Hostrauser's Trivia Contest #10 - March, 2008

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Post by Hostrauser » Tue Mar 04, 2008 5:32 pm

TRIVIA QUESTION #3
Name this World Capitol:
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Hint: Connect the dots... er, rings.

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Post by Hostrauser » Wed Mar 05, 2008 11:43 am

Correct Answer for Question #3: Athens, Greece

Hopefully the Olympics hint was obvious enough.

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Post by Hostrauser » Wed Mar 05, 2008 11:50 am

Sneak attack!

TRIVIA QUESTION #4
Name this American University:
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Hint: the school has won five NCAA national championships in skiing.

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Post by FluteOfTheNewWorld » Thu Mar 06, 2008 10:11 am

How often are you going to post scores along with the updates?
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Post by Hostrauser » Thu Mar 06, 2008 10:14 am

I was going to post scores every 6 questions, like last round, but I can bump it up to every 3 or 4 questions if people want to keep a closer eye on them.

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Post by Hostrauser » Thu Mar 06, 2008 10:29 am

Correct Answer for Question #4: University of Vermont

Q#5 later today.

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Post by FluteOfTheNewWorld » Thu Mar 06, 2008 10:41 am

Hostrauser wrote:I was going to post scores every 6 questions, like last round, but I can bump it up to every 3 or 4 questions if people want to keep a closer eye on them.
No... 6 is perfect. I was just wondering how often they were going to be revealed.
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Post by Hostrauser » Thu Mar 06, 2008 5:09 pm

TRIVIA QUESTION #5
Name this World Capitol:
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Hint: despite its appearances, it's actually right on the coast.

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Post by Hostrauser » Fri Mar 07, 2008 9:01 am

Yes, in fact this one IS hard. I've gotten a few correct answers, though...

Hint #2: the country has a green flag
Hint #3: the country is named after an ancient Berber kingdom

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Post by Hostrauser » Fri Mar 07, 2008 11:45 am

That one was tough. Q#6 will be much easier.

Correct Answer for Question #5: Nouakchott, Mauritania

Q#6 later today.

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Post by Hostrauser » Fri Mar 07, 2008 4:28 pm

TRIVIA QUESTION #6
Name this body of water:
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Hint: that's Laird Hamilton in the picture (and THAT'S what I call a wave).

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Post by Hostrauser » Fri Mar 07, 2008 4:28 pm

Q#7 will be posted tomorrow afternoon/evening and will remain active through Monday morning/midday.

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Post by Hostrauser » Sat Mar 08, 2008 6:14 pm

Correct Answer for Question #6: Pacific Ocean

Sorry, Teahupoo is not correct. That's the name of the nearby town on Tahiti.

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Post by Hostrauser » Sat Mar 08, 2008 6:22 pm

TRIVIA QUESTION #7
Name this World Capitol:
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Hint: one of the world's 30 largest cities.

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Post by Hostrauser » Mon Mar 10, 2008 8:56 am

Hm, only two correct answers the entire weekend. I'll leave this question up for a few more hours.

Hint #2: South America

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