random question competiton thread

[maddmike]

exactly what it reads. you must answer the previous question before posting the next. any question goes.

how many hours and minutes of daylight will cleveland, ohio receive on August 11, 2007?

[KNCJeeper]

14 hrs 1 min of daylight

On the new hundred dollar bill what is the time on the clock tower of Independence Hall?

[steelman]

4:10

What is the origin of the "57" on Heinz Ketchup bottles?

[freewaydan]

4:10

What is the origin of the "57" on Heinz Ketchup bottles?

57 varieties, but that is top secrete.

Who is Bibendum??

[swbooking]

The Michelin Man. (I actually know the guy in the suit)

What does RX-7 stand for?

[KNCJeeper]

Rotory eXperiment #7

What is the white boys name in the movie Vato Locos?

[swbooking]

Rotary eXperiment #7

Fixed it for you...

[maddmike]

Rotory eXperiment #7

What is the white boys name in the movie Vato Locos?

OMFG i have a t-shirt from this movie that a bunch of mexican guys gave me. i have never seen the movie so i can't answer. good question, though...that's pretty far out in left field.

[steelman]

57 varieties, but that is top secrete.

Who is Bibendum??

57 varieties of what?
HINT: it's not ketchup...

[Kodiak Spirit]

by 1892 Heinz had over 60 varietys of canned and bottled foods, Heinz 57 is also a the name of a steak sauce...

I believe the white dude's name was Miklo, allthough he wasn't really white, his mom was hispanic, but his dad was half white...

what is the name of the band that had the first video ever played on MTV?

[YJwonderboy]

Video Killed the Radio Star, by The Buggles

ummm....hmm...

How did the material "Rubber" get its name.

[KNCJeeper]

The name comes from the RUBBER tree. Mayans made natural rubber from latex in rubber trees sap. They made fun bouncy balls and things of that nature

On July 28th 1945, what happened to the empire state building?

I believe the white dude's name was Miklo, allthough he wasn't really white, his mom was hispanic, but his dad was half white...

Miclo, but correct...and your right about him not really being "white" but thats basically what he was known as in the movie...i didnt feel like making the question to complicated

[Danabee]

a b-25 hit it.
where do Lemurs come from?

[steelman]

EDIT - I typed too slow! Lemurs are from Madagascar!

The name comes from the RUBBER tree. Mayans made natural rubber from latex in rubber trees sap. They made fun bouncy balls and things of that nature

On July 28th 1945, what happened to the empire state building?

A B-25 bomber crashed into the 79th floor.


Little known fact - Lucy and Linus (siblings, from the Peanuts cartoon) had a little brother. What is his name?

[sarah]

Little known fact - Lucy and Linus (siblings, from the Peanuts cartoon) had a little brother. What is his name?

RERUN!!

What does the K stand for in CMYK, and why is the answer unexpected? (Why did they name it "K"?)