Sunday, August 09, 2009
[sunday quiz] five you could do on your head
1. The pentatonic scale is far more widely used than people suppose. What is the name of the other, western beloved scale? Starts with an H.
2. 393 years after the death of Shakespeare, there are 15 million pages of him on Google. In comparison, 2.7 million for Elvis Presley, and 14.7 million for George Bush. Who's the biggest hit-getter, with 135 million?
3. Which of these groups of women are statistically least likely to suffer partner violence - cohabiting, dating or married?
4. Are you more likely to be prosecuted in the U.S.A. or France?
5. Which is the only country with a single-coloured flag?
Answers
heptatonic, G-d, married, U.S.A. - 66 times more likely, Libya
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God? Has he got a facebook site? I would hope never to be super poked by a deity!
ReplyDeleteHe moves in mysterious ways, Jams. I wouldn't put it past Him.
ReplyDeleteWell I did at least get that one right ;-)
ReplyDeleteGuessed 2,3 and 4. Didn't know the other 2.
ReplyDelete1) Is this the source of the term "hep cat"?
ReplyDelete2) I completely fail to understand why anyone would google God.
4) On the other hand, I would be more likely to be prosecuted in France than in America. I don't even recall us prosecuting any Frogs since The French Connection. Strange.
Well done Cherie and Welshcakes.
ReplyDeleteXlbrl - 2. Well, to find His website, of course.