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The Jules Verne Forum Christmas Quiz : The Answers

From: Harry Hayfield <harryhayfield~at~googlemail.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 23:59:19 -0000
To: "Jules Verne Forum" <jvf~at~gilead.org.il>

Vernian or Hollywood

Some of the following statements are true but some of them are complete
hogwash. Can you tell which statements are true (by answering Vernian) and
which are complete rubbish (by answering Hollywood)

1) Mount Helicon is 1,520 feet high? VERNIAN
2) After visiting Yokohama, Batculcar's circus is off to Australia?
HOLLYWOOD (He is of course off to the United States)
3) The lower branch of the Amazon is known as "Lake of Breves"? HOLLYWOOD
(It is known as the Canal of Breves)
4) The Niger river was first explored in 1749? VERNIAN
5) Sam Mitchell was the owner of 22,075 head of livestock? VERNIAN
6) Professor Lidenbrock fails to pronounce the word "Gigantosteologie"?
VERNIAN
7) Tomsk was founded in 1504? HOLLYWOOD (Tomsk was founded in 1604)
8) At the equator of Gallia in the summer, it was 30° warmer than at the
poles? VERNIAN
9) Uncle Prudent's watch is made by the Tyreton Watch Company? VERNIAN
10) The lowest temperature recorded on the night of February 1st in "The Fur
Country" was -10°F? HOLLYWOOD (It only got down to +1°F)

Britain, France or America

Of the following people, who were located in Britain, France or America

1) John Strock American
2) Captain Cyrus Harding American
3) Captain John Huntly British (resident in Dundee, Scotland)
4) James Starr British (resident in Edniburgh, Scotland)
5) Pierre Aronnax France
6) Michel Arden British (as Ireland was part of Britain at the time)
7) Brigadier Cromarty British
8) Samuel Ferguson British
9) Captain Hector Servadac France
10) Corporal Joliffe France

The person with the highest score up to this point (if there is a tie, the
fastest responder will win) will then be sent an additional 10 questions
relating to their favourite Verne book. These questions have to be answered
correctly (with no wrong answers) within 24 hours of being recieved in order
to be formally crowned "Jules Verne Forum Christmas Quiz Champion"

Scores:
Garmt de Vries-Uiterweerd: Vernian or Hollywood 1 point Britain, France or
America 7 points Total 8 points
David McCallister: Vernian or Hollywood 16 points Britain, France or America
9 points Total 15 points

I therefore declare David McCallister the winner and would like to know what
his favourite Verne book is in order to try and stump him with 10 questions
on that book
Received on Wed 30 Dec 2009 - 01:59:44 IST

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