Emilia, Michael, David och Erik!

Gårdagens quiz var väldigt jämnt med tre delade tredjeplatser och två delade andraplatser. Bäst var dock Erik och David, som bland annat bloggar på Nöjesguiden, med 24 1/2 poäng av 40 möjliga.

Bland annat svarade de på nedanstående frågor (ursäkta min engelska).

Nästa quiz går av stapeln onsdag 20 april!

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1. Around Stureplan we have to share the space with the so called brats.
A: What famous brat who was pointed out as princess Victorias first boyfriend?
B: What is the brand of the minty liquor that is the equivelance of Fireball at these brat places?
A: Svante Tegnér
B: Seamans shit / Fishermans shot

2. This novelist and philosopher came up with the philosophy objectivism and wrote the the book “Atlas Shrugged” or “Och världen skälvde”.
A: What is her name?
B: What popular videogame is based on her theories? Hint: The game takes place in the underwater city of Rapture.
A: Ayn Rand
B: Bioshock

3. Excerpts from the police questioning of Mikael Persbrandt was published in the media some days ago.
A: According to this questioning, what does he love?
B: What did he also confess on loving?
A: Kola
B: Rånare

4. A famous english supermodel smoked on the catwalk during a show a couple of weeks ago.
A: What is her name?
B: What clothing brand had the show?
A: Kate Moss.
B: Louis Vuitton

5. A pseudonym is a fictional name sometimes used by authors.
A: Who used the pseudonym Kenneth Ahl when writing the books “Grundbulten” and “Lyftet”?
B: What pseudonym did Stephen King use when he wrote books such as “The Running Man” and “The Long Walk”?
A: Lasse Strömstedt and / or Christer Dahl
B: Richard Bachmann

6. This sunday Niklas Frantassiev was voted out of the Big Brother house.
A: What’s his artist name.
B: On what site is he running his blog?
A: Nicky Sthlm.
B: Finest.se

7. American actress Elizabeth Taylor, famous from movis such as “Cat on a hot tin roof” and “Cleopatra”, passed away this morning.
A: Who wrote the screenplay for “Cat on a hot tin roof”?
B: During the filming of “Cleopatra”, she had an affair with the actor portraing Mark Anthony, with whom she later married twice. What was his name?
A: Tennesee Williams
B: Richard Burton

8. A lot of swedes go to Gotland during the summer.
A: What week is commonly called “Stockholmsveckan”.
B: What is the name of the rockabilly bar on Fårö?
A: Week 29
B: Kutens Bensin

9. The The Royal Insitute of Art / Kungliga Högskolan has a nickname, which is also the name of the Gallery where students show their art.
A: What is the nickname?
B: Which former student did the work of art called “She-Wolf” in 2008, where she portrayed her one-night-stands? Hint: Part of the exhibition is currently being displayed at Nationalmuseum.
A: Mejan.
B: Sara-Vide Ericson

10. Today it was announced that Anna Serner is becoming the new CEO of Svenska Filminstitutet.
A: What organisation is she leaving for her new job?
B: Who founded Svenska Filminstitutet? Hint: He was also a close friend to Olof Palme.
A: Tidningsutgivarna.
B: Harry Schein

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Part 2: Fake brands

When filmmakers from Hollywood need a south- or central american banana republic they often use this name, as seen in “The Predator” and “Die Hard 2″.
A: Val Verde B: Cosa Nostra C: Vato Locos

In the tv-series “The White House” they used this name for a fictional arabic country.
A. Iman. B: Alakam. C: Qumar

This fictional airline company was first made up for the crappy Steven Segal movie “Executive Decision” and was also behind the plane crash in the tv-series “Lost”.
A. Atlantic Airlines. B. Oceanic Airlines. C. Red Line Jet

When Hank Moody in “Californication” smokes a cigarette he enjoys this brand. The same goes for The Cigarette Smoking Man in “The X Files”.
A. Morley. B: Goldfield. C. Red Apple

This fictional beer brand from The Simpsons does actually exist nowadays.
A: Buzz. B: Duff. C: Flager

Onsdag 23 februari är det dags för Kåken-quiz igen!

Denna gång kommer ett moment vara svensköversatta låtar, framförda av vår egen Carl M… Lova att inte skratta!

Förra gången vann Martin Schori, Peter Pihl, Peter Sörbom och Fredrik Häggblom. De hade bäst koll på bland annat dessa frågor:

1. The english comedian Ricky Gervais hosted the Golden Globe Awards this sunday. Regarding all the 3D flicks last year, he said “It seems like everything this year was three-dimensional… except the characters in…”. What movie?
1. The Tourist

2. Which swedish blogger have just designed a collection for H&M, which is due for release the 3rd of february?
2. Elin Kling

3. What do you call a dry martini if you also pour some of the oil from the olives in the drink?
3. Dirty Martini

4. The book publisher Richard Herold just changed publishing house to Natur and Kultur. What was the name of the publishing house he left, that also has it’s name in common with the magazine that in the early 2000 had an article about “kebabpjucks”?
4. Atlas

5. What british comic character fought foes like Mean Machine Angel, Judge Death and his own brother Rico?
5. Judge Dread

6. This 90′s magazine, which where given out for free in swedish high schools, helped spawn media celebrities like Michael Storåkers, Linda Norrman-Skugge, Kristian Luuk and Lukas Moodysson. What was the name of the magazine?
6. Ultra Magazine

7. In the US, instead of percentage of alcohol in spirits we use the measurement alcohol proof. What is the equivalence of 60 proof in percent?
7. 30

8. The most common pin code for doors in Sweden is 1632. But what happened that year that makes the pin code so common?
8. The battle of Lutzen / Slaget vid Lützen.

9. What is the name of the hallucinogen in tryptamins, the most common version of shrooms?
9. Psilocybin

10. Frida Gustavsson won the Elle Award for Model of the year. What is the name of her swedish agency?
10. Stockholmsgruppen

11. A famous rock star recently joined as Barack Obamas special advisor on the Council for Community Solutions. What rock star?
11. Jon Bon Jovi

12. What is the name of the use of computer technology for design, commonly used by architechts and industrial designers? We will settle with the acronym.
12. CAD or CADD

13. Which artists did the blogg and dj duo Rebecca and Fiona dress as at this years Grammis Awards?
13. Oskar Linnros and Daniel Adams-Ray

14. What is the occupation of Felix Herngrens character in the swedish sit com “Solsidan”?
14. Dentist

15. Prior to Spy bar, Salvatore worked as a pointer in the door at this nightclub. What nightclub?
15. 2.35:1

16. Which writer came up with the book Necronomicon and the monster Cthulhu?
16. HP Lovecraft

17. What is the latin word for the philosophic theory that the individual is born as an “blank slate” or “tom tavla”, with no prior knowledge or mental content?
17. Tabula Rasa

18. What is the name of the woven fabric which is common in carpets and rugs from Turkey and islamic countries? The name comes form the word “to spread roughly” in farsi, in sweden we would just call it “hippietyg”.
18. Kelim