSR created their own communist version of the 'Star Trek' TV show. TRUE The Second World War produced several new weapons - some of which never saw the light of day. One of them was called the "Bates Eight Barrel Bottle Thrower". TRUE A 'jiffy' is an actual, definite unit of time. TRUE It's 1/100 sec. The most common first name in the world is Mohammed (Muhammad). TRUE Remember, there are people all over the world. No word in the English language has 5 consecutive letters that are vowels. FALSE Queueing does. The human race has managed to exterminate only two species of insects. FALSE We haven't killed off any. There has never been a song in a Disney movie that made it to number 1 on the charts. FALSE The theme song from Davy Crockett made it in 1960. Tigers have striped skin as well as striped fur. TRUE Duelling is legal in Paraguay as long as both parties are registered blood donors. TRUE Students who enter the United States Air Force Academy make a commitment to the Air Force of at least 9 years. TRUE 4 in training, 5 in service. A total of 14 if you're a pilot. Results 32 Credepopsup* 20 farmteam 20 knightni 16 FlaSoxxJim Crede gets it.

THIS QUESTION HAS BEEN COMPUTER PRE-SELECTED SoxTalk Useless Trivia Expires 28 June 2005 at 1:30PM PM THE ANSWER TO ME... DO NOT POST Question 22 Category: Fun and Games Point Value: 46 If you were playing a game and heard the terms pelota, cesta and fronton, what would you be playing? Expires 28 June 2005 at 1:30PM

Results Post: Question 21 The correct answer is heroine. Full Credit: 48 points ChiSox_Sonix Credepopsup farmteam FlaSoxxJim gettysburg32 Kalapse SleepyWhiteSox SoxFan1 TheDybber knightni

QUOTE(Credepopsup @ Jun 26, 2005 -> 06:55 PM) Shouldn't that date for question 21 be "Expires 27th June"?? If that date (26th) is right we only had 10 minutes to answer.. yes, it expired last night. The results for the last two will be up at around 1PM.

THIS QUESTION HAS BEEN COMPUTER PRE-SELECTED SoxTalk Useless Trivia Expires 26 June 2005 at 6:00PM PM THE ANSWER TO ME... DO NOT POST Question 21 Category: Logician's Nightmare III Point Value: 48 There is a 7-letter word in the English language where the first two letters indicate a male, the first three letters indicate a female, the first four indicate a great man and the whole word is a great woman. What is the word? Hint: it begins with the sixth consonant. Expires 26 June 2005 at 6:00PM

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Question 19 Results Answer: Sydney Opera House Full Credit: 52 points Credepopsup farmteam FlaSoxxJim gettysburg32 Heads22 Kalapse knightni ScottPodRulez22 SoxFan1 TheDybber

SoxTalk Useless Trivia Expires 26 June 2005 at 6:15PM PM THE ANSWER TO ME... DO NOT POST Question 20 Category: Truth and Falsehoods #2 Point Value: 55 This is the second of 10 true/false questions. Answer correctly and get the points... try as few or as many as you want. Each question is worth 4 points, and you get 15 bonus points for getting them all. Good luck. The USSR created their own communist version of the 'Star Trek' TV show. The Second World War produced several new weapons - some of which never saw the light of day. One of them was called the "Bates Eight Barrel Bottle Thrower". A 'jiffy' is an actual, definite unit of time. The most common first name in the world is Mohammed (Muhammad). No word in the English language has 5 consecutive letters that are vowels. The human race has managed to exterminate only two species of insects. There has never been a song in a Disney movie that made it to number 1 on the charts. Tigers have striped skin as well as striped fur. Duelling is legal in Paraguay as long as both parties are registered blood donors. Students who enter the United States Air Force Academy make a commitment to the Air Force of at least 9 years. Expires 26 June 2005 at 6:15PM

Sorry... I am not able to post a question today. Thus, there will be one both Saturday and Sunday. Everyone got it right... the leaderboard will also be updated tomorrow.

QUOTE(SoxFan1 @ Jun 23, 2005 -> 05:25 PM) I need questions 27-31 and then question 74. 27-31 is fine. Remember, 74 ends on the 27th at 6PM. Are you sure you don't want 73?

QUOTE(farmteam @ Jun 23, 2005 -> 07:59 PM) Haha, I knew my dart one was wrong. Oh well, I think I know this one...I hope my PM was received! it was.

SoxTalk Useless Trivia Expires 24 June 2005 at 7:00PM PM THE ANSWER TO ME... DO NOT POST Question 19 Category: Architecture Point Value: 52 In 1959, an unknown Danish architect named Joern Utzon won a competition to design this famous landmark. It stands at a place called Bennelong Point in New South Wales, Australia and also contains the world's biggest theater curtains. What is it called? Expires 24 June 2005 at 7:00PM

The answer is three treble twenties, or 60x3 = 180 points. Here's the list of winners: Full Credit: 38 points Credepopsup* FlaSoxxJim Heads22 Kalapse ScottPodRulez22 TheDybber No Credit chi-guy2 (150) farmteam (225) gettysburg32 (60) SoxFan1 (170) For more detailed results, check the leaderboard Crede pops up and gets the next question.

okay. respond here with the numbers of the questions. The following calendar will help. SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT JUNE 2319 2420 25- 2621 2722 2823 2924 3025 JULY 126 2- 327 428 529 630 731 832 9- 1033 1134 1235 1336 1437 1538 16- 1739 1840 1941 2042 2143 2244 23- 2445 2546 2647 2748 2849 2950 30- 3151 AUG 152 253 354 455 556 6- 757 858 959 1060 1161 1262 13- 1463 1564 1665 1766 1867 1968 20- 2169 2270 2371 2472 2573 2674 27- 2875 2976 3077 3178 SEPT 179 280 3-

sorry about that... I posted the results on the leaderboard. The answer for A is, of course, Alaska. For B, the lake is Lake Titicaca. Here's the list of winners: Full Credit: 45 points FlaSoxxJim gettysburg32 Kalapse knightni* ScottPodRulez22 Sleepy White Sox Partial Credit: 23 points Credepopsup farmteam For more detailed results, check the leaderboard New today is batting averages, which is number of points over number of possible points. knightni gets the next question.