Okay - so these were the blogging-related questions that John Gray posed at "The Blogger Arms" last night. To his immense irritation, he had to repeat some of the questions several times and there were problems with the overhead projector too. One blogger who shall remain nameless tried to use her smartphone to cheat so The Quizmaster screwed up her answer sheet in disgust. As usual, the answers are given in the Comments section.
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1) In what year was "Blogger" first launched by Pyra Labs?
a) 1962 b) 1999 c) 2005 d) 2017
2) Which company owns and hosts Blogger today?
3) Roughly how many blogs are there in the world today?
a) 6 million b) 60 million c) 600 million 7) 6 billion
4) This picture currently appears as the header for a popular Florida-based blog but what is the title of that blog?
a) Bless You! b) God Bless President Trump
c) Bless The Children d) Bless Our Hearts
5) This bloke is a very popular blogger - currently wanted by North Wales Police for alleged intimacy with a sheep. But who is he?
6) This German blogger should be in Ripon, Yorkshire by now at the start of her annual holiday. She is called Meike but what is the name of her blog?
7) What were the Canadians drinking at their table in "The Blogger Arms"? (Think back to yesterday's blogpost):-
a) moose milk b) maple syrup liqueur
c) sparkling water d) cans of Molson beer
8) This Arizona-based blogger is well-known for the "Friday Funnies" he posts each week but what is the name of his blog?
9) Which well-known, entertaining and brilliantly presented blog is represented by this anagram?
HURRYING KIDS DOPE
10) It is said that the very first blog was created by Justin Hall (below) in 1994 but can you guess what it was called?
(a) Justin Hall's Nerd World (b) Justin's Links from the Underground
(c) The Justinside Weblog (d) Justin's Blogging Journey
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How did you do?
ANSWERS
ReplyDelete1 b) 1999
2. Google
3. c) 600 million
4. d) Bless Our Hearts
5. John Gray ("Going Gently")
6. "From My Mental Library"
7. c) sparkling water
8. "Oddball Observations"
9. Yorkshire Pudding
10. b) "Justin's Links from the Underground"
I cannot tell a lie. I missed four! Thank goodness for your sidebar.
ReplyDeleteToo busy chattering with Gorgeous Ellen from Illinois!
Delete1. 1999
ReplyDelete2. Google
3. 60 million
4. I do not know.
5. John Gray.
6. I do not know.
7. I'd have the beer, but think they're drinking the water.
8. I do not know.
9. I do not know.
10. Justin's Blogging Journey
Six wrong; oy! But #9 was a trick question.
9 was a simple anagram that a smart guy like you should have been able to nail very easily Bob!
DeleteHiding my head in shame as I got only 50%! Thanks for having us round, YP :)
ReplyDeleteif your cup was half full you would be delighted Jenny.
Delete7/10 but I was stone cold sober, thanks to the anti Canadian bias on this blog. Canadians are not a sensible people, at times:) Certainly not when we're drinking.
ReplyDeleteAre you 100% Canadian Pixie? I recall that your mother was born in England. This may explain your intemperance. May I assure you that I am NOT racially prejudiced against Canadians!
DeleteOMG, only 4/10! I hope my blogging licence doesn't get revoked.
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