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12345 contest
RULES:
First one to get 9 of 10 correct wins the prize. You must be a member in good standing with a minimum of 100 posts and 6 months here. You may guess 3 times a day. I won't say which ones you have gotten wrong, I'll just give you a number of the total you have gotten wrong.
1Q: In Marine Corps history this medal is second in order of precedence only to the Medal of Honor. What is it?
1A: Known as the “Brevet Medal”, the decoration was considered to be the equivalent of the Navy Cross, although in precedence it ranked just behind the Medal of Honor, since those receiving the award had received field commissions as Marine Corps officers, under combat conditions, and had performed feats of distinction and gallant service. The award was only issued to twenty Marine Corps active, retired, and discharged personnel.
This decoration was justified on the grounds that until 1915 Marine Corps officers were not eligible for the Medal of Honor. The medal was designed by Sergeant Joseph Alfred Burnett. The ribbon, in USMC scarlet, closely mirrored the blue-and-white starred motif of the Medal of Honor. No attached devices were ever authorized.
2Q: I posted the first post in what forum?
2A: Introduce Yourself Here
3Q: According to Billboard, this artist scored number one again with the same song 570 days after he did it the first time. Who is this recording artist and what was the song?
3A: Chubby Checker The Twist" (#1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on September 19 in 1960, topping the chart for one week and returning to the top position on January 13, 1962, for two weeks).
4Q: Who played on the first “King Biscuit Flower Hour”?
4A: The first episode featured the Mahavishnu Orchestra, Blood Sweat & Tears and a barely known singer from New Jersey named Bruce Springsteen. Broadcast February 18, 1973.
5Q: At adulthood, this animal has the largest percentage variation in body size of any land animal, What animal is it?
5A: Dogs, the Chihuahua at 12 cm shoulder height to the largest Wolfhound at 152 cm, a factor of over 12.
6Q: Name 9 different types of rounds used by the M-14 rifle. I need the “M” number and the type.
6A: M59: Ball, M61: Armor Piercing, M62: Tracer, M63: Dummy, M64: Grenade Cartridge, M80: Ball, M82: Blank, M118: Special Ball (Long range), M276: Dim Tracer
7Q: When first broadcast, how old & how tall was the character “Pat” on Saturday Night Live?
7A: While Julia Sweeney had come up with the character Pat before she joined SNL only in one sketch for a job interview in 1992 was Pat directly asked his/her age and height which were 30 and 5’8” respectively. Julia joined SNL for the 90-91 season so Pat was 29 the first time he/she aired.
8Q: What is the first Bruce Springsteen song to reach #1?
8A: Blinded By The Light as sung by Manfred Mann in 1976
9Q: What does this quote from Shakespeare and the 2nd BN, 7th Marines have in common?
Cry 'Havoc,' and let slip the dogs of war;
That this foul deed shall smell above the earth
With carrion men, groaning for burial.
9A: The nickname of 2/7 is “Wardogs”
10Q: In 1969 the Vice-President implied that there should be more government regulation of the media. This lead to the creation of this little ditty:
How much news
Would Agnew choose
If Agnew could choose news?
What is the second verse?
10A:
Agnew would choose
All the news he could choose
If Agnew could choose news.
Good Luck!
RULES:
First one to get 9 of 10 correct wins the prize. You must be a member in good standing with a minimum of 100 posts and 6 months here. You may guess 3 times a day. I won't say which ones you have gotten wrong, I'll just give you a number of the total you have gotten wrong.
1Q: In Marine Corps history this medal is second in order of precedence only to the Medal of Honor. What is it?
1A: Known as the “Brevet Medal”, the decoration was considered to be the equivalent of the Navy Cross, although in precedence it ranked just behind the Medal of Honor, since those receiving the award had received field commissions as Marine Corps officers, under combat conditions, and had performed feats of distinction and gallant service. The award was only issued to twenty Marine Corps active, retired, and discharged personnel.
This decoration was justified on the grounds that until 1915 Marine Corps officers were not eligible for the Medal of Honor. The medal was designed by Sergeant Joseph Alfred Burnett. The ribbon, in USMC scarlet, closely mirrored the blue-and-white starred motif of the Medal of Honor. No attached devices were ever authorized.
2Q: I posted the first post in what forum?
2A: Introduce Yourself Here
3Q: According to Billboard, this artist scored number one again with the same song 570 days after he did it the first time. Who is this recording artist and what was the song?
3A: Chubby Checker The Twist" (#1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on September 19 in 1960, topping the chart for one week and returning to the top position on January 13, 1962, for two weeks).
4Q: Who played on the first “King Biscuit Flower Hour”?
4A: The first episode featured the Mahavishnu Orchestra, Blood Sweat & Tears and a barely known singer from New Jersey named Bruce Springsteen. Broadcast February 18, 1973.
5Q: At adulthood, this animal has the largest percentage variation in body size of any land animal, What animal is it?
5A: Dogs, the Chihuahua at 12 cm shoulder height to the largest Wolfhound at 152 cm, a factor of over 12.
6Q: Name 9 different types of rounds used by the M-14 rifle. I need the “M” number and the type.
6A: M59: Ball, M61: Armor Piercing, M62: Tracer, M63: Dummy, M64: Grenade Cartridge, M80: Ball, M82: Blank, M118: Special Ball (Long range), M276: Dim Tracer
7Q: When first broadcast, how old & how tall was the character “Pat” on Saturday Night Live?
7A: While Julia Sweeney had come up with the character Pat before she joined SNL only in one sketch for a job interview in 1992 was Pat directly asked his/her age and height which were 30 and 5’8” respectively. Julia joined SNL for the 90-91 season so Pat was 29 the first time he/she aired.
8Q: What is the first Bruce Springsteen song to reach #1?
8A: Blinded By The Light as sung by Manfred Mann in 1976
9Q: What does this quote from Shakespeare and the 2nd BN, 7th Marines have in common?
Cry 'Havoc,' and let slip the dogs of war;
That this foul deed shall smell above the earth
With carrion men, groaning for burial.
9A: The nickname of 2/7 is “Wardogs”
10Q: In 1969 the Vice-President implied that there should be more government regulation of the media. This lead to the creation of this little ditty:
How much news
Would Agnew choose
If Agnew could choose news?
What is the second verse?
10A:
Agnew would choose
All the news he could choose
If Agnew could choose news.
Good Luck!
