Esquire's Hardest Quiz Ever

QuikSand · 11-14-2005, 09:09 AM

In this month's Esquire , there is an quiz with a title more or less like the one in this thread. Their argument is that even with the assistance of Google, and web searching, it will be very tough to complete. My initial look suggests they are correct.

Looks like a potential group project to me. Anyone interested? (They say that anyone submitting a complete list of correct answers will get published in the follow-up issue where they reveal the answers)

Unfortunately, it seems there is no link there to the article, or if there is, I am completely missing it. If there is interest, I'll do what I can to perhaps scan it, and post it online for use here?

Anyone game?

digamma · 11-14-2005, 09:10 AM

Count me in.

Ramzavail · 11-14-2005, 09:11 AM

ill be in.

st.cronin · 11-14-2005, 09:11 AM

I am game.

Pumpy Tudors · 11-14-2005, 09:11 AM

Well, I'm certainly interested, and I don't see why you'd have trouble finding others who are. How many questions are in the quiz?

QuikSand · 11-14-2005, 09:11 AM

I left my copy at home, but will try to scan it and post it by tomorrow, unless there's some other way to get the content online.

QuikSand · 11-14-2005, 09:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pumpy Tudors

How many questions are in the quiz?

It seemed like four or five pages, so maybe 50 questions or so? I looked at it briefly, and immediately though that it might be a good group project for here. Would be pretty cool to have FOFC posted as solvers of the quiz.

timmae · 11-14-2005, 09:35 AM

I'm in... in the Milwaukee area there is a morning radio show with a game labeled "You can't win!". The premise is that you have to answer the 5 or 6 questions correctly to win. Being that they know the nature of the beast, the questions are a bit off target, i.e. cannot be found on google. Great game, and I am sure there are many others just like it. Fun stuff...

Blade6119 · 11-14-2005, 03:01 PM

Ill try to help, though i might not be of any

colt45 · 11-14-2005, 03:03 PM

Count me in. Sounds like a perfect distraction from work! (Although, I do consider myself more of a GQ man....)

gstelmack · 11-14-2005, 03:13 PM

So in on this...

digamma · 11-14-2005, 04:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by QuikSand

Unfortunately, it seems there is no link there to the article, or if there is, I am completely missing it. If there is interest, I'll do what I can to perhaps scan it, and post it online for use here?

We have this issue here at work. I can scan it into a pdf, but don't think I have the capability to host it anywhere. I can e-mail to someone to host.

cougarfreak · 11-14-2005, 05:01 PM

I'm game.

Radii · 11-14-2005, 05:07 PM

ugh, this site is moving so slowly for me right now.

digamma, you can e-mail it to me, rdixon AT gmail DOT com and I can host it.

Maple Leafs · 11-14-2005, 05:22 PM

This sounds like exactly the sort of thing I will be very eager to take part in, followed by me seeing the questions, followed by me slinking off into a corner and sitting silently by myself while everyone else shows how smart they are.

JeeberD · 11-14-2005, 05:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blade6119

Ill try to help, though i might not be of any

Ditto. I'll do what I can but will make no promises...

Draft Dodger · 11-14-2005, 05:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Maple Leafs

This sounds like exactly the sort of thing I will be very eager to take part in, followed by me seeing the questions, followed by me slinking off into a corner and sitting silently by myself while everyone else shows how smart they are.

I'll help you in this

MikeVic · 11-14-2005, 05:34 PM

I'll help where I can.

VPI97 · 11-14-2005, 05:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by digamma

We have this issue here at work. I can scan it into a pdf, but don't think I have the capability to host it anywhere. I can e-mail to someone to host.

Upload it on the GEFL upload system (miscellaneous files).

digamma · 11-14-2005, 05:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Radii

ugh, this site is moving so slowly for me right now.

digamma, you can e-mail it to me, rdixon AT gmail DOT com and I can host it.

Should be on its way to you, Radii.

cthomer5000 · 11-14-2005, 05:38 PM

im intersted (and could also host if needed, though it seems we have that covereD).

digamma · 11-14-2005, 05:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VPI97

Upload it on the GEFL upload system (miscellaneous files).

I did this too. Whatever is easiest for everyone (i.e., radii, VPI, cthomer).

Buccaneer · 11-14-2005, 05:42 PM

Do the questions cover all types of subjects? I could help with the geography and history ones.

gkb · 11-14-2005, 05:43 PM

I'll help if I can.

digamma · 11-14-2005, 05:43 PM

Yes, Buc, they are a really mixed bag. History, pop culture, brain teasers, word play and the like.

Buccaneer · 11-14-2005, 05:47 PM

Hopefully we can get WSUCoug to help on history as well. Pop culture? If it's anything from the last 15 years, can't help there.

Buccaneer · 11-14-2005, 05:47 PM

dola

Is the deadline in 2 weeks or so?

digamma · 11-14-2005, 05:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Buccaneer

dola

Is the deadline in 2 weeks or so?

Yes. November 29.

Airhog · 11-14-2005, 06:00 PM

Im game

cthomer5000 · 11-14-2005, 06:01 PM

at least one place it will be hosted:
http://www.somethingwithanh.com/fofc/SCAN1262_000.pdf

VPI97 · 11-14-2005, 06:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cthomer5000

http://www.somethingwithanh.com/fofc/SCAN1262_000.pdf

So how do we want to go about solving this?

McSweeny · 11-14-2005, 06:08 PM

well #9 is Jackie Robinson

VPI97 · 11-14-2005, 06:11 PM

Quick ones:

29. Cincinnati Reds (changed name to Redlegs for 5-6 years in the 50's)
11. Gilligan's Island (The Minnow was named after Newton Minnow)
12. Jerry Garcia

cthomer5000 · 11-14-2005, 06:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VPI97

So how do we want to go about solving this?

I would say people just kind of start attacking it. I'm going to be diviing into any musical questions right off the bat, personally. I just think everyone should make it clear what they're talking about. for example

Question #6
My first thought is either Elvis or the Beach Boys, i'm going to dig around and see what I can come up with, to see if i *might* be in the right ballpark.

McSweeny · 11-14-2005, 06:14 PM

# 3

mind your business

digamma · 11-14-2005, 06:14 PM

A couple that jumped out at me:

24. related to the first Winter Olympics--looking for alphabetical order perhaps?
39. Vatican City

cthomer5000 · 11-14-2005, 06:15 PM

Question #6
completely wrong on my guesses, but I did manage to come up with the answer online

Quote:

Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass hold down the No. 1 spot on Billboard's pop album chart for a total of 18 weeks during 1966, more than any other act that year.

So the answer is Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

ThunderingHERD · 11-14-2005, 06:18 PM

#1. Anne Rice

VPI97 · 11-14-2005, 06:20 PM

5. 60. Euler's Formula says that with a simply connected polyhedron, the sum of the vertices and the faces is always the number of edges plus two (F - E + V = 2).

ThunderingHERD · 11-14-2005, 06:20 PM

2. Sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch

Maple Leafs · 11-14-2005, 06:21 PM

#23 is Heddy Lamar

VPI97 · 11-14-2005, 06:21 PM

30. The Ace. The cards are in alphabetical order, but the ace needs to be moved to the front.

cthomer5000 · 11-14-2005, 06:23 PM

#31
the N is from Friends
the 2nd A is from Futurama.

The S really looks like Alias to me, but i dont watch the show so id need someone toconfirm.

Maple Leafs · 11-14-2005, 06:24 PM

Not positive, but #38 sounds like Ogden Nash.

ThunderingHERD · 11-14-2005, 06:24 PM

4. Hop on Pop

mckerney · 11-14-2005, 06:25 PM

35. Sonic Hedgehog

Maple Leafs · 11-14-2005, 06:26 PM

#8 - Skim milk

colt45 · 11-14-2005, 06:26 PM

#4 - hop on pop, dr seuss

Surtt · 11-14-2005, 06:27 PM

# 50

ABC FGHI KL P

timmynausea · 11-14-2005, 06:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cthomer5000

#31
the N is from Friends
the 2nd A is from Futurama.

The S really looks like Alias to me, but i dont watch the show so id need someone toconfirm.

I also think that the s is from Alias, but I don't watch it either. The first a is from Quantum Leap, I think.

11-14-2005, 09:11 AM	#5
Pumpy Tudors Bounty Hunter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Pittsburgh, PA	Well, I'm certainly interested, and I don't see why you'd have trouble finding others who are. How many questions are in the quiz? __________________ No, I am not Batman, and I will not repair your food processor.

11-14-2005, 03:13 PM	#11
gstelmack Pro Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Cary, NC	So in on this... __________________ -- Greg -- Author of various FOF utilities

11-14-2005, 05:22 PM	#15
Maple Leafs Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2002	This sounds like exactly the sort of thing I will be very eager to take part in, followed by me seeing the questions, followed by me slinking off into a corner and sitting silently by myself while everyone else shows how smart they are. __________________ Down Goes Brown: Toronto Maple Leafs Humor and Analysis

11-14-2005, 05:43 PM	#24
gkb High School Varsity Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Colorado	I'll help if I can. __________________ BALLERZ YO, fo shizzle. - QuikSand

11-14-2005, 06:00 PM	#29
Airhog Captain Obvious Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Norman, Oklahoma	Im game __________________ Thread Killer extraordinaire Yay! its football season once again!

11-14-2005, 09:10 AM	#2
digamma Torchbearer Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: On Lake Harriet	Count me in.

11-14-2005, 09:11 AM	#3
Ramzavail College Starter Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Strong Island, NY	ill be in.

11-14-2005, 09:11 AM	#4
st.cronin General Manager Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: New Mexico	I am game.

11-14-2005, 09:11 AM	#6
QuikSand lolzcat Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Annapolis, Md	I left my copy at home, but will try to scan it and post it by tomorrow, unless there's some other way to get the content online.

11-14-2005, 09:35 AM	#8
timmae College Starter Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Chicago	I'm in... in the Milwaukee area there is a morning radio show with a game labeled "You can't win!". The premise is that you have to answer the 5 or 6 questions correctly to win. Being that they know the nature of the beast, the questions are a bit off target, i.e. cannot be found on google. Great game, and I am sure there are many others just like it. Fun stuff...

11-14-2005, 03:01 PM	#9
Blade6119 Coordinator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Scottsdale, Arizona	Ill try to help, though i might not be of any __________________ *Underachievement* The tallest blade of grass is the first to be cut by the lawnmower. *Despair* It's always darkest just before it goes pitch black. *Demotivation* Sometimes the best solution to morale problems is just to fire all of the unhappy people. http://www.despair.com/viewall.html

11-14-2005, 03:03 PM	#10
colt45 n00b Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Dallas	Count me in. Sounds like a perfect distraction from work! (Although, I do consider myself more of a GQ man....)

11-14-2005, 05:01 PM	#13
cougarfreak College Starter Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Out of Grad School Hell :)	I'm game.

11-14-2005, 05:07 PM	#14
Radii Head Coach Join Date: Jul 2001	ugh, this site is moving so slowly for me right now. digamma, you can e-mail it to me, rdixon AT gmail DOT com and I can host it.

11-14-2005, 05:34 PM	#18
MikeVic Head Coach Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Hometown of Canada	I'll help where I can.

11-14-2005, 05:42 PM	#23
Buccaneer Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Colorado	Do the questions cover all types of subjects? I could help with the geography and history ones.

11-14-2005, 05:47 PM	#26
Buccaneer Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Colorado	Hopefully we can get WSUCoug to help on history as well. Pop culture? If it's anything from the last 15 years, can't help there.

11-14-2005, 06:08 PM	#32
McSweeny College Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Somerville, MA	well #9 is Jackie Robinson

11-14-2005, 06:11 PM	#33
VPI97 Hokie, Hokie, Hokie, Hi Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Kennesaw, GA	Quick ones: 29. Cincinnati Reds (changed name to Redlegs for 5-6 years in the 50's) 11. Gilligan's Island (The Minnow was named after Newton Minnow) 12. Jerry Garcia __________________ CT & Jivin - "Surprisingly Entertaining"

11-14-2005, 06:14 PM	#35
McSweeny College Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Somerville, MA	# 3 mind your business

11-14-2005, 06:18 PM	#38
ThunderingHERD College Benchwarmer Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: North Carolina	#1. Anne Rice __________________ "I'm losing my edge--to better looking people... with better ideas... and more talent. And who are actually really, really nice." "Everyone's a voyeurist--they're watching me watch them watch me right now."

11-14-2005, 06:20 PM	#39
VPI97 Hokie, Hokie, Hokie, Hi Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Kennesaw, GA	5. 60. Euler's Formula says that with a simply connected polyhedron, the sum of the vertices and the faces is always the number of edges plus two (F - E + V = 2). __________________ CT & Jivin - "Surprisingly Entertaining"

11-14-2005, 06:20 PM	#40
ThunderingHERD College Benchwarmer Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: North Carolina	2. Sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch __________________ "I'm losing my edge--to better looking people... with better ideas... and more talent. And who are actually really, really nice." "Everyone's a voyeurist--they're watching me watch them watch me right now."

11-14-2005, 06:21 PM	#41
Maple Leafs Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2002	#23 is Heddy Lamar __________________ Down Goes Brown: Toronto Maple Leafs Humor and Analysis

11-14-2005, 06:24 PM	#44
Maple Leafs Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2002	Not positive, but #38 sounds like Ogden Nash. __________________ Down Goes Brown: Toronto Maple Leafs Humor and Analysis

11-14-2005, 06:24 PM	#45
ThunderingHERD College Benchwarmer Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: North Carolina	4. Hop on Pop __________________ "I'm losing my edge--to better looking people... with better ideas... and more talent. And who are actually really, really nice." "Everyone's a voyeurist--they're watching me watch them watch me right now."

11-14-2005, 06:25 PM	#46
mckerney Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000	35. Sonic Hedgehog

11-14-2005, 06:26 PM	#47
Maple Leafs Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2002	#8 - Skim milk __________________ Down Goes Brown: Toronto Maple Leafs Humor and Analysis

11-14-2005, 06:27 PM	#49
Surtt College Benchwarmer Join Date: Nov 2003	# 50 ABC FGHI KL P

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