More Pointless Trivia (Answers)

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

Mainly because I'm bored.

1. Who or what are Sheep-Cote Clod, Gully Gawk, Stubby, Spoon-Licker, Pot-Scraper, Bowl-Licker, Door-Slammer, Yogurt-Gobbler, Sausage-Swiper, Window-Peeper, Doorway-Sniffer, Meat-Hook, and Candle-Stealer? (hint:  Holiday-themed answer)

2. The term 'road rage' was coined in 1988, but when was the first recorded instance of road rage? (hint:  NOT '1988)

3.  You're sitting down watching telly when you suddenly smell burning toast. What does this signify? (hint: not what you've been told)

4.  Where is the most remote statue of Vladimir Lenin? (hint: 'remotest' meaning 'farthest from any continuously inhabited areas')

5.  How many poles does the earth have? (hint:  Not, it's not 2 or 4)

6.  Under what circumstances is the word 'rebate' correctly pronounced as 'rabbit'? (hint: Tradesmen)

7.  What is the most frightening thing about sharks? (hint: Not their teeth)

8.  How many outlaws were convicted by courts in the American old west? (hint: it's less than 100)

9.  How would you defend yourself against this fierce-looking creature? (hint: 'With a gun' is disallowed as an answer)

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10.  How many paintings did Vincent Van Gogh sell during his lifetime? (hint:  THIS IS A TRICK QUESTION!!)

Boru

[Deesse23]

5. ca. 40mio
10. 0

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

5. ca. 40mio
10. 0

Not sure what '40mio' means.

#10 is wrong.

Boru

[Deesse23]

40 millions

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

Oh.  Nope.

Boru

[The Valkyrie]

1. Santa's backup reindeer.

2. 1934 (wild guess).

3. That you forgot you'd put toast on.

4. Iceland.

5. About 60 million (in Poleland).

6. Rabbit baiters.

7. When they fly

8. 11

9. I wouldn't. It's extinct.

10. One. It was bought by a family member.

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

1.  Santa's backup reindeer.

2. 1934 (wild guess).

3. That you forgot you'd put toast on.

4.  Iceland.

5.  About 60 million (in Poleland).

6. Rabbit baiters.

7.  When they fly

8.  11

9.  I wouldn't.  It's extinct.

10.  One.  It was bought by a family member.

1. No, but not terribly far off the mark.

2. Nope.

3. Well done! (the notion that you smell burnt toast while having a stroke is a myth) (alternate acceptable answer: the pop-up mechanism on your toasted is broken)

4. Nope.

5. Answers like this are why your date didn't go well. 

6. Don't be so silly.

7. Not even close.

8.  Nope.

9. Assume it wasn't extinct for the purposes of the question.

10. Nope.

Boru

[Fireball]

6. Correctly pronounced "rabbet", a step-shaped recess cut along the edge or in the face of a piece of wood, typically forming a match to the edge or tongue of another piece. Extra credit for blind rabbets.

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

6. Correctly pronounced "rabbet", a step-shaped recess cut along the edge or in the face of a piece of wood, typically forming a match to the edge or tongue of another piece. Extra credit for blind rabbets.

Well done! It's spelt 'rebate' in the UK, but pronounced the same.

Boru

[Deesse23]

7. They only rarely get cancer