VEXDTT Results

Hi Zeitgeisters,

Recently, Mr Trivia ran a contest off-site amongst his email contact list. It was the Very Easy Extremely Difficult Trivia Test (VEXDTT).

The winner of the comp was Bon, he receives a bottle of Goundrey Unwooded Chardonnay. Congratulations to Bon and to all who entered the contest.

VEXDTT Answers

1. Who sang the following and in what song?

a. The pink filet mignon looks black on the negs

Godley and Crème – Englishman in New York

b. Baby I would climb the Andes solely

Forever and Ever - Shakira

c. Khmer Rhouge, and genocide qua

If I Could Talk I’d Tell You - The Lemonheads

d. I'm a peeping-tom techie with x-ray eyes

The Future’s So Bright I go to Wear Shades - Timbuk 3

e. If your status ain't hood, I ain't checkin' for him

Soldier by Destiny’s Child

2. Which of the following were not food products in Australia?

a. Fonzies cheese snacks
b. Star Wars gum with trading cards
c. Smurfs breakfast cereal
d. Transformers Instant Noodles
e. Lion King McHappy Meal


3. What TV shows do the following come from, respectively?

a. Friends of the Teen Hero -

Skippy (not the roo) – Family Ties
Boner – Growing Pains (And no, this isn’t a joke.)
Cockroach – The Cosby Show

b. ‘Never Seen’ Characters -

(telephone operator) Bev – A Country Practice
Her Indoors – Arthur Daley’s Missus from Minder
Charlie – The disembodies voice from Charlie’s Angels

c. Animated Characters –

Velma – from the original Scooby Gang
Leopold Stotch, - Butters from South Park
Quinn Morgendorffer – Daria’s Little Sister

d. Children’s

Deane Hutton – The Curiosity Show
Ranger Stacey – Wombat, Totally Wild
Terasa Livingstone – Agro’s Cartoon Connection

e. Aussie Drama

Tom Croydon – Blue Heelers
Eve Agius, - The Surgeon
Frank Campion – All Saints

4. Complete the duo

a. (animated heroes) Courageous Cat and Minute Mouse
b. (scientific pariahs) Ponds and Martin Fleischmann and Stanley Pons
c. (sports commentators) Paul Fatty Vautin and Peter ‘Sterlo’ Sterling
d. (Oz rappers) Bliss and Eso
e. (webcomic heroes) Gabe and Tycho from Penny Arcade


5. Miscellaneous Trivia

a. The tip of your shoelace is called

an aglet

b. The fifth member of the Famous Five is

Timmy the Dog

c. If you can’t find Unman and Zygo, then who else is probably missing?

Wittering

d. Which actress invented a diaper with a pocket for baby wipes?

Jamie Lee Curtis

e. Who said:
“If you want a happy ending, that depends, of course, on where you stop your story”?

Orson Welles

Elevate the Insignificant!

Mr Trivia