Really Hard Trivia Contest Question #11: Places
Author: Nick
Category: Money
Topics: contests
Previous Really Hard Trivia Question:
Who is known as the first recorded person to die in an automobile accident?
Correct Answer:
Mary Ward, a scientist who was killed in 1869 when she was thrown out of her steam-powered vehicle. Hey, why are we all driving gas-powered cars if they had steam-powered ones over a hundred years ago?
The current standings:
Arthur 15 (+1)
Jessica 13 (+4)
ricemutt 7 (+1)
Amberlynn 7 (+1)
Jono 3
luna 2
Luka 1
Rickie Beth 1
The rules in a nutshell:
- One question every hour for 24 hours.
- One (1) point to the first guess (correct or not). Three (3) points to the first correct guess. One (1) point to subsequent correct guesses before question closes.
- One guess per person per question, but you can guess once at every question!
- When next question is posted, previous one closes and score is tallied to that point.
- Score the most points to win!
In case you’re just joining us, here are the full rules of the contest. Remember, first place gets a $50 eGift Certificate and second place gets a $25 eGift Certificate.
Really Hard Trivia Question #11:
What company is headquartered in Suite 310 of the building located at 39 degrees, 45 minutes, 5.36 seconds North latitude and 104 degrees, 59 minutes, 51 seconds West longitude.
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8 Responses
1.
ricemutt
July 29th, 2006 at 6:42 pm
Mapquest. Good sense of humor!
2.
Amberlynn
July 29th, 2006 at 6:46 pm
Ah Man! Mapquest
3.
Arthur
July 29th, 2006 at 6:46 pm
MapQuest!. Darnnit MUTT! lol
Arthur
4.
J.D.
July 29th, 2006 at 6:47 pm
Coors Brewing?
Hey, Nick. I’m just dropping by to say hello. I’m swamped with the Blogathon over at my site, so don’t have time to chat. Good luck!
5.
Nick
July 29th, 2006 at 6:51 pm
Thanks for stopping by, J.D.! Everyone, be sure to sponsor J.D., a fellow personal finance writer, over at Get Rich Slowly, a far better personal finance blog than mine!
6.
ricemutt
July 29th, 2006 at 7:03 pm
Tee hee. Don’t worry all. I don’t think my hubby will allow me to stay up 24 hours to win this contest. Sorry Nick!
7.
tegan
July 29th, 2006 at 7:06 pm
Keep up the great work!
8.
Jessica
July 29th, 2006 at 7:20 pm
another mapquest here!
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