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[edit] November 22, 2009

Quiz set by Tempodivalse.

• 4/5 - Guessed on 5, but my Guantanamo article showed up! Benny the mascot (talk) 01:53, 22 November 2009 (UTC)
• 4/5 - Missed 5. --Pi zero (talk) 03:30, 22 November 2009 (UTC)
• 5/5 Guessed the ship, was fairly certain it would be the Maersk Something. Blood Red Sandman ^{(Talk) (Contribs)} 11:03, 22 November 2009 (UTC)
• 2/5. Guessed wrongly on 2 (I knew it was Maersk something), 3 and 5. the wub "?!" 11:29, 22 November 2009 (UTC)
• 4/5, OK this time –Juliancolton | ^Talk 05:14, 23 November 2009 (UTC)
• 3/5, but I guessed all of them except 1. Dendodge _T\^C 18:30, 23 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] November 15, 2009

Quiz set by Tempodivalse.

• 3/5 Benny the mascot (talk) 03:46, 15 November 2009 (UTC)
• 4/5 --Pi zero (talk) 13:37, 15 November 2009 (UTC)
• 5/5 :-D the wub "?!" 14:01, 15 November 2009 (UTC)
• 5/5 Guessed the chargers, knew the rest Blood Red Sandman ^{(Talk) (Contribs)} 15:14, 15 November 2009 (UTC)
• 4/5 I guessed on questions 4 and 5, but definitely knew the answers to the other questions. --Rayboy8 (my talk) 17:32, 16 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] November 8, 2009

Quiz set by Tempodivalse.

• 2/5 really dreadful - missed the first three. --Pi zero (talk) 15:58, 8 November 2009 (UTC)
• 2/5... oh dear! I got the coup and global warming questions right. the wub "?!" 09:33, 12 November 2009 (UTC)
• 3/5, missed the death and US automobiles. –Juliancolton | ^Talk 13:25, 12 November 2009 (UTC)
• 1/5 :( Blood Red Sandman ^{(Talk) (Contribs)} 19:09, 16 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] November 1, 2009

Quiz set by Juliancolton and Rayboy8.

• 5/5 I either wrote or reviewed all of the articles the questions were about. Tempodivalse [talk] 02:52, 1 November 2009 (UTC) Still a perfect score, 7/7, after Rayboy's additions. Tempodivalse [talk] 14:24, 1 November 2009 (UTC)

• 3/7, and to think I wrote one of those as well Blood Red Sandman ^{(Talk) (Contribs)} 14:51, 1 November 2009 (UTC)

• 5/7, missed 5 and 6 --Pi zero (talk) 21:29, 1 November 2009 (UTC)

• 4/7, I only got the ones I guessed on right (with the exception of 1).... darn Marx01 ^{Tell me about it} 04:07, 2 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] October 25, 2009

Quiz set by User:Rayboy8.

• 3/7 Bawolff ☺☻ 00:27, 25 October 2009 (UTC)
• 4/7 i didn't do so well today. Tempodivalse [talk] 00:38, 25 October 2009 (UTC)
• 5/7 missed 3 and 4 --Pi zero (talk) 04:30, 25 October 2009 (UTC)
• 5/7—got 1 and 4 wrong. Dendodge _T\^C 10:34, 26 October 2009 (UTC)
• 4/7 I was close but wrong on each of the numbers. Blood Red Sandman ^{(Talk) (Contribs)} 14:49, 1 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] October 18, 2009

Quiz set by User:Rayboy8.

• 4/7 Surprisingly, got two of the numbers (Martino, quake); but missed Leona Lewis. --Pi zero (talk) 23:55, 17 October 2009 (UTC)
• 5/7 Missed 4 and 5. Tempodivalse [talk] 00:56, 18 October 2009 (UTC)
• 5/5 USED HAX! 211.30.147.170 (talk) 05:00, 18 October 2009 (UTC)

• 1/7 Okaaaay, it looks like I've got a long ways to go before I can think myself as a good reporter -- AquaTeen13 (talk) 13:42, 24 October 2009 (UTC)
• 3/7 I didn't have a sodding clue Blood Red Sandman ^{(Talk) (Contribs)} 13:48, 24 October 2009 (UTC)

[edit] October 10, 2009

Quiz set by User:Rayboy8.

• 2/7—I got Saturn and Obama. Dendodge _T\^C 08:56, 10 October 2009 (UTC)
• 5/7 The windspeed and the debt got me. Blood Red Sandman ^{(Talk) (Contribs)} 11:59, 10 October 2009 (UTC)

  Actually, the correct answer to the US debt is B ($1.4t), not D as was initially stated, so you would have received six points. Tempodivalse [talk] 13:14, 10 October 2009 (UTC)

  Ah, but I thought it was $1.2t, so that doesn't help :p Blood Red Sandman ^{(Talk) (Contribs)} 14:13, 10 October 2009 (UTC)

• 7/7 I wrote a lot of the articles that the questions were about. Tempodivalse [talk] 13:14, 10 October 2009 (UTC)
• 4/7, needless to say the hurricane questions were the least difficult! –Juliancolton | ^Talk 14:20, 10 October 2009 (UTC)
• 5/7 Didn't even try for the debt, since I'd accidentally glimpsed some of the discussion here. --Pi zero (talk) 15:29, 10 October 2009 (UTC)

[edit] October 4, 2009

Quiz set by User:Tempodivalse.

• 3rd and fifth wrong 114.76.161.40 (talk) 07:13, 4 October 2009 (UTC)
• 4/5 surprised I wasn't cynical enough to realise poverty had tripled and not doubled. Blood Red Sandman ^{(Talk) (Contribs)} 09:48, 4 October 2009 (UTC)
• 2/5 Got both places and missed the numbers and the personal name. Hm. --Pi zero (talk) 13:14, 4 October 2009 (UTC)
• 1/10—the only one I got right was the homoeopathy one, and I wrote that article myself so I'm not sure it counts. Dendodge _T\^C 08:50, 10 October 2009 (UTC)

[edit] September 26, 2009

Quiz set by User:Rayboy8.

• 5/5Guesswork .absolutely.didnt have a clue about anything —Preceding unsigned comment added by Althaf1992 (talk • contribs) 14:54, 1 October 2009 (UTC)
• 4/5 - Guessed the wasps (incorrectly), but knew the rest (I honestly don't know how...) Dendodge _T\^C (en.wp) 10:52, 26 September 2009 (UTC)
• 5/5 Tempodivalse [talk] 13:47, 26 September 2009 (UTC)
• 3/5 - bizarrely, one of the three I got was the Big Brother winner, and I ignore reality TV. --Pi zero (talk) 14:19, 26 September 2009 (UTC)
• 3/5 MJ and the wasps formed a conspiracy to beat me Blood Red Sandman ^{(Talk) (Contribs)} 21:04, 26 September 2009 (UTC)
• 2/5 last 2 wrong Deathslayer-97 (talk) 03:27, 27 September 2009 (UTC)

[edit] September 18, 2009

Quiz set by User:Rayboy8.

• 2/5 I got the 2nd and 4th right.114.76.185.200 (talk) 09:43, 20 September 2009 (UTC)
• 4/5 Marathon days beat me Blood Red Sandman ^{(Talk) (Contribs)} 09:48, 20 September 2009 (UTC)
• 2/5—I knew Patrick Swayze and the cliff, took educated guesses on the Grand Prix and Eddie Izzard (and got them both wrong), and had no idea about the python whatsoever so guessed it randomly. Dendodge _T\^C(en.wp) 11:10, 20 September 2009 (UTC)
• 4/5 forgot about Swayze's age. Tempodivalse [talk] 12:46, 20 September 2009 (UTC)
• 2/5 only got Swayze and Izzard; really should have known the snake. --Pi zero (talk) 13:49, 20 September 2009 (UTC)
• 4/5 - I didn't guess the weight of the Python correctly. the wub "?!" 12:12, 22 September 2009 (UTC)

[edit] September 13, 2009

Quiz set by user:Tempodivalse.

• 3/5 again.. –Juliancolton | ^Talk 00:50, 13 September 2009 (UTC)
• 2/5 Question 5 was a trick question. They all happened last week (see Twitter more popular than MySpace in United Kingdom) --Rayboy8 (talk) 07:24, 13 September 2009 (UTC)
• 5/5 Twitter was two weeks ago. Blood Red Sandman ^{(Talk) (Contribs)} 11:00, 13 September 2009 (UTC)
• 5/5 --Pi zero (talk) 12:18, 13 September 2009 (UTC)
• 4/5 Didn't know about the twitter one. Woman chasing ghosts sounded more fun. Samar (Talk . Contributions) 17:09, 17 September 2009 (UTC)

[edit] September 6, 2009

Quiz set by user:Tempodivalse.

• 3/5 –Juliancolton | ^Talk 02:04, 6 September 2009 (UTC)
• 2/5 --Pi zero (talk) 02:24, 6 September 2009 (UTC)
• 2/5 embarrassed to say which 2 i got right. *sigh* DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 02:28, 6 September 2009 (UTC)
• 3/5 Although two of the questions were to do with articles I wrote. --Rayboy8 (talk) 11:50, 6 September 2009 (UTC)
• 3/5 got the shooting and the playwright wrong Blood Red Sandman ^{(Talk) (Contribs)} 12:03, 6 September 2009 (UTC)
• 2/5—got Fiji and Brunswick, guessed flooding and playwright, and thought the gunman killed 7. Dendodge _T\^C(en.wp) 22:10, 7 September 2009 (UTC)
• 4/5 - Didn't know about the trailer bodies part. Samar | Talk 10:38, 11 September 2009 (UTC)

[edit] August 30, 2009

Quiz set by user:Tempodivalse.

• 2/5, meh. –Juliancolton | ^Talk 02:25, 31 August 2009 (UTC)
• 4/5  Didn't remember seeing the last two stories, but only actually missed the Canadian city. --Pi zero (talk) 02:28, 31 August 2009 (UTC)
• 3/5—guessed the US debt and Canadian city, and got them wrong. Dendodge _T\^C(en.wp) 08:25, 31 August 2009 (UTC)
• 4/5 got last one wrong. --Brian McNeil / ^talk 10:16, 31 August 2009 (UTC)
• 4/5 Got the writer wrong Blood Red Sandman ^{(Talk) (Contribs)} 10:32, 31 August 2009 (UTC)
• 1/5 It was the Ted Kennedy one I got right (and even that I wasn't sure of). 94.172.77.126 (talk) 09:59, 4 September 2009 (UTC)
• 2/5 Ouch. Not going to say which 3 I got wrong :-P DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 11:30, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

[edit] August 23, 2009

Quiz set by user:Tempodivalse.

• 5/5 --Brian McNeil / ^talk 01:17, 23 August 2009 (UTC)
• 5/5 --Pi zero (talk) 02:25, 23 August 2009 (UTC)
• 3/5 First two wrong. Van der Hoorn (talk • contribs) 19:57, 23 August 2009 (UTC)
• 5/5 I guessed Greece - been away a few days - and knew the rest. Blood Red Sandman ^{(Talk) (Contribs)} 21:08, 23 August 2009 (UTC)
• i got 3 out of 5, i got the first 2 wrong. 114.76.164.130 (talk) 09:59, 25 August 2009
• 4/5 I guessed United States, but knew the rest. Drew R. Smith (talk) 12:24, 26 August 2009 (UTC)
• 4/5 Omega933 (talk) 17:14, 26 August 2009 (UTC)
• 3/5 I guessed the first two, but definitely knew the other three. Rayboy8 (talk) 07:21, 29 August 2009 (UTC)

[edit] August 16, 2009

Quiz set by user:Tempodivalse.

• 4/5 --Pi zero (talk) 12:23, 16 August 2009 (UTC)
• 4/5 got guitarist's age wrong, and wrote the answer to one I got right Blood Red Sandman ^{(Talk) (Contribs)} 12:25, 16 August 2009 (UTC)
• 5/5 nearly got Les Paul wrong, but rembered he's been around a long time. --Brian McNeil / ^talk 20:46, 16 August 2009 (UTC)
• If you read Wikipedia regularly then these quizzes are a breeze 5/5Hughie (talk)
• 4/5 Best way to waste time. Zainichi Gaikokujin [talk] 19:23, 18 August 2009 (UTC)
• i got 3 out of 5. i got the first 2 wrong. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 114.76.164.130 (talk • contribs) 11:57, 21 August 2009
• 5/5 Some were just intelligent guessing. Cargoking (talk) 15:41, 22 August 2009 (UTC)
• 3/5 –Juliancolton | ^Talk 15:55, 22 August 2009 (UTC)

[edit] August 9, 2009

Quiz set by User:Bawolff

• 3/5 I guessed on the Cartel story, and got it right. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 02:58, 9 August 2009 (UTC)
• 3/5... At least I can say I didn't get HIV... Blood Red Sandman ^{(Talk) (Contribs)} 09:20, 9 August 2009 (UTC)
• 4/5 --Brian McNeil / ^talk 11:23, 9 August 2009 (UTC)
• 3/5 --Pi zero (talk) 12:30, 9 August 2009 (UTC)
• I got 1 out of 5. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 114.76.185.223 (talk • contribs) 11:12, 12 August 2009--Pennyears (talk) 22:54, 15 August 2009 (UTC)
• I did the quiz twice and got a perfect score the second time (first time only 2/5 22:54, 15 August 2009 (UTC)

[edit] August 2, 2009

Quiz set by Brian McNeil

• 4/5 Missed the alleged terrorist. --Pi zero (talk) 21:51, 2 August 2009 (UTC)
• 3/5 Got last 3 right.
• 3/5 forgot to post my score Blood Red Sandman ^{(Talk) (Contribs)} 08:25, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

[edit] July 26, 2009

Quiz set by Brian McNeil

• 4/5 but wrote two of them - steelworkers defeated me Blood Red Sandman ^{(Talk) (Contribs)} 19:19, 26 July 2009 (UTC)
• 2/5 first 2 correct. Plus, how come, my user page and user talk don't exist???

[edit] July 24, 2009

• 5/5 Easy, I knew I had them all right before I checked the answers. --Brian McNeil / ^talk 09:24, 24 July 2009 (UTC)
• 5/5 --Pi zero (talk) 10:35, 24 July 2009 (UTC)
• 5/5 Easy!    Tris   12:02, 24 July 2009 (UTC)
• 5/5 Though I have been very active recently Blood Red Sandman ^{(Talk) (Contribs)} 12:41, 24 July 2009 (UTC)

[edit] July 12, 2009

Realised nobody had done one so here goes-didn't have time for pictures, please feel free to add some. Quiz set by Tristan Thomas.

• 4/5 - really expected to get only two... --Pi zero (talk) 12:02, 12 July 2009 (UTC)
• 4/5 The reactor cost tripped me up. --Brian McNeil / ^talk 12:21, 12 July 2009 (UTC)
• 2/5 --Deathslayer-97. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 211.30.157.150 (talk) 12:37, 15 July 2009 (UTC)
• 3/5 I correctly guessed 1, 3 & 4 but I've been away and can't pretend I knew any of the answers. Blood Red Sandman ^{(Talk) (Contribs)} 20:55, 16 July 2009 (UTC)

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[edit] Comments

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[edit] new year

There might be an issue with linking as the year roles over (There's one day where the week is 1, but the year is still 2008). If it hapens, just manually put the right template in, and revert it the week after. Bawolff ☺☻ 23:22, 23 December 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Sporting questions

The 2 questions concerning sport teams in the New Year quiz both are exclusively American, being an international reader answering a world news quiz, surely the sport questions should be events that are more internationally followed 88.111.87.59 17:31, 3 January 2009 (UTC)

i got 3 out of 5, last two wrong.114.76.178.32 (talk) 08:59, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

i got the first and third messages correct. 211.30.146.216 (talk) 10:31, 13 September 2009 (UTC)

2/7114.76.160.89 (talk) 09:50, 27 October 2009 (UTC)