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1. We all know Norma McCorvey, and we know her pretty well (people who debate twice a week, definitely!). So whats her claim to fame?
2.I've given up on the Singapore quiz, at least for the time being. There's way too much research needed for it. But try this one: This classical beauty was designed by GD Coleman in the early 19th century.The Greek cruciform plan and the use of Roman doric for columns gives it the grand look that few other buildings can hope for. Today, it stands in the heart of Singapore, untouched by all the modernity around it. So, whats this we're talking about?
3. Easy one, this:In 1972, why was Led Zeppelin banned from entering Singapore? (And no, it was not to reduce sound pollution :P)
4. So Iraq's got a new flag (again!). Anyway, the only non rectangular flag in the world comes from Nepal. Tell me what the two pennants in the flag represent?
5. Red for bloodshed
Blue for the skies
Green for the land
Black for the blacks.
White for the europeans.
Yellow for the Gold.
What?

Answers
1. That's the real name of Roe, in the legendary Roe Vs Wade of 1973.
2. The Armenian Church at Hill street. The church is dormant now, services are no longer held. Oh and btw, GD Coleman also designed the St Andrews Cathedral across the street from this one.
3. All or most of the members of the band wore their hair long, and long hair in males was banned in Sing then.
4. The two rival branches of the Rana dynasty, which formerly ruled the country. The two pennants were officially joined in the late 19th century, and adopted as the national flag in 1962.
5. The flag of the Republic of South Africa. The 'Y' shape symbolises the merging of teh different nationalities in the country.

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Div tried something funny with her blog and lost all her comments :'(
So lets comment!
Let the War-of-the-tongues begin. Yeah.

Wini's in India, so Div needs all the talking she can get anyway.

O' Singapore
..Why thee so hot?

Quiz on Singapore..

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When Cuckoo gets time out of her jobless-ness.

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A runtime error has occured. *Now really!*
Do you wish to debug? *No, I just want my program to not run. Forever. :S*

Line : 582 *Never mind my program has only 300 lines*
Error: Object required: mandNode *Didn't I declare it in the last line??*

Not Original

These Qs are not Div's, but they are brilliant nevertheless :P

# The Israeli armed forces raided the airport at Entebbe Uganda to rescue hijacked passengers of an Air France airliner in 1976. Only one Israeli soldier died in the raid. His name was Yehonathan (Yonni for short). His father was a famous scholar of religious studies at Harvard. Yonni himself was a Harvard grad. What was his last name?

Netanyahu. His kid brother was PM Benjamin Netanyahu

# "It's like telling Coca Cola to bundle 3 cans of Pepsi in every 6-pack." Who said this in May 1998 and of what ?

Bill Gates on being asked to bundle Netscape with Win 98

QuizLikeAFix!
~This one's for Asterix-o-philes only~

1. Hahaha, name Vitalstatistix's rockmusik-loving, city-dwelling nephew who "wakes up" our li'l Gaulish village with his 'Rolling Menhirs' medley, also his daddy?
2. Who are Nescaf , Psychpaf, Epitaf, Cenotaf, Transportcaf, Chiffchaff, Riffraff, Fotograf, Caraf, Toocleverbyhaf?
3.What does Pepe say to Vitalstatistix when he first sees him? (Asterix in Spain)
4. "Laudanum" is one of the 4 Roman camps. What does the word mean?
5. In Asterix in Spain, what do Cacofonix's lullabies remind Pepe of?
6. Name Geriatrix's pretty wife.
7. Who forgets to bring Getafix's crucial order of rock oil, an essential ingredient in the magic portion, thus making Asterix and Obelix take a trip to the Middle Eastern desert?
8. This one's pretty apt for the blog. Who is the consort to the Indian princess in Asterix and the Magic Carpet?
9. Ok, last one: Who is Statistix?


Answers
1. JustForKix. Dad's Double Helix
2. Norman warriors in Asterix and the Normans
3."What a big nose you have!" (..and Obelix giggles, of course!)
4. Laudanum is actually a solution of opium in alcohol. The other 3 camps are Aquarium,Totorum(later Delerium!) and Compendium. Totorum can be extended to "Tot-o-rum" which means Rum Cake. Compendium means a collection of books.
5. " Of the goats back home"
6. We dont know! She is never called by her name in any of the books.
7. The Phoenician merchant, Ekonomikrisis.
8.Lehmunade. The princess is Orinjade
9. He's the Druid at conference who makes presentation on future Druidical trends

Quiz #i-dont-know-what
1. Jai Hind! Which was the first product to be approved by the ISI ( And I do not mean the Pak Intelligence)
2. What is this circular philosophy: A person who is insane cant fly a plane, a person who flies the plane is insane, but the moment he wants to get off the circuit by feigning insanity, he becomes sane and therefore, fit to fly?
3. "No-one ever told me I was pretty when I was a little girl. All little girls should be told they are pretty, even if they aren't." Div agrees. But who said it?
4. What are "Unification Shoes?"
5. What was kept on the top of the Eiffel Tower during WW I to detect approaching bomber aircraft?
6.Ellen DeGeneres is an American comedienne, who was voted Funniest Person of the Year in 1982 by Amercian audiences. Recently, she played a part in a movie that won accolades from all over the place. So, whats this claim to fame?
7. Who/What was described thus: Long tapering tail, eel-like head. 30-40ft, creature lying in the water, flush with surface

Answers
1. The Indian National Flag
2. Catch 22!
3. Marilyn Monroe.
4. A brand of shoes, whose soles are made in South Korea and the rest made in North Korea.
5. Parrots, as they were considered good listerners.
6. She voiced for Dori in Finding Nemo, which won Best Animated Picture at the recently concluded Oscars
7. Nessie, the mythical(?) monster at the Loch Ness lake in Scotland.